The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-21
TO TIE DEMOCRACY OF PUTNAM
COUNTY. ~

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| The Democratic Central Committee, have.
upon consultation with the Democracy in dil'
ierent sections Of tho county, came to the
determination that The, system ofnominating
the candidates for county Offices by The pop.
ular vote, would be, carried out most effect
ually, and give general satisfaction, by hold
ing primary meetings on the day of the spring
elections, at the places of holding said cleo
lions in the respective townships. IT IS an.
tcpated that upon that day there will be a
more General iurn out of the Dcmocrals in
each township than can be obtained by hold
ing special meeting for that purpose
| You are therefore requested to open poll
on that day (ihe first Monday of ApriD for
the purpose of buElottng for candidates for
The different Offices to be filed at the ensu-
ing October election, and make returns there
of in. compliance 10 the rules heretofore es-
tablshed. oa,i,. ea,9 Eg
The following are the rules adop-
ted at the September convention,
IA. ID. 1916. 7
lst. All county Conventions which
shall be hereafter held in the County,
shall be called and published, for
as much as four consecutive weeks
Immediately proceeding the time Of
holding such convention, by the
Central Committee Of the County.
I'D. At the time of calling the
County Convention the central
committee shall fix upon a day be-
tween the time of calling said con-
vention, and theholding ofthe same,
at or as near to the place ofholding
the elections in each township as
may be at all convenient for the.
Democracy of each Township to
meet, and select, by ballot, the can
didates to be supported at the cleo
ton next following, for the various
officers of the county, .w
3D. The Poll Book of the cleo
tons thus held shall be sealed up by
the iudgesofsaid election, and trans
mittod by the said judges to the
County Convention, by some one Of
the delegates appointed. at VI said pri-
mary election. j l5al HI
4th. At the Township Meeting
aforesaid three delegates shall be-
elected by the Democratic voters
present to attend the County Con-
vention, deliver said Poll Book and
attend to the transaction of such
business as shall from time to time
come before the County Conven-'
|tion.
9TH. At the County Convention
the President and Secretary OF the
same shall in open Convention,
open, and count the votes given in
the townships for the various Off,
GERS Of the County, and tho man
having the largest number Of indi-
vidual votes for any office, shall be
declared duly nominated for such
office. t .9s
9th. No man shall vote at the
Township Meetings aforesaid, or
be allowed a seat in the Conyen-
ton as a delegate, unless he be a
Democratic voter of the Township
in which he purposes to vote Or
from which he is sent as delegatea
9TH. That the Delegates from thei
several townships assembled at the
county Convention shall select q
central committee composed OIL
such number as they may in their
Judgment deem proper.
Kesolped, That the central COM
mittee is hereby authorized andre
quired to take measures to put the
foregoing resolution in operation
according to the meaning and IN
tention Of the same.
The Committee recommend that three
delegates chosen from the several Townships
to attend the county convention shall iogeth-
er with the candidates for nomination be Sc
lectod by ballot.
The delegates from the several Townships
will meet at the Court House in Kalida al
IL o'clock, NJ, on Friday, the nh day of
April next, TO declare thearesult ofthe ballot
for candidates, and transactthe usual busi'
ness pertaining 10 Conventions.
JAMES MACKENZIE,
G. H. RICE, t5
JOHN HUFFMAN,
JOHN DIXON,
H. j. BOEHMER, st~
VIM. nj. BELL,