Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-08-25

ton shall DO governed and conducted strictly In
accordance with the following rules and ih,
Chairman OF the County Committee snail be sn-
nually elected by the County Convention and
shall be er c1seio, tho President Of all County
Conventions.
:. The election for delegates to represent tho
diheient districts In the annual Democratic Coun.
~ Convention shall be held at the usual place oi
holding the general elections for each district, on
tem6sr, lbeius n. is.h this year,) beginning at
! o'clock, p. ~, and continuing until 7 o'clock,
?. NJ, Of same day.
8. The said delegate elections shall be held b
an election board, TO consist OF the member Of the
County Committee for such district, and two other
Democratic voters thereof. who shall be ap-
pointed or designated by the County Committee.
In case any Of tho persons 90 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, bis or their place or places, shall be
filled by an election To be conducted pira poee by
the Democratic voters present at tho time.
a. Every qualified voter OF tho district, who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shall be entitled 10 vote ut the delegate
elections.
Z. 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
cgates voted for, together with any Instructions
W. hn,. 'ns ~, IN u,s". " s'o t"o ss ~
y. ae'osa.s, nae" 'anv' 70 % rcse'ea ~" 'ne
pe.soh ,ou"s 'no same oy memoer OF 'nc e'cc-
other receptacle prepared for that purpose. to
which boz or other receptacle no person but the
members OF the election board have access
s. No Instructions shall be received or recog-
niaed urless the same be- voted unon The llot a,
provided in Rule Seventh, nor shall such in.true.
tions. II voted upon the ballot. be iinding upon
the delegate, unless ono-half or more Of the bal.
lots ,hall contain Instruction. concerning tho
same Office. Whenever half or moro Of tbe bal.
lots shall contain instructions concerning any Of
fcc, the delegates elected at such election shall
be held to be instructed to support the caudidat.
having the highest number Of votes for such
Office
.. Bach election board shall keep an accurate
~, o. .no names oi sl persons vohng at such
ana complete return Of such election containing
an accurate statement OF the persons cected del
egaies and all Instructions voted, shall DO cert-
hed by said board TO tho County Convention, up
on printed blanks 10 be furnished by the County
convention
~ whenever IRON any district qualified Dem
oe,A'le 'o.e's, 10 numbers equal TO h'e times the
$50 =, 80 NNNs'ft
Convention, shall complain IN writing Of an I'M
due election or iaise return OF delegates or Of in
tuneuonr, W Nusu eomP.sAnt fSeflNedh hDy yHfie
snan % speonneh's sos nersons, such com plant
am.asn o. one Vr ny, M contest the scat Of such
shaif '"'e wv ,h validity of such Instructions.
pHeh auSss.,,,s,, shall be head by n committee Of
Eve delegates 10 be appointed by the President
Of tho convention. which said committee shall
proceed TO hear sac parties. their proofs aud allie.
cations -nd as soon as may be report 10 the cop-
vention what delegates entitled to seats there
In, and what instructions are binding upon such
delegates. Whcreupon the convention shall pro-
eeed mmediatsly, upon the call Of the yea. and
noys, to adopt or reject the report Of the contest
ing parties. In which call Of the yeas and noys
the lanes Of the delegates whose seats are con
tested or whose instruct ions are disputed, shall
be omitted.
II. All delegates must. reside ju the district
NY iep,vsun'. a.. aosonos or ihapinty
tsns ~ tbe dI.trst man" ''''a am
~. DELEGATES mu,t oh.v IN. ;ns,,,c,,on. n,v..
them by tbei. resp,e,iys i;stro,. md 10
Il shall be The duiv of ,bs presiJsn, as ,hs ~.
yentiou "a east The vol. az snch delsva,. ~ AZ.
gates In Accordance rim ths ins,,nc,ions. "a
tho delegate or delsyatss so oaanding nan h.
forthwith erpollod srsm ~. cauv.n,,an "a -. n,
not be eligible 10 sny ofbce or nIace az trust in
the marty fsr perioi an two vear.
ID. In convention n maioyitv N al, yo,.r. An all
be necessary To nomination, and no ,,eYson,s
name shall be excluded from the iist of candidates
until after the .ir,b ballot or yo,e uhcn ,hs nor.
son receiving the least number Of votes shaI h.
omitted and struck from The roll. and 20 on Al
each successive vote until a nomination i made
IA. IL any person who is a candidate for any
nomination before county oonventions shail he
proven To have altered a, naId snv nonsy y,
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