Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-05
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PRIMARY Election. Governor Tyser
EudoraetR an d Candidate for
IT. A. SENATOR.

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A democratic mass-meeting WIS
held at Accomac G. H., last Monday,
according to announcement, Dr.. Jno'
W. Bowdoin, county chairman, pre-
siding.
Resolutions presented by DR.. Geo.
W. LeCato, amended by substituting
w. ]. Bryan's name in place of w. A.
Jones, were adopted as follows:
1. That the chairman OF the Demo
cratic County Committee be hereby
| instructed to give notice that prl-
mary election shall be held through
out the county on August 26th, to
determine the choice of the demo-
Gratis of the county for a delegate TO
represent said county In the House
OF Delegates for the next term OF
office
3. That polls shall be opened on
said day at all the precincts hereto
fore usually selected for holding such
election with the addition of any
other precinct the county chairman
may designate, and that such candi'
date may name q Judge and alternate
for each precinct to preside at such
election. These judges shall res
pectively transmit the returns of
such voting precincts to the county
chairman not later than the follow
ing Monday, august 2sth), except
the returns from, Taneier. which must
be made not later than Aug. 30. Said
precinct votes to be counted by said
judges in the presence of friend of
each to be designated by the candir
dates respectively.
3. That all white democrats resid.
ing in the county of Accomac, who
voted for VIM. Jennings Bryan in the
last election, or would have done 80
had they voted; and all democrats
who will become of age before the
general cleo tion in November next,
and who will pledge Themselves to
support the nominee at said election
shall be entitled to vote in said pri-
mary.
5 Any democrat residing in the
county intending to be q candidate.
shall, on or before the 10Th day OF
August notify the county chair
man in writing of his intention, &C
companying the same with ten dol>
lars to defray the expense Of the cleo
ton, and shall promise to support
the successful candidate.
No candidates name will be prints
ed or permitted to be on the tickets
unless the above requirements be
complied with.
6. The county chairman shall be
required to furnish all ballots to be
used in said election, also poll books
boxes. etc.
7. That the candidates notify the
county chairman Of his choice for
Judge at the respective precincts, and
IN the event the judges selected shall
not be present, any good democrat
may serve.
g. That the CHI airman appoint q
committee OF three democrats from
each Magisterial District who shall
nominate delegation, subject to ap-
prevail OF this mass-meeting-to rep
resent this county in joint Demo
cratic Convention with Northampton
and Elizabeth City delegates, to
nominate the floater delegates for
House OF Delegates from Northamp-
ton and Accomac and Elizabeth City
and Accomac, respectively.
The following delegates and alter
mates selected by the committee, in
accordance with resolution above,
were unanimously approved by the
meeting:
Observation-Disclosures: DR.. Geo.
W. LeCato, Edwin t. Powell, N. P.
Wescott, J. e.. Johnson, a. ]. Read,
Smith K. Martin, JEFF D. Jacobs
Alternates, A. n. G.. Mears, A. G..
James, Luther N. Boggs, Jno. B.
Willis, Henry T. Martin, Jno. L.
Warren, William T. Mason.
Lee-Delegates: Thos. w. Blacks
stone, B. I. Gunter, r, L. Hopkins,
w. b. Pitts, Jno. W. Edmonds, DR.. j.
H. Ayres, E +. Miles. H. 4 Bosgs-
.lirernates, Wesley i. Watkinsop,
ijr Jno W. Hellam. A. j. DcMath,
SEQ. VI. Addison, Nehemiah w.
Mock, John s. NAPLES, w. T. Gard
ner, Jr., N. 3. Swanger.
Observation-Disclosures: Jno. R.
Rev, DR.. Jno. W. Bowdoin, R. L.
Parks, Dr. Fletcher Drummond, VIM.
J. Barnes, Jas. r. Hickman, c. G.
Dix-Alternates, A. j. Rev, J. o.
Byrd, 0. L. Ewell, E. D. Hinman,
Cornelius Parks, Capt. VIM. Somers,
Jos. R. Riggs.
Acknowledgements. VIM. NJ. Need
les, ". s. Holland, Jos. W. Taylor,
Ohio W. Byrd, VIM. T. Fletcher,
Geo. L. Glenn, Thomas Anderton-
Alternates, Joshua Sharpley, T. P.
Evans. Edward Warner, Jas. w.
Broughton, Jas. F. Landlord, Noah
E. Miles, Jas. T. Mears.
Observation-Disclosures, VIM. Fl.
Warren, o. NJ. Jones, J. A. NJ. Wheal-
ton-Alternates, W.. J. Matthews,
Geo. R. Coleburn, DR.. W. NJ. Bur-
well.
On motion OF Mr.. N. B. Wescott, it
WAS unanimously resolved:
That the democrats of Accomack
county in mass-meetlng assembled
hereby endorse the candidacy of
Hon. j. Hoge Tyler, Governor of Vir
ginia, for the Office OF United States
Senator from Virginia.