Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-28

ELECTION or AND DUTIES or CHAIRMAN.
3. The delegate elections and County congen.
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 shall
be &c e6ieio, the President Of all County Conven-
tions.
TINE OF ELECTION.
I. The election for delegates to represent he
different districts In the annual Democratic Coun
~ 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.
iember, being the IAN this year. begin ing at
o'clock, ?. m Of same day.
VINO TO HOLD ELECTION
5. The said delegate elections shall held BY
an election board, % consist ef 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 PHI VACANCIES
In case any Of the persons so constituting ne
board shall be absent from the place NJ holding
The election for a quarter Of an hour after the
time appointed, by Rule First, for the opening Of
the same, bis or their place or places, shall be
filled by an election to be conducted rira roce by
the Democratic voters present at the time.
QUALIFICATION or VOTERS
G.. Every qualified voter Of the district, who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shall be entitled to vote at the delegate
elections.
NODE or VOTING.
7. The voting at all delegate elections shall be
by ballot upon which ballots shall be written o.
printed the name 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 member Of the
election board, and by him deposited 10 a box or
other receptacle prepared for that purpose, 70
which box or other receptacle no person but the
members Of the election board shall haye access.
OF INSTRUCTIONS.
s. No instructions shall be received or recog-
nixed unless the same be voted upon The ballot as
provided by Rule Seventh, nor shall such in
structions. " voted upon the ballot, be binding
upon the delegate, unless 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
having the highest number OF votes for such
Office.
That when a candidate having received the
highest number Of votes in district Is stricken
rom the roll IN accordance with Rule Thirteenth
II becomes the duty Of the delegates 10 said dis
uict 10 cast their votes for the candidate having
received Tue next highest number OF votes in
said district, Provided that such candidate shall
have received one-fourth the number Of votes
polled for the candidates.
CONDUCTING THE ELECTION, RETURNS xpBL,yks.
E.eh .i.o,,on ho..a .h.u ,.
lst az ,hs nsmss oe aiI nassans sp,;nr y, sas
eIo.,ians' whsah ~, as fa,. ,n,hs ~ ,I0a
r,,I anI asia,. se,.s ss'uv. "i1h
tanning an accurate statement Of tho persons
elected delegates and all instructions voted. shall
DC eefuhed oy sald board TO the County Conven-
tion' upon printed BLANKS to be furnished by the
County Committee.
ooNrEsrlso STATS or DELEGATES, FRAUD, Ero.
10. Whenever from any district. qualified Dem
ocratie voters, In numbers equal to Eve times the
delegates which such district has In the County
convention, shall complain in writing oil Ap I'M
que election OF iase return OF delegates or Of in
strueuons, IN when complaint the alleged facts
shall De specially set forth and verified by the
am davit Of one or more persons, such complaint
snsil have the right TO contest the seat Of such
's'''' VI 'n''' 'A"u''' O' suen Instructions
A0oAhiirhh of FIVE
such complaint shall be heard by somm ttee
Of i've delegates TO be appointed by the Presi. |
dent Of the Convention, which said committee
shall proceed to hear the parties, their proofs /
and allegations, and as soon as may be reported
TO the Convention what delegates are entitled to
seats therein, aud what instructions are binding /
H." su1n us'ssa'es. mnete"pon me ovhsen
yeas and pays. IA sJont or ,siao, ms re,o,, as
Inc coutestipv parties. In wbicb caiI Of ,be ,sss
and nays the names Of the delegates whose seats
IRE contested or whose iustructio,s arc disputed.
shall be omitted.
WALT tiVAi'oSs w phlhsAths SUBSTITUTES
H. All delegates must reside in the district
lhey represent. In case Of absence or inability
to attend substtuiions may be made FROM citi-
ient Of the district.
MUST opFy txsrRrcrtoxs on n, sxpsttvn
10 n.i...,.. -. -. ..,.,t
A.. A.. ,hs,.. nu.s ossy insuuesvns gwen
!, ,hai h ~ Az ~ ~ aau s'o,s'su c
r.n,,on 20 sss, ~ ~ - sN,a, Wv ~.
80. r. a~'as. ~ ~" ,.'.. s " uos
Iho deiaga,s ~ Ss,s..,as ~ sa' oanra;s y, nv
or,hvith exnsi,sJ .,na' ~. ran"a,s,,a,, "a
hall NO, n a,is,l," W ' s as, SS.'sa'sn, ans
ms, IN ,hs n.,,s seo' eo sny v-Ss y. P,A'' VI
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hA'"Hitf of All NECESSARY TO NOMINATE.
ls. In convention majority Of all the dele
gates shall be necessary to nomination and
no persons name shall be excluded from the is, |
of candidates until after the SIXTH ballot or 4
vote, when the person receiving the least mum
Der Of votes shall be omitted and struck from the
.0n, anu 20 On =. eaeh successive 'o" until
'o"'na"on maue'
PENALTY ron COMMITTING FRAUDS And BRIBKRY. /
ID. if anv person who Ia n candidate for anv /
nomination before the County conyen,ion shall |
be proven 10 have oasred or naia anv ,non.v a,
pther valuable thing. a, mads snv nrom;ss a..
or reward 10 sny n.,son 70, liz |
vote or influence, 70 secure The deIegats s,s,n
,nv a,s,,iet !, ,h.u 49, aa...a '
money or valuable thing. or promised an, oon.
'ideration or reward to any delegate Tor his vote,
'r TO any other person with a view Of indulging
~ securing the votes Of delegates or " the same
~" oe aone oy any o'nef person with the knowi-
,ush candids,s ~. n hs H., ,ns n.me o'
ho list of csnd,S.,ss a. ~ ',,ss ,.', A.. w"
aimed amer HI nomInat,on 10 snv aes.s Ss.
fore tho final adjournment, the name Of The nom.
nec shall be struck from the ticket and the va
,aneY supplied by new nomination, and In
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