The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
THE PRIMARY FOR
THE nth OF MARCH
The City Democratic Conven-
ton on Goth of March.
VICTORS TO PAYtXPENSES
The City Democratic Executive Committee Mel
Last Night and While the Candidates
Gazed They Fixed The Day 10
Decide Dontests.

The Democratic City Executive Com
mlttee was in session last night.
The purpose was to fix the date Of the
primaries to nominate city officers. This
was set for Friday. March 9th. with the
convention to follow on Monday. March
20th.. at $50 in the evening
The primary is to be an all day affair,
beginning at six in the morning and clos
ing at seven O'Clock at night. All ex-
penses are to be borne by the successful
candidates who receive salaries ana
three poll holders are to be at each poll
named last night by the various ward
committeeman.
night besides a large majority of the
City Committee, many of the candidates
and their friends. who kept an eye on the
proceedings The only members of the
committee not present were Messrs. Geo.
i. Gill, l.. II. Royster j. w. Brown, c..
b. Barbee, T. B. Crowder, J. N. Holding,
ar9 w. D. Smith Mr. Josephus Daniels
was out of the city and his proxy was
held by Mr.. j. f. Pogue. Mr.. f. K Ell
lngton had removed from his ward and
Mr. A. T.. Glenn had been elected in his
place.
The meeting began with a presentation
of the purpose of the meeting by the
chairman, Mr.. w. M. Russ, who briefly
outlined the work to be done.
The roll call made by the Secretary,
Mr.. Waiter L. Watson. showed that a
majority of the Executive Committee
We're present and then the meeting got
down to real business.
Mr.. Graham Haywood moved that in
the coming primary the members of the
Executive Committee from each precinct
name two poll-holders to conduct the
election.
Mr.. F. II. Hunnicutt moved to amend
by making the number three and this be-
ing accepted the motion was carried
The various committees then held a
brief caucus and the following We're
named as poll-holders:
FIRST WARD first division-W. J.
Sanders. A. Howell. w. H. Bragg.
SECOND WARD, first division-E. L.
Harris, C. L. Belts, w. NJ Smelling.
SECOND WARD, second tlivision-W.
II. Holloway, A. e. Glenn. r. G.. Reid.
THIRD WARD, first division-J J..
Phillips, Joe Barbee and L. A. Emory
THIRD WARD. second division-W.
A. Fuleher, A. Phillips, A. e. Olmstead
FOURTH WARD. first division-W. A.
Gattis, Logan d. Terrell. w. II. Strother.
FOURTH WARD, second division-W.
r. Warren, w, d. Smith, and one to be
selected.
Then cae financial poser from Chair
man Russ. LET us now fix how the ex-
penses are to be met" said he. ct will
take some money for the election, and
there's SIS for the twenty-four poll-hold-
ers that must come. besides other ex-
penses."
Mr. Fred Habel moved that the candi-
dates be required to pay up on the usual
plan, $500 a piece by the Aldermanic
candidates and $500 piece by all the
others. There was a few minutes talk
over this and it was temporarily passed
over
Mr.. Walter Woolcott moved that each
candidate provide his own tickets for the
election and everybody voted for this but
Mr.. Joseph e. Pogue. who said he did
not vote because he had 5000 left over
from a previous election. This was done
laughingly and it caused a rippl of en-
joyed mirth
Mr.. Joseph f. Pogue next moved that
the primary be held on Tuesday, the Eth
of April. Mr.. Walter Woolcott moved to
amend by making the date Tuesday, the
31st of March. Mr.. Joe Correll said that
he favored the It'll OF April as the mer-
chants would be busy with accounts on