The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-07-14
Columbia County Convention Rules.

The Convention elected for the OK |
press purpose of revising the rules to |
govern future conventions and nomna |
tions In Columbia county met at the
Court House in Bloomsburg on the 2Gth |
day OF December, 1870, and adopted
the following, TO wit:
/. Tho annual County Convention
shall be held at the Court House i'm
Bloomsburg, on the second Tuesday of
August, at O'Clock p. m, and the Del
egate Elections shall be held on the
Saturday before at the places of holding
the general elections in the sever elec.
ton districts, between the hours of three
and seven o'clock in the afternoon.
II. The representation of districts in
County Convention shall be in proper
ton to the Democratic vote of each as
cast at the most recent election for Gov
ernor, but the whole number of dele
gates shall not exceed seventy nor be
less than fifty.four, and no district shall
be allowed less than two nor more than
four delegates.
III. Until the next election for Gov
ernor delegates shall be allowed to dis
tricts upon ratio of sixty voters for a
| delegate, allowance being made for the
| largest fractions of ratio.
". The Standing Committee shall
whenever necessary make an apportion-
ment of delegates to the several districts
| under these rules and publish it, to-
gether with the rules as amended, in
| the Democratic newspapers of the cOun-
| ty, at least two weeks before each an
nual convention.
V. Voters at Delegate elections may
give their votes to a smaller number of
candidates than the whole number to
be elected, in the manner provided in
| the fourth section of the Bloomsbury
act of lth of March, 1870.
| VI. The delegate elections shall he
| by ballot and shall be held and conduct
ed by Judge and clerk, to be selected
by the Democrats in attendance, and
the said officers shall keep list of
voters and tally of votes counted, to be
sent by them to the Convention with
their ccltilicate Of the result of the cleo
tion.
VII. All eases of disputed seats in
Convention shall be disposed Of openly
by vote after hearing the respective
claimants and their evidence.
VIII. All delegates must reside in
the district they represent. In case of
an absent delegate he may depute an
other, if he fail to do so his colleagues in
attendance may substitute for him. In
other cases the Convention may fill W
the representation from the citizens OF
the district in attendance.
IN. The voting III Conventions shall
be open, and any two members may r1
quirc the yeas and nays on any quc5
ton pending.
y. Special Conventions may be call
ed when necessary, by the Standing
; Committee, the proceedings of whicl
shall conform to these rules.
) XI. All county nominations and al
appointments of cenferees and of dele
gates to State Conventions, shall bt
made in County Conventions.
MI. The Standing Committee shal
t consist of one member from each elec
ton district, who shall be elected b,
the people at the delegate clt tctions, wh'
, shall choose their own Chairman; ant
any five of them shall be quorum
1 when called together by the Chairman
5 XIII. No member of the Legislator
p shall be chosen by this county as a Del
egate to q State Convention during hi
term of Office.
XIV. In Convention majority c
all the votes given shall be necessary
y a nomination, and no person name
shall be peremptorily struck from tn
list of candidates until after the fourt
vote, when the lowest name shall b
struck Off and so on at each successiv
vote until nomination shall be effected
XIV. Delegates instructed by the vo
ers who select them shall obey the
II instructions in Convention, and vote
given by them in violation of their il
o structions shall be disallowed by tt
|. Convention. All instructions shall |
70 reported by the election officers.
XVI. Conventions shall be called
G. order by the Chairman of the Standin
Committee, or in his absence by son
|. other member thereof, who shall ente
" tain and put TO vote motions FOX 81
Vi election of President and two Seer
u tarieS for purposes of temporary orga
le ization.
$. XVII. No person shall be eligible
!, a nomination by a Convention who h
. opposed the Democratic ticket at Il
to next preceding election but this ri
ID shall apply only to cases of opposite
r. to tickets hereafter formed.
, XVIII. 1t shall be a good cause
challenge against any person Otleril
to vote at any delegate elections that
n has voted against Democratic cane
Is. dates at Federal or State election wit
h in two years, or has opposed the Dem
- cratic ticket at the last preceding el,
ton, or has taken or agreed to Ia
n. money or other valuable thing, or a
rd pecuniary advantage, asa considerati
~ for his vote at such delegate electic
or has corrupted or attempted to ct
)e- rupt any voter Of the district with +
ed erence TO the same; but this rule sh
apply only to causes of challenge AZ
ing subsequent to its adoption.
he NIX. If it shall be made to app(
to the satisfaction of II majority o
Convention that any candidate beit
it for nomination to any office sh
nat have offered or paid any money or v
on liable thing, or made any promise
ho money or valuable thing to take eff
-, in future, as an inducement to any dt
'ni gate to vote for him or to any otl
by person with the view of inducing
)ns securing the votes of delegates o
,ht the same shall be done by any otl
~ person with the knowledge or apprO
III ton of such candidate, the name of 81
ION candidate shall be Immediately Strl
his from the list of candidates; or if 81
IF fact be ascertained after his nominal
,vo to any Office and before the final
iournment, the nomination shall
MS struck from the ticket and the vacal
Joy supplied by new nomination and
ON either case such person shall be mel
BILE to any nomination by Convent
or TO election Us u uciNsutc, iOi u pCi
of two years.
er- Xxx. Ifany delegate ahall receive {
, of money or other valuable thing, or
od- cept the promise of money or other
ado liable thing, or any pecuniary adv
''o tage to be paid, delivered or securel
by future, either to himself or to any ot
rails person for him, from any candidate
ery other person for such candidate, as
,nJ inducement for his vote, or under
inu tn other preteXt, upon proof of the fac
the the satisfaction of majority of
SIN. Convention, such delegate shall
ken forthwith expelled and shall not be
,nro ceived as Il delegate to any future [
eio vention for period Of two years,
ers. during that time shall also be lnelig
'ere for any party nomination Cases Z
and ing under this and the next preced
tbo rule shall have precedence over all
VI, er business in Convention until
'e"' termined :,
ewn NXI. None of these rules shall
lens altered or rcscinded Mt Il regular AM
was Convention, unless by vote of
""" thirIs Df all fine upiprltpS present