The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-08
EACH CANDIDATE WILL
HAVE REPRESENTATION
The COMMITTEES on Arrangements Held a
pleted Details for Holding Primary.

The committee on arrangements for the
holding of the primary election held a
meeting at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and completed all details for registration
of voters, which will begin at 8 o'clock
this morning in every ward in the city.
BY resolution the hours Of registration
were extended from 6 o'clock until p.
m. for the benefit of those who cannot reg
lister earlier in the day.
The committee settled the matter of CIV
ing the candidates representation by pass
ing the following resolution:
Be it Resolved, That the committee of ar
rangements shall appoint three managers
for each ward from lists of not less than
five names of persons who reside in said
wards, which may be furnished the COM
mittee by each candidate for mayor at the
time Of making application to have his
name printed on the official ballot; thereby
giving each candidate for mayor one man
ager in each ward to be selected by the
committee of arrangements from said lists
OF five names to be SO furnished; provided,
that in the event that any candidate at
whose nstanc managers and clerks have
been appointed shall Withdraw, nominally
or otherwise, from the race which he has
entered, the committee reserves the right
to change the managers and clerks that
have been appointed at the Instance of
such candidate so withdrawing.
Touching The matter Of challenging voters
the following resolution was passed.
Resolved, That any duly appointed rep
resentatire OF any candidate appointed un-
der the plan for primary at any polling
place may challenge the vote ot any per-
son Offering to vote and such challenge
may then and there be decided by the
managers of said polling place, the majori-
ty of whom shall control.
Provided, Any voter being challenged and
whose vote is not accepted and not counted
has the right of an appeal to the city DEM
ooratic executive committee, and they shall
decide to the legality of such vote.
The following resolution providing for
giving sufficient notification Of the election
was passed.
Resolved, That due notice of the time of
holding the primary election and also the
list of managers, clerks and returning Of
ficers in the nine wards who are to hold
same shall be given by publication In some
democratic newspaper at least ten days be-
fore the day of holding said primary cleo
ton.
The communication of Addyson G. Smith,
campaign manager for j. l.. Parker, was
read to the committee and the following
reply sent:
Hon. A G. Smith, Manager Parker Cam
pagn COMMITTEES, birmingham, Ala
Dear Sir:--The Undersigned members of
the committee of arrangements for the
primary of April 4, 1899, hereby acknowl-
edge receipt of your courteous communica-
ton of March 6, and in reply say that we
have complied with your requests, as far
as practicable, in a series of resolutions
adopted at a meeting of this committee held
this day, copies of which resolutions we
herewith enclose. Respectfully,
w. W. CRAWFORD. Chairman,
]. ]. MOORE,
w. L. HOWARD
LEO X. STEINER.
C. f. DOUTHIT, by
TOM BAINE, proxy.
Committee.
s. NJ Mingea sent his resignation to the
committee as registrar from the first ward
and G. B. Forbes, the druggist, corner First
avenue and Sixteenth street, was elected
in his stead.
The committee was very harmonious In
its actions and seemed satisfied that 1t had
dealt fairly with all candidates.