The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-13
MONDAYS PRIMARY
RULES AND REGULATIONS SAM
AT FIRST PRIMARY.
Same Election Managers Will Serve
a. on on August 25-Little
Interest Taken Here In
the Contest. =.

The voters of Montgomery County with
thosei Of other counties Of the State, will
pass upon the claims Of Hon. Massey
Wilson Of Clarke and Hon. Alexander
CARRIER Of Talladesa for Attorney-Gen-
erai In a second Democratic primary next
Monday. The second primary is held to
give one Of the aspirants the Demo-
cratic nomination for Attorney General,
neither of them receiving a majority of
the votes cast in the general State pri-
mary of August %.
Mondays primary viii be held under
the same rules and regulations which
governed the primary held on the 18th
day of last August. These regulations
were adopted by the State Democratic
Executive Committee. The same election
managers will serve as in the first pri-
mary,
The campaign between the two candi-
dates in Montgomery County has been
quiet. The friends Of both candidates
have been working hard. 90 far but Mt
tie interest has been manifested in tho
contest. Both candidates have strong
and influential workers. The question to
be decided Is merely a personal one. No
issues Of any sort have cut any figure In
the campaign. Jelks and Johnston men
are supporting both Of them.
Neither Mr.. CARRIER nor Mr.. Wilson'S
friends Lave organized In Montgomery
County a campaign committee. A strong
coterie Of Mr.. Carriers frienis have CO.
operated and canvassed thoroughly the
business part Of the city. which Is the
nearest approach to an organization for
the campaign. In the country beats It Is
said that some effective work has been
done for the Clarke County candidate,
and his friends have not been idle in the
city
In the first primary Hon. Alexander
Troy received an overwhelming majority
in this county over all candidates. Mr..
Wilson. Of the other candidates. received
the highest number. but the difference
between the vote that was given him
and that received by Mr.. Garber was
not large. !,
There has been no betting on the result.
but an enthusiastic CARRIER man yester-
day offered email odds that the Talla-
dega County man would get a majority
Of the votes cast In Montgomery County
All parties are agreed in saying that
the vote here on the Attorney General
ship will be light.
Chairman Ray Rushton Of the Mont
gomsry County Executive Committee was
engaged yesterday In sending out The
following instructions to the election man
ayers in the different beats of the county:
the State Executive Committee Of the
Democratic party for the primary held
on the 18th day OF August last will govern
and control the holding of the primary.
election on Monday, September 18th, 1892.
The same managers. clerks and the
returning officers are authorized to serve
In the same capacities in the second as
in the first primary -
On the failure of any inspector to at
tend at the hour of A.. m. such as may
be present may complete the number. If
none of the inspectors appointed land
who acted In the first primary are present
or refuse to open the polls. then any
three qualified voters in this primary at
such precinct may open the polls and
conduct the said election.
The managers of each precinct or poll
ing place will make returns to the re-
turning officer, to the chairman of the
County Executive Committee. immedi-
ately after the election. The Executive
Committee of the several counties will
convene at their respective county seats
on Thursday. September Is, 1902, to cam
vass the returns and send the result to
the chairman and secretary of the State
Executive Committee.
Jno. C. Pugh, Robt. J. Love-
Secretary. Chairman.
The election managers for the six city
beats are as follows:
Beat Ira H. Virgin, II. Jones and
A. c. Jones. --;lt
Beat 2-George N. Powell. Robert B.
Lowe and r. @. Banks. 80"
Beat 3-Clifford A. Lanier, Jr., o. C.
Cheney and G. c. Clisby. r.
Beat 1T. b. Thompson. ]. G. Cowan
and p. w. Smith.
Beat SD. B. westcott, C. C. Harmon
and B. C. Young. -