Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-01


.. The delegate election and County Conyen-
ton shall be governed and conducted strictly In
accordance with the following rules. and the
Chairman of the County Committee shall be an
nuaily elected by the County Convention and
shall be er-cGcio, the President of MI County
Conventions. '
4. The election for delegates to represent the
different districts in the annual Democratic Conn
~ Convention shall be held at the usual place of
holding the general electons for each district. on
the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday of SEN
TEMPER, being the 18th this year, beginning at
l O'Clock, ?. ", and continuing until z o'clock
P. NJ, Of same day.
B. The said delegate elections shall be held bv
an election board, to consist Of the member of the
County Committee for such district, and two 9TH
or democratic voters thereof, whs shall be an
pointed or designated by the County Committee.
ln case any OF the persons SO constituting the
board shall bo absent from the place Of holding
tne e'ection Tor 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
nhed py an election to be conducted pira roee by
the Democratic voters present at the time.
8. Every qualified voter Of the district, who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shall be entitled TO vote ut the delegate
elections.
Z. The voting of all delegate elections shall be
by balloti upon which ballots shall be written or
printed the name or names Of the delegate or del
egates voted for, together with any instructions
which the voter may desire TO give the delegate
or delegates Each ballot to be received from, the
person voting the same by a member of the cleo
tion board, and by him deposited in n box or
other receptacle prepared for that purpose TO
which box or other receptacle no person but the
members OF the election board have access
3. No instructions shall be received or recop.
nired unless the same be voted upon the ballot as
PROVIDED IN hule Seventh, nor shall such nstruc-
tons, II voted upon tho ballot, be binding upon
the delegate unless one-half or more Of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning the
same ofhce. Whenever half OF more of tho bal.
lots shall contain Instructions concerning any Of.
nee, the delegates elected at such election shall
be held to be instructed to support the candidate
having the highest number Of votes for such
office.
.. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list OF the names Of all persons voting at such
elections; which list Of voters together with n full
and complete return Of such election, containing
nm accurate statement Of the persons elected del.
egates and all instructions voted, shall be certi.
fed by said board to the County Convention, up
on printed blanks to be furnished by the County
Convention,
10. whenever from any district, qualified Dem
ocratic voters, in numbers equal to hve 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 complaint the alleged facts
shall bo specifically set forth and verified by the
affidavit OF one or more persons, such complaint
shall have tho right 70 contest the seat Of such
delegates or the validity OF such instructions.
Such complaint shall DO heard by committee Of
hye delegates TO be appointed by the President
OF the convention, which SAID committee shall
proceed 70 near the parties their proofs and ALE
gations ana as soon a. may DC report TO the con-
venton what deiegates are entitled 10 seats there
In, ana What Instructions are binding upon such
delegates. Whereupon the convention shall pro.
oeed immediate'y, upon inc eau oil the yeas and
nays 70 adop, or releet tne report oil the contest
ing parties. IN when call OF the yeas and nays
.ne names Q, tne aclegaes wnosc seats are con,
.esed or whose INSTRUCTIONS are disputed, shall
be omitted.
IL All delegates must reside in the district
they represent. In cases OF absence or inability
70 a''enu, suosu,utohs may DC made from citi-
hens o, ,ne ais'ric'- t.,...1.au..
L1' De.ega'cs mus. opey .ne ,nstru,uons gwen
.nem ov tneir respeet'e aistric.s, ana u violated
snan % .he ou'y OF tne frssiacnt OF tne CON
Nen'on 10 cas-. ,nc vo'e 81 sucn ue'eea.e OF oeie,
ga,cs 10 accoruance WIN tne insiuc'ions ana
the delegate or delegates SO onending snail be
ioitnwitn expeied from inc convention, ana snail
NOT DC engipie 70 any once or place oil trust In
tne party ior PERIOD Of Two years,
10. in convention majority ora voters snail
~ necessary 70 nomluauohi anu no person
name shall be excluded from the list Of candidates
until after the nrh ballot or vote, when the per-
son RECEIVING the least number OF votes shaii be
omitted ana struck from the roll, ana 50 on az
eacn successive vote untii nomination y made.
IA. IL any person VINO Is candidate ior any
before