The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-28
COMMITTEE WILL CONTROL.
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county.
Ninth. Resolved, further, That as the
Democratic Executive Committee of the
county are required under the order of
the State Committee to certify to and
consolidate the result of the primary and
in harmony with precedent of the Demo-
cratic party of Chatham county, that said
Executive Committee be and they are
hereby appointed managers of said pri-
mary election. No member of said COM
mittee who is a candidate for any office
at said primary shall be allowed to act
as a manager.
Tenth. Resolved, further, That said
urinary shall be held at the Court House
in Chatham County, Georgia, and that in
order to facilitate the voting two ballot
boxes shall be established for the First
district, one ballot box for the Second
district two ballot boxes for the Third
district, two ballot boxes for the Fourth
djstrict and one ballot box for the Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts of
the county.
Eleventh. Resolved, further, That while
this committee favors in every way main
tanning the secrecy of the ballot, yet in
| asmuch as there seems 90 be some doubt
as to the legality of not numbering the
ballots it is resolved that said ballots
shall be numbered, but the same shall not
be opened by the managers herein pro-
yded for the purpose of inspection, nor
shall the managers herein provided for
do or attempt to do any act that will dis
close to the said managers what particu-
lar ballot voter deposits. Each mana
ger shall be sworn TO observe the pro-
visions of paragraph II of section Y of
the Code of Georgia, designed TO secure
| the secrecy of the ballot. 1t is further
resolved THAI no kind of ballot will be
received by the managers, except plain
white paper ballot, upon which there shall
be no emblem or distinguishing mark of
| any kind and the form of which as to
| size, quality of paper and order of candi
| dates to be voted for will be prescribed
| BY the chairman of the County Executive
| Committee. to be made up by him like the
sample ballot sent out by the State Com
mittee to the chairman of the several
County EXECUTIVE Committees, and fur
nlshed by him to the several candidates.
In case any member of said sub-com
mittee resigns or declines to serve, the
remaining members of the committee
shall appoint another, who shall be of the
same political faction as the member
who has resigned or declined to serve.
Should the one thus selected resign or
decline to serve. still another of the same
faction shall be chosen, but in case he
also declines the appointment or resigns
the two remaining members of the com
mttea shall execute its duties.
Twelfth Resolved further, That no
person whatsoever shall be permitted with
in fifty feet of any ballot box. except per
sons passing along highways about their
business: persons who are regular /em-
ployes about the Court House, and whose
duties may require them in the several
offices of the Court House where the bal
lot box may be located, and the electors
approaching to vote shall form in single
line in the order in which they come 10
the polls near the ballot box where they
are to vote, no elector, however, to be
nearer than twenty feet to the ballot box,
Except the one in the act of voting.
Thirteenth. Resolved further, That all
white Democratic registered voters whose
name apepars on the list of registered vot-
ers up to and including May 5, 1850, shall
be entitled TO participate in said primary,
provided any citizen or candidate desiring
to purge from the list of registered voters
any name or names therein shall file with
ne chairman of the Executive Commit
Zee on or before May 8. 1900. an objection
"a writing stating the ground upon which
ne name sought to be purged be stricken
Tom the list of voters to be used at sAid
Urinary. The chairmah of said commit
zee Will turn over promptly the names thus
objected to a subcommittee consisting of
Aessrs. Harry Willink, A. NJ. LETTER
and j. F. Sullivan, who will
Purge the list of the names thus objected
10 provided in their opinion said objec-
uon should be sustained, and after such
plrgins The chairman of the committee
VIII furnish the managers of the election
WIN the registered list so purged for use
III said primary.
ROUTED nth. Resolved further, That said
subcommittee shall arrange for polling
places, ballot boxes, appoint clerks and
assign managers to the respective boxes,
SWING as far as practicable representation
d, each box to contesting candidates.
h.
.einmlttee shall be charged with the duty
VI making all necessary arrangements Tor
eoHuucung said primary except that the
sdl1 Executive Committee shall have the
!. "ei' III The event any member or mem
elra OF the Executive Committee should
,al TO attend at the primary, to appoint
manager or managers in the place of
such ahsentees
sixteen. Resolved further, That the
poHS Tor said primary election shall be
rgO.eu al o'clock a. m, and shall re-
' SD open until o'clock p. M, city time
- Se. enteen. Resolved further, That the
80 OF said primary shall be consolidated
ic6 iater than ~ o'clock noon on May 16,
Te' ana the result thereof shall be GER
"NH Dy said managers and turned over
we chairman of the Democratic En-
@p'Ne Committee of the county, who will
ra..dl!y announce the result of said pri-
ANNoOlNtu q VI
MI on by any candidate of any Of the
ni. lald down for the governing of this
mary election shall be reported to the
CO. '.''''Iatc Executive Committee of
M, ,'lam county through Its chairman by
v on Wednesday, May 10, 1900
nue. cen. Resolved, That the sub-com-
fN, herein before appointed shall pro-
w. I'r the payment of the legitimate
r Of said primary election by as
a an candidates for county Offices
M '''r pro rata share of said expenses.
q .n must be paid to said subcommittee
M ueiore May Il. 1900.
se INST amendment sprang from the
hi UT made by Committeeman War
M 'l'.el Jr., that the resolutions pro-
D 'or me election at che primary Of
,. Noeraiic candidate for the office ~
IN 'l me city Court OF savannah. nov
o. 10y himself, ana also provided that
I'll. mAora Of the committee should De
"'AihEeIB Of the election. Mr. Rus