The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-10
No Second Primary In
Newberry County Today

we would have to have our tickets
printed and get them out, and I think
under all the circumstances it would
be very unsatisfactory to attempt to
hold an election on next Tuesday.
81 make that statement to give fully
my reasons in calling this committee
together today, and the matter is now
before you gentlemen for considera-
! ton.
while the call was not decided up
on in time to get the notice in the
newspapers of the county, letters
were deposited in the postofice on
Thursday night, addressed to each
county executive committeeman in the
county, calling this meeting, and in
addition to that, on last night, phon-
ed to a great number Of the executive
committeeman and asked for the news
to be generally spread that we would
meet today.
Motion to Postpone.
Mr.. T. Oswald Stewart moved that
the second Democratic primary for
county officers in Newberry county be
postponed until such time as tis
State executive committee shall desig-
nate for the holding of the second
primary for State officers.
The motion was seconded
Mr.. R. v. Porter moved that, SO far
as possible, the second primary for
county officers be carried forward On
Tuesday. 80.
DR.. W. C. Brown said: Suppose
the State executive committee should
decide to throw aside our first primary
and have no primary at all; can they
do that?''
sThe Constitution Between Friends
''There has been," said Chairman
Dominick, "a good deal of talk lately
about to hell with the constitution
| and T notice in an editorial in the
Columbia State this morning that
the constitution and rules is small
matter between friends You ask me
for my individual opinion, 1 suppose,
on the matter. I do not believe, in
dividually, that the State executive
committee has any right whatsoever
to postpone the second primary for
next Tuesday. The constitution speci-
fcally provides that it be held. But
the chairman has ruled otherwise. In
other words, he and the committee
have overriden the constitution in
that respect"
"The point was going to make"
said DR.. Brown, twas this; in case the
election should happen to be thrown
out, while am not anticipating that,
still would like for us to anticipate
that in discussing this motion. then
we would have no provision for hold
ing second primary in this county"
Chairman DominicK said his idea
along that line was that If the State
committee had right to postpone
theirs "we have right to postpone
ours"
Mr.. Stewart said he would amend
his motion that in the event the State
executive committee orders no second
primary, that this county committee
may designate any day we see fit prior
to the general election"
Chairman Dominick said he UNDER
stood Mr.. Stewart's motion then to be
as follows: THAT the primary election
for county officers ordered for next
Tuesday be postponed to a date to be
hereafter fixed by the Democratic exc
cutiye committee of Newberry county,
on some day prior to the general elec-
tion."
Saw No Use in POstpOnement. =,
Mr.. w. A. McSwain saw no use in
postponing the primary. He said he
was looking at it probably from a sell
fish standpoint, but the longer it was
put off, the longer the people were in
suspense and did not settle down to
business for the beginning of the fall
period, land if we keep agitating these
matters a great many people are dis
posed to lose sight of their own af-
fairs, when they get so absorbed in
politics." He also urged that the can
didates deserved consideration, being
at an expense in their canvass and
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