Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-05-03
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
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; one 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 which are given for the
information and instruction of Dem.
ocrats:
Rule 5. No person shall be permitted to vote
at such primary election, except those who have
NOteu Win the democracy AZ tne preceding ten
era Election, or shall be of known Democratic
standing, and candidate shall be placed upon
the return unless he shall have his card as a can
didate inserted in the Democratic papers during
at least THREE weeks preceding the primary
election.
RUE 6. The township committee or the cleo
ton board shall designate one of their number to
act return judge, whose duty il shall be to take
charge Of the return Of votes cast, after having
been dnly certified to being correct, and signed
by majority Of the board, and to carry them to
Clear6ed 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 votes
east at said election, shall be declared nominated
for the respective offices for which they have been
voted for provided, said persons voted for shall
have complied with the requirements Of Rule 9th
in case the person having the highest number Of
votes has failed TO comply with said rule, then the
person having the next highest sumber of votes
shall be declared the nominee for said Office.
The following preamble and reso.
lutions were adopted by the Board of
Democratic Return Judges at the
Convention of 1867;
WHEREAS, The Vigilance Committees in some
Of the boroughs and townships are in the habit of
transmitting their election returns BY mail or pr-
vate hands to the Chairman Of the County Com
mttee, and others, without any notice or power to
enter, act vote in the Convention for those dis
tricts, thus leaving them without a voice in that
bodyi a large portion Of those holding the cleo
tion also fail to transmit the list of voters (vory
essential with their return therefore,
Rssoired, That hereafter II shall be the duty Of
every Vigilance Committee Transmitting their re-
turns in the manner Indicated to depute some
active and known Democrat to enter the County
Convention and act for them and their district
and that list Of the names Of the voters must in
every ease accompany the return.
ResofUcd, That hereafter, should any district
fail to be represented as above indicated, or neg
lect to return list Of the names Of the voters il
shall be sufficient cause for the Convention to ex-
olude and refuse to receive and count the votes of
said district 80 offending
Resoired, That the Chairman Of the County
Committee is hereby authorized to publish this
preamble and resolutions along with the "Rules
and Regulations"
AT the meeting Of Return Judges
held the l4th day of June, 1870, the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That the County Committee be and
are hereby authorized and directed to submit the
question of change in the present system of
making nominations to a vote Of the Democracy
Chairman is authorized to prepare an furnish
the necessary blanks and directions for taking the
said vote.
| now therefore give notice that the
necessary papers and tickets will be
sent out with the other primary cleo
tion papers, and that a vote will be
taken as directed by the foregoing
resolution.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
Beecaria.-wnliam Dotis, David Bear John
Dillen, John @. Smith, William Courtney.
Beh.--Joseph l.. Campbell Clinton Thompson
George Passm0re, Henry Breih jr., II. l.. Melee
BiOom.-Frank Mcbride Henry Bcihl, Henry
Swoope, Jacob Zcliox. John Clary.
Boggs.-John Miller. Thomas d. Woolsido.
John Brown, J. r. Read. Nathaniel Warren,
Bradford Daniel Stewart, Harrison DoIIass,
William Forcee, john @. Gray, Isaac undercofior
Elijah Mcdowell.
Brady.-Daniel Goodlander, j. c. Barrett, Sam
ucl Kuntz, David Reams, George NJ. Thompson
BaHside.-0thello Smead Joseph L. Noh, w.
G. Lebring, Moses McElwain, r. r. Wilson.
Chea.-Austin Curry, John Coney, q. s. Tozer
7. y. Dunbar, Jacob Dreth
Ciedrfed. james Wrigley W. n. Mcpherson.
Frank Short, Charles shaaer, Charles Barrett,
John Mcclellan.
Coripgion.--'Iobn J. Picard, J. P. Mulson, John
+. Rowley,. Henry Bartbot, Thomas Maurcr
Caroensciile--samu Jenkins, Joseph Nc
kemey, Eli Bloom, 7. S. Thompson, Geo. Musscr
Decatur.--Jacob lIager, Perry Kephart, Il. q.
Gearhart, Arthur Reese, Harry Test.
Ferguson.-J John Wilcv David Read, Joseph
Moore, Balsar Ilullhah, VIM Dell.
Gfrard.-E. Rougeux, John Nooome William
McCoiklo, r. Longin, Aug. Beausigneui
Ooshen.-Erederick shaw, Aaron shirey, r. X. |
illegal. Robert Leonard.
Grohani--Amos Huber, II. II. Evans, NJ. L. |
Gil, Abram Hoover Christ. Pace.
uiich.-Edward Conrad. William r. Dickin- |
son, Benjamin Stevens, Joseph Fry.
Bou'on.--Jacob Rosencans, samuel Conoway.
Elijah Burns, 7. c. bowman, George Woodward. |
Jordan.-sylvester Wymor, Lorenzo Bloom, J. /
W. johnson, Martin smith. Pat. Gilligan.
harihoHs.--Jamcs Ruuch, Isaac MoCloskev /
WIN. Moore, Wm. Bfidgcn. sr. VIM Shrircr.
kHOr.-Joscph Erhard, John Witherow, Jr..
Conrad Bloom, John Wise, Isaac Rea
Laurmce.-A. A. Read, r. A. Owens. ]. L. Ne
Plcton, 7. ID. Carbon, J. NJ. Rowlcs, q. II. Hnll. /
Laaber City.--Joscph kouiry, f. Kostcr. An
thony Hile, W. T. Moore, J 7. llagcrty.
Morris.-John Waring George Hoover An
thony Ragman, W. L. Mcrrell, Andrew Fuiimer /
Nee hipgioH.--Iamcs N. Rose W. c. |
Thompson, james Innis, james Savage, Christ. |
Eslilltl.
O.eeshL-John llammcfly. James lIamcr. r. |
s. B4aey, james Lighton, Adam kophart.
PeHa.-Torrence konan, Martin Flynn. Wesley I
loiu. James IcEwcn, Elah johnson.
Pike.-Amos w. Bloom, David Brown, James .
d. Maran, y. s. Bloom, Nathan Farewell.
taiOH.-Ni William Woty Henry Whitehead. John
Dryssltr, Fred. liollopoler Thos. Brockbank.
lood.sard.-Thomas Henderson. N. u. Nc
Hush, James Coneley, Henry Coaan. G. c. shoa. /
J. BLAKE WALTERS.
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