The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-13
PRIMARIES TO BE HELD.

mittee, in Session Yesterday,
Calls Primaries to Be Held
September 10 and 17-Rules
to Govern Primary Adopted
Joint Discussions Discouraged.
The county Democratic execu-
tive committee met yesterday |
according to the call Of the chair
man, the meeting being called to
order by Chairman Geo. B. Nc
Leod in the opera house shortly
alter II o'clock. At the request
of Chairman Mcleod, MIR. }. A. |
Sharpe acted as secretary and
the roll being called it was found
that 16 townships were repre-
scented.
In stating the object of the
meeting the chairman said that
the new law places the entire
responsibility of controlling cleo
tons on the executive committee
and that it was the business of
the committee to determine
whether or not a primary sht uld
be held, and in the event it was
determined to hold a primary to
fix the rules and reg ulatiOns to
govern it. He urged the COM
mittee to act withC ut consider
ing any man or men, but entire
ly for the best interests Of the
party.
At the conclusion of Chairman
McLeod's remarks Col. &. F.
McRae, of Maxton, moved
that the committee authorize a
primary and adopt rules to gov
! ern same. This motion was sec
: onded by Mr.. ]. E. Carlyle, of
, Raft Swamp, and Mr.. L. R. Ha-
mer, of Thompson's No. 2. The
motion was discussed at length,
5 Messrs. J. C. Fisher, of Affords
3 vile, L. R. Hamer, A. w. Nc
r Lean. of Lumberton, ]. E. Car
:. lyle, J. L. Thompson, Of Britt's,
!, Col. E. F. McRae and G. B. Nc
j Leod taking part in the discus
n sion. The only member of the
n committee who openly opposed
: the primary was Mr.. L. Thomp-
:, son. Most of the other speakers
y saidthatthey had always been OPP.
! posed to the primary system and
u would oppose it in this instance,
but the last Democratic conven
!, ton declared for the primary anC
they did not consider that the ex
# ecutive committee had the au
~ thority to go contrary to the in.
structions of the convention
y Messrs. E. J. Britt, L. 7. Cool
r and D. P. Shaw, who are no
e members of the committee, were
f. called on and submitted a few
remarks in opposition to tn
II primary, advising the committe
ID that they did not consider i
W wise from the standpoint OF tn
a best interests of the party.
Chairman Mcleod called Mr.
Fisher to the chair and address
r ed the committee, He urged tn
D. committee to consider tn
matter calmly, in the light {
r. present conditions, and not
ty feel bound b. what had bee
is done two years ago hastily an
inconsiderately. In the even
though, the committee decide
- that it was it's duty to call
IT, primary, he wanted the provisic
L. made that there should be I
joint canvass, no joint discussi(
mt between candidates. With SUI
e. a safeguard as that throw
around it he did not believe
ay- primary would do any harm al
Ter he would be in favor of it und
such conditions.
er, 4 motion to adjourn IN
SITS after dinner, made by Mr..
J. Mcleod, of Red Springs, a
lite seconded by Mr.. R. E. Lewis,
p Saddle Tree, was voted down,
to 6, and Col. McRae's motto
m which was made In writing a
~ which expressly states that t
, ,Sn committee deems the action
"a the last Democratic convent
1ino in declaring for a primary Dir
ean ing on its members, was pl
Neni Mr.. Fisher calling for ayes al
, ,sn,. noes. The motion was CARR
i't 81 by a vote of Is to l, Mr.. J.
oI w. Thompson, Of Britt's, casti
ors the only vote against.
81 81 Col. McRae moved that Thu
I IL; day, September 10, be set as
'N' date for the first primary,
second to be held one week lat
IeX. September II. This motion "
'Wn seconded by Mr.. Hamer and v
carried. Mr.. N. A. Carter,
Hiss White House No. 2, moved Il
lax, the chair appoint a committee
avis five to draw up rules to govt
the primary, this committee
ter, report to the full committee
k in the afternoon. The motion V
seconded by Mr.. Fisher and V
,out carried and the chair appoin
for the following: Col. E. F. McR
will A. W. Mclean, A. R. McEa
had ern, J. E. Carlyle, N. A. TOY
two send. Mr.. Townsend asked t.
NOR excused, as he could not rem
vol for the afternoon meeting,
here upon a motion made and put
inch Mr.. Mclean Chairman Mel
and was made a member of the G.
mittee.
Id Some discussion was provo
, ,;o;t by suggestion made by
~ Hamer that the provision
iii'- made that no joint canvas,
:. made by candidates. 1t
his lAll @Lo+ A. L