Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-09-01

3. The delegate election and County Conven-
iion shall bo governed and conducted strictly In
accordance with the following rules, and the
Chairman Of the County Committee snail be an-
nualy elected by the County Convention and
shall be "a cgieiO, 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 tho usual place Of
holding the general elections for each district, on
the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday Of Sep
tember, being the ls;h this year.) beginning at
o'clock, ?. NJ, and continuing until o'clock,
,. NJ, Of same day.
5. The said delegate elections shall be held b
an eleoton 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 the persons 20 constituting the
board shall be Ibsent from the place Of holding
the election for n 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
filed by m election to be conducted rira roee by
the Democratic voters present At the time.
g. Every qualified voter Of the district, who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shall be entitled 10 vote at the delegate
elections.
7. The voting Of all delegate elections shall be
s,ia,aJ a. -. ~ a. aaia,,.,a og Iei
aga,e. yo,od cor ,o.e,har Vim anv in.,ructions
which the voter may desire to give the delegate
or delegates. Each ballot 10 be received ifom the
person voting the same by q member Of the elec-
tion board, and By him. deposited in box or
Which ySf ~ 6Rhs fSSSspisco no person 'SSi the
members Of the election board have access
s. No instructions shall be received or recog-
niIed unless the same be voted upon the ballot as
PROVIDED IN haie seventh, nor shall such instruc-
TONS, u voted upon the ballot, be binding upon
the delegate unless one-hali or more OF the bal
lou sha'i contain instructions concerning ihe
same once whenever haif or more OF the bal
iots snhii contain ins'rnenons concerning any OF.
nee, the delegates elected at such election shan
oe neld 70 oe Instructed TO support the candidate
having the highest number Of votes Tor such
once,
" hnch election board shali Keep an accurate
iiu OF the names OF All persons Young AZ such
eleeucns wh'eh list OF voters together win in'l
ana complete return OF saeh election containing
an accurate statement Of the persons elected dei-
egs'ss anu sll Instructions voted, sha'' oe eert'-
hea " sara BOARD 70 ,ho county Convention, up.
On On prihie' o'anks 10 DC iurnished oy the Vounv
convention
~. whenever rom any district qual'hed Dem ,
ocratc voters, IN numbers equal to hVe times the
delegates which sueh d'slrle, has IN ths county
convention, shaii complain IN wiring OIL an IN
que eiec'on OF iaise return oi ueiega,es or OF in
huueuohs, W Nhlch conpihint ne anegcd iacts
snail be specihcaily set iorth and verified by the
aniaa'i OF one or more persons, sueh com plain'
shah ma, nave Tue hgnt 10 contest 'hs seat OF suen
delegates OF me Nandiiy OF snch Instructions,
such compialnt sna'i % near, oy commi'tee ol
hse deiegates TO be appointed by the PRESIDENT
oi the eoh' 'enson' "hieh saia eommttoe snaii
proceed TO near the parties ther proofs ana aiie-
ga.,ons' hnu as soon as may DC report 70 .ne con
venuon what delegates are enuuci 10 seats tnefc'
ih, anu whh, insTuctiohs are pindlnB upon suon
ueiegates' "hercupoh ,he convention snah p'o.
coed Immediately, upon the call oil tue yeas ana
nays TO adopt or reject the report OF the contest
ing parties. ln which call OF the yeas and nays
the lanes Of the delegates whose seats are con.
tested or whose instructions are disputed, shall
be omitted.
ii. All delegates must reside in the district
they represent In cases oil absence or inability
TO attend, substitutions may be made from ciu-
Eens OF tho district
IL. Delegates must obey the instructions given
them by their respective districts, and u violated
Il shall be the duty Of the President OF the con
vention to cast the vote Of such delegate or dele.
gates In accordance with the instrnctons and
tho delegate OF delegates 90 offending shall be
forthwith expelled from the convention, and shall
not be eligible to any ONCE or place OF trust IN
tho party for period Of two years
H. In convention majority oil al voters shail
be necessary TO nomination ana no persons
name shall be excluded from the list OF candidates
until alter the s'rA ballot OF vote, "hen me per
son receiving thc iehst number OF vo'es 'hAi De
omitted anu struck from the roll ana 20 ON ~
each successive vote nniii nomination y made
~. II any person who Is candidate Tor any
nomination before county conventions, shan be