Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-22

y ino ueieBhte erection and County Convcn-
ton shall be governed and conducted strictly Ia
aceordarce with the following rules, and The
Chairman Of the County Committee shall be an.
nually elected by the County Convention and
shaii be er-e0icfo, the President Of all County
Conventions.
=, The election for delegates to ropresent the
different districts in the annual Democratic Conn.
~ Convention shall be held at tho usual place Of
holding tho general elections for each district on
the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday Of Sen
,emeer, lbeing the 9Th this year,) beginning at
! o'clock, ?. NJ and continuing until 7 o'clock
?. NJ, Of same day.
D. The said delegate elections shall be held bv
an election board, TO consist of the member OF the
county COMMITTEES for such district, and two 9th
or Democratic voters thereof, whs shall be an
pointed or designated by the County Committee.
In case any Of the persons 80 contributing 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
Allied BY an election to be conducted r,ro roee by
tho Democratic voters present at the time.
o. Every qualified voter Of the district. who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket shall be entitled to vote at the delegate
elections.
J. The voting Of all delegate elections shall be
by ballot 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 bo received from The
person voting the same by member Of The elcc
tion board, and by him deposited In box or
o,her receptacle prepared for that purpose, to
which box or other receptacle no person but the
members Of the election board have access
!. No instructions shall be received or recog.
niled unless tho same hc voted upon the balo, as
provided In Rule Seventh, nor shall such instruc.
tions, il voted upon the ballot, be binding upon
the delegate, unless one-hnlf or moro Of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning the
same office. Whenever half or more of Tho bnl.
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. II
2. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list of the names Of all persons voting at such
electionsj which list Of voters together with full
and complete return Of such election, containing
an accurate statement Of the persons elected del.
egates and all instructions voted, shall be ccrti.
fed by said board to tho 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 Ave times the
delegates which such district has in tho 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 be specifically set forth and verified by the
affidavit OF one or more persons, such complaint
shall have tho right to contest the scat oi such
delegates or the validity Of such instructions
Such complaint shall be heard by compittee Of
i've delegates to be appointed by the President
Of the convention, which said committee shall
proceed TO hear the parties, their proofs and allie
cations, and ~ soon as may be report 10 the con-
vcnton what delegates are entitled to seats there
In, and what instructions are binding upon such
delegates. Whereupon the convention shall pro-
cced Immediately, upon the call Of the yeas and
noys to adopt or reject the report Of the contest
ing parties. In which call Of the yeas aud navs
the names Of the delegates whose seats are con
tested OF whose instructions are disputed, shall
be omitted.
II. All delegates must reside In the district
they represent In cases Of absence or inability
to attend, snbstitutions may be made from citi-
zens Of the district.
IL Delegates must obey the Instructions given
them by their respective districts, and II violated
II shall be the duty Of the President Of the con-
vention to cast the vote u such delegate or dele.
gates In accordance with the Instructions and
tho delegate or delegates 80 offending shall be
forthwith expelled from the convention, aud shall
not be eligible TO any Office or place Of trust in
the party for period Of two years. WY.
10. In convention majority OF all voters shall
DO necessary TO nomination and no person .
name shall be excluded from the list Of candid
until after the sirfh ballot vote, whom the per
son receiving the least number Of votes shall be
omitted and struck from the roll, and 80 on al
each successive vote until nomination Ia made.
IA. III any person who Is candidate for any
nomination before county conventions, shall be
proven to have offered or paid any money, or
other valuable thing or made any promise Of a
consideration reward TO any person for his vote
or influence, to secure the delegate from any dis
irict, or shall have offered or paid any money or
valuable thing. or promised any consideration or
reward, to any delegate for his vote, or 10 any
other person with view Of inducing or securing
the votes Of delegates, or u the same shall be
done by any other person with tho know ledge aud
consent Of suoh candidate, the name OF such can
didate shall be- Immediately stricken from the list
of candidates, or II such fact be asccrtained after
his nomination to any Office, and before the final
adjournment, the nomination shall be struck from
the ticket and the vacancy supplied by anew nom
instion, and In either ease such person shall be
ineligible 10 any nomination by convention, or
to nn election m delegate thereafter. And 10
ease II shall be alleged after tho adjournment Of
the convention that any candidate put In nomna.
tlon has been guilty Of such acts or Of any other
!fardrlrnt pr.ctlces 10 ohiAin such nomination,
the charge shall be Investigated by the County
Committee, and such steps taken a. the good Of
the party may require.
Is. ifany delegate shall receive any money or
other valuable thing or accept the promise Of any
consideration or reward 10 be paid, delivered, OF
secured 10 him, or any person for such delegate,
~ an inducsmept for his vote, upon proof of the
fact 10 the HAtlsfaction Of The eosventIon, such
delegate shall DO forthwith expelled, and shall
not be received ~ . dclceats to any futurc con-