Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-05-29

DesmOcraiic Primary Election.
This Election will be held in the
several Districts of this county on
Saturday, the sth day of June, 1872,
to open and close at such hour as shall
be agreed upon by u majority of the
Vigilance Committee Of each seperate
district, for the purpose of expressing
by ballot their choice of candidates
for the following Offices, viz: One per.
son for Delegate to Constitutional
Convention, one person for Assembly,
one person for Commissioner, and one
person for Auditor. The following
Rules and Regulations are intended to
govern the holding Of said Election,
and are published for the information
and instruction of Democrats:
RULE 5. No person shall be permitted to vote
at such Primary Election, except those who have
voted with the Democracy at the preceding Gen
eral Election, or shall be of known Democratic
Standing and no candidate shall be placed upon
the return unless he shall have his card us can
didate inserted in the Democratic papers during
at least THREE weeks preceding the Primary
Election.
RULE Q. The township committee or the cleo
ton board shall designate one Of their number to
act as return judge whose duty II shall be to take
charge of tho return Of votes cast, after having
been duly certified TO as being correct and signed
by a majority OF the board, and to carry them to
Clearfeld ON the Tuesday following the election,
and produce them at 3 o'clock p. m, In the Court
House, when said judges win 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 cast at said election, shall be declared nomi
mated for the respective Offices for which they
have been voted for; proridsd, 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
numser Of votes shall be declared the nominee for
said Office.
Rcsoired, That hereafter II shall be the duty Of
every Vigilance Committee transmitting their re-
turns in the manner indicated, to depute some ac-
tive aud known Democrat to enter tho County Con-
venton and act for them and their district and
that list of the names OF the voters must in
osery ease accompany tho return.
Resoired, That hereafter, should any district
fail to be represented as above indicated, or ne
gest to return list Of the names Of the voters, 1t
shall be sufficient cause for the Convention to ex
clude aud refuse to receive and count the votes Of
said district so offending.
Re.oired That the Chairman Of the County
Committee is hereby authorized to publish this
preamble and resolutions along with the "Rules
and Regulations
/ now therefore give notice that
the necessary papers and tickets will
be sent out with the other Primary
Election papers, and that vote will
be taken as directed by the foregoing
resolution.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
BEccAnrA-Frederick Shoh, T. S. washburn,
George q. Dewitt, Peter Rissell, Philip Dots.
BELL--Jcsse Weaver, Harvey Mccracken, @.
W. Meckley, J. W. McGhee, Washington Camp
bell.
BLooN-John Smith, Adam Weber, Jacob zil-
liox, William Lyons, Frank 0rcutt.
BooGs-J. L. Morgan, David Mease, L. NJ.
Peters, Gideon Smcal, Burton Murritt.
BgADFoRD--Alexander Livingston, 5. p. Cald-
well, William Taylor, l. @. Bargcr, Benjamin
Lansberry.
BnADY-Jesse Lines, Amos Bonsall, Michael
Shaler, Jr., Elijah Ashenielter, Samuel Snyder,
Thomas ]. Booth, Henry llarisielt. Jr.
BunNsIDE-0 -0thello Smecd, Daniel Gornan,
Adam Beck, Edward King, Matthew Irwin.
CnEsr-II Hamilton White, Calvin Stevens, f. b.
Clemson, Anthony McGaryey, W. c. Kitchen.
CLEARFiELD-Isrnel Test, Cyrcnius Howe,
George Leopold, Thomas Dougherty, Clayton
johnson, Alexander Powell.
CoyIScroS-Arnold schnarrs, August Rougeu1,
Lewis Piekard, W. S. Gilliland.
CuRwESsvILLg-T. Jefferson Bloom, BENJAMIN
Broome, John foutz, S. Y. McCloskey, +. J.
Thompson.
DrcAruR-J. y. Steiner, Richard Hughes, M.
L. Peters, Jacob Hagar, c. NJ. Cadwallader
FsRGusos-George Straw, William l.. Moore,
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