The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-21
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY PLANS.
y and Rules Governing County Prl-
marles TO Be Held.

ralled at II o'clock M. Oh Sat
rdav, the 9th day Of May, 1908,
r the purpose ofappointing dele
a,rs to the State, Congressional
Ia Judicial Convention.
That the candidates for State
nces, Representative in Con.
,rss and Solicitor be voted for
the Democrats in their re-
Elective precincts, on Saturday, |
IIay 2ud, 1908, and that this be
ballot, either printed or written,
PARTLY printed and partly writ
EN-.
:, That tile primaries be open
Irom , D. m, to SIP. IN, in all
Irecincts except the City OF
Iorham, East Durham and the
Two West Durham precincts, and
HAT ia these precincts they be
kept open from II NJ, to 8 p. IN.
| 1 That these primaries be
hinder the supervision Of three
Democrats, to be selected BY the
chairman Of the Executive Com
knittee, with the concurrence o.
lhe Central Committee, herein
ffovided for. the first named to be
ha,rman, and If any one Of these
bree be absent at the hour for
tpening the polls at said primary
Inc Democrats present shall elect
his successor. The poll-holders
r managers shall be sworn as
royiIed by law and each shall
rcr,ve for his services the sum OF
bue dollar. The Chairman of the
Exccutive Committee shall select
6ye Democrats to act as a Central
COMMITTEE.
:. That voters at suchprimarie'
shall vote separate ballots 70,
leach candidate for the diferen'
1oficers, on which ballot shall b
lprinted or written the name o
Ithe Office and the name OF TIT
candidate Tor whom the voter de
slres to vote, provided always
Ihowever, that the persons entities
ITO vote in said primaries una,
Vote a ballot either printed Q
written. or partly printed am
partly written, and said bailo
shall be sufficient If il gives III
name OF the Office and the nam
ofthe candidate Tor wtom the vote
desires TO vote, and each candidat
for Office must provide and dis
attribute his ballots, or have tn
zane distributed.
III &. That all white men who al
or will be qualified voters at ii
n November election, 1905 and VIII
agree to abide BY the result oftf
primaries and support the Dem,
crrtie ticket at said election, al
invited to vote in the primarie
/ :. That there shall be kept
each precinct primary a poll boo
wherein shall be recorded Il
name, age and residence OF eac
person offering to vote at sue
precinct-said book to be
charge Of said Precinct Comm
tee Of three, hereinbefore provide
for. and signed by the Poli-holdel
OF any two Of them.
/ s That every candidate sh'
receive In the County Conventi'
his pro rata vote rs cast III ca,
precinct. that il the vote Of q
precinct in the County Converts
Shall be divided in the ratio
the primary vote at that prccin
for the several candidates: n
vided. that in case there's Il taiIr
at any precinct to vote for Sol
person for any particular OF
the delegates selected from q
precinct may cast the vote IN
County Convention for that oil
as they see TT.
O. That il shall BE- the duty
said three Democrats in charge
each precinct primary to lint
diatcly make out, under I'll
hands or the hands Of any two
them, two statements ia duplie
certifying how many votes ei
candidate received at that primo
aud for what Office, one Of viii
together with the poll book, 81
Immediately be sent by mail OF
safe hands TO the County Charm
and the other KEEP. by the !
Committee and by them transn
ed or delivered to the Secret
Of the County Convention at
next meeting. The friends Of