Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-01
WILL HOLD PRIMARY.
q &prt Mm Democrats to Nominate
q s. {s - Town Ticket.

alesday, December 13, as a re-
sQb of the organization last Fri
day evening of the Fort Mill City
DeInocratic club. In the primary
P4fty candidates for mayor, two
ehermen-at-larg four ward al
derinen ands two members of the
public works commission are to be
Nominated. Should second pri-
mary be necessary, by reason of
the failure of any candidate for
'a -particular office to receive
: majority of the votes east
in the first primary, it will be
held son Tuesday, December 20.
one week after the first primary.
Meeting in the town hall Fri
<day evening, 40-odd of the l63
fDemocrats who a few days ago
eigned declaration of their in
fention to form a city club to
place candidates in the field for
municipal offices, perfected the
organization of the club by elect
ing w. r. Bradford president, J.
sB. Broadnax and ID. =. Brown
vice presidents. w. S. Belk secre-
tary and treasurer and w. III.
Martin assistant secretary and
treasurer. A. G. Lytle was cho-
sen temporary secretary of the
meeting OH motion of j. Il. Halle.
The executive committee of the
club is composed of George Fish,
w. b. Meacham, Sr., r. f. Me
Kibben, DIR. j. b. Elliott and Zeb
Vance Clifton.
/. With the exception of recall
provision, the club rules adopted
at the meeting are practically
the same as those of township
Democratic clubs. The substance
of the recall rule is that upon pc
tition to town council of 80 per
cent OF the voters participating
in any of the clubs primaries for
"a particular candidate who was
successful in the general, election.
a special election shall be held to
determine the fitness for further
service of the officer at whom the
recall is aimed. Should a petition
for the recall of ward alderman
be circulated, the club rules pro-
vide that only persons living in
the ward and who participated
in the primary in which the alder
man was nominated will be cligi-
BILE to sign the petition. I'm the
case of officials elected by the
vote of the entire town. the same
percentage of primary voters is
necessary to insure a recall clec-
-tion,: with ward limits not being
considered.
( Following the organization of
the club Friday evening. the ex-
ecutive committee held its first
meeting SATURDAY. evening. at
which George Fish was elected
chairman and w. b. Meacham
secretary. December 13 was the
date selected by the committee
for the clubs first primary. at
which town officers to serve dur
ing 1929 are to he nominated.
Books of enrolment We're ordered
opened on Monday. November %.
and to remain Open through Sat
urday. December 10. which also
was the time designated for can
didates TO pay their assessments
and take the pledge to abide by
the result of the primary.
The entrance fees for candi-
dates were set by the committee
as follows: For mnvor. 81; for
aldermm-at large. 81: for ward
alderman. 50; for public works
commissioners no charge.
j. G.. Saville Heath Rclk and
Barron Bennett were selected as
managers of the first primary
the polls to open at g o'clock a.
m. and close at o'clock n. M,
at the store of Young & Wolfe,
The committee decided not 10 ask
the election managers to serve
the clnb without compensation
but will pay them for the day 5
@work. A meeting of the commit
tee will be held Tuesday evening
December TO-. TO declare the re.
suit of the first primary.