The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-10
CITIZENS MEETING.
Primary Fixed and Rules Ad-pted-
Assessment of Can
didates.

mary system be adopted and that the
same rules, as last year, with the nee
essary changes as to dates and offices,
be adopted. The motion was carried.
The following we're elected to serve
on the executive committee for the en-
suing year:
From the town at large: DR.. O. B.
Mayer, DR.. George B. Cromer.
Ward II. W. Earhardt.
Ward 2-I. H. Hunt.
Ward 3-Dr. P. G. Ellesor.
Ward 4-John C. Goggans, Jr.
Ward 5-W. H. Hardeman.
Senator Blease made the following
motion which was adopted: "That 1t
is the sense Of the Democracy of the
town Of Newberry, that the city coun-
ell take such steps as may be neces-
sarv TO establish the Office of record
er."
Mr.. ]. W. Earhardt moved: 'That
the city council be requested to an
nounce through the newspapers
where the survey for the proposed
sewerage extension may be found and
inspected.'' The motion was adopt
ed.
The meeting adjourned.
Rules.
Section l. An election within the
Democratic party shall be held in the
Town of Newberry on Tuesday, No.
vember oath, 1908, to select candl-
dates for mayor and aldermen to
serve for one year; trustees OF the
graded schools for ward l, ward :
and ward 3 to serve for two years,
and one commissioner of public works
TO serve for six years; the polls to be
opened at 8 o'clock a. M. and to be
closed at 4 o'clock p. m: one voting
precinct to be in each ward. and the
executive committee shall have
charge of locating same.
Section 2. All Democrats who
have duly registered for the munlcl-
pal election of 1908 shall be allowed
to vote. In case the right to vote IS
challenged, the person challenged
shall be required to establish his
right to vote before the managers by
the vouching of three Democrats,
provided, that in the nomination OF
aldermen and trustees Of the graded
school, from the respective wards, on
ly qualified electors from each ward
shall be permitted to vote for alder
men and trustees of the graded school.
from that ward.
Section 3. The candidates receiv-
ing the majority of all votes cast for
the said offices of mayor. aldermen,
and trustees Of the graded school,
and commissioner Of public works, re-
spectively, at said election. shall be
declared the nominees Of the Demo
cratic party of said town: provided
that on or before twelve o'clock noon,
on FRIDAY, November Goth, each of
such candidates shall have left a
written statement with the chairman
of the executive committee that he is
a candidate and that he will abide the
result of such election No vote shall
be counted for any candidate who has
not so pledged himself: and provided,
further, that if no candidate either
for the office of mayor or for alder
man or for trustee Of the graded
school in a ward. or for commission
er Of public works, shall have re"eiv-
ed a majority of votes at such elec-
ton, a second election for the nomi-
nation Of mayor and for aldermen
and for a trustee Of the graded school
and for commissioner Of public works,
as the case may be. shall be held on
Friday, November 9th, under these
rules, at which second eiect!on only
the two candidates. who received the
highest vote at the former election
for the respective Offices. shall be
voted for: and provided, further, in
the event there should be tie at the
second primary for mayor and alder
men and trustee of the graded school
or commissioner Of public works,
then a third primary shall be held on
Monday. November 30th. 1908.
Section 4. When the votes shall
have been duly counted, the managers