The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-07


primary, if one be necessary, will be
| held on Friday, November 18th, and il
case of a tie in the second primary .
third will be held on Tuesday, Decem
ber End. trs. r
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following Democratic executive
committee was chosen:
Town at large-O. L. Schumpert
Cole. l.. Blease.
| Ward ii. Y. Culbreath.
| Ward 2-F. H. Dominick.
| Ward 3-Edw. R. Hipp.
Ward 4-Jos. Il. Hutchison.
Ward 81. M. Davis.
TIME FOR FILING PLEDGES.
According to the 1ules adopted,
pledges of candidates must be filed
with the chairman of the executive
committee on or before IL o'clock noon,
on Tuesday, the 18th.
| Following are the rules and regula-
tions adopted to govern the primary:
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
|. An election within the Democratic
party shall be held in the Town of New
berry on Tuesday, the 25th day of
November, 1902, to select candidates
for Mayor and Aldermen and one mem
ber of the Board of Commissioners of
Public Works for the ensuing terms for
said town, the polls to be opened in the
council chamber at 8 o'clock a. M, and
to be closed at o'clock p. m.
II. All Democrats who have duly
registered for the municipal election of
1902 shall be allowed to vote. In case
the right to vote is challenged, the per-
son challenged shall be required to es-
tablish his right to vote, before the
managers, by the vouching of three
Democrats.
III. The candidates receiving the
majority of all the votes cast for the
| said Offices of Mayor and Alderman and
for member of the Board of Commits
sioners of Public Works, respectively,
at said election, shall be declared the
nominees of the Democratic party of
| said town; Provided, that on o. before
IL o'clock noon on the 18th day of
November, 1902, each of such candi-
dates shall have left written state
ment with the chairman of the execu-
tive committee that he is a candidate
and that he will abide the result of
such election. No vote shall be counted
for any candidate who has not so
pledged himself; and, Provided, furth-
er, thatyi no candidate, either for the
| office of Mayor, or for Alderman in a
| ward, or for. member of the Board of
| Commissioners of Public Works, shall
have received a majority vote at such
| election, second election for the nom-
nation of Mayor, or for an Alderman,
or for member of the Board of Com
missioners of Public Works, as the case
may be, shall be held on Friday, the
28th day of November, 1902, under
these rules, at which second election
only the two candidates who received
the highest votes at the former cleo
ton, for the respective offices, shall be
voted for; and, Provided, further, in
the event there should be tie at the
second primary for Mayor or Alder
man, or member of the Board of Com
missioners of Public Works, then a
third primary shall be held on the Tues
day following, the I'd day of December,
1902, under these rules.
| ". When the vote shall have been
duly counted the managers shall imrne-
diately certify the same to the execu-
tive committee, which committee shall
constitute board for the purpose of
canvassing the returns Of the managers,
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 execu.
tive committee shall be a candidate al
such election; and Provided, further,
that the said executive committee shal
meet in the mayors office at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on Wednesday, the 26th day OF
November, 1902, and in the event of a
second election on Saturday, the 29tf
day of November, 1902, and in the event
of third election on Wednesday, the
3d day of December, 1902, to declare
the said election and to hear any con
tests or protests in regard to the same
| V. The citizens meeting that shall
adopt rules for the primary election
shall elect an executive committee o.
seven members, two from the town a
large, and one from each ward, ant
this committee shall have power to fiji
vacancies in its membership.
why 80 POpulai.