The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-23
READY FOR CANDIDATES.
They Must File Notice of Intention
by TO-mOrrOM.

The candidates for ordinary. who
propose to enter the primary to be
| held oct. 10, must announce their in
tention in writing TO the chairman of
the Executive Committee by noon to-
morrow. With the same notice, they
must file an agreement to abide the
result of the primary and support the
| nominee at the regular election to be
held on Oct "a. They must further
agree in writing to bear pro rata all
| the expenses of holding the election.
These stipulationS are laid down in
the rules adopted by the Executive
| Committee at its last meeting, and the
candidates who will make the fight in
white primary will have to comply
with the demands made by the COM
mittee. Unless there is a change in
the situation to-day, Messrs. Walter
c. Hartrdge, Henry McAlpin, J. S.
Collins, Frank Keilbach and S. l..
Lazaron will comply with the rules
laid down and become formal candi-
dates.
All of the candidates who have been
mentioned in connection with the Of
fee have publicly stated their intention
Of entering the primary, and this can
not be done unless the chairman of
the Executive Committee is notified
by noon to- morrow. 1t is not believed
that any dark horse will prance out
at the eleventh hour and announce,
and it is thought that the above
named gentlemen will be the only ones
to file the required agreement The
County Commissioners have not for
mally ordered an election, but will
name Oct. "a as the date very shortly.
Just what the primary election will
cost each candidate cannot be ascer-
tanned at this time. Each will have the
right to name a manager and clerk to
represent him at each of the ballot
boxes, but no manager or clerk will
act for more than one candidate. The
list of managers and clerks must be
filed with the chairman of the Exec
utive Committee by noon, on the Mon
day preceding the day of the primary.
The compensation for managers and
clerks will be fixed by the several can
didates, each paying those appointed
by him. In this way the cost of the
election on some of the candidates will
be reduced, their friends going into the
boxes without expecting to receive any
thing for their services.
The expense of preparing registra-
ton lists, advertising and other Incl
dental expenses viii be borne pro rata
by the candidates. The pro rata
amount must be placed in the hands
Of the chairman of the Executive Com.
mittee by noon of Oct. l. The chair
man will ascertain the cost of the pri-
mary and furnish each candidate APP
plying for the same with the amount
required to be deposited by this rule.
No person who falls to comply with
these rules will be a candidate, or vot-
ed for in the primary, and no votes
viii be counted for any persons ex-
cept those candidates who have COM
piled with rules. The registration lists
are to be furnished by the tax col
lector.
Important rallies will be held by the
candidates this week and from now
until the day of the election the lines
will be drawn tighter. The South Side
League, an organization supporting
Mr.. Collins, will hold a meeting to-
night. Later in the week the Meal
pin and Hartridge forces will assemble
and discuss the campaign. A Lazaron
gathering is also scheduled for this
week.