The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-12
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Meeting Held Last Night to Complete
ArrnnEcm for CITY Urinary.


meeting of the city democratic execu-
tive committee was held at the city hall
in the old council chamber last night
to complete the arrangement of the de-
tails for holding the primary to nominate
candidate for mayor of Houston next
Monday.
The following members OF the commit
tee were present:
First ward--Fritz Croatia, Peter Chal-
mers.
Second ward-R. T. Gallagher.
Third ward--Lous c. Swope.
( Fourth ward-Ahbott Cockrell.
! Fifth ward-Dick Abell ]. IL. Rothwell
Sixth ward--J Schneider, James Cot
/ ter.
/ Chairman Louis Swope presided and
: Secretary Plckens had charge of the min
. utes.
/ On calling the meeting to order Chair
/ man Swope stated that 1t was held for
/ the purpose of hearing reports OF COM
mittees appointed at the las, meeting. and
also to perfect whatever other matters
! IT. might be necessary to consider In
connection with the primary to be held
( on the 18th instant
! The reading of the minutes OF the last
meeting was the first business and mo-
/ ton was made TO dispense with that tea-
/ ture OF routine, but 1t was decided to
/ have the minutes read, emitting the rules
that were adopted for the conduct OF the
! primary.
! The polling place In the Sixth ward
was changed from 20l9 Washington ave-
nue. to 20l5 Washington avenue. and the
minutes, after being thus corrected were
4 adopted.
! Chairman swope reported that the com
mittee composed OF the chairman, secre-
tary and treasurer met the democratic
candidates for mayor Saturday as in
! structed and that all OF them, Messrs.
Railey, Thomas. Woolford and Thompson,
! paid their assessments and subscribed 10
/ the pledge without delay.
/ MIR. Swope reported also that DR.. ]. B.
Massie, chairman OF the preceding demo-
! cratic executive committee. had turned
\ over all the election paraphernalia he
nad in his possession and that there would
not be much expense this time on that
Accoun,. MIR Swope reported further
| that the city would put up the booths
| for the primary at the polling places
! that will also be used in the city cleo
J ton.
! In addition. the chairman reported that
/ he had seen about the registration books,
| but that they were arranged numerically
/ instead of alphabetically and IL was de-
/ cided by the committee thai the books
should be arranged ALPHABETICALLY.
Accordingly. Mr.. Abel moved that the
| chair appoint a committee OF three in
GLIDING the chairman. 10 get the books
from Mr. Chris Helberg, the last city
registrar, and have the names arranged
alphabetically by wards. provided the ex-
/ pense would not exceed $3.50
| Mr. Chalmers offered an amendment
4 10 the motion authorizing the chairman
secretary and treasurer to have the
necessary lists made at the least posi-
BILE expense. The motion as amended
carried.
| Mr. Chalmers made a motion to the ef-
feet that presiding officers be instructed
TO allow no one who has been given q
ballot 10 leave the polling place without
having first voted or destroyed the bal
lot The penalty for person not abiding
by this rule shall be 10 forfeit his vote
There being 10 further business before
| the meeting the committee adjourned tt
meet next Monday night at o'clock
when the returns from the primary viii
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