Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-09

'NeiSi6H' Az N., sept. o.-The Demo-
cratic State Committee at it's recent
meeting. adopted the following, after
amending it in several instances:
Whereas. the Democratic party in
It's State convention held at Raleigh
on April 18th. 1900, adopted the fol-
lowing as part of its platform and
resolutions. to-wit:
We hereby instruct the State Ex-
ecutive Committee to make provision
Tor the holding of a primary on the
first Tuesday of next November for
the selection OF q United Statos SEN
ator by the Democratic voters of the
State, at which every elector who has
| voted the Democratic ticket in the
State election shall be entitled to cast
one vote for one man for United
states Senator, and the candidate
who receives the majority OF the votes;
ceive the support OF the Democratic
members of the Legislature: and If
no candidate shall receive a majority,
then the committee shall hold Il Sc
| cret primary, at which only two
| highest candidates shall be balloted
for and the one receiving the major
! ity of the votes cast shall receive the
support of the Democratic members
of the Legislature.
Provided That If any third can
mary, SO held. within $500 votes OF
the second highest candidate, then.
in that event, the three candidates
shall be balloted for at the second
primary, and the one of the three re-
ceiving the highest number OF votes
shall receive the support of the Dem
ocratic members of the Legislature
for United States Senator
Now. therefore. in accordance with
the foregoing resolution, the Demo-
In fnf f,<.af tive . tah
by makes the following provisions for
holding said Senatorial primary:
| First, The said primary shall be
held on the first Tuesday of Novem-
Der next, at or near the places where
the general election for Presidential
electors and Congressman is to be held
| throughout the State.
Second, The Democratic County EX-
| ecutive Committee in each county in
the State shall meet at the county seat
on the day of ................, 1900 and
appoint two Democrats, who shall be
men of different views on the Sena-
toral question. when possible, for each
| voting precinct in their said county,
whose duty it shall be to hold the said
| Senatorial primary election as herein
provided for. The two persons so ap-
| pointed % hold said election shall be
men Of good moral character. able to
read and write and qualified to vote
| in said election. and shall attend at
| their several voting places from sun
rise in the morning until sunset in the
evening, and shall supcrntend and
conduct the said Senatorial primary
election; decide all questions which
may be raised and exercise n general
supervision and control. which shall be
done with absolute fairness and i'm
partiality.
THAT in the event that on the day
FOR said primary at any precinct in the
state. one or both OF said persons shall
| fail to appear to carry out the provis-
ions of this resolution, that the regis
trar and Democratic pollholder shall
hll the vacancy from persons qualified
as above to hold said primary
Third 1t shall be the duty OF per-
sons so appointed TO hold said Sena-
torial primary, to keep n correct LIST
of all persons who vote in said primary
election. which list, upon the close OF
The election
transmit to the Executive Committee
or the county on or before the day pro-
rlded by law for canvassing the votes
Tor Presidential elector and Congress
men. 1t shall be the duty of said per-
sons so apponed To receive and de-
post In a box. provided for that pur-
pose by the Executive Committee of
the township. one vote from each per
son entitled to vote for United States
Senator: and Immediately upon the
close of the election 1t shall be the
duty OF said persons. in the presence
of such voters therein as choose to at
iend, TO correctly count the votes cast
in the said Senatorial primary cleo
tion and they shall make ont an alb
stract of said vote giving the names
of all persons voted for therein. and
the number of votes received by each
person, which said abstract they shall
sign and convey by some safe means
of conveyance to the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of said county. on
or before the day appointed by law
for canvassing the returns of the Pres
idential electors and congressman.
Fourth. The Democratic County
| Executive Committees of the several
| counties in the State shall meet at the
county seat on the day provided by law
for canvassing the returns for Pres
identiai electors and Congressmen, who
and where they shall open and can
vass the returns from the several pre-
cincts in their counties of the votes
in the said United States Senatorial
primary. They shall prepare abstracts
of said returns and certify the same
over the name of the chairman and
secretary. and Immediately transmit
the same in sealed envelopes to the
chairman of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. That the State
Executive Committee shall al a meet
Ing prior to the election in November.
appoint n sub committee of seven of
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Senatorial aspirants shall have repre-
sentatives. who shall constitute n
board. 81 whom duplicate county re-
turns shall be sent by the county
chairman by registered mail and the
said board shall meet at Raleigh on
the Goth day of November and can
vass the returns and announce the re-
suit"
THE BOARD.
The following gentlemen were select
ed as members of this board:
Clement Manly. of Winston; G. NJ
Busbee. of Raleigh: II. A. London. of