The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-18
RULES STATE,
SENATORIAL PRIMARY

The full text of the rules of tn
State Senatorial primary as amend
ed and finally adopted by the Stat
/ Democratic Executive Committe
:: Tuesday night is as follows:
RULES GUIDING STATE sENATORIA,
PRIMARY.
The Democratic state cOmmitte,
at its meeting on March 20, 1912
adopted the following general rule:
for the senatorial primary, whicl
action Of the committee was ratified
! hy the Democratic State convention
on June s, 1912:
This committee recognizing the
desire Of the members of the party
Tor primary fer the nomination ot
candidate fer United Statds sena
tor. hereby orders one to be helC
and makes the following provision.
fog holding it:
First. That a primary election
for nominating a candidate of the
party for United States senator fol
the term beginning March 4, 1918
be held at the various polling places
III ell the voting precincts of the
| state, Oh Tuesday. November 5
1912, during the same hours pro
vided by law for holding the general
election Oh that day; aad primary
election to be held by pollholders to
| the number Of candidates for sena-
| tor; these polIholders to be appoint
! el by ,he Democratic executive com
njttees Of the various counties upon
the recommendations Of the several
candidates for senator, Or such rep
1esen tatives III The counties as they
may authorize to act for them; not
more than one pcliholder for each
voting precinct shall be appointed
upon the recommendation Of any one
candidate. or his authorized repre-
santatives; should any candidate die
Or withdraw before the primary
election, then only pollholders for
the remaining candidates shall be
qualified 10 hold said primary cleo
tion.
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the votes cast in said primary cleo
ton be required t. nominate. # the
event no candidate should receive
such q majority 2 second primary
election is hereby ordered to be held
on Tuesday, November Is, 1912 at
tie same places and during The same
hours as in the first primary eIec-
ton; at which second primary cleo
ton only the two candidates recaiv-
irG the greatest number votes in the
f~st primary election shall be voted
for, and only the pcllholders appoint
eI UPON their Or their representa-
tives' recommendations shall be
Gnalifed to held said Second prina-
~ election: the candidate receiving
the greater number Of votes in the
second primary election shall be de-
clared the nominee.
Third. That each candidate shall
provide his own tickets, which shall
be Of such size ard character as may
hereafter be determined under the
law Tor tickets for use in the gener-
Il election for nemhers Of The House
of Representatives in the Sixty
third Congress.
Fourth. That al electors who
sfal! have voted the Democratic
ticket in the election on said Tues
dav. November 5, 1912, shall be en-
titled to vote in either, or both pri-
mary elections herein provided for.
Fifth. That all the Democratic
nominees for the General Assembly
be understood to accept their nomi-
nations with the implied pledge to
vote fer the nominee of the primary
election. herein provided for, for
United States Senator when they
come to vote for that officer in the
r@7,t General assembly.
Sixth. That the Dcnocratic State
Executive Committee at It's first
meeting after the State convention,
shall provide such rules and regula-
tions. not Inconsistent with the pro-
visions herein set forth, as may be
necessary for conducting and declar-
mo, the result Of the primary cleo
ton.
Bv authority Of rule s Of above,
the Democratic State Committee at
its meeting on July 9, 1912, adopts
the following additional rules Tor
holding said primary election:
Seventh. The Democratic COM
noittees of al the counties or the
State shall meet at the various coun-