The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-11-15

The usual custom Of holding Il ci.i-
Zens meeting for the purpose of d.
Gliding the manner Of nominating can
dida'es for Mayor and Alderman for
this city, was followed this year, aud
the meeting was called for last Tuesday
night.
| Wnen the hour for the meeting. ar.
| rived there were but few ciLizrns pres
ent, however the meeting was hclh
In the absence Of Chairman Carlisle,
| G.. l. Bicase, Esq was clrc,"d chair
man Of the l,ecting.
Mr.. BlpaSc stated that the object of
the meeting was to decide on the man-
ner Of nominating candidates for May
or and Alderman, aud that il the pri-
mary plan was adopted, to decide on
rules governing the same.
The rules that have been used for
| the past several years were read, after
which some discussion followed.
Mr.. T.. III. Domlnick moved that the
clause providing that call Democrats
who h"ve duly registered for the muni-
cipal election of 1901 be allowed to
vote" be stricken from the rules and
the following inserted instead: "Thut
all resident Democrats of the city,
whose names have been enrolled on q
Democratic club roll five days before
the election, be allowed to vote"
The motion was voted down by q close
vote after some discussion, and the
rules adopted as printed below
THE RULES
|. An election within the Democratic
Party shall he held in the Town of
Newberry Tuesday, the 26th day OF
November, 1901, to select candidates
for Mayor and Aldermen FIR the enSu.
opened in the Council Chamber at 8
o'clock q M, AMI TO be closed at
o'clock p. m.
II. All Democrats who have duly reg
istered for the municipal election OF
1901 shall be allowed to vote In case
tho right to vote is challenged, the per
son challenged shall be- re tquircd To cs
tablisn his right to vote, before the
managers, by the vouching OF three
Democrats.
Ill. The candidat;s receivinH The
ma i0ritY of ali the voJ cast for the
SAID Offices Of Mayor and Aldermen, re.
spcct!vely at said election, shall he de
c!arei The nominees Of the Democratic
Party Of said Town; Provided, ,naL on
Or before II O'Clock noon on the 18th
day of November, 1901, each OF such
candidates. shall have left Il written
statement with the Chairman OF the
Executive CommiJIee tnat he is a can
didate and that he will abide the result
OF such election. No vote shall be
counted for any cndidate who has not
so pledged himself: And provided fur
ther, that il no candidate, either for
the Office Of Mayor, or for Alderman in
a Ward, shall have received a majority
vote at such election, second election
for lheNtominati. of a Mayor, or for
an Alderman, as the case may be, shall
be held on Tuesday, the 3r1 day Of De-
Gem Der, 1901, under these rules, at
which second election only the two
candidates who received the highest
vot es at the former election, for the re
spective offices, shall he vote| for: And
provided further, in tEn event there
should be al tie at the $. cnnd primary
for Mayor or Alderman, then ii third
primary shalt he held on Friday, the
9th day of ID 4ccmbcr. 1901, urd1r these
rules.
w. When the vote shall have been
duiy couuLed the managers shall imme-
diattiy certify The sans 10 the Exccu-
tive Committr.,, which committee shall
constitute board for the purpose OF
canvassing the reIurns Of the manager
declaring the result of the election and
hearing all contests and protests that
may arise, whose action shall be final:
Provided, that no member of the Exec
utive Committee shall be candidate
at such election: And provided further,
that the said Executive Committee shall
meet in the Mayors Office at 10 o'clock
n. m. on Wednesday, the 9th day of
November, 1901, and in the event of
second election on Wednesday, the 4th
day Of December, 1901, and in the event
of third election on Saturday, the 7th.
day Of December, 1901, to declare the
said election and to hear any contests
or protests in regard to the same.
V. The citiz"ns' meeting that shall
adopt rules for the primary election
shall elect an executive committee of
seven members, two from The town ut
large aud one from each Ward. and this
committee shall have power to FIJI va
cuncies in its membership.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following Democratic Executive
Cnmmitttc was appointed:
Town at large---M. A. Carlisle, Cole
l.. Blease.
Ward il. Y. Culbreath.
Ward 2--F. II. Dominick
Ward 3-R. II. Wclch.
Ward Al. ~, Hutchinsnn