The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-17
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEX
TION.

A meeting of the Ohio County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee was hsld at
the Court House, on Saturday last, July
18th, at o'clock P. NJ.
Present-Messrs. j. II. Todd, d. w.
Phillips, John Butterfeid, John Nolan,
II. S. Thornburgh, Lewis Baker, George
Sawtell, S. S. Jacob.
On motion of Mr.. Thornburgh, it was
resolved that the Democratic voters OF
Ohio county be requested to meet IN
their respective districts on Saturday,
August 5th, and choose delegates to meet
in County Convention on Monday,
August 7th, to nominate county ticket.
The following regulations for the Pri-
mary Meetings and County Convention,
were read and unanimously adopted:
Resolrsd. l. That County Convention
be held at the Court House in the city of
Wheeling, on Monday, August Z, 1876,
at the hour of 9 o'clock A. NJ, for the
nomination of candidates to fill the fol.
lowing positions, viz: Four members Of
the House of Delegates, Judge Of the
County Court, Sheriff Of the County,
Prosecuting Attorney, an Assessor for
the City district, and an Assessor for the
County district.
2. The County Convention shall be
composed OF three delegates from each
district of this county. Said delegates
shall be chosen by the Democratic voters
of their respective districts, on Saturday,
August 5, 1876; in the districts of Tria-
de- phia, Richland and Liberty, between
the hours of 2 and o'clock P. M; and
in the remaining districts of the county,
between the hours Of 2 and 8 o'clock
L. NJ.
8 It shall be the duty OF the members
of the County Executive Committee in
each district, to select two other Demo-
cratic citizens of his district to assist him
In opening polls and conducting the elec-
tions herein provided for, which polls
shall be opened and closed at the hours
specified.
4. Polls shall be opened as above pro-
yided at the following places, to-wit:
Washington Dist1ct-VigilanL hose
house.
Madison-Up stairs IN the north end
Of the market house.
Cay-Court house.
Uaion-Atlsntic engine house.
Ctntre-Hose house,
JVebster-Unlted engine house.
R.tchie-Hose house. Eighth ward.
Triadeiphia-FredH Hyce's, Triadelphia.
Richland-Richland brick school
house.
L,bsrty-Centrc school house.
5. The Democratic voters of the dis
tricts respectively shall elect by ballot, a
candidate for the office OF county COM
missioner and candidate for each Of
the other district offices to be filled.
Also, three delegates to serve in the
county convention - be held at the
Court House on Monday, August :,
1876.
&. No person shall be permitted to vote
at said primary election, unless he shall
pledge himself to vote the full Demo-
cratic ticket at the elections.
I. ANY person may challenge the
right of any other person who may otf.r
to vote at said election, and thereupon
said missioners, or majority OF
them, shall determine whether said per-
son is legally qualified voter under the
laws OF this state, and entitled to vote al
said place OF election if said election
were held according to law and, further
more, whether he possessed the party
qualifications above mentioned, and, un-
less said person shall possess all of these
qualifications, his vote shall be re-
jected.
s. As soon as practicable after the
polls are closed, the commissioners shall
count the votes and certify the result to
the County Convention to be held as a
above provided,
On motion the committee adjourned.
j. NJ. ToDD, Chairman.
Ii. w. PHILLIPS. .Ssc'y pro tenn.