Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-22
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TIT
The Primary Election.

by the democratic executive committee OF the
county:
l. That the nominations by the democI attic
party oi Lafayette county OF candidate. ior the
various county. district and township ofhccrs 10
be hl'ed AT the next general election, be inaue py
primary election.
That said primary election be held on the
3. that the vote at said election shall be by
ballot. and shall be taken at the usual places of
voting. except AS hereinafter provided
4. That all persons who are known to be demo
Gratis. or who voted for Samuel }. Tilden i"r
president. and who will be legal voters At tie
November election. and who have resided in the
county OF Lafayette 60 days next prior to said
PRIMARY election. and none other, shall be en-
5. That the ballot TO be used II. said election
be furnished by this committee. and shall be
each officer to be nominated, printed thereon. in
the order in winch they are hereinafter named.
with the place for the name OF The person 10 pc
voter.
.. That The officers to be elected are, Represen-
tatves Tor the Eastern and Western Districts. |
Sheriff, collector. Treasurer. Assessor. County |
CLERK. Circuit Clerk Prosrcu'ln; Attorney, Re. |
large, Judges OF the County Court for the Eas- |
tern and Western Districts, Coroner, Cons'ables |
and Justices of the Peace OF the various town
I That there shall be appointed. by this com
miItce, three judges and two clicks for each vo-
ting precinct.
) That each precinct se provided by this
c mmIttee. with n ballot box and two poll books.
for the Use oi the judges and clerks.
g. That the polls shall he opened at O'Clock,
II. III . or soon thereafter may be, and shall
be kept open for the reception OF votes until the
setting OF the sun.
not be present II, the time appointed for Opening
the polls or being present. refuse to act, the fo-
ters present, to the number OF I, OF more, may
proceed to electa judge judges. III his or their
places. III such manner u, may be determined
upon by them. and the Judge or Judges 50 elect
shall proceed with the election as II he or fney
had been appointed Jy the committee. and should
any clerk not be p esent. or should refuse to act
the judges may appoint Il suitable person TO act
| as clerk IN his stead.
| IL That the candidstes for nomination re-
| 4uested not to have any private ticket TO oe USED
| al said primary election. but TO Use only those
| furnished by this committee. who VII provide
n suiiici. Mt number for every proper purpose.
| l2. That racn ballot shall be np nher,d by one
oi ihe judges in the order in which they are vo-
AND placed in the bl'lot-bux and as the same
are voted, the clerks sha "ich record IN a eepa-
| rate poll-book. the number of each ballot, aud
the name OF the person vol 1g the same
IL. That soon IA the polls are closed. the
| judges assisted by the clerks. shall proceed to
| count the ballots and cast up the vote for each
| candidate. and shall certify under their hands,
l at,es.ed by the clerks, the result OF the count.
| and the number OF votes received by every cah-
| didAte for ever, Office, and shall cause the same
| to be transmitted. without delay, 10 this COM
mttee.
H. That the ballots shall he strung on a string
BY one of the judges rs fast they are counted, i,
and shall be securely tied or scaled up. and sent
To this C ,nmIttec, along with the returns OF the
Judges.
Is That one of the poll. books shall be kept By
the judges of the election. and the other sent to
| this committee.
| I6 Inat the committee shall be in session in
the courthouse, i'll the city OF Lexington, on the
| sih day OF July, aud shall continue IN session
| until all the returns are sent IN.
| Il. That immediately upon the receipt OF the
| returns. this committee shall proceed tn cast up
| the whole vote of the county for every canii iia'e
| for every Office, ani the whole vote OF each dis
| ,rict separately for every Candidate tor every
district oiicr; and the person receiving the higt-
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| the nominee OF the democratic party for such OF
| CABLE thereafter. cause to be published tue par
| licuiars and RESULTS ot their acton
Is. That Tor the purpose OF this election. Lex
cinct. and that the polls will De opened only ut
the courthouse, in thu city q. Lexington
~. That in all particulars not herein specially
provided for, said election shall be conducted AS
| Near may lie IN accordance with the laws OF
this state regulating popular elections
The following address is respectfully submit
ted to the democratic voters of Lafayette county
| by the committee:
The democrats Of q maj jurity Of the townships
IN Lsiayett. county having Instructed their
| committeeman to vote for primary election
instead OF a convention, as a method by which
nominations of candidates for Ctlce shall be
made. your committee have so determined.
In adopting rules for conducting such election
your committee have endeavored to make them
state Of Missouri concerning popular elections.
| They have done 80 for the reason that the method
is fair and impartial. and the people are more
familiar with 1t than any other. They have
placed the qualification of voters on Is broud
and liberal basis rs ID in their judgment at all
| consistent with prudence.
The rule is, that to entitle man TO vote at the
primary election. he must be legal voter. and
in ul,l II I.. In a ~
have voted for Tiiden for president.
| Your committee are aware that there are in
this county many who have heretofore acted with
the republican party, but whs now desire TO act
| with the democracy. AS the democratic party
has always been ready, and nov stands ready
| gladly to receive lccessions to It's strength, o
| such as have discovered the correctness OF It's
doctrines. your committee greatly desired io
| adopt some rule by which this class of citizens
might participate in the primary election, and
which ut the same time would be safeguard
against impositions by unreliable and dishonest
persons
Your committee know that 8 rule fixing III,
quail hcatIons of voters must be of univ.rsa
application. They cannot make n rule which il
law III the of man that is not law in tn,
case OF another, and rule that Will allow on,
man to vote at the primary upon his declaration
or Affirmation that he will vote the party q ,cke
at the November election, must necessarily u
low all the same privilege who make the SAM
declaration. Your committee believe that th
would present An opportunity too tempting 70
, dishonest men OF the opposite party. Oh cour-
I no honorable republican would offer to vote at
democratic primary election who had not mad
up his mind TO vote with the democrats in tn
future. But from past experience your commit
would take advantage OF such rule and partici
pate in the primary. without any intention t
. vote the democratic ticket at the election, thai
honest republicans who woaid vote from
change of opinion.
Your committee believe that such rule woul
result in the anomaly Of democratic candidate
nominated by radical votes. This would pro
tiuce dissatisfaction. division and demorslza
ton in the party Our friends who wer
formerly republicans. and who wish to vot
with us. surely would not ask to take such
risk, simply to allow them to vote ut the pri
mary. Let them vote with us once at the eec
tOn. and then their record will entitle them +
vote with us afterwards at the primaries. Sure
this is asking less of them than the advocates o
such u rule ask of us in their behalf, and is be
side unaccompanIed by the danger atten,Ian
upon the other course.
Your committee urges upon every democra
the necessity Of turning out on the day of th
primaries and polling the full vote of the party
We want harmony and full vote Will insur
this. Choose the best men for every Office. an
70 work for their nomination. If all do this,
almost necessarily follows that the best men Wi
lie nominated, and when the frienly struEg'
IL over. all can alike rejoice. for victor an
vanauished will share equally in the benefit c
the most Important result aimed at. namely th
certainty OF an honest, just and intelliger
administration Of our county government
A WOMAN STILL.