The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-03-05


of 1868 passed the following resolution:
ResoIced, That committee of seven
be appointed to revise the rules for the
government of the Democratic party
of Bedford county, such committee to
make report to the County Committee,
prior to the issuing of the call for the
next County Convention, and the ac-
ti0n Of the County Committee upon
such report to be final.
In accordance with the resolution,
John C. Black, Esq, and Capt. P. G.
Morgart, of Bloody Run, Hon. J. G.
Hartley, ofSnake Spring, Hon. A. J.
SniveIy, of Schellsburg, q. w. Bowser
and Andrew Crisman, Esq, of Napier,
and George Elder, Esq, of Harrison,
were appointed a committee on re-
vision of rules to report to the County
Committee.
This Committee met February 10,
1869 and agreed upon a report which
was submitted to the County Commit
tee. at meeting called for that pur-
pose, on Thursday, February p, 1869.
The report, after being amended as to
the time of holding the nominating
elections, fixing the third Friday in
March, after the present year, was
unanimously adopted.
The following are the rules of the
Party as amended and unanimously
agreed to:
ReSolUed, That hereafter, until
changed by a Convention of Delegates
elected by the Democratic voters Of
the county. called by the County Com
mittee for that purpose, the nOmina-
tions of the Democratic Party shall be
made Dy ballot, according to what is
popularity known as the Crawford
County SYSTEM" that is to say, On the
last Saturday of May of the present
year and on the third Friday of March,
each and every year thereafter, the
Democratic voters of the several cleo
ton districts of the county, shall as
semble at the pOlling-places in such
districts, or at such places as may be
appointed by the Chairman of the
County Committee, and vote by ballot
for the choice of candidates for the
several offices to be filled at the next
ensuing election, and at the first elec-
tiOn under this system, the Vigilance
Committees of the several election dis
tricts now existing shall receive the
tickets, count them and make out a
fair, correct and full return of all the
votes cast for the several persons voted
for, which return shall be brought to
the Chairman of the County Commit
tee, under seal, by one of the said Nigi-
lance Committee, on the Tuesday fol-
lowing the said election, and the per-
sons making the returns shall assemble
in the Court House, in Bedford, on the
said Tuesday next after the said elec-
tiOn, and the Convention of such Re
turn Judges shall be opened by the
Chairman of the County Committee, .
after which the Convention shall be
organized by the appointment Of
President and two secretaries, selected
by a yiUa roce vote from among the
number Of the Return Judges, when
the Chairman of the County Commit
tee shall lay before the Convention the
then be opened by the President and
the votes of the several districts for
the several candidates be footed up by
the Secretaries. The persons having
received the highest number of votes
for the respective offices, shall then be
declared by the President of the Con-
Vention to be the nominees Of the
Democratic Party of Bedford County,
which nominations shall be binding up
on every member of the party to all
intentS and purposes Whatever
And at the first election under this
system, and at every subsequent elec-
tiOn Hereunder, there shall be chosen
by the Democratic voters of the sever
al election districts, two inspectors and
one Judge of Election, who shall take
the place Of the Vigilance Committees
now existing and shall hold all elec-
tions for the making of nominations af-
ter the present year. The Judges of
Election shall take the returns of their
respective districts to Bedford and rep
resent their respective districts in the
Convention of Return Judges, ,as isabOve
specified in regard to the duties Of mem
bers of the present Vigilance Committee
who are to act as Judges during The cur
rent year. The returns OfelectiOns shall
mall cases be certified over the signatures
of at least two Of the officers of the e.
lection. The name Of each voter at
such elections shall be carefully written
down and numbered by one of the Of
ficers of election, and such lists of VO-
ters shall be returned to the Chairman
of the County Committee by the sew
eral Return Judges. 1t shall be the
duty Of the Convention Of Return
Juges to appoint county Committee
to serve for one year from the date Of
its appointment, the Committee to con-
sist Of one person from each election
district, and appoint, by arira roCe vote,
Il Chairman of such Committee. 1t
shall, also, be the duty OF the ConVen-
ton Of Return Judges TO appoint, by
like vote, all cOnferees to meetconferees
from other counties, to make district
nominations, but the County Commit
tee, after the present year, shall meet
at the call OF its chairman and elect 10y
a riCG r0ce vote, all delegates TO State
Conventions. in case of a tie vote for
any number of candidates resulting in
no choice at the election, the COnven-
tiOn Of Return Judges shall nominate
from among the number Of candidates
running tie, by CjU0 roce vote, the
person receiving = majority of all
the votes east in the Convention to be
the nominee. An candidates for nom
nation Shall pledge themselves to sup
port the nominees thus made, and the
only test 10 be applied to any person
who desires 10 vote at the elections
herein provided for, shall be, that the
person offering to vote is entitled 10 a
vote at the election for Representatives
in the state Legislature and pledges
himself to vote the whole Democratic
ticket at the next General Election
J. w. DfCKERSON,
Chm Dem 90. Com.