Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-08
.onouen AND townships.
ELEcrIos OF AND DUTIES or onAisnAS.

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Chest........ ...."... 2 woodward...............2
| COvingto n.............. 2
Iotal all
ELEcIios on AND DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN.
s. The delegate elections and County Conven.
tion shall be governed and conducted strictly in
accordance with the following rules, and the
Chairman Of the County Committee shall bo an.
ualy elected by the County Convention and shall
be er-ogieio, the President Of all County Coven-
tions.
TINE or ELECTION.
4. The election for delegates to represent the
different districts In the annual Democratic Coun
~ Convention shall bo held at the usual place Of
holding the general elections for each district,
on the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday Of
September, being the lslh this yoar,) beginn ing
at o'clock, p m, and continuing until o'clock,
p. IA, Of SANE day.
VINO TO HoLp ELEorios.
s. The said delegate elections shall bo held BY
an election toard, to consist Of the member Of the
County Committee for such district, and two
other Democratic voters thereof, who shall be
appointed or designated by the County Commit
tee.
now TO PILL VACANCIES.
In case any Of the persons 30 constituting the
board shall be absent from the place Of holding
the election for quarter of m hour after the
time appointed, by Rule First. for the opening
OF the same, his their place or places, shall be
hlled by an election 10 he conducted pira roes
by the Democratic voters present at tho time.
ouALWieArioS oF VOTERS.
9. Every qualified voter Of the district, Who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shal be entitled 10 a vote at the delegate
elections.
NODE oF yorSo.
7. The voting at all delegate elections shall be
by ballot upon which ballots shall be written or
printed the names or names Of the delegate or del
egates voted for, together with any Instructions
which the voter may desire to give the delegate
or delegates. Each ballot to be received from the
person voting the same by a member Of the
election board, aud by him deposited in a box or
other receptacle prepared for that purpose, 10
which box or other receptacle no person but the
members Of the election board shall have access.
TISsrhroIioSs.
5. No instructions shall be received or res,,-
nised unless the zane 10 voted upon the ballot as
provided by Rule Seventh, nor shall such nstrue-
tions, " voted up0A the ballot, be binding unon
The delegate, uHess one. half or more Of the bal.
lots shall contain Instructions concerning the
same Office. Whenever half Or more Of the bal
lots shall contain Instructions concerning any
oihce, the delegates elected at such election shall
be h'ld 70 be instructed TO support the candidate
having the highest number Of votes for such
otice.
That whom candidate having received the
highest number Of votes s a district Is strick en-
FROM the roll 10 accordance with Rule Thirteenth
II becomes the duty Of the delegates in said dis.
irict to cast their votes for the candidate having
received the next highest number Of votes in
said district, Provided that such candidate shall
have received one fourth the numbef Of votes
polled for the candidates.
CONDUCTING rHE ELECTION, RETURNS AND BLANKS.
2. Each election board shall Keep an accurate
list Of the names Of all persons voting at such
elections which list Of voters together with
iull and complete return Of such election, con-
tanning an accurate statement Of the persons
elected delegates and all instructions voted, shall
be certified by said board to the County Conven.
ton, upon printed blanks to be furnished By the
County Committee.
coSrEsriSG SEATS or DKLKGArKs, FnArD, Erc.
10. Whenever FROM any district, qualified Dem. |
ocratic voters, in numbers equal to Eve times the
delegates which such district has In the County |
Convention, shall complain in writing Of an un-
due election OF false return Of delegates or Of in.
struetious, 10 which complaint the alleged facts
shall Le specially set forth and verified BY the
afhdayit Of one OF more persons, such complaint
shall have the right TO contest the seat Of such |
delegates or their validity of such instructions.
COMMITTEE oF Five.
Such complaint shall DO heard BY committee
Of hve delegates to be appointed BY the Presi-
dent Of " Convention, which said committee
shall proceed to bear the parties. their proofs
and allegations, and as soon as may be reported
to the Convention what delegates are entitled to
seats therein, and what Instructions are binding
upOu dol L.,
shall proceed Immediately, upon the call Of the
yeas ard nays, 10 adopt or reject the report Of
the ooniesting parties. In which call Of the yeas
and nays the names Of the delegates whose seats
are contested or whose Instruction are disputed
shall be omitted.
QUALIFICATIONS OF DELEeArEs-suBsrirurEs
IL. An delegates must reside In the district
they represent In case Of absence or inability
to attend, substitutions may be made from citi- .
rens Of the district.
MUST ohHf INSTRUCTIONS, on m EXrELLEn.
~. Delegates must obey instructions given
them by their respective districts, and IL violated
II shall be the duty Of the President Of the Con-
vention to east the vote Of such delegate or dele
gates 10 accordance with the instructions; and /
the delegate or delegates SO offending shall be
forthwith expelled from the Convention, and
snail not be eligible to any ofBoe or place Of
ApAJoRlrY oF All NECESSARY To SouISArE.
l2 In convention a majority Of all the dele
gates shall be necessary to a nomination and
no persons name shall be excluded from the list
Of candidates until after the SIXTH ballot or
vote, when the person receiving the least mum.
Der Of votes shall be omitted and struck from the
roll, and 60 on At each successive vote until
nomination Is made.
PENALTY ron COMMITTING FnAuns Ann pniprnr
IA II any persoa wha Is a candidate for anv
nomination before the County Convention, shall
be proven to have offered or paid any money. or
other valuable thing, or made any promise OF
consideration or reward to any person for his
vote or influence, to scsure tho delegate from
any district, or shall have offered or paid anv
money or valuable thing, or PROMISED any con.
sidoration or reward to say delegate for his vote,
nr to any other person with view Of indalginr
Of securing the vs,cs Of delegates, or if the same
shall be doneby any other person with the knowl-
edge and consent Of such candidate, the name of
such candidate shall be Immediately stricken from
The list Of candidates, or " such fact be ascer-
tained after his nominati,n Il any Office, and be-
Iorc the hnal adj djurnment, the name Of the nomi
nee shall be struck from the ticket and tho va. ,
'sney supplied by n new nomination, and in
sither case such person shall he Ineligible to any
by convention, or to an election
rs delegate thereafter. And in ease Il shall be
alleged aiter the ad,ol......n, AZ ~. s,a..a.,,a
that any candidate put In manhattan ha. heon
suny o. ssan se,,, OF any o;her ftAudulen, p,ae
&c Investigated by the County s coSm,,s. oS 'sa Sh
'uch steps taken as the good Of the party may
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my consideration or reward to be paid delivered,
" secured TO him, or any nerson for such dele |