Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-04-26
Democrnfie Primnrv Election.

Democratic Primary Election.
The Democratic Primary Election
will be held in the several election
Districts Of this county on Saturday
the 10th day of June 1871, at such
hour as shall be agreed upon by u
majority of the Vigilance Committee
of each separate district, and to close
at such hour as such committee shall
name, for the purpose of expressing
by ballot their choice of candidates
for the following offices, viz;
One person for Assembly; one per-
son for Prothonotary; ono person for
Register aud Recorder; one person
for Treasurer two persons for Asso.
ciate Judges one person for Com
missioner one person for Auditor;
to be elected in October 1871.
The election will be conducted in
obedience TO the requirements of
Rules and 6 which are given for the
information and instruction of Dem
ocrats
RUIZ s. No person shall be permitted to vote
at such primary election, except those who have
voted with the Dcmocracy at the preceding Gen
erai Election, or shall be Of known Democratic
Standing, aud no candidate shall be placed upon
che return unless he shall have his card as a can
didaie inserted in the Democratic papers during
at least rHRrE weeks preceding the primary
election.
RUIZ G. The township committee OF the cleo
tion board shall designate one Of their number to
act return judge, whose duty it shall be 10 take
charge Of the return of votes cast, after having
been duly certified to being correct, and signed
by a majority Of the board, and to carry them to
Clearield on the Tuesday following the election,
and produce them at O'Clock p. m, in the Court
House, when said judges will be called to order by
| the Chairman OF the County Committee who shall
preside. The votes shall then be counted and the
persons receiving the highest number Of vo'es
east at said election, shall be declared nominated
for the respective Offices for which they have been
voted for propided, said persons voted for shall
have complied with the requirements Of Rnle 9th
in case the person having the highest number of
votes has failed 10 comply with said rule, then the
person having the next highest aumber Of votes
shall be declared the nominee for said ofiee.
Tho following preamble and rcso.
lutions werc adopted by the Board of
Democratic Return Judges at the
Convention Of 1867;
wueRGAs, The Vigilance Committees in some
Of the boroughs and townships are in the habit Of
| transmitting their election rctarns by mail or pri-
vate hands to the Chairman Of the County Com
mittee, and others, without any notice or powerto
enter, act or vote in the Convention for those dis
tricts thus leaving them without a voice in that
body a large portion Of those holding the elee-
tion also fail to transmit the list Of voters livery
essential) with their return therefore,
Resoired, That hereafter il shall be the duty Of
every Vigilance Committee transmitting their re-
turns in the manner indicated to depute
active aud known Democrat TO enter the County
Convention and act for them and fhcir district ;
and that list Of the names Of the voters must in
every case accompany the return.
Resolrsd, That hereafter, should any district
fail TO be represented as above indicated, or neg
lect 10 return list Of the names Of the voters, Il
shall be sufficient cause for the Convention TO eK-
clude and refuse to receive and count the votes Of
said district 80 offending
Resolued, That the Chairman Of tho County
Committee is hereby authorized 10 publish this
preamble and resolutions along with the "Rulei
and Regulations"
At the meeting of Return Judges
held the l4tb day of June, 1870, the
following resolution was adopted
Resolrsd, That the County Committee be and
arc hereby authorized and directed to submit the
question Of change in the present system OF
making nominations to a vote Of the Democracy
at the Primary Election in 1871, and that the
Chairman is authorized TO prepare and furnish
the necessary blanks aud directions for taking the
said vote.
now therefore give notice that the
necessary papers and tickets will be
sent out with the other primary clcc.
ton papers, and that vote will be
taken as directed By the foregoing
resolution.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
Beeearia.-wnliasn Dots, David Dear, John
Dien, John q. Smith, William Courtney.
Beh-Joseph L. Campbell, Clinton Thompson
George passmore, Henry Brelh, jr., H. l.. McGee.
Bioom.-Fmnk Mcbride, Henry Bcihl, Henry
swoopc, Jacob Zieliox. John Clary.
Bogg..--John Miller, Thomas D. Woodside.
John Brown, J. r. Read, Nathaniel Warren.
Bcndford Daniel Stewart, Harrison Deliass
William Forece, John @. Gray, Isaac Undereofl,r,
Elijah Mcdowell
4 Brg6y.-Dnnie Goodlander, J. c. barrett, Sam
ucl Kunir, David Reams, George NJ Thompson.
BarHside.-Othello Smead, Joseph l.. Neh, W.
c. Lcbrug. Moses MeElwain, II. 4. Wilson.
CLsa.-Ausiin Curry, John Conley, q. $. ToIer,
T. +. Dunbar, Jacob Broth.
C2earfed.-Jamcs Wngley, W. r. Mcpherson,
Frank Short, Charles shaiIer Charles Barrett,
John Mcclellan
Copingioa.-John J. Picard, J. P. Mulson, John
T. Rowley, Henry Barihot, Thomas Mauror
CarisensciHe He--samuc jenkins, Joseph Nc
Komoy, Eli Bloom, i. g Thompson, Goo. Muss.r-
Decatur jacob lIager Perry kephart, Il. G'
Gearhhrt, Arthur Recso, llarEy rest.
Ferguson John wiley, David Read, Joseph
Moore. Dalssr Hullihah, Wm. Bell
G;.ssd-E. RougeuH, John Necome, William
McCorkc, r. Lohgin, Aug Beausignou'
Goshea.--F Frederick Shaw, Aaron shrsy, II. X.
illegal Robert Leonard.
Graham.-Amos Huber, II. II. Evans, NJ. l..
Gin, Abram Hoover, Christ. Pace.
GHlicA.--Eiward Conrad. William r. Dickin-
son, benjamin Stevens. Joseph Fry.
Il UoHsion.-Jncob Roscncrans, Samuel Conoway,
Elijah Burns, T. C. Bowman, George Woodward.
JordaH.-Sylyesicr Wymcr. Lorcnlo Bloom, J.
W. Iohnson, Martin Smith, Pat. Gilligan.
Karfham.--James Rouch, Isaac McCloskey.
VIM Moore, wm. Bridgsn, sr., WIN. shrycr
KHox.-Joseph Erhard, John Wiiherow, Jr,
Conrad Bloom, john Wise Isaac Rea.
LaurcHce.-A. A. Read, ?. A. Owens, J. l.. Ne
pherson, 2. d. Carbon, J. NJ. Boules, G. II. Hall.
Lumber Ciiy-Joscph Kouiry. 4. Kester, An
thony Hilc, W. I. Moore, 7. llngerty.
Morris.-John Waring. George Hoover, An
thony Ragman, W. J.. Mcrrcll Andrew Fullm,r.
Nee WoshingieS N. Rose W. c.
Thompson, james lnnis james Savage, Christ.
Estricber.
Osoeoia.-John TIammorly, James Harncr, Il.
S. Bailey, james Lchion Adam Eephart
PeaH.-Toncuee kcnan, Martin Flynn. Wesley
Horn. James McEwcn, Elah johnson.
Piks-Amos w. Bloom, David Brown, james
D. Martin, 7. S. Bloom, Nathan Farewell.
UaioH.--W William Wcty, Henry Whitehead. J Ohm
Dressler Fred. llollopcter. Thos. Brockbank.
] W0odoard. Thomas Henderson ~ b. Ne.
Hugh, James Comsley, Henry Cogan. G. C. Shon
J. BLAKE WALTERS.
Chairman Co. ComnitIec
WELL SAID.--Tfe Philadelphia Age
says: Judge Paxson, on Saturday,
sentenced one young man to fifteen