The age-herald., 1899-03-04
GREGG COMMITTEE
 ADOPTS PRIMARY PLAN
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return the book of names of persons regis- tered, and stubs of registrat ton certificates issued, to the committee of arrangements, who shall immediately cause 50 lists of the registered voters in each ward to be alpha betically printed, and furnish copy there- of to each candidate for mayor, alderman, and police commissioner, as soon as the same shall have been printed.
 The list of voters kept by each registrar, and the stubs of certificates kept by him, shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any white democrat, or candidate upon application.
 The Primary Election
 B. The primary election shall be held on the 4th day of April, 1899, by the three man. agers, two clerks, and a returning officer, at designated polling place in each ward The returning officer shall perform those duties prescribed by law for such officers in general election.
 The polls shall be opened at o'clock a. m. on the day fixed for the primary, and shalt close at the hour of 6 D. m.
 Notice of the place of voting in each ward shall be given ten Q0) days before the election, and the place of such voting to be selected by the committee of arrange ments, shall be named in said notice, which notice shall be given by publication in some democratic newspaper published in said city.
 Managers
 (a) Managers for each ward from lists of not less than five (5) names which may be furnished 1t by each of the candidates for mayor; the intent being to allow each can- didate for mayor one manager in each ward to be chosen as above from the list of not less than five names to be furnished by each candidate.
 In making said selection the committee of arrangements shall as far as practicable arrange fair division among competing candidates so that adverse interests may be fairly and honestly represented.
 Clerks
 (b) The committee of arrangements shall appoint two clerks in each ward from lists of not less than five names to be furnished by the respective candidates for aldermen in such ward, so as to allow each candidate for alderman a clerk, but in such wards as may have more than two candidates for alderman, the committee shall make the best selection possible.
 Returning Officer
 Co The committee of arrangements shall appoint returning officer, for each ward,
  agers the ballot box and returns, as soon as the votes are counted and the returns signed and sealed up, and shall at once de- liver them to the committee of arrange ments, and before the hour of noon on the 9th day of April, 1S99
 In selecting the above officers the com- mittee of arrangements Is required to ap- point only democrats of well established reputation for fairness and integrity in thafr 1S ticable no two managers or clerks shall be supporters of any one candidate.
 The chairman of the executive commit tee shall publish in some democratic news paper list of the managers, clerks and re- turning officers, in the various wards at least ten days before the date of holding the primary.
 All lists of names from which managers and clerks are to be selected must be fur nished to the committee of arrangements on or before the hour of noon on the 20th day of March, 1899. The primary election shall be conducted with, as much publicity as consistent with the orderly and proper management of the same.
 Representatives of Candidates
 A. Each candidate for mayor and police commissioner shall be allowed to appoint in writing some respectable democrat re-
 
 sent him in such ward (and no other) and such representatives when so appointed shall have access to the polling place in said ward for which he Is appointed during the holding of the election and the counting of the votes. Each candidate for Alabama in their respective wards shall be allowed to appoint in writing representatives who shall be allowed the same rights as representa- lives of mayor and police commissioners in their respective wards.
 No representative of any candidate shall be permitted to attempt to interfere with or influence any voter in casting his ballot and for such conduct he may be excluded from the polling place by the managers.
 Form of Ballots
 g. The names of all the candidates for mayor and police commissioner shall be printed in alphabetical order on all the tick cts for all the wards. and the names of all the candidates for aldermen in theif respeo- tive wards shall be printed alphabetically on the tickets used in such ward. Two blank spaces shall be left on each ballot in