The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-06
MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND
TRUSTEES IN PRIMARY
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC CIT
IZENS FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Manner of Nomination of Graded
School Trustees Provoked Consid-
cradle Discussion.

citizens of Newbcrry, held Friday
night, in city council chambers, the
primary system was again adopted for
the nomination of mayor and alder
men for the ensuing year; the nomin-
atl"n of graded school trustees, one
from each ward, was placed in the
primary; Il resolution was adopted
favoring making the terms of mayor
and aldermen and city clerk two
years, instead Of one, as at present,
and increasing the number of alder
men from five to ten. The adaisability
and the possibility of increasing
tn" city limits was discussed
and The organization was
perfected for the coming year by
the election of the executive commit
tee for that period. Other routine
matters were considered. The meeting
was harmonious throughout, the only
discussion of any consequence bein.
upon the manner Of nominating grad
ed school trustees under the new bin
passed by the last legislature provid-
ing for the election of one graded
school trustee from each ward in the
/ city.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. 0. B. Mayer, chairman of the exc
cutive committee, Mr.. I. H. Hunt, sec
retary, being in his place. Mr.. Hunt,
as treasurer, reported that the re-
ceipts during the past year amounted
to $2G; amount paid out, $21.75, leav-
ing balance on hand of $425 The
trcasnrcr's books had been audited by
the auditing committee, Messrs. J,
M. Davis and P. r. Baxter, and found
correct.
The manner of nominating mayor
and aldermen was then taken up, and
Hon. Geo. S. Mower moved that the
nomination be by primary, as hereto
fore, and that the same rules which
had governed the primary last year
remain in force, with the necessary
change Of dates.
Mr.. Fred II. Dominicl said he SUP
posed the graded school trustees
would be placed in The same category,
and Mr.. Dominick s suggestion wa,
incorporated in Mr.. Mowers motion.
The general election comes on the
second Tuesday in December, Decem-
bcr II, and Mr.. E. II. Aull moved that
the first primary be held on Tuesday.
November 27; The second primary on
Friday, November 30, and the third
primary, if one should be necessary,
on Tuesday, December 4. Mr.. Aull IS
motion was adopted, and the primar-
les were fixed for these dates.
On motion Of Mr. Fred IF. Dom
mick ii was left to The executive
committee to fix the assessments of
candidates.
The question of the manner of nom
mating graded school trustees then
came up for discussion, the discus
sion being inauguratcd by Senator
Cole. l.. Blcase. lie thought that a
mistake had been made. Men would
serve on the graded school board if
elected who would not become candi-
dates, and he thought if mistake to
require those to be elected to file
pledges and pay assessments. Every
body knew that in all elections there
were men who would serve who would
not go into scramble and run the
risk of being defeated. IF the same
rules were applied to candidates for
trustees which were applied to candi-
dates for mayor and aldermen, he
said, men who would make able trus-
tees would be dcbarred, because they
would not become candidates in the
common acccptation of the word CAN
didate.
Mr.. Fred. II. Dominick didn't SEQ
how Mr.. Bleasc's position was ten
able. AS to a scramble, it might as
we'll be said there would be a scramble
for mayor and aldermen. Mr.. Dom
mick said he was to some extent re-
sponsible for the bill providing for
the election Of trustees from the var.
ious wards, and one idea was to put
tho election in the primary, instead
Of continuing the present method OF
eleeting trustees. He didn't care
whether or not they paid their assess.