The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-07
WAKE PRIMARY
SEPTEMBER TEN
Can Vote From Sunrise
to Sunset.
A FEAST OF HARMONY
Largest Executive Committee Meeting
in Years Adopts State Plans For
Primary With Results to be
Declared Fourteenth
of September.

How pleasant it Is for brethren to
dwell together in unity
That was the spirit of the meeting
of the County Democratic Executive
Committee of Wake county yester lay
and the meeting went through with
out a hitch.
The main result of the meeting was
the adoption of the primary plan pro-
posed by the State Executive Commit
tee, the primary to be held from sun
rise, to sun set on Saturday, the tenth
of September. with the canvassing Of
the vote in Raleigh on Wednesday, the
fourteenth of September. by the Coun
~ Executive Committee as now COM
posed.
But another result was the splendid
spirit of harmony which came with
the meeting There was not one resO-
luton that was proposed that was de-
feated, but each and every one was
accepted, while a unanimous vote was
f;iven to every proposition that came
before the body.
Chairman ArmiStead Jones pre-
sided over the meeting, which was the
largest held in years, this indicating
that there will be a huge Democratic
vote polied. Almost every precinct was
represented and many members of the
precinct executive committees and
Democrats of the county were present
TO aid in the good work which was
done in metropolitan Hall. as the may
ors office was too small for the at
tendance 1t really looked like a con-
vention.
The roll-call showed that the only
precincts not represented were Ian"
Their Branch Mitchells Mill, Forest
~ division and
Outside West South The roll-call re-
veaIed that some members of the new
committee elected on the fourth OF
June were present, and those were rec
ocnized as were also members of COM
mittees acting for the chairmen
In order that there might be no
question as to the legality of the meet
ing the committee passed genera
order in conformity of the plan OF or
ganization OF the party legalizing the
committee, this on motion OF MI j
G. EIlington Then, the present com
luittee as constituted yesterday, STANDS
till the precincts which did not eiect
on the fourth of June elect on the
tenth of September.
MIR. l.. b. Pegram presented pc
tition of 119 Democratic voters asking
for primary from sun rise to sun
set A petition, or rather some ten
of fifteen petitions, embracing about
coo names was presented by Mr.. Her
bert f. Norris. These came from all
sections of the county asking for q
urinary in accordance With the State
plan and Mr.. Norris stated that they
had been started the day after the
state committee formulated its plan
and that the hours from sun rise TO
sun set were perfectly agreeable
Mr.. l.. b. Pegrsim then sent forward
q resolution, which being amended so
TONS IL
lated: legalizing the precinct execu-
live committees elected. on the fourth
of June: making September 10 the
date for the primary and SeptemDel
IA the time to canvass the returns, aha
the additions OF paragraphs anu
below was unanimously adopted as
follows:
The wake Primary Rules.
Whereas. At a meeting of the Dem
,cratic state Executive ComhltIee
held i'm the city of Raleigh, n. -, Vi,
the 26th day of June, l904, an oplioi-oi
urinary was provided for as par
Of the plan of organlzaliou oI ny
democratic party of the State, TO De
..Gonted by the executive committee OF
any county desiring to nominate eau
didates by primary, ana,
Whereas. the plan provided Tor Sald
optional primary requires the chdii
,uan of the executive committee ol any
county, upon being presented 10 MN
= netition i'm writing signed by one
fcurth of the members OF Such execu-
tive committee, or a petition IN Wflung
signed by at least one. hundred known
democratic voters of such county, TO
call a meeting of his county executl.,
committee within ten days to act III
said petition and,
whereas. 4 petition signed by more
IAn11 mr.
If Wake county was on the fifth day
cf August, 1904, presented to the
hartman of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Wake county, ana mum
erous other petitions with over oo0
names on the day of this meeting ask