Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-07-02

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house in each district on he second
Saturday Of Jaly ncrt, being the llth
day of the month"; at such hour as
shall be named by the Vigilance Com.
mittec for each separate district, and
to close at such time as said Commit
tee shall name-for the purpose Of ex-
pressing by ballot, their choice of
candidates for the respective offices,
viz: one person for State Senator. one
person for the Assembly, ono person
for Prothonotary, &c one person for
Register and Recorder, one person for
County Commissioner, one person for
County Surveyor and one person for
Auditor, to be elected next October.
The following rules, 9TH and 9th,
are given for the information of those
concerned
Rule 5TH-No person shall be per.
mitted to vote at such Primary Elec.
ton, except those who have voted
with the Democracy at the preceding
general election, or shall be of known
Democratic standing, and no candi-
date shall be placed upon the return
unless he shall have his card as a can.
didate inserted in the Democratic pa.
pers during at least three weeks pre-
ceding the Primary Election.
RULE 6TH-The township commit
tee or the election board shall desig-
nate one of their number to act as re-
turn Judge, whose duty it shall be to
take charge of the returns of votes
cast, after having been duly certified
to as being correct, and signed by
majority of the board, and TO carry
them to Clearfed borough on the
Tuesday following the election, and
produce. them at o'clock, p. NJ, in
the Court House, when said Judges
will be called to order by the Chair
man of the County Committee, who
shall preside. The votes shall then
be counted and the persons receiving
the highest number of votes cas- at
said election, shall be declared nomi
mated for the respective offices for
which they have been voted for: Pro
vided, said persons voted for shall
have complied with the requirements
of rule 9th; in case the persons hav-
ing the highest number of votes has
failed to comply with said rule, then
the person having the next highest
number Of votes shall be declared the
nominee for said office.
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with the County Committee, with |
reference to the frequent violations
ofthe first clause of Rule 5th, in allow
ing others than Democrats to vote. |
This rule is plain, and should be eas.
ly understood by all. None but Dem.
ocrats have tho right to vote at our
Primary Election, and il is the duty
Of those who conduct the election to /
refuse the ballot Of persons offering to
vote who act and vote at other cleo |
tious with the opposition party un-
less they pledge their sacred honors
that they intend to act with us in the
future, and sustain the nominees ofl
our party.
Should the election officers in anv
Of the district, knowingly and mali. |
ciOusly allow members of the opposi. /
tion to vote at the Primary Election,
the County Committee suggest this
remedy: Let three, or more, known /
Democrats sign II protest setting forth /
the fact, give the names of the men
voting and who they voted for, Cifl
possible and together send it TO the |
Chairman of the County Committee,
who will lay the same before the
Board Of Return Judges on Tuesday
following, whose action shall be final.
The following preamble and reso.
lutions were adopted by the Board OF
Democratic Return Judges at the
Convention Of 1867. Their final adop-
ton depends upon the next Conven-
ton. They are good and should be
studied and adhered to by all
WHEREAS, The Vigilance COMMITTEES in some
Of the boroughs and townships are in the habit Of .
transmitting their election returns by mail or pri-
yRtc hands to the Chairman Of the County Com
mittee, aud Others, without any notice or power 10
enter, act or vote in the Convention for those de.
tricts, thus leaving them without voice in that
body large portion OF those holding the election
also iail transmit the list Of voters tvery essen
tail with their return therefore,
Resoirsd, That hereafter Il shall be the duty Of
every Vigilance Committee transmitting their rc-
tnns In the manner indicated, 10 depute some ac-
tive and known Democrat 10 ontcr the County
Convention and act for them and their district
and that list Of the names Of the voters must in
every case accompany the return.
fail 10 be represented rs above Indicated, or no
gleci 10 return lis OF the names of the voters, Il
shnll be sufficient cause for the Convention 10 cx-
cudo aud refuse 10 receive and count the votes Of
said district 80 offending.
Resvlrsd That the Chairman Of the County
Committee is hereby authorized 10 publish this
preamble and resolutions llung with the Rules
and Regulations" /" and should the same be adopt
ed by the Return Judges at the next regular meet
ing. they shall stand and remain as a portion Of
the Rules and Negotiations" until changed or
abolished.
In accordance with the rules gov
erning the Democratic party Of Clear
field county, the County Committee
have selected and appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen 10 act ms
Committees Of Vigilance, for the re-
spective boroughs and townships, the
ensuing year. Until last year the
committee consisted of but three per-
sons, and it has often been demon
strated that through causes impossi.
bic TO control, a majority of this num-
Der could not always be present, to
discharge the duties enioined upon
them. Thus the duty Of holding the
Primary Election frequently devolved
upon these moi designated. The Coun-
ty Committee docming:. no violation
Of our rules, have enlarged the commit
tee, selecting Seren persons in the large
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