Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-23

We are daily asked the question,
"Are we going to have a primary
election? Ii so, how will it be con-
ducted?" &c. Now, if it is the wish
of the people and the Central Com
mittee to have a primary election, We
think the following rules and regula-
tons would cover the election, to
some extent, at least:
/. The primary election shall he
held under the supervision and On
troll of the County Executive Com
mittee.
2. Said Executive Committee shall
appoint three judges in each town
ship, to hold said election, who shall
qualify as judges of other elections,
and shall have the power to select two
clerks, who shall assist them to hold
said election; and in case the judges
appointed by said committee fail to
attend, then the Democratic voters,
when assembled, shall have power to
e ect others in their stead.
3. Said Executive Committee shall
furnish two poll-books for each town
ship, which shall he similar to, and
kept in the same mannrr as, poll
books at other elections, and shalt he
opened at z O'Clock IL. H., on the Gay
Of election, in each township, at the
usual place of voting, and kept open
until shutdown of that day; and said
primary election shall he held OH
A.. All votes shall be east by bal
lot, either written or printed, which
shall be numbered and deposited in Il
box for that purpose as at any other
elections, and the name of each voter
properly registered.
5. That all persons who are known
to have affiliated with the Democratic
party, and have en- undoubted Demo-
cratic record, CT shall pledge their
word and honor to support the nomi-
ees, shall be entitled to vote at said
primaries; but the decision of the
judges of the election shall be final in
all cases.
6. That after the polls shall be
closed, count shall be made i'm all re-
spects as under the laws of the State.
Z. That after the fiEal count is
made, the judges and clerks shall GER
tify, upon their honors, the result, and
shall seal up such certificates with the
ballots and n of the poll-books and
forthwith transmit the same to the
secretary of the county Executive
Committee which seal shall not be
broken except in the presence of the
County Executive Committee when IN
session.
8. That the Executive Committee
shall meet in Mexico, the first We'd
nesday after such election, when the
secretary shall, in the presence of the
committee, open and cast up the re-
suits of said election in the county.
8. That the candidates who shall
receive the greatest number of votes
cast shall be declared the nominee of
the Democratic party for the Office
for which he shall have been a candi-
date, and in case of a tie, the same
shall be decided by lot, under the di-
rection of the County Executive Com
mittee.
10. The expenses of the election
shall be paid by the candidates.
IL. The County Executive Com
mittee shall appoint one or more of
their number as a committee to re-
ccive money and print tickets. Any
N becoming a candidate shall report
his name to said committee, and pay
over his fee said fee to be assessed
by the County Executive COMMITTEES.
IL. No ticket shall be counted by
the judges holding said primary cleo
tions except the tickets adopted by
the Executive Committee.