The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-08-17
PRIMARY ELECTION RULES.

by the Democrauc EX-
ecutive Committee to Govern
the Holding of the Democrat
ic Primary for the Year 1908.
At it's meeting duly called and
held in Lumberton on last We'd
nesdav, the 18th, the Democrat
ic executive committee of Robe
son county adopted the following
rules to govern the holding Of the
primary election for this year:
'Q That a primary election
be held in every voting precinct
in Robson county, to express
preferences and choose Demo-
cratic candidates for one Senator,
two members of the House of
Representatives, and all county
and township officers.
(2) That the said primary
election shall be conducted and
presided over by two managers
for each voting precinct in the
county, the said managers for
the respective voting precints
being as follows:
Alfordsville, Alex. Afford. K.
| S, Monroe; Burnt Swamp, J. B.
Humphrey, A. C. Mcleod; Back
Swamp, M. c. Mcintyre, G. L.
Thompson; Blue Springs, ]. D.
Mcleod, Make H. McPhaul; ;Britts,
]. F. Roberts, A. L. Stone; How
ellsville, D. C. Regan, N. Akin.
law; Lumberton, Frank Cough,
J. P. Townsend; Lumber Bridge,
d. Z. McGougan, J. L. Shaw;
Maxton, Norman Stewart, J. S.
McRe; Parkton, A. J. Garriss, J.
B. Mccormick; Red Springs, ,Jno.
Mclean, A. D.. H. Brown; Raft
Swamp, R. F. Gregory, J. F.
Powell; St. Pauls, A. H. Tyson,
]. B. Underwood; Smiths, D. L
Stewart, P. H. Macarthur; Ster-
lings, W. A. Leggett, E. C. Nye
Thompsons No. l, R. S. Bond
V. G. Peasants; Thompsons No
2, A. L. Hall, F. NJ. Townsend
Saddle Tree, M. G. Prevatt, H
A. M'White; White House No. l
D. M. Rogers, G. E. Morgan
White House No. 2, O. I. Floyd
W. c. Brown; Wisharts, Johl
Smith, Jesse Stansel.
81 The managers, after be
ing appointed, shall, before en-
tering upon the discharge ofthei
duties, take and subscribe tn
: oath, as follows:
|, do solemnly swea
that l will fairly, faithfully an
, impartially conduct the Demo
! cratic primary election to be hel
this day, according to law, an
/ the rules of the Democratic party
as prescribed for this primary.
Said oath shall be administer
ed by any notary public or ju'
tice of the peace, or any perso
: authorized by law to administe
oaths, and shall be subscribed b
said managers before the officer
administering same, and shall K
transmitted to the clerk Of tn
Superior Court of the county, wit
the other election returns.
az If any one or more Of tt
managers appointed to hold tt
said primary election shall fail
appear on the day of election, tt
remaining manager, or manager
y shall appoint others in the
stead, provided, however, that
" both of said managers shall f.
'f to appear at said election with
one half hour after the time fl:
ed for the opening of the poll
the chairman of the executi'
committee Of such township sh;
~ appoint two managers of electi'
II II to hold said primary election.
re (5) The said managers sh;
III be duly qualified electors in t.
III precinctin which they shall az
IN and shall be reputable and int
ligent Democrats; provided, tn
no person who shall be a canC
date for any office, to be vot
!. for in said primary, shall be e
gible to act as manager.
(6) Before any ballots are !
ceived at any election, and il
= mediately before the opening
the polls, said managers sh
z open each ballot box to be US
in said primary election, and {
hibit the same publicly to sh'
that there are no ballots in S;
boxes. They shall then close a
seal up said boxes, and they sh
not open the same until the Gle
of said primary election.
The said managers shall a
S. keep a poll list, with a list
, the names of each voter voti
K at said primary election, a
shall, before receiving any ball
administer to the voter the !
lowing oath:
Il do solemnly swear, or affir
that l will support the consi
ton of the United States,
n constitution of the State of No
7 Carolina, not inconsistent the
with; that have been a resid
of the State of North Carol
for two years, and of the cou
of Robson for six months; tn;
i am 21 years of age; that I h
- not voted in this primary elect
in any other ward or precil
or township; that l will abide
the result of this primary:
help me, God"