The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-25

~AShA s'c Adity Atctiis M0rCn 10.
A mass meeting of the Democratic
voters of the city was he,C In the
council chamber last night In response
to tho following call:
At the request cf many citizsrs q
mass meeting Is called to consider
whether II Is best to elect aldermen
from wards as now Pre- vidcd fnr or
from tho city ut lAage as was formerly
tho practice. Mesting will be held s
p. m. Tuesday. March !7th. at
council chamber. :
''E. c. Haynsworth. Chairman"
There were present about sixty
pcoplc. all told. which shows that less
than ten per ccn.. Of the voters Of
Sumter wer1 sufficiently Interested in
the selection OF In, sc who are to gov.
err tho city for the next two years tn
attend a we'll advertised NEE ing
Jhe meeting wa> called to order by
Secretary A. H. Moses. in the ali.
sence OF Chairman e. c. Haynsworth,
who was . few minutes late in arriv-
ing. On motion Mr.. J. w. McKeiver
was chosen to preside as chairman
and Mr., Moses was elected secretary,
Chairman McKeiver stated the OBJ
ject OF the meeting a. outlined in the
x 9 .vsss q ass, !, ~i
aErs -, g. HSS WORTH stated his
Views On, the matter and advocated
confrmAa,on OF the decision Of the
meeting held txs years ago to nomi-
nate two aldermen from each uf the
four xards. the ,voting tof be By the
city at larre~sr,st ~ ~ SissN,
8cFor the purpose OF bringing the
matter before the meeting In an or.
deriy way Mr.. H O. osteen moved
that tho action Of the meeting OF two
yss-S ago be rescindcd and that tho
nomination o. aIiermsn bs made
from tha, city ~ large - haA alwuyu
been the rule from ths time the city
Dcmocratic organisation was formed. 4
Ihs molten WA seconded. but Mr..
-. G. Cuttino immediately moved TO
amend. that two aldermen be nomt-
mated from each Of the four wards
By the voters OF ire respective wards.
1he discussion now began ana fer
upwards cf two hours there was q
gereral aLi moro or less animated do
bate, purctuated nero and ts%re with
motions TO lay ON the table. votes by
hand primaries. etc. IS.
Tho flrst vote IN Q motion t. table
Mr.. Cuttino's -an.end'acnt reveale 1
the fact that the a.ivpcat.- Of the
nomlnation by wards plan were In a
small majority, On subsequent votes
on various motions In which the same
proposition was involved. the uoml-
nation bv wards sidc Increased its
majority and on me direct vote for
the adoption Of the amendment The
potion was ,carried by a vote Of
about two to one. t
. The orly .th(r action OF importance
was tho adoption Of q resolution that
the books Of enrolment be- kept open
nom o. m. to- ! p. M. and from 2
p. m. to $50 p. M, every lay from
"Wednesday. March 1ssh. until sat-
urday. March 2lst A collection was
thoreupon taken 70 pay the saiery Of
the man to be employed by the chair
man OF the executive committee to
assist Secretary Moses In the enroll
ment Of voters.
A motion was made by Mr.. II. c..
Cuttino that any Democrat who pre-
sents himself of the polls on the day
OF the primary an l takes the cath pre-
scribed by the rules Of tn. Democrat
10 parity, governing primary elec-
tt.ns. be perm.ttcd5to vote The mo.
ton was promptly; votsd down. ard
thai ma stng placed itself On record In
fav"' Of q rigid enforcement "a th.-
rule requiring enrolment with the
secretary as pr rarequisite for voting
In the municipal primary. 81 ~. -.