The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-06

ton; decide all questions which may be
raised and exercise a general supervision
and control, which shall be done with abb
soiute fairness and impartiality
Third. 1t shall be the duty of per-
sons so appointed to hold said Senatorial
primary, to keep a correct list of all
persons who vote in said primary cleo
ton, which list, upon the close of the
election, they shall certify, and transmit
to the Executive committee of the county
on or before the day provided by law fol
eanvassing the votes for Presidential
Elector and Congressman. 1t shall be
the duty of said persons so appointed to
receive and deposit in a box provided
for that purpose by the Executive COM
mittee of the township, one vote from
each person entitled to vote for United
States Senator; and Immediately upon
close of the election it shall be the duty
of said persons, in the presence of such
voters therein as choose to attend, to
correctly count the votes cast in the said
Senatorial primary election, and they
shall make out an abstract of said vote
giving the names of all persons voted for
therein, and the number of votes re-
ceived by each person, which. said alb
stract they shall sign and convey by
some safe means of conveyance to the
Democratic Executive committee of said
county on or before the day appointed by
law for canvassing the returns of the
Presidential Electors and Congressman.
That in the event that on the day of
said primary at any precinct in the State
one or both Of said persons shall fail to
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resolution, that the registrar and Demo-
cratic poll-h holder shall fill the vacancy
from persons qualified as above to hold
said primary.
THE LONDON PLAN.
The plan offered by Mr.. H. A. London,
which was not adopted, is as follows:
1. There shall be appointed as many
Democrats as there are Senatorial can
didates, each candidate selecting one who
shall constitute THE Democratic State
Board of Primary Holders"
2. There shall be appointed in each
county the same number Of Democrats,
who shall constitute 1.-THE Democratic
County Board of Primary Holders" for
that county.
3. There shall be appointed at each vot-
ing precinct the same number Of Demo-
Gratis who shall constitute the Demo
cratic Precinct Board of Primary Hold
ers" for the precinct, and who shall con-
duct the primary thereat.
4. Each member of the State Primary
Board shall appoint one member of the
County Primary Board, and each member
of the County Primary Board shall APP
point one member of the Precinct Pri-
mary Board-it being the intention and
meaning of these rules that each one
of the Senatorial candidates shall be rep
resented on each Precinct Primary
Board and on each County Primary
Board
5. That for each precinct a wooden box
of the size and shape of the ordinary
ballot box shall be provided by the
County Board, which shall be carefully
examined and emptied of all contents be-
fore the polls are opened and then kept
locked until the polls are closed.
G. That the Precinct Board shall keep
a Poll Book at each precinct wherein
shall be recorded the names of each
Democrat voting for Senator at that pre-
cinct, which Poll Book shall be signed
by the Precinct Board and carefully pre-
served by them until the State Primary
Board shall declare the result.
Z. That any Democrat shall have the
right to challenge the right of any man
Offering to vote, and the Precinct Board
shall hear the evidence and determine
whether such person is entitled to vote
under the resolution contained in the
Democratic State Platform of 1900.
6. That the names of all the candidates
who file a statement of their candidacy
with the State Board on or before the
1st day of October, 1900, shall be printed
on one ticket in plain type, and the Dem
ocratic Elector shall scratch the names,
of all the candidates except the one he
desires to vote for.
9. The polls at each Precinct Primary
shall be opened at sunrise and closed at
sunset, and the ballots shall be imme-
diately counted by the Precinct Board in
the presence of such Democrats as de-
sire to attend.
10. The Precinct Board shall count the
ballots cast and shall certify under
their hands, or the hands of any two of
them, the number of Democrats voting
at the precinct as shown by the Primary
Poll Book and the number of votes cast
for each candidate, one copy to be Kept
by each member Of the Precinct Board,
and one to be sent by safe hands, or by
United States mail, to the County Pri-
mary Board.
II. The County Primary Board shall
meet at the court house of each county
on the same day as the County Election
Board at the same hour, and canvass the
returns from the Precinct Boards, and
shall certify the number of Democrats
voting in the Senatorial Primary and the
number of votes cast for each candidate,
under their hands, or the hands of any
two of them, making copies thereof, each
member keeping one copy, and one copy
shall be mailed to the State Primary
Board at Raleigh, N. c.
II. The State Primary Board shall
meet on the same day as the State Elec-
tion Board, and shall canvass the re-
turns, and if any candidate has received
a majority of all the votes cast, they
shall certify the same to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives Of the Leg
islature Of 1901. If any candidate shall
fail to receive a majority of all the votes
so cast the State Primary Board shall
order second primary to be held not
less than thirty nor more than forty
days thereafter, under the same rules
and regulations as the first at which only
the two highest shall be voted for, pro-
vided however, if any person shall receive