The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-15
CITY PRIMARY TO BE
HELD NEXT TUESDAY
General Election VIII Fol.
low April 4th
TWO CANDIDATES
OUT FOR MAYOR
Meeting of the City Democratic Club
Held Thursday Afternoon. Old Of
ficers and Slight Changes in Several
Committees


cratic club held Thursday afternoon
the time for holding the first primary
for the nomination of officers for the
proposed re-incorporated City Of Lau-
lens was set for next Tuesday March
Fl. Polls will be open at the Laurens
in the city during the regular hours
of election. If second primary Is
necessary it will be held on the fol-
lowing Tuesday and the general cleo
ton will be held the Tuesday after
that, viz, April 18th.
Some doubt existing in the minds Of
the club members as to the status Of
the officers of the club, it was decided
to rc-clcct officers in order to dissi-
pate the doubt. The former officers
were unanimously reelected, as fol-
lows:
President, r. 70. Babb
Vice President, G. f. Brooks.
Secretary, Arthur Lee.
Treasurer, E. w. Copeland.
The following executive committee
men were elected:
Ward l, John Armstrong; Ward 2,
John Cunningham; Ward 3, ]. r. Put
nam; Ward 4, j. Wade Anderson;
Ward 5, w. l.. Gray; Ward 6, J. NJ.
Clardy
The following enrolling committee
was named by President Babb:
: Ward 1, G. r. Moseley; Ward Q, J.
r. Ellis; Ward 3, J. r. Franks; Ward
4, J. A. Taylor; Ward s, John Swift
zer; Ward 6, l.. B. Blackwell
The enrolling committeeman arc
expected to secure the names of all
those eligible to vote in the primary,
but it has been suggested that each
qualified voter find out personally
whether or not his name is upon the
roll. This will cause any omissions to
be avoided.
Several changes were made in the
constitution OF the club. One change
provided that the primary box for the
city proper be placed in the court
house instead Of in the city hall. The
other change was in the way of an en-
largcmcnt on the oath, so that the
voter would be more likely TO know
exactly what he is swearing when cast
ing his vote 1t was brought out at
the meeting that among the require
mcnts for voting in the primary will
be residence in the city of four months
and in the state one year. The oath
now reads as follows: 81 do sOlcmnly
swear that I have been q resident Of
tho County of Laurcns for one year
and resident Of the City Of Laurcns
for four months prior to this election
and that | am duly qualified to vote
at this election Of the Laurcns City
Democratic Club and that | pledge
myself TO support the nominees Of this
election"
Some discussion arose as to the
advisablity Of doing away with the
primary altogether and also in regard
to putting restrictions around it, but
both ideas, were overwhelmingly OPP
posed w. r.. Richcy, Jr., leading in the
opposition to placing restrictions
around the primary.
Interest in the primary was given
considerable impetus by the an
nouncement the latter part Of the
week that j. Calvin Owings would be
in the race for mayor in opposition to
g. M. Babb AS lined up now the fol-
lowing will be In the race for alder
men from the respective wards, the
former aldermen being given first in
each instance: Ward 1, C. H. Gasque
and j. Dunk Watts; Wards 2, S. b.
Sexton, Allen Bramlctt and T.. Roy
Simpson; Ward 3, j. W. Hcllams, no
opposition; Ward 4, IT, c. Switzer
rand II. r. Dunlap; Ward 5, r.. G.
franks and Clyde Fowler; Ward 6,
u. j. Adams and i. 0. Hires.
At meeting Of the executive COM
mittee held Friday afternoon the fol-
lowing election managers were named:
TIaurens City box. J. A. p. Moore, w.
II. Gilkerson and T. Mac Roper. Mr.. w.
II. Gilkerson subsequently requested
to be excused from serving and E. w.
Machen was named In his place.