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THE HEADLIGHT. | JOHN H. WALSH, Editor and Pbomustob. B———mmBMP——B———rn Kflarai mortlit to act of Conm at Um fori atom* at Kocklujili»ui, N. 0 M —oa< il—i aatt*r. BOCKOEGHAK, K. O.. July 0, ltoe. mmmmmm———————mmmm■—» CAMPAIGN APFOK5TMZNTS MADE. "To yootr taota O. Iaraal." Now, “Lay on McDoff.'* The campaign appoiut menta are published in this issue. We trust that the people will greet the candi dates with a large audience at every appointment. I#et prohibitionists bestir them selves. The issue in the Democratic camp, is one that concerns the good-order loving people more than any other that could arise. Are you ready for it? If not, then get ready at ence. and dis pute every inch ot ground with the enemy. “When the sons of Clod went to the temple to wor ship, Satan wont' also. Thus will it be in this campaign. You may hear the voice of Jacob, but the hands will be those of Esau. We don’t as sume to tell you w ho to vote for, but in 'the name of all yon count good in yourselves ; for the sake of our good wo men and children ; for yodr own credit; for God’s sake, vote for. some man who will stand flat-footed against ev ery effort to re-open Rock ingham saloons. Drive the whiskey crowd from the field by killing their • votes with yours. Treat them kindly but kill their ■ * Now, “lay on McDufl. And damned be him* who cVies enough.” To the Voters of Richmond Count j. While some of the candi dates will have the opportu nity of seeing you all, lace to face, it trill not be in my power to do so, and hence this respectful and kind ap peal through The’ Headlight. You all know I am a candi . date lor register of deeds, and that other good men are seeking the same position, bat I hope none are better entitled to it, and I am sure none-need it worse, or would appreciate it more. I have been a citizen of Richmond for seventeen years, coming hers from good old Anson. Nearly all of yon know mo personally, possibly some of yon have pledged your support to oth er candidates. If your con science, te!) you to vote for me, then toll your triends you mast withdraw >onr plodgs. I want to see all men vote aa they desire, hot , I like tor thorn to desire to rote forme, liy health will not allow mo to do herd la bor, and being * poor man foreao me to come before yon for work I am perfectly com petent to do. 1 stand in need of your oesietanae end no other will appreciate it hall so moeh. host friends, if I Ml to see you please accept this ee a modoot personal ap peal toyou to vote for sse in primary. Respectfully, J, C. Candle I , /.e'ik —. - _ 0 PRIMARY HKSTlii .—1 Text of the Measure Rcc'-ASst bif the Nomination of All County CancKclEtes-*Office! Rides Published. Chapter 732, Public Laws of 1001, eutitied “Ateict to regftlnto Prinity Elections,” cm amended bv Chapter 123, Public Law* of 1003. Section 1. Tint every -political pri mary election held by any political party, organisation or association, for the purpose of choosing candidate* for county and city, town and towusliip officer*, instructing candidate* or del egate* to county convent tons, election of comity and city exexcutive com mittees, or for oilier purposes, shell be presided over and conducted in the mauiier prescribed by the rules of the political party, organisation, or asso ciation holding stich primary election by managns selected in a manner pre scribed by *ucb rules. Sr.di manager* shall, lfcforo filtering upnn the dis charge of their duties, each take and subscribe an oath that he will fairly, impartially and honestly conduct the same act-onliii; to the provisions of thi* act and the rules of s-.ich purty, organization or association. Should one or taoie'of (he manager* appoint ed to hold such election fail to ap pear on the day of election, the re maining manager j«r managei-s shall appoint others iu their stead and ad minister to them the oath herein pre •cribed. The manage™ shall take the oath herein prescribed before a No tary Public or other officer authorized to administer oaths, but if no such officer can be conveniently had, the managers may administer the oath to eaeh oilier, bueh oaths shall after be‘. ing subscribed by the managers, b? tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the count* in which such election shall be held with in fire day* after such election. »ee. A Hetow inr ballois are re ceived at any such election and im mediately before opening tin; polls, sueb manager* shall open each ballot box to be used in such election and exhibit the same publicly to show that there are no ballots in mteli box. They shall then close and lock or seal such hex except the opening to receive the ballots and shall not again open the same nntil the elose of the election. They shall keep two poll lists with the names of each voter -vot ing in such elections ami sign the same at the e|oy3 of the elaetion and shall, before re ceiving any ballots, admiuister to tin voter an oath (Amendment, Cbaptei 123, Public Laws of 1903: “It aluli be their duty when any voter is chal lenged, in'good faith, ehsllenger’stat •ng grounds of such challenge.”) that he is duly qualified to vote aceord }ng to the rules of the- party, ini' that he has not voted before in suel. election, and will abide by the result of the primary, and at the close of the election they shall proceed pub liely to connt the votes and declare the result; they shall certify the re sults of such election and transmit such certificate, with one of the poll lists, ballots and all other papers re lating to . such election, within the time - prescribed and to the person or persons designated by the rule* of the party, organisation or ussoeia tiou. holding such election, and they shall file one pull list with the Cleric of the Superior Court. Sec. ,1. Every primary election shall ha held at the time and place, and nixler the regulation* prescribed by the rulca of the party, orgunixation ni association holding ilia same and I li re tarns shall be made and the result declared an prescribed by such ruler hut the returns of the managers with the poll list shall be filed in Hie of 11 re of the (lark of the Superior Court for the eounty in which such election is held, within four days after the Anal declaration of the result there of, and shall remain there for public inspection. nee. s. Any manager ulio Khali be guilty »f wilfully violating any of the datiM developed npon Kiteh position hereunder ahull be guilty of ■ r.ib demeanor, end npon conviction there of. shall ba puniahod by a fine not to exaaed one hundred dollars or im prisoned not to sxeeed six months, and any manager who okall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall ha fined in a sotn uot to exceed five hundred dollar*, or im prisoned for • term not to exceed twelve months, nr both in the discre tion of the Court. Sac. 6. Any yotar who shall aw tar fabeiy is felting the praseribed oatli er shall im personate another prison and tags the oath, in his name, in Older to veto, shall ho guilty of per Jncy and punished npon conviction as for perjury. See. 6. That in overy town or city of three thousand inhabitants or over Him Shall bo a party rigfctm lias of votoa ertder fegnla lions to be praseribed bp tbe rules of the party, oygsniaatioa or ease nation. bar, 7f If shall ba Hit •Inly of agy parson who may to appointed by Ms party la awe capacity ai.d wire shall aasapt tbs appointment, to per farm failhfntly the dotiry of sucli appointment, sad it shall ba the dal) of gay delegate in any eenrmltm assembled for (he punmo of nom log candidates who are to be voted for by tbe people, to faithfully carry ant the choir? of his party when ascer tained and declared as provided for by this art. _ f'.v. •*>. If any voter having par tieii a tod in one primary shall vote vr attempt to vote in a different pri mary election, held for a similar pnr pr '• during the same pnliliral enm p.vyn. he shall be guilty of frandnlcnt voting, mid, rpou eonvietion shall I* I'nuiabed in the same manner and to the extent a* if he had voted illegally in the general rlcclijii. Ami if any voter having voted mire in Ins pri mary election shall \-iite or attempt to vote a second time in same elect ion. at the same or a different poll, lie shall be guilty of a misdemeanor1 and shall be fined not less than tun dollar* nor mow than fifty d'dlais lor each of fence. S«e. fi. If any person shall attempt to iuthicnre the vote of another by the use of intogieating liquors, or shall bribe or off.w to bribe any voter by promise of anythin”- as a reward to bo. delivered, or a service to be per formed. prior to. at the time, or sub sequent to the primary election be ball ho guilty of a misdemeanor, and -hi conviction, shail bo lilted tint less ■fian Ivreot'v-Hve dollars nor mow than .»'•<• hundred dollars. See. 10. All dram simps and other daces for the vending of intoxicating Minors shall lie dosed pending a pri mary clcetiun and it shall lie iiiilairfnl "'°1. .n,1-v 1° »:<?H nr give away ’pintnon* liquor*, beer or eider with in three miles of the primary elec tion duriug the time of election and from twenlve o'clock tin* itight pre ceding to twelve n'rlock ou llio night succeeding the primary electintt, un der the same restriction and penal ties ns in a general election.- ’ Sec. 11. That for the purpose of t registered primary the custodian of any of the registration hooks in any ornnty, township, city or town, ■hall on demand. niik» a certified '->!»>- 1 f the same for the manager or naimgera of any i-olitiral parts-, nr -aitization or a c-nets lion, upon the viyment of ten ejnts for eaeli one liundred names,or factional nart there •r. See. 12. That this act shall apply only to tho following counties, anil the townships, town* and citic# “herein, tu-wit: Cabarrus, Woshinsr 'on. \\ nice. Richmond, llnrlmm. Ilen lerron. Orange. Haywood, T.vrell, Dare. Pamlico. Granville, Northnmp “on. Anson, Johnston and Forsyth. See. 13. Tlisijkiu tho payment of five dollar* to tlie party chairman •y any randidate, not less than ten lay* before a primary election, it 'ball be the duty of aurli chairman ‘o have the name of such eaudidati -rrinted on a ballot, and distributed of each voting precinct, and it shall -awful for such chairmsn to print •he names of all surli candidates up -n one ballot plaiuly designating hereon the office “for which each ner *®»> ** « candidate, and leavin'* a mar. ;i», snffleicntly Isrjre for the voter h> mark a ernss-icaik opposite tin lame of thy candidate for whom hi desires to vote for each office. See. 14. Nothin*- in this act shul be held or ronatroed to make the hold. "K «f primary election* compulsory jut it shall bo.left |o the uptiun of tin ^xeentivo Committee of each parts •f each enmity, township, city oi town to which this act auplies to clccl whether or not for each party a pri mary election shall be- held instead of a convention. Sec. 15. That this act shall be in force fmm and after its ratiliration. In the General Assembly read throe time*, and ratified this the 15lli dav rf March, A. II., 1901. RULES FOB HOLDING DEMO CRATIC PRIMARY. At • meeting of (be Demncr»tir Executive Committee held jn officr •f Mr. A. K, ltockcry on Saturday, Jane ltt, 1000. A primary election for the purpose of nominating candidates fur county office* end fur Representatives in the General Assembly and for township office* was and the name is hereby called for Saturday, Angnst 4, IflOti, and the same shall be held under the following rule* and regulations: 1. Tho polls shall be open at $ o’eloek a. m., and dosed at suns.-t. The voting place shall be the seme a* in the gutters) elwfipn, 2. The managers appointed for the *fT«r»l precincts shall, before enter ing upon the discharge of their dtt ties, each take shd subscribe an oath that he wilt fairly, impartially and Uouently rotiHutt loid primary ae eordiug to these rules, and according So act of the General Assembly of North Carolina passed in 101)1,*’ and entitled "An act to regulate primary sleet Ian," as amended by (liaptw 123, laws of 1IKKI, Hhould one or arore of the manage)* appointed to bold election fail In appear on the °t eleetUM), the rnmainln'r man atev or maoar*rs shall appoint nth era Instead and administer the oalh berain prasertbed. The manager* shall lake the oalh herein prescribed before a notary peblie or other oUl nx authorised to administer oaths hut if no sueti officer can be conveni ently bad, the managers may admin ister the oaths to seek other, finch oath, shall after being mihe-ribed bs the ms an-ere be tiled In office of *he clerk of tjje Bunerinr Court of 1D«V mond county within tire dev* a.ta ■neh election. t. Before any ballot* are reeeiec.' «t said election, and lmmcdiat.lv ha # -nr* opening tbs poll*, the managers *hnlt open the ballot boxes to be used ■ll-surli election and exhibit the same >::hlie!y to rhnw that there am no cadet* in such boxes. They shall then close and lock or seal up said boxes except the opening to receive Hie ballots, and shall not again open the same until tbo close of the elec tion. 4. AH white persons and persons of 'ndian and Portugese decent who will lie qualified voter* in November election, who are l>e funerals, and who will abide by the result of said elec tion, sliall be allowed to vote there in. ■\ The innntteer* shall keep two poit list* w'th the names of each ro tor in said t lection and sign the same at the close -if *J«e elect'nn. They sliall not re-niirc any voter offering to vote in sr.nl election to take any oath or pledge, unless the-right of soiii voter in \n» in ssi-.'. election (a (liallcnged, and in that case snch vo ter shall he examined on liis honor ixuiliiti), his light to rote in said i loci ton. In c.i<o on; voter upon being dial engvd diall refuse to pledge'himarlf to iihide by :i,c result of said tom lie shall not lie all *we«l to i viln. No pciK.ui «!:i.l l.c allowed tv voto in which lie offeiw to vote, that is to say no person shall lie sliowedto vote ia s 'id primary clectiou who is not x citizen cf the United States, who will it -I have reached the age of 21 years on election day in November, l!)(Ki, who will not have resided in the Slate two year*, county six months anil township in which he offers to vote 4 months prior to said election day nr who is disqualified Ivotn voting by-the constitution and laws of this Slate. G. At tlie close of tlie election the •n linage rs shall proceed publicly to ivrint the votes sod dcrlare the re •vtt«. They shall certify the results of the election aod on or before Tnes lav. ihe 7tli day of August, 1‘KJO, 'rausmit such eertitlcatc with one of the poll lists, and all tally sheets to .he chairman of the executive commit tee in the town of Rockingham, and •hey shall file one poll list with the •lerk of the Superior Court of the evunty. 7. Tlie Democratic oVeculivp com mittee shall meet in the towii of Rockingham on Tuesday, the 7th lay •f August, 11)1)0, and shall proceed 0 canvass said votes and shall dr da re the results at Ihu court house •*•**“» announcing tlie number of votes eccived by each candidate in said lection, and if any candidate shall mvo received a majority of the votes •ast fr r all the candidates for any iflice be sliall bo drrlarcd the uom nee of the Democratic natty for that •Alee. If no candidate receives a ma the votes cast for nil the for auy office, it shall bp' Icelared .that no nomination has been n&de for thet office, and sail exeeii ivfe committee shall immediately call 1 second primary election in which 'nl.v the two candidates receiving tlie highest votes for each of the <iAires “’or which no nominal ions wcm> made ‘hall he voted tor, unless there shall l>e n third candidate for any oAiee who shall receive wiiliiu 37 votes of sec ond highest for tho same n(firc, in which case said third highest may be voted for in said primary election at «>: and the second primary election shall be held by the same manager* And uuder the same mica and regula tions as Ihe first, ami the candidate receiving the highest vote for any office in said second primary ahull be declared the nominee for the partv for that nffiee. "• 1,ie return* of tb3 manager*, Jrter the *ame shall huvo been ran vaosed by the 'executive committee, together with the poll list, shall In Bled in the office of the clerk «r the Superior Court of Richmond county 'nthm four .lay* after tl,0 ft„a| derln ration of tlicresnlt thereof, and shall remain there for public inspection. ». Every person 'trailing to become a candidate for the nomination for «ny will re in said primary election "hall tile with the chairman of the executive committee, on-or before the loth day of July written pledge sign ed in his own handwriting to the *;■ feet that such candidate is « Dem ocrat and that in the event he is de; rated in said election he will sup. port tile ticket nominated In said elec tion, Hod no vnles cast for anv can didate who haa not (lied s„rh a pledge shall be counted. 10. For the purpose of defraying, v** necessary expense* of printing and distributing tickets and conduct ing said primary election, every can didate shall, on or before the l.>th day of JoU, p,y t0 t|ie M»Pll,jre Klln. t tw, follows: Candidates ™*r •WlNatUid fur Ifepresentutire ♦ball pay a (V of *ynO: Condi lales for III* offices of sheriff, clerk of the •otirf, register nf deeds and treasurer *h*H Wljr a fa# nf #10.00. Candidates f«r the offlew of eonnty commissiou er, eoroner and surveyor shall pov • fc* of #2.00, justices of Ilia peace and eons tables shall pay. a fee of .V) rent*. H shall be i|,o duty of the chairman, oil receipt iff (ha proper fee from any candidate, to hare said candidate’* name and the office fur ha fat a candidate printed on Ilshats, gad dUtrlhiite sent H«krt* to Ibe several voting places. 1). There shall be a aeparatc hog far every office and no vote shall be Mooted nnleaa deposited in the prop. t W*. .Every voter shall ha allow ad ta rota far eaenndidate fnr every »tSee, except for the office of eonnty | commissioner, nnil every voter ‘■axil j l>e allowed to vote "for live candidates for that nlV.ce. bill no vo!. :• shall be alle,red to tv.*: more than one vote for nny one candidate for comity commissioner. •> 13. Three r>li at I ~ he three mar.ntjcrs for e.-.rli precinct )io|lin<r place, and tliev shall conduct the same i’.i un or derly inanuer, and said invimpi;* shall nol sotirit votes for ar.v candidate ilnriirr said election. For iheir n?r vic-’s the miv.ia;>en* shall lie paid $l.t>0 Cacti. IV. X. F.Vr.KKTT. Chairman Dim. F.x. Com. Richmond county. T oper Rtcelvs—.Ins. L. Baldwin, W, A. Webster, ,1. 8. Mnlticson. Lower Steeles—D. A. Parsons, Al fred Baldwin. C. C. Capel. Mineral Springs—P. (’. McRae, Cant. Wm. Smith. P. O'Bjien. Hints Jack—h’obt. R. Hinson, 1. W. Webb. C. H. Kcv. Pc aver Dan—Jos. L. McDonald, W. A. Crs’iani. A. II. McDonald. Rockintham. No. I.—R. C. Terry. W. K. < Vvi.vrtnn. Will MeXenxie. Kockin.-brni. No. ’J,— W. !•’. Long. Walter 1,. Steele. .1. C. D.avis. Mnks emit—1.. (IT.rieti, \V. I C'liddl'linn'rli. K. ?*\ lio.t'M*. Wolf Pit. No. 1—ft. u. Morr; *u>u, | .1. V. Me-clunr.. W. I,’. Cuiki'!SO:i. Wolf Pit. No. 3.—C. C. Coviu tton. II. M. Miles. Fljiah Ilamer. Wolf Pit. No. 3—E. P. Gaddy. J. W lHarrs. T. M. Whitlock. Wolf Pit, No. 4—F. u. Roircrs, J. II. Dee*. J. F. Digg*. Announcements. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. I herewith announce my candi dacy before the Democratic Pri mary for the nomination to roj> r“*”nt Richmond Cmnty in th.' Lwer house of the next General Assembly. M W. Hines FOR REPRESENTATIVE I respectfully announce that I am a candidate tor the nomination for Representative, before the democratic primaries, subject to the rules thereof John H. Walsh. ANNOUNCEMENT. To the Democratic voters of Rich mond count;: Horewith, I announce * mrsel' a candidate for Representative, in the next General Aasehihiy, subject to the wishes of the Dem. oc ratio vote.-*, ns expressed in the coming primary. The cordial support of every luw-und-order loving citizen will be sincerely appreciated. UNDO BRIGMAN, FOR REPRESENTATIVE. After mature consideration have decided to any to my friends in Richmond county that. I wijl a candidate before the dnnoeratic primaries for a seat in the Gene ral assembly of North Carolina, and will greatly appreciate their support. M. C. Freeman, Hamlet, N. C. FOR REPRESENTATIVE At. the earnest solicitation of friends from every precinct in the County, I hereby announce myself a Democratic Candidate for a seal in the Lower House of the next General Assembly of North Caro lino, from Richmond County, sub ject to the notion of the voters of the said ooiiuty, as expressed by them in the democratic primary. I have very decided convictions on the Legislation needed by the peo pie of the county and (he issues to be decided by'them at the cointug election: also at to what should be tile policies of the Democratic party in reference to the some, which I will make known to the vo ter* of the county, in my primary campaign of the county, which I nope to make in company with the other democratic candidates who are nspi-inz to the same hon ore. E. M. Boggart. FOR OOUNJ'Y TREASURER. * I hereby announce myself s Democratic candidate for the of fice of Tressnrer for Richmond Conniy- All snpitort it pordislly solicited. *ud will lie thankfully received, A. T. Colb. FOR COUNTY TREASURER I hereby' announce myself a candidate before the Democratic Primaries for *nfm'nation for the office County Treasurer, subject to the rules of said primaries I). M. Mo^iioa, FOR COUNTY TREASURER I hereby announce my candid acy for the nomination for the office of County Treasurer 1 will appreciate any support given me March 22 MrtXi A. Jerome Williams. FOR COUNTY TREASURER Tho ninny friends of Mr. W. D. McRae, recognizing his competen cy for public cfllce, us shown by his record us Register of Deeds, «fce have secured his consent to pre sent.liini for County Treasurer, subject to tho rules of the Demo cratic Primary. We"can make no mistake in electing Mr. McRae for the nomination for Treasurer. Many Voters. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS I beg to announce that I will be a candidate before t he Democratic Primary for the office of Register of Deeds of Richmond County. FRANK ROBERTS Hamlet, N. C., March Brd, IOOC. REGISTER OF DEEDS I hereby announce mvself a candidate before the Democratic Primui_\ for the office of Register of Deeds ol Richmond County, E. A. Hundley Rockingham, N. C.. Mnrch 12 1900 FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS I respectfully announce to my friends undtho people of the conn ty that I ain a candidate i eforn the Democratic Primary for tho nomination for Register of Deeds, subject to the rules of said Pri mary. Zeb Z Undly TO THE VOTERS OF RICH MOND COIIMTY I desire to announce that I will bo a candidate for the nnminati.<n for the office of Clerk of Superior pourt of Richmond County at the Icmocralic Primary to “be' hem for that purpose. T. L. Covington. NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF RICHMOND COUNTY 1 hereby announce to the voters of Richmond County that I am a candidate for the office of Regis ter of Deeds of your Comity, sub ject to the action of the Demo cratic Primaries. William Little Steele. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS I hereby am.on ce myself a can didate forth* ofilce of Register rt Deeds of Richmond County, sub ject to the action of the Democrat ic Primary. I cordially iuvite, and will greatly appreciate, the support of the Democrats of my County. R. Furman Reynold*. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of register of deeds of Richmond county, sub joct to aoli in of the demnjnitia priniuiy, and will more than 1 ean tell new, appreciate the support of the democrats of my old town in which I used to live, and the county at large. J. C. Caudle. Hamlet, N. 0., March 19, 1900. FOR CLERK OF COURT I herewith announce to the vo ters of Richmond County that I am a candidate for re-sleotion to the office of Glerk of Court subjnot to the rules of the Democratic Primary. John L. Everett. SURVEYORSCARD ?-aud Surveyed and plotted pub li« roads, dykes, terraces eto, loos ed. Call or address t C. FARRAND Kolierdel, N. C.
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