The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-08
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Meeting Last Night Of The City Democratic
Executive Committee.
nay PR MARES ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is
Candidates For Mayor 10 Name Their
own Representatives at All
the Polling Places.


house, attended by quite number OF
politicians interested in Nhe chances Of
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Ch4lrm1h S"ope pTeS.aeu WIN oec'e-
udry flcklns IA charge CT tSe niln utes,
In Gaining the heSuuS 10 oIuer ChdiI-
man S"ope stated uhat u Vas NO. 70 ~
ternlnc WRetler or not pI mares DC heiu'
as TINS was hNed by hisner autnorlty'
the vote OF tae people az previous eIeS-
uon, hence the nolding OF primaries was
Obligatory ana nor optlomil, i,
MT SWope tnen Su0mlt'ci set OF
rules proyli4ng Tor Jay primary 10 DC
neld M-hday, FEBRUARY 10 lhdI 70 con
quot these primaries suocolhu.. tlee %
three l. ON the executive commlulee Oe
named 10 select presiding othcers ana
dldates fnr MAYOR shall SUBMIT each
three n,rne, for each nolling place from
which shall be selected ono for each noll
AZ b1s renresentatiyo and that in the
event the one selected l9.ls TO serve, inc
other two snall be acid IN reserve from
which to make further selection, thcs
providing each poll with pTeslilnS o.
nrittee and four ASSISTANTS. one 10 20
namel by each of the candidates. two OK
these assistants shall be designated by
the mesiding officers as Judges anl TWO
as clerks. The representatives thus Sc
lected nv the candidates shall serve
withCi. expense TO the executive COM
mlttee Each presiding officer shall re-
ce!ve So as compensation. Polls to open
at 8 a IN and close at : u m. No
scratchers to be allowed in the nols.
only white democrats qualified 10 vote;
official ballots Il, he furnished by the
executive committee with names of can
didates arranged Alphabetically only
one ballot box to be used at each poil,
and ulnt nci to be opened VII the polls
CLOSE; the registration books Of tae last
city election |, OF used here s44li Dc
but SIX ;.i.s. oac in e.. n MARI. reItfus
10 be made 10 NJ executive .guau Ice b.,
II o'cl0ck p. N Oh tho d. uf ,he i-4-
ma ics
I e above ar. mpl5 sb' D4rliaa r,a
u!d' !NIa WA. ID were i"'t 'idISt tt
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pior!Que rules for tle primaries u.u-
SicC, far re tl4t mono 0G. i.sl H.a-
o.|ta ..Jl ae meEAc,s ~ Ae Is lr.ro-
cratic tHccu i've mm4Jtee m NJ vi u-
Der shall represent a ward II wA.un he
does no. reside.
1t is understood that these LAT e. rul-s
affect the PRESENT status Of soIe of he
members " tae committee and ,hAt s1lne
reugnatlcns VIII likely be rlq-es I'd.
Mr. Rottwell q the Fifth ward su nit
ted 4 set VI rules differing frcm the u.es
offered by Mr.. Swope. Cd .ly in this that
they provided that the executive ,omni--
tee should name the judges and presiding
ofhceys and that each presiding ofic.r
name two clerks and ualt each cln!ilate
be permitted to have repre- ma i e
present simply at the counting 81, the bal
lots, the count to be c-mLcncei .er
the closing Of the polls, the e tc be
canvassed the day after the primaries at
10 q. m. Another point OF diff ran,e n
MI Rcthwell's rules wss thai cy -xei
the time Of voting ON a N. to p m.
MI Cclkrell moved ne a.apti or Mr..
Rothwell's ruloc.
Mr.. Schneider objected T. tie ur OF
closing he polls as liked in the Ro.hSll
rules. a. & o'clock would cur o,t a Iarpo
laEOring Ycte
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