The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-05-25
Democratic County Convention.
Saturday. June D. 1875.

To he Democrats Of the County Of Monroe and
Stateo Ohio:
You are hereby notified that an election
will be held on Saturday,the 9Th day of June,
1875, for the purpose of nominating one
candidate for each of the following Offices. to
be supported by the party at the ensuing fall
election, viz. Representative, Auditor, Treas
urer, Probate Judge, Sheriff, Prosecuting At
torney Commissioner In6rmary Director and
Coroner.
The Democracy of the several townships
will, at the same time, and in the same man.
ner, elect one Committeeman for their re-
spective townships to serve for the ensuing
year on the Democratic Central Committee
of the county.
The polls will be opened in the several
Townships, between the hours Of 6 and 10
o'clock A. NJ. and close at o'clock P. n. Of
said day, at the usual places of holding cleo.
tions in the townships.
The nominations will be by the popular
vote system, the candidate receiving the
highest number Of votes to be declared nom.
mated.
The election will be conducted In all
respects in conformity with the laws Of tue
State regulating general elections, but only
the votes of such persons as are qualified
under the resolution of the Central Commit.
tee, hereafter set forth, shall be received.
The Democratic Central Committee of Mon.
roe County, Ohio, have resolved, by vote, to
invoke the protection, and subject said nom.
mating election to the provisions of the pri.
mary election Law, w,entitled "An Act to project
the elections of voluntary political assooia.
tions and to punish frauds therein" passed
by the General Assembly of Ohio, February
"a, 1871, and appointed the following super
visors to open and preside at said elections,
as follows:
Adams-WILLIAM PALMER.
| Benton-R. M. CLINE.
| Bethel-THoMAs MARTIN.
! Center-0. F. LITTLE.
Franklin--G. W. MASON.
Green's. P. WooD.
JackSon-NoAH BARKER. .s.t
Lee--JoHN NJ. GOODWIN.
Malaga-JeHN A. SoHwoB.
0hio-JoHN +. THoEES.
Perry--JoHN R. PENNIHGros
Salem--THoMAs HOWELL.
Seneea-CAsPER YooKsY.
Summit-JoHH DouGHERTY.
Sunsbury-WILLIAa WORKMAN
Switzsrland-JoHS RUesEsaRR.
Washington-JAMss OKKY.
Wayne-LEwIs WILLIsoN.
Each Supervisor having been irst sworn BY
a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public. or other
officer authorized to administer oaths, .that
he is legal voter of said township and that
he will correctly and faithfully conduct said
election, protect it against all frauds and IN.
fairness, carefully and truly CANVASS all
votes cast thereat, aud return the same ac-
cording to the call of the Democratic Central
Committee of Monroe County, Ohio, and the
provisions of the primary election law" shalt
then call upon the Democratic electors pres.
ent at the polls, and possessing the qualifca
tions of persons entitled to vote under this
notice, to choose two judges Of election and
two clerks to assist in receiving and ta.
king account of the votes cast, to each Of
whom shall be administered the same oath
as has already been taken by the Supervisor.
The Judges and Clerks shall then proceed,as
in general elections, to receive the voteshesr
challenges, examine parties challenged under
oath, and conduct said elections under the
provisions of said primary election Law. g
The following resolution Of che Central
Committee defnes the qualifications OF vo-
ters.
RESOLVED That men who supported the
Democratic State Ticket at the preceding gem
eral election; Democrats who move into the
county and win be legal voters at the next
general election; young men known to be
Democrats who will be of age In time to vote
at the next general election, and Democratic
foreigners who may be entitled to raturalisa.
tion papers in time to vote at the next cleo.
ton, shall be entitled to vote.
1t is made the duty Of Supervisors to see
that this resolution is carried into complete
effect and to conduct said election fairly and
impartially.
In case Supervisor appointed is not pres
ent to open the polls. any Democratic elector
of the township may be chosen to sot.
The Supervisors and Judges at the close Of
the polls will count the votes and declare ths
result, and return the polI.books and tally
sheets, duly certified and sealed up, to the
Chairman of the Democratic Central Commit
tee, who will at o'clock p. NJ. on Monday, the
7th day of June. 1875, at the Court House in
Woodsfield proceed to open the same in the
presence of the Central Committeeman of the
several townships, who, as board of canvass
sers. will officially declare the result At the
same time and place the Committeeman chosen
will assemble and organize Central Commit
tee for Monroe County, Ohio, to serve during
the ensuing year.
BY order of the Democratic Central Commit
tee of Monroe County, Ohio.
j. T. MORRILL,,
Chairman, Dem. Central Committee.
Fl. r. WEST, Secretary.