The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
SENATORIAL PRIMARIES.
PROVISION FOR HOLDING THEM MADE
BY STATE COMMITTEE
WHO To Be ALLOWED To VOTE
Settled by the Committee-A Resolu-
tion In Regard to the Color Line I'm
Politics Voted Down-A Bill Legaliz-
sented to the Next Legfslature-A
Committee Appointed TO Canvass the
Votes for Nominee for Senator.
Especial to the Messenger1

Raleigh. y. c., September 5.-At a
meeting Of the democratic state COM
mittee tonight r ID. Reid, OF Rock
ingham county, presided.
Provision was made for holding SEN
atorial primaries in November, when
national election takes place. the fol-
lowing resolution being adopted:
Whereas, The democratic organiza-
ton of North Carolina is part OF the
national democratic organization, and
this committee is custodian OF the in
terests of said organization in North
Carolina, and
Whereas, This committee is in
structed by the platform of the state
convention to make provision for hold
ing primaries on the first Tuesday OF
next November for the election of
United States senator by the demo-
cratic voters OF the state as We'll as by
those who have voted the democratic
ticket in the state election, and
Whereas, 1t is the duty of this COM
mittee, as we'll as its earnest desire
to stimulate as far as possible the
voting for Bryan and Stevenson and
the democratic congressional candi-
dates, therefore be II,
Resolved, That the term demo-
cratic voter" in the resolution of the
state convention shall be construed to
include all white and Croatan electors
who vote in the November election for
democratic presidential electors and
for democratic candidates for congress,
as we'll as all white and Croatan cleo
tors who voted the democratic ticket
last August.
Ia wv
ton to every voter in North Carolina,
not already so entitled, to qualify him
self for voting in said senatorial pri-
marieS by casting his ballot on that
day for the democratic presidential
and congressional tickets"
Immediately after the adoption Of
the resolution, describing electors for
the primaries, Mr.. Mems offered the
following resolution, which was, on
motion of III. A. London, tabled by
the unanimous vote of the committee.
except Means:
Resolved, That the insertion of the
word white. in the resolution about
primaries shall not be construed to
mean any justification of raising again
the race issue in this state, which we
affirm again, as we did in the last
campaign, has been settled in North
Carolina"
The following offered by S. A. Ashe
was adopted:
Resolved, That the state executive
committee shall at it's meeting prior
to the election in November appoint a
subcommittee of seven of its men,
bers, on which the several senatorial
aSpirantS shall have representatives,
who shall contitute a board to whom
duplicate county returns shall be sent
by the county chairman BY registered
mail and said board shall meet at Ra-
leigh November Goth and canvass the
returns and announce the result"
The following were appointed to
Manning, G. NJ. Busbee, II. A. Lon
Pou, B. S. Royster.
The committee adopted plan for
holding senatorial primary by which
it will be held under the supervision Of
the democratic pollholders appointed
by the county executive committee.
The plan thus adopted is that offered
by A. D. Watts, Of Iredell.
The following resolution offered by
Heriot ClarkSon was adopted:
Resolved. That the chairman Of this
committee appoint committee Of five
including himself, to prepare the pri-
mary system to be participated in by
white voters Of North Carolina with
plans, rules and regulations for the
government and conduct thereby and
report the same to a meeting of this
committee heretofore called by said
chairman
Resolved, That said committee pre-
pare a bill to be submitted to the next
legislature with the view to legalizing
and regulating said primaries"