The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-11-16


Col. Schumpert then moved that the
, question be referred to the Executive
Committee, to which Mr.. b ease OBJ
i2ctcd, and tho motion was Withdrawn.
The rules were then read and adopt
ed, Us follows:
THE RULES.
|, An election within the Democratic
Party shall be held in the Town of
Ncwbcrry on Friday, the Both day Of
November, 1900, to select candidates
for Mayor and Aldermen for the cnsu-
ing year for said Town, the polls to be
opened in the Council Chamber at 3
o'clock p. m
II All Democrats who have duly reg
is,crcd for the muuicipuI election Of
| 1900 shr'l be allowed To vote. In case
| the right 70 vote is challenged, the per
| son challenged shall Inc reQuircd to cs-
tab!Sh his right to vote, before the
| managers, by the vouching Of three
! Democrats.
| Ill. The candidates receiving the
ma iority Of all the votes cast for the
said Offices Of Mayer aud Aldermen, re-
spcctivcly at said election, shall be de-
| clarcd the nominees OF the Democratic
Party of said Town: Provided, that on
or before - o'clock noon on tn, 2Ith
candidates shall have left Il written
STATE with the Chairman Of the
! Executive Committee that hc is " can
didutc and that he wl,l abide the result
of such election. No vote shall be
counted for any candidate who has not
so pledged himself: And provided fur
thcr, that il no candidate, either for
the office Of Mayor, or for Alderman in
Il Ward, shall have received Il ma ajOrity
| vote at such election, Il second election
for the nomination Of n Mayor, or for
an Alderman, as the ease may be, shall
bc held on Tuesday. the lth day Of De-
ccmbcr, 1900, under these rules, at
| which second election only the two
candidates who received the highest
votes at the former election, for the re-
spcctivc Offices, shall be voted for: And
provided further, in the event there
should be Il tie at th" second primary
for Mayor or Alderman, then third
primary shall be held on Friday, the
7th day of December, 1900, under the: Q
rules.
~. When tn, vote shall have been
duly counted the managers shall immC-
diatcly certify the same to the EXecu-
tive Committee, which committee shall
constitute II board for the purpose OF
cunvnsSing the returns Of the manager,
declaring the result OF the election and
hearing all contests aud protests that
may arise, whose action shah be final:
| Provided, that no member OF the Exec
utivc Committee shall bc a candidate
at such election: And provided further,
that the said Executive Committee shall
meet in the Mayors Office n 10 o'clock
a. III. on saturday. the lst day OF De-
cc;nhcr, 1900, and in the event Of Il sec.
ond election on Wednesday. the 9th
day Of December, 1900, ana in the event
OF a thi"d election on Saturday, the Sth
day Of December, 1900, TO declare the
said election and to hear any confess
or protests in regard to the same.
Y. The citizens meeting that shall
ADOPT rules fer the primary election
shall elect an executive committee OF
seven mem bers. two from III" town q,
large and one from each Ward, and
this &C umitt,c shall have power TO iii
vacancies in is membership.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The following Democratic Executive
Committee was appointed:
Town at large-M. y. Carlisle, Cole
l.. B!cuSc.
Ward il. y. Culbreath.
Ward 2-p. j. Noss.
Ward 3-lt. II. Wclch.
Ward il. II. Hutchinson.
Ward 5-M. w. pinsoD.
There bel & no further business, tht
meeting adjourned.
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