The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-21
THE CITY PRIMARY
Poll Holders, Voting Precincts
and the Meetings.
II viii be Held on Friday, March q, and Will
Last From 6 A. NJ. 10 7 P. N. With
NightConventons.

Night Conventions.
! In accordance with I'll e action of the
city Democratic Executive Committee at
Its meeting on March 10th, 1903, the
! Democratic Primaries for the nomination
of candidates for the various municipal
offices, to-wit; Mayor. City Clerk, City
Tax Collector, and two aldermen for each
voting precinct, and also three members
/ Of the precinct committee, are hereby
called for Friday March 9th, 1908 and
/ all white Democratic qualified electors
of the city shall be entitled to vote in
/ said primary
/ The polls for said primary shall be
opened at 6 o'clock a. m. and closed at
Z o'clock p. m, at the following places:
First Ward, First Division, Capital
Fire House.
First Ward. Second Division, Conns
old store.
Second Ward, First Division, Victor
Fire House.
Second Ward Second Division:, E. Hugh
Lees Store.
Third Ward, First Division, Jones
Warehouse.
Third Ward, Second Division, FuIchers
Store.
Fourt Ward First Division, City Lot.
Fourth Ward. Second Division, p. j.
Jeffrey's Store.
There shall be five ballot boxes,
labelled respectively as follows: For
Mayor" for City Clerk" ''for City Tax
Collector" for Aldermen" and "for
Member OF Precinct Committee"
The following poll-holders have been
elected for their respective voting pre-
cincts:
First Ward, First Division: Richard
Koonce, e. T. Horton, A. H. Green.
First Ward, Second Division w >.
Saunders, A. A. Howell w. H. Bragg.
Second Ward, First Division: Fl. l..
Harris, C. H. Belts, w. N. Smelling.
Second Ward, Second Division: w. II.
Holloway, A. E. Glenn, p. C. Reid
Third Ward, First Division: J. j. Phil
lips, Joe Barbee, L. A. Emory
Third Ward, Second Division w. A.
Fulcher, A. Philips, A. f. Olmstead.
Fourth Ward, First Division: W. A.
Gattis, l.. D. Terrell, w. H. Strother.
Fourth Ward, Second Division: w r.
Warren, w. d. Smi'r r. Huddleston.
Said poll-holders shall open the polls
at o'clock a. m; they shall keep poll
book and record and name and residence
of all electors voting in said primary
election; the poll-holders shall close the
polls ait o'clock p. M; they shall count
the vote cast for the respective candi-
dates in said primary. and shall record
the name on blanks to be furnished by
the chairman of the city executive com
mittee, and shall sign said returns when
so made out; they shall forward the orig
inal blanks to the chairman of the city
executive committee and shall deliver a
copy of same to the chairman of the pre-
cinct meeting, hereinafter provided for,
on the night of said primary as soon as
the same can be made out.
The two candidates for aldermen in
each precinct receiving the highest num-
Der of votes in said primary shall be de-
clared the Democratic candidates for al
dermen from said precinct.
The candidates for Mayor, City Clerk,
and Tax Collector, respectively, shall be
entitled to appoint one delegate for every
twenty five votes of fraction over twelve
votes received in said primary, to the
convention for the nomination of candi-
dates for said respective offices; and
said convention is hereby called to meet
for this purpose in Metropolitan Hall on
the night of March 3Oth 1903, at $50
o'clock
After the polls of said primary are
closed the various precinct meetings are
called to meet at $50 o'clock p. m, March
7th, 1903. at the following places:
First Ward. First Division: Armory
over Riggs Hardware store
First Ward. Second Division: Metro
politan Hall.
Second Ward, First Division: Court
House.
Second Ward, Second Division: Rescue
Fire House.
Third Ward First Division: Armory in
Henry building.
Third Ward, Second Division Royal
knight hall.
Fourth Ward, First Division: Mayors
office
Fourth Ward, Second Division: Confed-
crate Veterans room over mayors office
At said precinct meetings the returns
of the primary election in said precincts
shall be read, and each candidate for the
office of Mayor, City Clerk and City Tax
Collector. or any person authorized by
him in writing, shall appoint their re-
spective delegates to the convention in
accordance with the rule above specified
w. NJ. RUSS,
Chairman Dem. Elk. Com.
March 10Th. 1908.