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he Monroe Journ v One Dollar a Year. Volume XVII. No. 23. Monroe; N. G, Tuesday, July 19, 1910. THE LEGALIZED PRIMARY. Law Provides How It Shall Be Conducted, and No Nominations Made Other Than by Rules Will Be Legal - Essential Features rtf Pmirtf v I aw. The last leeislature passed a real legalized primary law for Union county. It is Chapter bM, Public Laws, session of 11)09. Managers and party officials should get posted on this law, as it is not discretionary with them, but must be obeyed. The important features of the law are given below: Section 1. That every political pri mary election held by any politica Dartv. oreanization or association for the purpose of choosing candidates for State, congressional, district, county, city and township officers shall be resided over and conduct ed in the manner prescribed by the rules of the political party, organi zation or association holding Buch primary election, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, by three managers, selected in the man ner prescribed by the rules of the party holdine such primary election. Such managers shall, before enter ing upon the discharge of their du ties, each take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully, impartially and honestly conduct the same ac cording to the rules of such party and the provisions of this act Should one or more of the managers ap pointed to hold such election fail to appear on the day of the election. the remaining manager or managers shall appoint others in their stead and administer to them the oath herein prescribed. The manager shall take the oath herein prescribed before a notary public or justice of the peace or other omcer autnorizea to administer oaths, but if no such officer can be conveniently found the managers may administer the oatn to each other. Sec. 2. Before any ballots are re ceived at such election, and immedi ately before opening the polls, such manager shall open each ballot box to be used in such election and ex hibit the same publicly to show that there are no ballots in such box. They shall then close, lock or seal the box, except the opening to re ceive the ballots, and shall not again open same until the close of the elec tion. They shall keep a poll list, with the name of each voter voting in said election, and shall, it a voter in challenged for any cause by any elector, before receiving his ballot, administer to the voter an oath that he is duly qualified to vote and that he has not voted before in such elec tion and will abide by the result of the primary; and at the close or tne election they shall proceed publicly to count the votes and declare the rpsnlt. Sec. 4. Any manaeer who shall be guilty of unlawfully violating any of the duties devolving upon sucn posi tion herein shall be cuilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction there of shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one Hundred aonars or im prisonment not to exceed six months; and any manager who shall be guil ty of fraud or corruption in the man agement of such election shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court. Sec. 5. Any voter who shall swear falaelv in taking the prescribed oath, or shall personate another person and take the oath in nis name, in order to vote, shall be guilty of pe'r- iurv. Sec. 8. If any voter, having par ticipated in one party primary elec tion, shall vote or attempt to vote in a different party primary election held for a similar purpose during the same political campaign, he shall be guilty of fraudulent voting, and upon conviction shall be punished in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had voted illegally in a general election; and if any voter, having voted once in said primary election, shall vote or attempt to vote a second time in the said election, at the same or different polls, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court Sec. 9. If any person shall attempt to influence the vote of another by the use of any intoxicating liquors, or if bribe be offered to bribe any voter by the promise of anything as a reward to be delivered or as a ser vice to be performed prior to, at the time of, or subsequent to such pri mary election, and any person who shall accept any bribe or other thing of value for his vote or influence in such primary election shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or give away any spirituous, vi nous or malt liquors, beer or cider within such county or city during the time of holding a primary elec tion under the provisions of this act Sec. 12. The polls shall be open on the day of the primary election for such length of time and at such places as the executive committee of the party holding such primary elec tion may name, and no longer; and each elector whose name shall ap pear upon the registration book or on the certified copy of the registra tion book, and who shall not be chal lenged and rejected, and such others as may be qualified as hereinbefore set out, shall be entitled to vote. A space of not more than fifty feet in every direction from the polls or room in which such primary election is held shall be kept clear of all per sons except the election officers here in provided for, which space may, if the executive committee of the party holding the said primary election so direct in any precinct or city polling place, be railed or roped off, with a narrow passage leading to and from the polls; and each elector may be required to approach the polls from one direction through the said pas sage, and, after his ballot is deposit ed in the box, with as little delay as possible, to depart by the passage leading from the polls. Only one elector shall enter said passage lead ing to the polls at one time. After the elector has entered the passage, no one except the election officers or the challengers herein provided for shall be permitted to speak to him or make any signs to him, nor shall he be permitted to speak or make signs to anyone except the election officers or challengers until his bal lot has been deposited in the box and he has passed out of the en closure. The said railed or roped space shall at all times during the hours for balloting be kept open and cleared of all persons except the offi cers aforesaid, and it shall be the duty of said election officers or man agers of election to keep such space clear and open. The executive com mittee of the county or city, as the case may be, may appoint for each polling place one or more discreet persons as challengers; and in the event of the said executive commit tee failing to appoint such challen gers the managers of the primary election, or either of them, shall act as such challenger; and if the vote of any elector shall be challenged, then the election officers or mana gers may permit within the enclos ure such witness as either challenger or elector may desire. Sec. 13. After the ballots are count ed they shall be carefully preserved and kept by the managers until after the election for which the nomina tion was made. Sec. 14. That the several candi dates for office shall, at least ten days prior to any primary election, file with the Clerk of the Superior court of Union county or, in the event a city primary is held, with the city clerk a notice, in writing, that he will be a candidate m such primary election and the office for which he will be a candidate, which notice shall be signed by him, and the said clerk shall endorse on the back of each said notice the date filed in his oflice, and shall preserve the same, subject to the inspection of any elec tor. That the chairman of the ex ecutive committee of any political party holding such primary election shall have ballots prepared contain ing the names of the candidates and the offices for which they are candi dates. Each ballot shall be on plain white paper and without device. The name of each candidate coming before any primary shall be on the same ballot, and opposite each name shall be a square, and the elector shall make a cross (X) mark in the square opposite the name of the can didate for whom he desires to vote. The name of no candidate shall be placed on a ticket unless notice has been given as herein provided, and no ballot as herein provided shall be printed or distributed by any candi date or other person prior to or at the time of such primary, and no other ballot shall be voted except such as is furnished to the voter at the time he applies to vote. Sec. 15. To provide tunds lor hold ing such primary elections and pay ing the expenses thereof, each candi date for State, congressional, district, county or other offices, except town ship and city offices, shall, twenty days before such primary election,; pay to the chairman of the executive committee of the party holding such primary election the sum of five do! lars, and unless that sum is paid the said chairman shall not place or al low to be placed the name of such candidate on the ticket, and only the name of those candidates complying with the provisions of this act shall be placed upon the ticket: Provided, that if there is any surplus after pay ing all the expenses of said primary election, said surplus shall be pro rated among the candidates. That the said chairman of the said execu tive committee shall, not later than sunset of the day preceding such primary election, deliver to the man- ager or managers of each precinct or polling place three times as many of the said printed ballots as the regis tration books or certified copy of the registration books shall show that there are electors in said precinct or ward, and it shall be the duty of said manager or managers to have said ballots or tickets at the polling place at the time designated for opening said primary election, and shall cause the same to be placed and kept at said polling place, and shall not al low any of said tickets to be taken away, marked or handled by anyone except the electors as they may pre sent themselves for the purpose of voting, and such ticket shall be marked as herein provided by the elector himself or by one or more of the said managers at the request of the elector. And such manager or managers shall give to each elector presenting himself to vote a ticket, which the said elector shall mark so as to vote for the candidates of his choice, or cause the same to be so marked by one or more of said man agers, and said ticket, when so mark ed so as to express the choice of the elector, shall be deposited by the elector, and no other, except that either one of the managers may de posit said ticket when requested to do so by the elector. Sec. IS. It shall be the duty of each candidate when called upon to do so by any other candidate for such office, to file an itemized and verified statement of all moneys ex pended by him during the campaign in which he was a candidate, and all moneys or other thing of value ex pended by himself or anyone for him, to his knowledge. This state ment shall be filed with the clerk of the court or clerk of the city, as the case may be, at such time as the ex ecutive committee of the party hold ing such primary may designate; and it shall be the duty of any man ager of another campaign or person taking an active interest in behalf of any candidate or against the in terest of any candidate, upon request of the chairman, for any member of the executive committee of the party holding such election, to file a like statement in like manner, and any candidate or manager or other per son as herein provided failing to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court. Fine Record of the Bank of Page- land. Of the many banks that have crown un in the small towns all over the country, few can make so fine a show ing as that of the Bank of Pageland, a statement of which is published in this paper. While this bank is in South Carolina, it i3 so near to this county we are all interested in it and rejoice at its success. Alany or its stockholders are citizens of Union as are likewise many of its customers. Mr. L. L. Parker, a Union county hnv. ia the cashier: and Mr. Y . S. Blakencv. president of the Bank of Union, is the president; and Mr. R. II. Blakeney.a substantial citizen of Paraland. is vice president It is conservatively managed but is always ready to lend its aid to the progress of its community. The Bank of Pageland has been in operation two and a half years. It was organized and started in the midst of the late panic and almost before Paeeland beean to be a town, not even enjoying the advantages of a postoffice but receiving its man by rural routes from Jefferson and Mon ro. It has paid regular semi-annual dividends of 5 per cent, to its stock holders, and at the meeting oi its directors this year increased its sur- !us to $5,000.1)0 Irom the net earn ings. At this meeting a committee waa appointed with authority to pro ceed to erect a new bank building to cost not exceeding fe.uuu. lne committee hope to have the building ready for occupancy by the first of next year. THE INSTITUTE PROGRAMS. What the 5peakers Will Discuss Before the Farmers and Their Wives in This County. Institutes for the farmers and their wives will be held at Marshville the 22nd, Waxhaw the 23rd, and Monroe the 25th. The following programs have been arranged: Morning session will open at 10 o clock and afternoon session at 1:30. Subjects for Discussion Soil Im provement: Commercial Fertilizers, by T. L. Browne. Improving the Farm with Live Stock, by A. L. trench. Afternoon: Corn Culture, by T. E Browne. Farm Poultry and Butter Making, by J. S. Jeffrey. Improved Farm Implements, by A. L. t rench. Boys' Corn Club Contest explain ed. Opening of Question Box and Pis cussion. Appointment of Committee. To the Farmers of the County The above program is given to indi cate the nature of the Institute, but it may be changed or added to, as those present desire. A question box will also be open, into which al are invited to put such questions as they desire discussed. A large num ber of intelligent questions means an interesting Institute, and specia attention will be given to this fea ture. The Farmers' Institutes are held for the benefit of farmers, and none but strictly farming questions wil, be discussed. It is, therefore, espe cially desired that a large attend ance of farmers and their families be secured, and to this end you are urged to be present and to induce your neighbors to do the same. Bring a pencil and blank book in which to take notes. A premium of one dollar will be awarded for the best five ears of corn exhibited. The five ears exhib ited must be of one variety, uniform in shipe, size and color. Mixed corn or mixed varieties will not be allow ed to compete for the premium. The exhibitor must be able to give, as far as possible, the name of the va riety, its productivity, yield per acre and whether grown on upland or lowland. This offer is made solely with the view of studying corn and the comparing of different varieties, T. B. Parker, Director Farmers' Institutes. The Women's Session. Morning session will open at 10 o clock and afternoon session at 1:30. Subjects for Discussion The In fluence of the Woman in the Home; The Importance of Home Sanitation; Other Subjects Pertaining to the Farm Home, by Mrs. Sue V. Hollo- well and Miss Jamison. Afternoon: The Purposes and Value of the Women's Institute, by Mrs. Sue v . llollowell. The Appointment of Committee. Opening of Question Box and Dis cussion. Joint Meeting of Men's and Worn en's Institutes at 3:30. To the Women in the Farm Homes of the County: It is the purpose of the department to make these Insti tutes of value to you in your daily duties and home life. Come out and help us to accomplish this purpose by letting us know what you want, that we mav send lecturers to the next Institute who will give you the kind of talks you want. These Insti tutes are yours and you can make out of them what you will. We will help you to make a success of them if vou will let us. Bring a pencil and tablet, so as to take notes during the Institute. A premium of one dollar will be awarded for the best loaf of light bread baked and exhibited by a wo man or girl living on the farm. T. B. Paeker, Director Farmers' Institutes. District Conference This Week. The annual conference of the Charlotte district will meet in Mon roe tomorrow night and continue till Sunday. There are about twenty five charges in the district and quite a number of ministers and delegates will be present Homes have been provided in the town and they will be entertained most pleasantly. The opening sermon will be preached to morrow night by Rev. E. E. Wil liamson of Charlotte. The first bus iness session will be held at nine o'clock Thursday morning. Busi ness sessions will be held mornings and afternoons and at eleven each day and eight at night there will be preaching. News from Waxhaw Vicinity, Waxhaw Enttrprif. All the teachers for the Waxhaw graded school have now been secur ed and school will open on Thursday morning, September 1. Prof. A. S Hatchel of Darlington is superinten dent; Rev. W. F. Estridge will have charge of the 5th and 0th grades Miss Gertrude Rae, the primary de partment; Miss Lola Rodman, the ord and 4th grades; and Miss Flow Broom, music. Price's Mill camp, W. O. W., are making preparations for a big rally and picnic on Saturday, August Cth. The speakers for the day are 'Squire Henry McWhorter of Jackson town ship, Mr. R. W. Lemmond of Mon roe, and Hon. J. I. McCall. Probably the largest and finest cabbage head ever grown in this section was brought to town last Saturday by Mr. Albert Howie, a prosperous and well known farmer of the Pleasant Grove community. Before being trimmed it weighed 20 pounds, and it contained 11) pounds of nice, solid cabbage. It was monster cabbage bead and made about three gallons of kraut. Miss Lola Rodman, who under went an operation at the Presbyte rian Hospital at Charlotte severs! days ago, is getting along nicely and is now able to sit up a little. Mr. W. M. Crow, who is at the Magdalene Hospital at Chester, un derwent an operation there last week and is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected. Mr. D. J. Griffin, who lives about a mile northwest oi this place, brought to this office on Monday something odd in the way of a cab bage head that grew in his garden. I nder the well developed head were twenty-eight small heads growing around the cabbage stalk. Mr. 1. . becrest has about com pleted the arrangements for the big tamers inion rally and picnic at Secrest farm August Oth. Prof. D. X. Barrow and Prof. Harper with their able corps of assistants will be present and will have something of interest for the farmers and iwr all who attend. A dispatch from Atlanta says that warnings have been issued to the transportation lines entering Geor gia, by E. L. Warsham, State ento mologist, against handling cotton from those sections of the South known to be infested with the boll weevil, unless such shipments are accompanied by an affidavit from a State entomologist stating that the product did not come from an in fected part of the State, in accord ance with the State quarantine laws It has been reported to Mr. arsham that because of the scarcity of cotton seed oil hulls, Georgia dealers now are importing hulls from other sec tions of the South. It is feared that in this way the Mexican boll weevil, which is known to be on its way to ward this section, may arrive before steps can be taken to prevent its spread. Improvements in the School at Unionville. Corriiioiideiioe of The Journal. We realize that many of our friends will be interested in a few items of news from our village, especially in regard to what changes have been made here in regard to our school, etc. The school property has been sold to the county or State, and the school will be run in the future by a com petent committee and board of trus tees who are now having the prop erty thoroughly repaired. The house is now being painted both inside and out, and will be comfortably and conveniently furnished in time for the opening of the school. Prof. 0. C. Hamilton is to continue his work as principal teacher. Mr. C. B. Williams, A. B. graduate of :,rskine College, has been employed as principal assistant teacher, and Miss Carmen Price, a graduate of the Statesville Female College, has been employed as principal of the primary department. The purpose of the trustees is to employ competent teachers and to run a urst class high school in every respect. The prospects of the school here seems brighter now than ever before. For Road Commissioners. Give us Davis Armfield, M. K. joe and F. II. Wolfe. They are men known to everybody and in whom the greatest confidence can be placed. These men have sound judgment and a high sense of duty. And no charges will ever be brought against them for seeking the office to their own personal advantage. v otbrs. THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Allen Beats Manning Many Good Speeches Harmonious Conven tion Progressive Platform. Ohr!i.tl Otarnrrr. With enthusiasm unmarred by strife or slightest acrimony and without once resorting to a second ballot for the deciding of any con test, the Democracy of North Caro lina in convention assembled yester day registered its choice for Chief Justice of the North Carolina Su preme court by renominating Hon. Walter Clark, for Associate Justices by naming Associate Justice Piatt D. Walker and Judge W. II Allen, for Corporation Commissioners by awarding the palm to Messrs. Henry Clay Brown and W. T. Lee- Ad journment sine die at 10:20 last night ended a strenuous day. Perspicacious observers declare that a new era in North Carolina politics is inaugurated by the plat form adopted last night at 10 o'clock without a negative vote, taking high ground on economic, industrial and political questions. While it re affirms its allegiance to the princi ples for whose defense the party first was born, the significant fact about the document is its recogni tion of the ascendency of a new class of questions, related to the life of a people working out their own indus trial salvation and laying a founda tion for that community wealth which is the basis of independence and stability and which provides the most congenial atmosphere for the cultivation of physical, mental and moral attributes. Silent as to the liquor question, evidently regarding it for the pres ent as outside the domain of contro versy, and without reference to the next presidential election, the plat form endorses the present State ad ministration, and declares for a de partment of public highways, to stimulate and lend direction to pub lic sentiment favoring interurban highways. The notable address of State Chair man A. H. Eller cf Winston-Sulcr-a breathed the same spirit of progres-s and was the subject of much favor able comment. Amid scenes of wild enthusiasm the knowledge came gradually to the occupants of the convention hall yesterday afternoon that Judge Wil liam R. Allen was to succeed Judge James S. Manning on the Supreme court bench at the conclusion of his appointive term. Owing to the fact that over 200 votes were uninstruct ed, it had been impossible to pre dict with certainty the outcome and the element of uncertainty contrib uted to the convention the greater part of its hold on the attention of the public. Superb speeches were made m nomination of both candidates and each was backed by a host of loyal supporters who cheered his name to a finish at every opportunity. The drift of the voting was all Allen's way, however, and the faces of his friends brightened with each succes sive gain. The result became cer tain long before the end of the roll was reached and their joy became irrepressible. A surprising feature of the day was the splendid run made by Mr. W. T. Lee of Haywood for Corpora tion Commissioner. The most that his friends had hoped was that he outdistance his competitors by a very narrow margin, and a deadlock was looked upon as a not unlikely eventuality. Yet, lo, and behold, the mountain man ran ahead of the procession so far that he outdis tanced them both by some 90-odd votes. Recorder's Court. Will James, assault and battery: $2.50 and costs. . B. Spong, disturbing the peace; costs. F. M. Morcan and N. W. Griffin. assault and battery; costs each. Lester Y imams, assault and bat tery; $10 and costs. Dee Helms, cruelty to animals: costs. Dee Helms, assault and battery: $10 and costs. Jacob Myers, colored, disorderly: $2 and costs. The Teachers' Institute. The Teachers' Institute, whirh b- gan on the 11th inst,is progressing nicely. There are abnut ninptr.fiv enrolled and the attendance is good. I'roi. Alien and Miss Davis are making the work interestine and in structive. Interest in the work is increasing, and we feel that much good to the schools will be the re sult R. N. Nisbet. Co. Sunt I
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