The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-11
PRIMARY ELECTION.
Rnles Ger Nominating Candidates by
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n,le. Gar Nom,natius Candidates by
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The following are the rules adopted
by the Republican party in Jefferson
county, Ohio, for the nomination Of can
didates for Office:
RULE l. The resident Republican
electors in each township, ward and
election precinct shall assemble at the
usual places of holding elections there
in, on Saturday, the 23d day OF June,
1872, (and each year thereafter at sucn
times as the County Central Committee
may direct) and shall organize IN the
precincts and townships, outside the
city of Steubenyille. at 2 o'clock P. NJ.
and close at 6, and in the city Of Steu-
/ benyille At o'clock 2. NJ and close at
| 7 o'clock P. NJ. on said day, by the APP
| pointment oftwojudges and two clerks
of said election, who shall receive the
ballots cast for candidates for the sew.
eral county offices to be filled at the
next annual October election to be held
thereafter; and also for one person to
kaot e. member OF the County Central
Committee for such township, ward or
election precinct ...'... .... 49,.
Rule 2. Ea h resident Republican
elector shall he entitled to vote at said
primary elections in the township ward
or election precinct 10 which he, at the
time of said election, resides, and no
other. The judges of election shall
determine all questions arising as to the
eligibility of persons claiming to vote
at said election, and in no case shall
proxy votes be received by the judges
1of any such election.
RULE 3. The clerk shall keep COR
rect register OF the name of each person
voting, and at the close Of said election
the judges and clerks shall proceed to
canvass the ballots cast and make out
correct tally sheet, showing the mum.
Der of votes cast for each candidate.
When the ballots are all counted out
the poll books and tally sheets shall be
duly certified and signed by the judges
and clerks of said election.
RULE 4. 1t shall be the duty OF the
clerks of said election forthwith to issue
! to the person elected from said town.
ship, ward or election precinct as q
member OF the County Central Conn
mittee, a certificate of his election.
l. RULE ). One copy of the poll book
\ aud tally sheet OF said election shall be
put under cover by the judges, sealed
and delivered to the person elected as
member of the County Central Com
mittee from such township, ward or
election precinct, who shall convey the
same to the Court House, in Steuben-
vile, on the second day after said
primary election. In case of the abb
sence or inability to attend OF the person
elected as member of the County Cen
trail Committee, to return the poll hook
| of said election at the time herein spec
flied, then the same shall be returned
BY such person as the judges may select.
The other copy of said poll book shall
remain in the custody of the judges OF
said election.
RVLE 6. That the members of the
County Central Committee, elected from
the several townships, wards and cleo
ton precincts, when assembled at the
Court House in Steubenville, as herein
provided, shall be called to order by the
Chairman or Secretary Of the preceding
County Central Committee, or in their
absence by any member OF the newly
elected County Central Committee, and
shall, at the hour OF o'clock P. NJ, on
said day, organize by the appointment,
| from their own number, of a Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer, aud also an
Executive Committee Of FIVE in number
RULE :. The County Central Com
mittee, when thus organized, shall at
once proceed to open the poll books of
the primary elections in the several
townships, wards and election precincts
and canvass the same and make out an
abstract showing the number Of votes
cast for each candidate for the several
county offices to be filled at the next
annual October election thereafter; and
the person receiving the highest number
of votes cast at said election for any
office, shall be declared the choice and
nominee of the Republicans of Jefferson
county for said office.
RULE s. The County Central Com
mittee, annually elected, constituted
and organized "a herein provided, shall
have the general management and con-
troll OF the political interests and pros
perity of the Republican party within
the county, and shall do and perform
such duties as are usually transacted by
similar committees.
RuLE9. The foregoing rules may be
altered or amended by the majority
vote OF all the members OF the County
Central Committee: provided, that no
rule shall hereafter be adopted by said
committee sbolishing the popular vote
system of nominating candidates, ex-
cept by a convention called by said
Committee for that purpose.
RULE 10. The foregoing rules shall
be considered as directory only, and
no township, ward or election precinct
shall be deprived of its full count Of
votes cast for any candidate on account
of any irregularity or omission in car
rying out the foregoing rules; provided
the Central Committee who canvass the
votes for said candidates are satisfied
that a fair vote vas had and true re-
turn made Of the same.