Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-06-19

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Constitutional Liberty with will, worthy
of 4 better cause.
Meeting of the Democratic Standing
Committee.
At meeting Of the Democratic Stand
ing Committee, held June 9th, 1861, at
the office of the Chairman, GEo. I. YoAs
was elected Secretary.
On motion, tie 2dSHardIym IN igy~t Hcrt,
At | o'clock p. m, was fixed as the time,
and the several election house, in the diff.
lerent townships anG boroughS as the
places, for holding the Primary Election,
Resolutions i'll regard to a change in the
manner of making nominations were then
offered, and the further consideration OF
them postponed until the next meeting OF
the committee rs follows
Rcsolrci, Tint the Democratic Standing
Con mittee consider the present mode of
nominating candidates to be imperfect
and that some modification should be
made therein and in the pnrty rules.
Rtsolrcd, That the Standing Committee
suggest to the Democracy of Clearie!d
county the followmgpmn
lst. No person shall be considered n
candidate for any county Office unless his
name shall have been published among
the lit OF candidates for the office for
which lie solicits the sutfrages of the
Democratic voters, in the Democratic pa
per published in the county. at least two
weeks prior to the primary election.
2md, At certain time and place to tc
fixed by TIE annual county Convention,
the Committees OF Vigilance in the
election precincts shall coniuct the pyi-
may election at which time they shall
receive the ballots Of known members of
the Democratic party, and in case Of chal,
lenge or Of pei sons voting on age shall! re-
ceive the ballots Of such persons as will Oh
their honor, declare that they will vote for
all persons who may be nominated by the
Democratic party, for the offices for which
they may be nominated, at the ensuing
election they shall keep a list of voters
and correct account of all votes cast for
the respective candidates, which they
shall certify under their hands, and hav.
ing directed them TO TO The Chairman of
the County Convention deliver them to I,
the delegates elected at said election as
delegates to the annual county Conven.
tion.
3d, At the time fixed for the holding Of
the primary election each voter shall be
entitled TO cast one ballot for every coun-
" officer 20 be elected at the next succee.
ding election, and also to vote for persons
as delegates TO the annual Convention.
4th, The delegates elected TO the annu
al county Convention, when assembled
and organized, shall proceed to examine |
and count the votes cast at the last
preceding primary election, and whenever
any re<son who shall have been regularly
announced rs a candidate, shall have re
ceived majority of all the votes cast |
such person shall be declared the nomi- .
nee of the par!y-but when, and as often
as il appears that no person shall have re-
ceiyed majority o f all the votes cast for
any one or more offices the delegates shalt
proceed TO elect from among those voted
for at the primary election for any office,
a nominee or nominees for said Office. -
The delegates from each precinct, or in .
the event of but one delegote attending
from any precinct then that delegate
should be entitled TO vote rira rocc for
nominee, the vote OF such delegate or del
egates to be counted equal to the number
of Democratic voters IN saiG precinct 10
be asoertained by taking the lowest vote
cast for any Democratic nominee at the
last preceding general election. In case
no candidate shall have received majori-
ty the lowest candidate shall he dropped,
md the balloting confined 20 those haying
higher votes and thus on each successive
ballot until some one shall have received a
a majority of all the votes cast, who shall
then bedeclired the nominee. Should an
election of any precinct he contested and
The convention determine it should
be referred back to the voters, the con-
vention shall appoint time aud place for
holding a new election, rot less than sew I
IN nor more than twelve days distant, S
aud shall adjourn for d period not exced> 1
ng two weeks to receive the returns and t
make nominations.