The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-17
RULES FOR THE PRIMARY.
subcommittee FormuIates Laws for
Its Regulation.

The rules to govern the primary for
county officers, to be held on May 20,
were finally agreed upon yesterday by
T. NJ. Cunningham, Jr., chairman of
the executive committee, and A. A
Lawrence and Wr. P. LaRoche. repre-
senting the Citizens Club and Union
Club factions.
Few of the rules are new, most of
them having done duty at former
primaries held under the supervision
of the county executive committee.
The principal changes have reference
to the ballots, which are to be printed
under the sole direction of the chair
man and not delivered to the factions
until the morning of May 27, and which
must be folded by voters before the
managers are authorized to receive
them at the boxes.
Messrs. Cunningham, Lawrence and
LaRoche We're appointed by the execu-
tive committee at its last meeting a
subcommittee to draft the rules gov
erning the primary. The final result
of their labors is shown in the follow
ing primary rules:
Mr.. T. NJ. Cunningham, Jr., chair
man of the County Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee, and Messrs. w. P.
LaRoche and a. A. Lawrence, repre-
senting respectively the Union and Cit
liens Club factions in Savannah poll
tics, agreed to-day upon the following
rules for the management of the DEM
ocratic primary to be Field in Chatham
county May 30:
First. A white Democratic primary
shall be held at the Court House of
Chatham county on May 20 for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the lower House of the General AS
nf q Gfo to Of from
said county; a new Democratic Exec
utive Committee of said county, to
consist of twenty-four members; all
county officers, and the clerk and sher
if of the City Court of Savannah.
Second. All white voters who have
registered for the year 1902 ten days
prior to March 20, and who, when chal-
lenged, will make oath that they will
support all the nominees of the Demo
cratic party, and the oath prescribed
by law. shall be titled to vote in said
primary election under the regulations
hereinafter prescribed.
Third. The chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee, shall act as superin-
tendent of the primary, and shall de-
eide all disputes between managers at
the several boxes.
Fourth. The polls shall open at Z
a. M, sun time, and close at p. M,
sun time.
Fifth. There shall be two boxes for
the voters of the First district, two
boxes for the voters of the Second dis
trict. two boxes for the voters of the
Third district, three boxes for the
voters of the Fourth district, and one
box for the voters of the Fifth, Sixth,
| Seventh, and Eighth districts. The
boxes shall be located in the Court
House by the chairman of the EXecu-
| tive Committee, and in cases where
there are more than one box for a dis
trict the chairman shall divide the vot-
ers in said district alphabetically be-
! tween the boxes, so that as near as
| practicable each box in said district
may have the same number of voters.
| Sixth. The registration lists shall be
! compiled under the supervision of the
chairman and shall not be delivered to
the managers of election until the
| morning of the election. Each faction
will bear one-half the expense of pro-
curing the registration lists.
Seventh. The ballots shall be print
| ed on paper of uniform size and color
under the supervision of the chairman
who shall have printed and distributed
| to each faction as many as they shall
desire. Each faction shall pay for
their own tickets, and the tickets shall
not be delivered before the morning Of
! May q. No other tickets but those of
! the kind hereinbefore described shall
! be received or counted by the man
ayers.
Eighth. Each voter shall fold his
| ballot before taking his place in line,
so that the printed part cannot be
seen, and keep it folded, and hand it
to the managers folded. The managers
shall receive no ballot not voted in this
way, nor any ballot that has dis
tinctive mark so as to show for whom
ii is voted, but, when deposited in the
ballot box, it shall be counted, wheth-
err marked or not.
Ninth. All candidates shall be an
nounced to the chairman on or before
II o'clock, midday, Saturday, May "a,
and the names of none others shall be
printed on the ballot.
Tenth. There shall be four managers
and two clerks at each box. Each OPP
posing faction shall have the selection
of two managers and one clerk at each
box. There shall be no challengers.
Eleventh. Whenever in the opinion
of the chairman, it is desirable to di-
vide the voters into two lines he may
do So and the managers of election
shall receive the votes alternately
from each line. The head of the line
of voters shall be the curbstone.
Twelve. The managers of election
shall certify the result of the vote at
their respective boxes and transmit
their certificate, with the tally sheet,
| together with the ballots cast and all
other papers, to the chairman of the
committee, who shall compile the vote
and announce the result.
Thirteenth. In the count of the
votes each faction shall be entitled to
two watchers at each box, and no
more.
Fourteenth. Each faction will pay
its own managers and clerks. Each
faction will deposit with the chairman
one-half of all the other expenses of
the election on or before May 26.