The interior journal., 1874-02-20
To the Democratic Party OF Lin
coin.

At a meeting Of the Democratic Ex-
ccutive committee, for Lincoln county,
on Monday, Feb. Sd. 1874, after mature
deliberation and careful comparison, of the
methods lately adopted in ncighboring
counties for the selection Of nominees,
the following plan was deemed the best
and fairest AMI is therefore adopted.
1st. \ ballot shall be taken in each
precinct of the county, at the usual place
Of voting on Saturday the ith day of
April 1874. to begin at ! o'clock a. NJ
and close at 8. p. VI.
2d. \ ballot box securely locked, shall
he furnished to the gentleman Of each
precinct. who are hereinafter appointed
To superintend the balloting thereof, in
which the billo, of each voter, filled up
with the names of the candidates he pre-
fers Cor the various county offices, and
signed with the voters names, shall he
deposited. the clerk at the same time
taking down the name of said voter. but
not recording for whom his ballot has
been cast. At the conclusion Of the
poll the ballot box shall he sealed, kept
in the possession of the clerk, and by him
conveyed to Stanford on the following
Monday. The clerks Of the various pre-
cincts. with the Chairman of the Execu
tive Com mittee, shall constitute an Exam
lining Board, whose duty it will be TO
open the boxes, count the ballots and
compare them with the poll-books kept
by the clerks. The candidate receiving
the highest vote for any office shall be
declared by the Chairman to be the
Democratic nominee for the office.
3d. The judges will allow all persons
to vote in the manner specified who will
be legal voters at the August election,
and who shall agree to support the
nominees of the Democratic party thus
selected and declared.
ith. The following gentlemen are ap-
pointed to conduct the baloting in their
several precints, two of whom may act
in the absence of the third or on his re-
fusal to act, Ii only one is present, or
none, in any precinct, the member of
the Executive committee for such pre-.
cinct may appoint Others. For Stan
ford Precinct; John NJ. Ried, and A.
NJ. Feland, Judges. Greenup Jones,
clerk, For Walnut Flat Precinct
Monroe Curtis, and Finley Hays, Judges
Tim Higgins, clerk. For Crab Orchard
Precinct: Robert Stuart, aud Peter
Kennedy, Judges. Henry Farris, clerk.
For Highland Precinct: Wm. Claymer,
and BruInfeld Long, Judges. George
Gastirew, clerk. For Waynesburg
Precinct; Ellison Padgett, and Bowen
Camden, Judges. Lewis Gooch, clerk.
For Turnersville Precinct; John Cash,
and W. q. Bailey, Judges. John Neal,
clerk. For Hustonville Precinct; Saml.
Reid, and ID. Lamb, Judges. j. NJ.
Cook, clerk.
9th. A written agreement pledging
each aspirant to Office to abide the de-
cision of this ballot and support the
ticket thus nominated, will be placed in
the hands of Thos. Richards, at Stanford
to be by him kept for the signature of
candidates until the day of the ballot.
No ballot shall be counted by the Exam
ining Board for any candidate who shall
not, by that day, have subscribed to this
agreement.
9th. The necessary expenses of this
ballot, and the exposes VI t-lbo clerks
coming to and going from Stanford. shall
be shared between and paid by the nomi-
nees.
GEORGE Afford,
Chairman, pro ten.
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