The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-24
Meeting of the Executive
Committee.
HAS NEW FEATURES
The Subcommittee Completes its Work
in Drafting Rules and Regula-
lions for Governing the Pri-
mary Election, and They
Were Adopted


City Democratic Executive Commit
tee yesterday afternoon, the sub
committee of three appointed several
days ago to draft the rules governing
the primary electen, to be held April
2Oth under the recent act of the
man, Mr.. B. O. Beckwith. reported
the result of their work. The rules
were read by sections to the commit
tee, and adopted. This primary
plan provides for an Australian bal
lot, which is intended to be secret.
The names of all candidates for the
several city officers and the Execu-
tive committeeman, to be voted for
are placed on one ballot, which
ballot is prepared by the city clerk,
and the voter indicates his preference
by a cross mark with pencil or ink
within square which is printed OPP
posite the name of each candidate,
which appears on each ballot. The
Australian ballot is a new feature In
primary elections, hence the sub-com-
mittee had to blaze a new path in
preparing the rules governing the
primary.
The work of preparing these rules
devolved upon the chairman of the
subcommittee, Mr.. Beckwith, who
has labored upon them since the sub
committee was appointed, and the
committee gave him a hearty vote of
thanks for his efforts.
The chairman of the Executive
Committee, Mr.. Joseph E. Pogue, was
directed to provide ways and means,
and the expenses will be provided for
between him and the candidates
Those present at the meeting in
person were: Joseph e. Pogue, chair
man; e. L. Harris, secretary; B. G.
Beckwith, Alfred Williams, Josephus
Daniels, A. e. Glenn, 7. b. Crowder,
Claude Barbee and L. E. Moore.
Those present by proxy were: j. w.
Brown, l.. A. Emery, Robert Simpson,
and L. S. Ellyson.
The rules as adopted are as fol-
lows:
Rules governing the holding of the
legalized primary for the city of Raj
eigh.
Resolved by the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the city of Raleigh.
1. That on Thursday. April 20. 1905,
there shall be held in the city of Raj
eigh, n. c.. between the hours of
o'clock \. m. and O'Clock D. m.
primary election by ballot for the NOM
ination of the Democratic candidates
police justice, and aldermen.
2. That in the said primary a Demo-
cratic Executive Committee shall be
elected by ballot to serve for two years
three members in each of the two
divisions of the several wards respect
lively.
3. For the purpose of holding said
election according to law the city Exec
utive Committee shall ten days before
said election appoint three we'll known
Democrats for each of the several
voting districts in the city, who shall
conduct such election, receive the bal
lots, count them, ascertain the results
and further make written statement
thereof to the City Executive Com
mittee. who SHALL within "a hours
thereafter declare the result in the
mayors office. If any person appoint
ed to hold a primary election shall de-
cline to serve, become incapacitated
or become candidate before said pri-
mary the chairman of the Democrats
Executive Committee of the city shall.
before the polls are opened. have
power to designate some qualif1ed
Democrat to fill such places: and If
the chairman of the committee shall
not so appoint them the remaining
managers or persons authorized to
hold such primary may designate some
person to assist in holding the same.
and such substituted person shall nave
tine same rlSnL anu dulIOIlly lllSlCiIA
2s if he had been originally appointed
by the City Executive Committee.
4. The city clerk shall provide bal
lot and Sucn boxes for the reception
of ballots as may be necessary; but
there shall be separate boxes for the
following classes of candidates. to-Wit:
candidates for mayor. city clerk. tax
collector, police justice and aldermen
shall be voted for in one box on one
ticket or ballot as provided by law;
and the City Executive Committee n
one box on one ballot.
5. The said city clerk shall care
fully keep said ballots and deliver
them to the managers. and no one
shall be given or have any Of said
ballots till they are given to him by
the managers when he enters the
polling place to vote. and those ballots
only which have been prepared and
voted according to the primary act
shah be counted.
6. That majority of all the votes
cast for candidates for mayor. city
clerk. tax. collector. police justice and
aldermen shall be necessary to nomi-
nate candidates for said officers.
z. That no person shall be declared
nominated or elected mayor alder
man, tax collector. city clerk police
justice, unless the vote received by
such person shall be a majority of all
the votes cast for candidates for such
offices respectively. except as is here
matter provided.
8. That in each of the several divis-
ions of the four wards of the city Of
Raleigh there shall be nominated one
alderman for each division and three
members of the City Executive Com
mittee respectively.
8. That should there be any failure
of nominations in the first primary
held on April 20. 1905. to any city
Office there shall be a second primary
held on Tuesday 25th of April fol-
lowing, during the hours above men,
toned. at which time only the two
highest candidates in the first primary
shall be voted for. and if in any of the
said divisions of the several wards
no candidate for alderman has been
nominated onl ythe two highest can
didates for aid srmen in the first phi
mary shall be voted for.
10. That three candidates for execu-