The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-02
RuJcg of Nomination,


.is uoloptod 6y The CoRUeation, Dec. 20,
1870.
|. The annual County Convention
shall bo held at the Court House in
or tho second Tuesday Of
ut ono o'clock y. M, and tho
Delegate Elections shall be held on the
before at the places of holding
the general elections In tho several cleo
tion districts, between tho hours Of
three and seven O'Clock In tho after
noon.
II. The representation of districts in
County Convention shall be In propor-
tion to the Democratic vote ofeach as
cast at tho most recent election for Gov
ernur, but the whole number Of delo
gates shall not exceed seventy nor be
le5s than GCty-four, and no district shall
be allowed loss than two nor moro than
four delegates.
Ill. Until the next election for Coy
ernor delegates shall be allowed to dis
trict5 upon . ratio Of sixty voters for q
allowance being made for the
largest fractions Of a ratio.
". The Standing Committee shall
whCncNer necessary make nappOili0n-
ment OF delegates 70 the several dis-
tricts under these rules and publish it,
together with the rules as attended, i'll
the Democratic newspapers of the eoun-
ty, at least two weeks before each an
nual convention.
V. Voters at Delegate elections may
give their votes TO q smaller number OF
candidates than the whole number to
be elected, in the manner provided In
the fourth section Of the bloomsbury act
Of 18th of March, 1870.
vi. The delegate elections shall be
by ballot and shall be held and conduct
ed by Judge and clerk, 20 be selected
by the Democrats III attendance, and
tho said officers shall keep list Of vO-
ters and tally Of votes counted, TO be
sent by them to the Convention with
their certificate OF the result Of the eleC-
ton.
VII. All cases 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 districts they represent. In case of
an absent delegate he may lepute an
other, If he fail to do so his colleagues in
attendance may substitute for him. In
other cases the Convention may fill up
the representation from the citizens of
the district in attendance.
IN. The voting in Conventions shall
be open, and any two members may
require the yeas and nays on any ques-
tion pending.
y. Special Conventions may be called
when necessary, by the Standing Com
mittee, the proceedings Of which shall
conform to these rules.
nj. All county nominations and all
appointments of conferoes and of dele
gates to State Conventions, shall be
made in County Conventions.
MI. The Standing Committee shall
consist OF one member from each elec-
ton district, who shall bo elected by
the people at the delegate elections,
who shall choose thciT own Chairman /;
and any five of them shall be quo
rum, when called togetherby the Chair
man.
XIII. No member Of the Legislature
shall be chosen by this county as a Del
egate to Il State Convention during his
term of Office.
XIV. In Convention majority of
all the votes given shall be necessary to
Il nomination, and no person named
shall be peremptorily struck from the
list of candidates until after the fourth
vote, when the lowest name shall be
struck Off and so on at each successive
vote until 8 nomination shall be effec.
ted.
XIV. Delegates Instructed by the vo-
ters who select them shall obey their
instructions in Convention, and votes
given hy.them III violation of their in
structions shall be disallOwcd by the
Convention. AL instruction shall be
reported by the election officers.
NVI. Conventions shall be called to
order by the Chairman of the Standing
Committee, or in his absence by some
other member thereof, who shall enter
tain and put to vote motions for the
election Of a President and two Secre-
taries for purposes Of Temporary orgau-
iZation.
XVII. No person shall be eligible TO
nomination by a Convention who has
opposed the Democratic ticket at the
next preceding election but this rule
shall apply only TO cases of opposition
to tickets hereafter formed.
NVIII. 1t shall be q good cause oi
challenge against any person offering
to vote at any delegate election that he
has voted against Democratic candi.
dates at Federal or State elections with.
in two years, or has opposed the Demo
cratic ticket at the last preceding cleo
ton, or has taken or agreed to take
money or other valuable thing, or any
pecuniary advantage, as a consideration
for his vote at such delegate election
or has corrupted or attempted to cor
rupt any voter of the district with ref
erence to the same; but this rule shall
apply only to causes of challenge aris
ing subsequent to its adoption.
XIX, If it shall be made TO appear
| to the satisfaction OF a majority of {
Convention. that any Candidate before
it for nomination TO any Office shall
have offered or paid any money or val
liable thing, or made any pOmise o
money or valuable thing to take effec
in future, As an inducement to any dele
gate TO vote for him or 10 any othe
| person with the view Of inducing O.
securing the votes of delegates; or
the same shall be done by any othe
person with acknowledgment opproba
tion of such candidate, the name Ofsucl
candidate shall be Immediately struck
from the list of candidates or if sucl
fact be ascertained after his nomination
to any Office and before the final ad
liournment, the nomination shall b
struck from the ticket and the vacanc,
supplied by new nomination; and il
either case such person shall be inelig
BILE to any nomination by C0nvcntio
or to election as Il delegate, for perio
of two years.
NN. If any delegate shall receive an
money or other valuable thing, or a,
copt the promise of money or other va
liable thing, or any pecuniary adVar
tage TO be paid, delivered or secured j
future, either to himself or to any Otht
person for him, from any candidate {
other person for such candidate, as a
inducemcnt for his vote, or under an