Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-02
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REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION.

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION.
Alta meeting Of the Republican Standin,
commit,ee of Juniata county, held in Mifflin
town. on Saturday, July c2d, the foilowin;
resolutions were adopted:
Rssoioed, That our primary elections b,
held at the usual places on Saturday. Sep
reInber 2. 1871, between the hours Of . anc
JPN. and that the Return Judges NEE. a
Mi@intown on Monday, September 4, 1871.
Rssoiue6, That the primary elections thi
year be conducted the same as they were las
year.
Wv. WHARTON, Chairman.
L, W. H. kREIDER, Secretary.
The following states the Offices TO be filled
-his iali, and presents to the reader the man
ner and system under which the primary
elections were held last August, with the date
changed to suit this year:
The dualifed members Of the Republican
party of Juniaia county are requested to
tneet at the usual places of holding elections
in the respective districts, on
SATURDAY., september =, 1871,
=, o'clock N, and after electing judge
aud clerk pro tenn. ''an election shall be held
for Judge and clerk, which shall remain open
for thirty minutes. after which the ballots
shall be counted, and the parties having the
highest number of votes shall be declared
respectively the judge and clerk" and the
Judge and clerk thus elected shall proceed TO
hold the election aud receive the votes by
ballot for the nomination Of
One person. in conjunction with Cumber-
land and Perry counties, for President Judge,
Two persons for Associate Judges.
One pei son for member of the Geperal As
sembly,
One person for County Treasurer,
One person for County Commissioner,
Ono person for County Surveyor,
One person for County Auditor.
The polls to remain open until o'clock, after
which the votes shall be publicly counted,
and all the papers taken possession Of by the
Return Judge who shall meet in Joint Con-
vention at the Court House. in the borough
Of Mifaintovn, on
Monday, September 4, 1871,
ct o'clock P. NJ, TO return and add up all
the votes so polled in the county, and the
person having received the highest number
of votes for particular Office 10 be declared
the nominee for that Office.
The following is the system under
which the Primary Election will be con-
Quoted
F,rst. The candidates for the several
offices shall have their names announced
in one or more of the county papers at
least four weeks previous to the primary
meetings stating the office, and subject
to the action of the said primary meet
ing.
Second. The roters responding 10 Re
Publican principles in each town, ward,
or borough shall meet on Saturday. Sep
tember 2, 1871, at the usual place of
holding the spring election. at o'clock |
p. NJ, and proceed to elect one person
for Judge and two persons for clerks,
who shall form board to receive votes
and determine who are proper persons to
vote, and shall hold the polls open until
: p N. After the polls are opened the
candidates announced as aforesaid shall
be balloted for; the name of each per-
son voting shall be written on a list
at the time of voting, no person being
allowed to vote more than once for each
office.
Third After the polls are closed the
board shall proceed to count the votes that
each candidate received, and make out
the returns accordingly, to be certified
to by the Judge and attested by the
clerks.
Fourth. The Judge Tor one of the
clerks appointed by the judge of the
respective election district, shall meet at
the Court house, in Mifflintown, Mon
day following the primary meetings. at .
l o'clock P. NJ, having the returns and
a list of the voters, and count the votes,
and the person having the highest num-
Der Of votes for any office shall be de- 8
clared the regular nominee of the Repub- {
lican party.
FJM. Any two or more persons hav-
ing an equal number of votes for the same
office. the Judges shall proceed to ballot
:or its choice, the persons having the g
highest number to be the nominee. {
.Si.rh. Thereturn judges shall be COM ,
'etent to reject, by majority, the re- ,
urns from any election district, where
here is evidence of fraud, either in the
'eturns, or otherwise, to the extent Of the
ra'ds committed.
.Seoenth. No person shall be permitted {
o vote proxies. /
The following was suggested by the
Jounty Committee on the 18th of Tune,
$50, and re-suggested on last Saturday. :,
he 22nd inst:
"ResoLced, That on the day of hold
,g the primary election. after the choice
Judge and clerk. pro TEN by the
.epublicans present. an election shall be S
eld for Judge and clerk, which shall re- 1
lain open for thirty minutes. after which n
le ballots shall be counted, and the
arties having the highest number of
otes shall be declared respectively the %
idge and clerk, and after the election is = =
I'D, the same to receive the votes for Y
lndidates. certify the same to The Coun-
Convention and the judge SO elected
all exercise the same powers as pre- te
ribed by the Crawford County System" th