Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21


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ELECTION OF AND DUTIES or cHAIaMAS.
3. The delegate elections and Coun ty Consen.
tion shall be governed and conducted strictly in
accordance with the following rules, and the
Chairman Of the County Committee shall be an
nually elected by the Comfy Convention and sbal
be ee.o6cio. the President Of all County Convon-
tions.
TINE OF ELECTION.
I. The election for delegates to represent he
different disiricts In the annual Democratic coun
ty Convention shall be held at the usual place Of
holding the general elections for each district on
the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday Of Sep
teuber, being the l4th this year, begin ling a,
o'clock, p. m, OF same day.
VINO TO HOLD KLEcrIos
g. The said delegate elections shah be held by
an election board, 70 consist Of the member Of the
County Committee for such district. and two
other Democratic voters thereof, who shall be ap-
pointed or designated by the County Committee.
now TO F,LL VACANCIES
In ease any Of the persons 80 constituting the
board shall be absent from the place Of holding
the election for a quarter Of an hour after the
time appointed, by Rule Firit, for the opening of
the same, his or their place or places, shall be
filled by an election to be conducted ripa roce by
the Democratic voters present a, the time.
QUALIFICATION or VOTERS
o. Every qualified voter Of the district, who at
the last general election voted tho Democratic
ticket shal be entitled to vote at the delegate
elections
NODE OF vouSo.
I. The voting at all delegate elections shall be
by ballot upon which ballots shall be written or
printed the name OF 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 member Of the
election board, and by him deposited 10 box or
other receptacle prepared for that purpose, to
which box or other receptacle no person but the
members Of the election board shall have access.
oP INSTRUCTIONS.
S. No instructions shall be received or recog-
niEcd unless the same be voted upon the ballot as
provided by Rule Seventh, nor shall such In
struciions, II voted upon the ballot, be binding
upon the delegate, unless one.half or more Of the
ballots shall contain instructions concerning the
same Office. Whenever half or more Of the bal
lots shall contain instructions concerning any
office, the delegates elected at such election shall
be held to be instructed to support the candidate
naN"B h"o hiB"ost huh"et VI NoVs iot euch
onre.
b;gbest number Of votes in d,si,ic, 4 s,,i.l an
fran ,he yoIl In aecordance with Rnls Th;y,ssn,b
/, hooonss tha dntv ac ,hn asle-,,ss /, said AZ.
tric 10 east their votes fpr tha cansida,e having
received the next highest number Of votes in
said district, Provided that such candidate shall
have received ono-fourth the number Of votes
polled for the candidates.
VoNpuV'i'e '"h hhtV'ioN' hhru''Ns AND hL,SAs'
p. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list Of the names Of all persons voting at such
eectionsi which list OF voters Together with
full and complete return Of such election, con-
.,s .I'us ,,. ~ eeus ~, =. 'uo Pe,svn ,,
bo csrtissd Nv mid hoard 10 ,hs Conn,y Convsn.
lion. mon nrinted blants Ia he furuisbea bv The
County Committee
IA ,,..-,-,
ocra,ic voters in numhers canal IA sve lima. ,hs
delesa.es which such dis,rici ba, in ,hs Coun,y
Convention. Shall oomplain in writing Of an nm.
ana oection of false retpyn az dslegate. or of in
struc,ions In which comnI.int ths alleged f.cts
shall bc snsc,aIlv sct fo,,h and var,seI hv ,hs
All dayit of one or more pe,.ons. ,ueb comnlain,
shall have the right to contest he seat Of such
delegates or their validity Of such Instructions.
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suoh oomol.,n. .b,l hs h.,ra nv n oom,n, ia.
of Ave dslsga,as No ho anno,a,.j hv ,ha p,ss,-
dsn, of no convsn,ior rrh,sh s.3 corn,n;,,o.
MI ..oas.S - 49, :. s.,,ss ' ,ha,. 49,
and alIegs,lons and 1. soo, as mn, hs ,cnortsd
IN ,he conrsr,ior what dslscs,ss a. sn,i,isd 10
se.,s ,he,eir ana MAI ,ns,rrr,iors a,e hi,d,n,
unon ,,ch d.io,a,a. wh.r.,,,,a. ~. can,ar
tiar ,,,o, ,ho az M
yeas and nays, to adopt or reject the report Of
the contesiing parties. In which call OF the yeas
and nays the names OF the delegates whose seats
are contested or whose Instructions are disputed,
shaii be omitted
ouALirrcArrovs oP DELEGATES SUBSTITUTES
n An do,oc,,.. ,,., .o.ia. 4. ,ho d,.,r,,,
,hsy renrossnt Tn case os ahsoro. =, ahil;,v
A. s,,oi,a .,h.,;,,',aas 80. - 80. c.'s' ~
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MUST OBEY iNsrR'orioss' on bt fNPsLLsn'
l2 Delegates must obey instructions given
them by their respective districts, and II violated
it shall be the duty Of the President Of the Con-
vention to cast the vote Of such delegate or dele
gates In accordance with the instructionsi and
the delegate or delegates 90 offending shall be
forthwith expelled from the Convention, and
shall not be eligible to any office or place Of
trust in the party for period Of two years.
A MAJORITY OF ALI. NECESSARY TO NOMINATE.
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.a,s. RAJ, Il. ,ssa.,s.r ~ yo,,,,a.,,aa ~
80 s,san,s na,oa .hsil ~ syal,a.i ,,n,, ~. H.,
~ ia,,dsSa,a, ,n,; aoas ,ha crvrm III, M :.
va,r whsn ,ha nar,an % ssa,", ~ u. .savs ~
ber Of votes shall ba om,,ed ans s,raeS sre,n IN.
rei, .rd 20 o >, .s"h s""s,sa a"a ssss run n,, ,"s
nomination is made.
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No'','' '""o'' as' ""'"A"''
~. II any person who Is candidate for any
nomination before the County Convention, shall
bc proven 70 have offered or paid any money, or
other valuable thing, or made any promise Of a
consideration or reward to any person for his
vote or influence, 70 secure the delegate from
any district or shall have offered or paid any
money or valuable thing, or promised any con
siuefa''on ?, rs"ara, 70 any aelega' ipr ms vote
OF 70 a.y u'sSa ,s Pe,son WV siss o. 'naa'g'ns
c1 s,eu'lng nv 'o'e' cl ueiess'es or " she same
edge and consent ~ uch candida,. ~. ,..,. =,
such candidate shah be Immediately stricken from
tho list Of candidates, or II such fact be- asccr
tanned amer bis nomination to any Office, and be.
fore the maj adjournment the name Of the nom
my shan ~ s,'ues rom 'no uche' ana ,he va
cahoi suppneu nsw nomin,uva, anu IN
n, viss iusa pe,son saa oe ,nens'o,e y any
n0%,ns.n a,,as ~ eonven,ou o. 70 an slss.io, a.