Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-01

3. Tho delegate election and County Convcn.
ton shall be governed and conducted strictly IN
accordance with tho following rules, aud the
Chairman Of the County Committee shall be an.
nually elected by the County Convention and
shall be er-c6icio, the President Of all County
Conventions.
4. The election for delegates to represent the
different districts in the annual Democratic Coun-
ty Convention shall be held at the usual place OF
holding the general elections for each district, on
the last Saturday in May in cach year, begin
ping at o'clock, r. NJ, and continuing until I
O'Clock, p. NJ, Of same day.
5. Tho said delegate elections shall be held by
m election board, to consist Of the member Of the
County Committee for such district, and two 9th
er Democratic voters thereof, who shall be ap-
pointed or designated by the County Committee.
In case any of the persons so constituting the
board, shall be absent from the place of holding
the election for quarter Of an hour after the
time appointed, by Rule First for the opening Of
the same, his or their place or places shall be
filled by an election TO be conducted rira rooe, by
the Democratic voters present at the time
Q. Every qualified voter Of the district who, mt
the last general election voted the Dcinoerntc
ticket, shall be entitled to vote at the delegate
elections.
Z. The voting Of all delegate elections shall DO
By ballot; upon which ballots shall be written or
printed the name or names Of the delegate OF del
egatcs voted for, together with any instructions
which the voter may desire TO give the delegate
or delegates. Each ballot bs received from tho
person voting the same, by moInber Of tho cleo
tiou board, and by him deposited In box OF
other receptacle prepared for that purpose, to
which box or other receptacle, no person but the
memb bers Of the election board have access.
s. No instructions shall bo received or recog-
nirod unless the same be voted upon the ballot as
provided In Rule Fourth, nor shall such instruc-
ticns II voted upon the ballot, be binding upon
the delegates, unless one half or more of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning the
same office. Whenever half or more of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning nny Of
Gcc, the delegates elected at such election shall
be held 10 be instructed to support the candidates
having the highest number Of votes for such Of.
fcc.
'. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list Of the names Of all persons voting AZ such
elections which list Of votes together with full
and complete return Of such election containing
m accurate statement OF the persons elected
delegates and all instruction voted shall be cert-
dcd by said board to the County Convention, up
on printed blanks to 10 furni,hed by the County
Convention.
10. Whenever from any district, qualified DEM
ocrntic voters, In numbers equal 10 i've times the
delegates which such district has In the County
Convention, shall complain In writing Of an un-
due election or false return Of delegates or Of In
structions, In which comp ant tho alleged facts
shall be specifically set forth and verified by the
ahidayit of one or more persons, such complaints
shall have the right to contest the scat OF such
delegates or the validity Of such instructions.
Such complaint shall be heard by committed Of
iiye delegates to be appointed by the President
Of the convention which said committee shall
proceed to hear the parties, their proofs and al.
legations, and as soon as may be report TO the
convention what delegates are entitled TO teats
therein, and what Instructions are binding upon
such delegates. Whcrcupon the convention shall
proceed Immediately, upon the call Of tho yeas
and nays, TO adopt or reject the report Of the con
testing parties In which call Of the yeas aud nay
the names Of the delegates whose seats aro con-
tested or whose Instructions are disputed, shall
be omitted.
=, All delegate. must rcsd, in the district