Show parliamentary usage the he proceedings edings had bud in tile the republican primary on oil n ea day night last week lia have ye led to some discussion with rele reference rence to barlitt parliamentary flit 0 airy asare usage M r the rhe ineat meeting 1 1 g was I 1 cal called fo fur r 4 1 tile purpose 90 0 of f electing L two delegates erfa tes and tw two alternated es lo 10 tile the state Ante convention th the e 1 precinct reci 11 ct chairman chairina ii presided and it a secretary hiis was duly olec elected ted five gen 1 I c n clemen jell were wen nominated ill i na led and their names placed on oil the alie bla black c ic board in ill their order in ag abed I 1 t e 1 I mid and it w wis was is agreed h it voting should be done dolle by bv ballott ballot begic beginning ning with the firt first m name I 1 ill e and so PO on in their order lis as they had been placed balloting was proceeded with etli V and the lie I 1 first named nominee was elected hy by a small majority the next one olle was defeated by a majority of one thus far the proceedings were parliamentary enough but the balloting for tile the third noni nom atiee resulted in a tie and the common error committed in ill these kind of ingelin meetings g 3 it biad ld also 1 been c committed 0 m m i eted here we have noticed thim that invariably i in n our prini primaries aries and often in our conventions tile the c chairman votes ivich the rest for his choice eliola e and in ill case tile the voting results in a tie it can call not be broken by the chairman lie already having cast his vote such was the sit pit bation at this particular cular primary there was a tip tie tile the breaking of which is provided for by parliamentary rules the chaira airmans ch ian 8 vote voie but it having cavino 0 already been cast there roina remained ined no remedy as the meeting might provide for the emergency or pass on oil to t the he next name naino on the board and in in this case nominee number four waived his right by moving n that the rules bo be suspended 19 and aind that nominee num ber five bk be voted for by acclamation tile the motion had a second all and after some soine discussion was carried but not dot by a 1 1 two third vote which is usually required on oil fl a motion to suspend or change tile rules but in this pae tile the chairman announced tho th voto bofo ea carried r lied and there bo being ing no appeal aphea W taken k L ill from ns ruling tile the vote Is binding ali and noy now in ill replying to some soam 0 of tile the criticisms with wilh reference to the proceedings of that meeting we have tilis this to say ar cording according to the boss best it ity y on oil p that we ive c cun all fill find it is proper fo for the r ell chairman airia aai to cef ef ahi aiu frow from vot voting ang exe except t opt in tile the fase ase of it a tie ie when it becomes beconi oe liis his duty to 1 break re it k that tie by his bis vote giving his tea reason soll for voting its as he does 1 1 aes A vote to suspend or oka change I 1 lige the rules is legitimate at it bosl any stages of the proceeds proceedings edi regardless of the motive on oil the part of the die mover but it usually takes two thirds of the vote present to dothan A motion to suspend the rules and vote note for fol 1 I no nominee ininee by acclamation i is S ve very prop proper er when there is only one 3 name to be considered as was the case in the primary here referred to |