The age-herald., 1900-03-11

E0fIincdIo small D6 pffula HacQo GY1denEe of a right to a seat in the county convention, such event the county executive committee shall determine who is entitled to the ''prima facie' right to the seat in the con- vention, where there is more than one vot- ing place in the precinct The parties re- ceiying the greatest number of votes in the entire party precinct shall be entitled to the certificate. And where more than one voting place exists in a precinct 1t shall be the duty of the managers to cer- tify the vote for delegates to the county executive committee in the same manner as other candidates, and the executive committee shall in such cases issue the certificates.
 Tie Count
 Sec. g. The managers shall then proceed to count the ballots. After the count is finished they shall proclaim and post the result at the voting place. fill out a certi- ffcate giving the names of each person voted for, the name of the office and the number of votes cast for each, including delegates to the county, convention. They shall also certify therein that the election was duly held. The certificates shall be signed in duplicate One copy shall be given to one of the managers, and the oth- CT shall, in the presence of the other man. agers, be enclosed and sealed in an en- velope. The managers shall write their names across the seal and place same in a box as hereinafter stated. The manager to whom the first certificate is given shall return the same ito the committee at a meeting to be held on April 13. The ballots shall be carefully replaced in the box, to- gether with all lists, tally sheets and other memoranda made by the managers and with a duplicate certificate. The box shall them be sealed and each manager shall write his name across the seal. The box so sealed shall be delivered to the returning officer and shall be by him returned to the secretary of the executive committee as early as possible Any candidate may be present or have a representative present. at the casting and counting of the ballots; provided, such representative must have the written authority of the candidate he represents
 Section TO- On Wednesday, April 13, next, the executive committee shall meet at 10 o'clock in the circuit court room of the court house at Birmingham and shall pro- ceed to canvass the results. The envelope as returned by the several managers and returning officers shall be opened and com pared and if any conflict or obscurfty is shown in the certificates the committee shall proceed to open the ballot box for the precinct, and by comparison of the ballots and certificates shall ascertain the true re- suits of the election for suoh precinct Ar ter the returns from the eleven precincts have been canvassed the committee shall, by resolutf tfon, declare:
 l. The number of ballots each person yo-. ted for or received, and for what office he was voted for.
 9 The names of the persons receiving the highest number of votes for the respec- tive offices, and that such persons are nom- inees of the democratic party for the ret j spective offices therein named, unless there I be a contest in which event the committee will fix a time and place for hearing the same. If there is a tie between opposing candidates having the highest vote for any office. those having such highest number of votes will be voted for at another pri- mary election governed by the same rules and to be held at such time and place as the executive committee shall appoint. The chairman and secretary of this committee will certify nomination to the probate | judge.
 Committee on Arrangement
 Sec. IL There shall be appointed by the a committee of five, to be known as "a committee of arrangements. Said committee shall have charge of the exc, cution of this plan and shall have the bal lot herein provided printed and distributed, together with all necessary blanks, for use of the managers and envelopes, boxes and' other things necessary in holding the eec-s ton. The committee shall procure box for each voting place and shall place there in a sufficient number of ballots for use of such precinct or voting place, together with all blanks. Any candidate may, in addition, procure from the committee many ballots as he may wish after suf- ficient number has been printed for the use of the committee, provided he shall pay the cost of printing such additional ballots.
 Sec. 12. Any and all matters of detail re- labing to the holding of said election in cluding the preparation and depositfng of pallets and all other matters pertaining to the said primary not herein provided for shall he left for 1ir1tat i0n fto Inc discretion of the committee on arrange ments hereinibefore provided for.
 Sec. 13 Each precinct shall be entitled to one delegate to the county convention for every 25O White persons and fraction over 50. Tlle population shall be ascertained by taking the white registered vote for 1896 and multiply by five.
 Section 14. The respective managers clerks and returning officers shall before opening the polls on the day fixed for hold ing the primary, subscribe to the following obligation or pledge, to-wit: We hereby pledge ourselves, managers, clerks and returning officers of said primary election, to conduct, manage and hold said election and to count the ballots cast at said cleo tion honestly fairly and conscientiously to the best of our ability"
 Section b. That the matter of raising funds for the carrying out '-f= -'7-- | left to the arrangement
 As will be seen, the abov sr- ranged for the holding of tn ton in 1898. Such changes -.s. f4lt and other particulars as ma I r=s' ... will made to govern the -imagg 5a Ihs l4th of April next, but the general rI4H 9vIu be followed
 The plan of appointing the arrangement committee, as provided in section G. was changed in that the executive committee named the committee of arrangement this year instead of leaving their appointment in the hands of the chairman
 DEATH OF MRS. TATE