Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-06
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT.
TEE
The Primary Election i.


party oI LAfay ctt.. county of candidates for the
various county. district and township officers 10
be filled at the next general election, BE- mad. by
primary election.
:. Thut said primary election be held on the
9Th day oi July. ISIS.
3. hat the vote al said election shall be by
ballot. anu shall be taken nj the usual places Ui
voting. except ns hereinafter provided.
That all persons who srt known to be demo-
crats, or Who voted for Samuel }. Iilden Tor
president. and who Will be legal voters ut the
Soremb, + election, and no have resided in tn,
county OF Lafayette G1 days next prior 1" said
primary election, and none Other shall be en-
titled To vote III SAID primary election.
3 That the ballot 10 be used at SAID election
be furnished by TINS committee. and shall be
strips or pieces oil white paper with the title OF
each officer 10 bc nominated. printed thereon. in
the order in which they sre hereinafter named
with the place Tor the name oi the person To b,
voted Tor. lett blank, 10 be filled up by the
voter.
L That the officers to be elected are, Reprcsen
tatlve> Tor the Eastern and Western Districts,
Clerk. Circuit Clerk Pros"cufIn Attorney, Re.
cori"r of pce'.s, Judge of III" County Court "a
large, Judges OF the County Court for the Eas'
tern and Western Districts, Coroner, Constable.
and Justices of the Peace oi the various town.
ship.
:. That there shall be appointed. by this com.
ting precinct.
That each precinct We provided. ty tits
C. miniittc. with ballot box and two poil-boohs. .
l"r the use .. the Judges and clerks.
.. That the polls shall hc opened at ! O'Clock ,
II IN or rs soon ,hcrcuf I Us may be. and ela
he kept OPEN for the reception OF votes until III,
setting of the sun.
10 That should the Judges, or either of them
not br present AT the time appointed for oprnlni
the polls, or being present, refuse to act, the 70
ters present. 10 the number OF OF I:l"r,, may
proceed To cl.ctH judge Judges. IN his or then
places, III such manner a. may be determine
upon by them. anu the judge OF Judges so elect
rd shall proceed with the election rs II he or tilc'
had been appointed by the committee. nud -h"ul'
any clerk not be- present. or should rcits" Ia net
Al
as clerk IN his stead
IL That the candidates Tor nomination are r.
questrd not 10 have any privat. ticket To be use'
ut said primary election. but to nsr only ih"7
furnished by this committee, who W. provId
u sufficient number for every proper purpose.
L.. That each ballot shall be numher,d by on
Ul the judges in the order IN which they are vu
ted anu placed IN the balut-bUN ,and as the sam
voted, The clerks shall each record. IN a scra
rate poil-book. the numb-r of each ballot AM
tie name oi the person voting the same.
l}. That As soon as the polls are closed, tn
judges, assisted by the clerks, shall proceed I;
| count The ballots and cast up the vote Tor r:ic
| candidate. and shall certify under their hands
| nt;estci by III. clerks, the result OF the count
! and the number OF votes received by every can
diiate Tor every office, and shall cause the sam
| To be transmitted, without delay, 10 this COIN
mittec.
| Il. That the bailpts shall be strung on d strin
| by one of the Judges i, fast as they aIe counte
| and shall be securely tied or sealed up. and sen
| to this committee. along with the returns OF I'll
| judges.
| II. That oi the poll. books shall be kept b
| The judges at The election. and the other sent
| this committee.
| 1 -, ~ Nv , M ~ ,, " '.,o, ~ " -, M ~ 80
| .th day OF July , and shall continue ia sessio
UItIi all the r, ;IIrus are sent IN
| -. ''at u ,,I,,! ti.Ii bii' -, r =, 80, a.. -,
| th, whnI. ynt, Of TN, cuuuty for every cuuiI,al
| tor every "ilcr. AMI the whole vote OF each dI'
~ stPai iale's ~ 49, 'Di a., 80,
| est vote Tor any Office shall he ,itcarc.i 10 !.
the noiIiIner OF the democratic parry i"r such :"
ny, anu ..iI, M ,h p. a,
| ucuinrs and results of their action
| Is. That Tor the purpn7r ni this election. Len
.mS|" sum Iii ,'. n.. 1n, ~
| the courthouse IN In, city ,,t Lexington
~. iaat III All particulars mol htrtih spe, !ai
| p.n,i 'oi a"i,' " VIZ. , '.,,'i ', 90, ~ i,
tins state, regulating r,o,ular elections
| TIN. following g,IIr.-. ia respectfully subml
| ted to the democratic voters of LAFAYETTE count
| by the curnulIti-c
The democrats OF u majority O, III. townshi,
In Latay.r,. county having Instructed the
| committeeman to yot,. for a primary .l-rtic
instead OF u convention. ~ a method by viii,
| nominations of candidates for ,rtive shall
| made. yu,r committee have O determined
| In adopting rule. Tor Conducting -uch electic
| your committee have .ndeayorci to make the
Conform as nearly rs practicable TO the law OF II
| .t.te of M,ssouri concp,,tny nouuIsr ,Ierton
They b,v. dup, !, ,nr th, re,eon tina, ,h. ,u.tr,
| /. fair AMI ,muart,aI and the u.opl. an. mo-
| familiar with n i,sn ANY other They hn,
uluc.,, TN. qualification of voters on A. brra
and l,l,er., 1. basis ss is in their Judgment at +,
consistent with prudence
The rule il, that to .u;itIc "A man to vote nj Il
| urimury election h,. must h. y, legal ynt.r M
in addition he mus, hr a democrat. or. mu
have voted Tor lil,l.n for president.
Your committee are aware that there are
this County many who have heretofore acted WI
tn. rrpillicuu narty. but who now desire 10 a
with the democracy. AS the democratic ,,ar
has always been ready ant noy stand, read
| .
s'i'iS I" receive t'''7aI"hs 10 ho strength
slich AS have discovered the correctness OF
| doctrines y,ur committee, greatly desired
| -, -,
h""i' H"'ie in'c ny WHICH 'h'S 'iaSS "i 'i'i"'
| might participate in the primary election, III
| which nj the same, tim, ,y,,ulJ Ia. :, snf,pu,
|
against impoei'i"hs py hhr'ilapic ana uish"h'
| persons.
| S,ur committee kpo,v ,b,t a ru,c fyir,, ,
|
| luaiih'a""hs oi '"lcI7 ihust bc Oh uhiNers
| application. fhey cannot make II rule which
,,r -, c.,so -, ana. ,,,,,,, 80, loo, -,
~ ,' ,. - ' ~
csc "l ah"ihcr, al" RUE mat VIII allow o
man to vote Vt the primary upon his declIrati
or ,o;rr,,tinr ,hs, lac will vo,. ,h. ,,r,v, .,cl
al the >"''hipef erection, hust necessarily
low all the same privilege who make the SAL