Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
Delegate Elections to County Conven-
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The Democratic electors of Tunkhan
mock Borough and the several election
districts in Wyoming County, are request
ed to meet in their several election dis
tricts on Saturday the 29th inst, between
the hours of two and five o'clock z. M
and elect delegates to represent them in
County ConOeatjon to be held at Tunk-
hammock on Monday the 3lst inst,
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES
The following Vigilance Committees
for the several districts in said County
were returned at the last annual Conven-
ton
Braintrim, George Kennard, Hamlet
Hill, A. @. Seymour.
Clinton, David Armstrong, Daniel BIZ
dleman, A. o. Utley. ..
Exeter, SamI Wall, Benz. SickIer, Fish
or Gay.
Eaton, George Jayne, John Lee, Bow
els Hunter.
Falls, Andrew Dewitt, Ira Weed, G
w. Sherwood.
Forkston, Russell Comstock, Chas. Nil
Ter, Oscar Farr.
Lemon, George Bebee, Ii. Billings, L,
ClouSe.
Mehoopany, Warren Goff, John Shehan,
Henry Love.
Meshoppen, John Bridget, j. G. Davis.
Erastus Bowman.
Monroe, c.. S. Shooley, W. Watson,
VIM. Sickler.
North Branch, W. Hoxie, C. Adams,
d. S. Catlin.
Northumberland, L. Winters, ]. Perry,
E. R. Halock.
Nicholson, E. N. Bacon. NJ. Oakley,
j. Stevens.
Ovcrfeld, Henry Agcr, Henry Bur
CESS. Henry Ii. Walter.
Tunk. Boro, Thos Osterhout, VIM S.
kutz, James Young.
Tunk Twp, S: Neyhart, D. L. Michael,
VIM. Ball.
Washington, E. Overfeld, J. Robinson,
w Crawford.
Windham, II W. Keeney, Chas. Fes-
soft, w. T. keitbIine.
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTIONS, &c.
/. The Democratic electors of each cleo
ton district in this county, shall annually
on the last Saturday in August, meet al the
place of holding their General and Town
ship elections and elect three suitable per-
sons 70 serve as Committee Of Vigilance
for rhe ensuing year, whose duty it shall be
TO superinten5 all other meetings of the
Democrat electors of their district.
2 At the same time and place, shall also
be elected two delegates to the County Cons
vention, who shall on the following Monday,
meet at the Court House, in the BOrO o!
Tunkhannock, and after 0rga" iZlng by elect
ing one of their number for President, and
two Secretaries shall proceed TO nominate
such District and County Officers as are 10
be voted for at The ensuing General Election
elect Conference for such District officers
as they shall nominate appoint Delegates 10
the next State Convention and Standing
Committee for the County.
3. All Crunty Conventions shall be held
with open doors.
(. All candidates for nomination shall b.
voted for rira rOce AMI the one recelvinc a
minority of all The votes polIed, for any Office
shall be nominated.
5 The Convention shall keep luTnal Of
all its Proceedings which shall b. duly pub
IIshed in the Democratic paper or papers o!
the County; and any nomination not made
conformity with the foregoing rules shall be
declared void, and the vacancy or vacancies
so occurring, shall be supplied IN the manner
hereinafter provided.
6, The Standing Committee shall consist
Of nine Democratic citizens Of the county,
who shall hold their office for one year from
and ateI the date OF The election and II
shall be their dnry, during that time, to call
at all County Conventions, Mass and other
meetings of the psrry-to fill all vacancies Of
the Ticket, occasloned either by the .iecllna-
lion of nominees. by a want Of conformity TO
the foregoing rules, or where the Convention
shall have failed to make nomination, and
also In special elections, where the necessity
for doing So occurs after the regular time for
holding County Conventions and TO fill
vacancies in the Committee Vigilance, occa-
stoned by removal. death. or failure on the
part Of the citizens, TO elect him
7. The Standing Committee shall annull
" hereafter, IN issuing the call for the elec
ton Of Delegates To the Cpunty Convention.
cause copy of the foregoing rules to be pub
lIshed in connection Herewith.
s. These rules may be amended, or new
ones added therein by general meeting of
the Hetnocratc citizens of the county called
for that purpose bv the Standing Committee
or # the same shall pass tw" successive Cuun
ty Conventions without amendment and not
otherwise.
". SMITH.
Chairman Standing Committee.