Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-04-10
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES CALLED.
VIII be Held May 18Th. Only aFsW Pres
ent at-commlttee Meeting.

twenty of the two hundred mem
bers of the Rowan Democratic
Executive Committee met in the
grand jury room of the Court
house in Salisbury, listened to a
classic Grafton from the chair.
man, tickled each others ribs
with straws of 10y, arranged the
time for holding she primary and
convention, made rules for she
FOO voters, aud lavied fee upon
would be Candidates. all of which
was no doubt'necessary and con-
dusted with the utm st propviety
and decorum.
Those present were the follow.
lug: D. W. Julian, N. G. Quinn
Il. g. Trott, 7 F. Hudson,
Cicero Miller, P. W. Sloop, P. A.
D. Peeler, J G. Dsaton, White
Menins, R. D Colsman, J Claude
Barber, J. B LlAgle, L. r L,ngls.
John H. A. Lyerly, Arthur Deal.
Lewis Kluttz, P. B. Bssinger, W.
P. Barber, Whisehead Kluttz.
Walter Woodson and E. G. Greg
ory, the last two named Icing the
chairman and secretary respoc-
lively.
The time set for the primary is
Saturday, May 19sh, and the con-
vention on the following Satur-
day, May 25th.
The rules made governing SAID
primary and convention are as
follows:
l. The polls shall be opened
at IL O'Clock, noon, and close at
8 O'Clock, p. M, at the usual vot-
ing places, IN the six voting pre-
ciEcts of Salisbury township
The polls shall bs opened at l
O'Clock p. M, and close at 5
O'Clock p. NJ, as the usual voting
PLACES in the various voting pre-
cincts outside of Salisbury town
ship.
2 The primary election shall
be presided over by two managers
to be selected by the county Dem
ocratic executive com mittee, said
managers shall decide all chRl-
lenges that shall be made and ell
questions that shall arise before
them. At the close of the pri.
mary election said managers shall
proceed to count the votes and
declare the results. They shall
certify the results of the primary
election, and shall transmit such
certificate, with the poll lists, to
the convention of Democrats of
the county of Rowan which shall
be held in the court house in Sal
isbury at ~ O'Clock, noon, on
Saturday, the 25th day of May,
1912.
3, Ths ballot shall be printed
on white paper and shall be with.
out devise.
4 In casting his ballot each
elector shall mark cross marx
Ky with pencil or ink in the
CIRCLE opposite the name of the
candidate for whom he wishes to
vote
s. That if any voter in such
primary election, by his bali t
shall vote for more parsons fer
any one of6ce than he is entitled
to, his ballot on that cffice shall
not be counted,
( 6. That sll white persons who
shall be qlaIifsd to vote in the
November, 1912, election aud
who has heretofore affiliated With
the Dem cratic party, and has
been a consistent voter of tn.
Democratic ticket in State and
county elections, or who will IL.
the November, 1912, election vote
for the nominees of the Rowan
county Democratic election ana
convention of May 25, 1912, shall
be entitled to vote in said pri-
mary.
Z. Tha: each candidate five
days prior to the day of sald
primary election shall deposit
with the chairman of the Rowan
Democratic executive com mittse
the sum Of 81 (slx dollars) to de-
fray the expenses TO be incurred
In printing and distributing the
ballots and providing ballot boxes
and paying the fees of the mana
gers. That each manager shall
be paid the sum of one dollar gnc
hall, ($1.5O)
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