Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-09-03

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ELECTION OF AND DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN.
.. The delegate elections aud County Conyen.
tion shall be governed and conducted strictly in
accordance with the following rules, and The
Chair man OF the County Committee shall be an.
nually elected by tho Comfy Convention and shall
be er-o0icio, the President Of all County Conven-
tions.
TINE OF ELECTION.
4. The election for delegates to represent The
different districts 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
tember, tbeng tho 18Th this year. begin aiag at
! o'clock, p. m, Of same day.
WHO TO HOLD ELEc1Ios
8. The said delegate elections shall be held by
an election board, to consist Of the member Of tn
County Committee for such district, and two
other Democratic voters thereof, who shall be ap-
pointed or designated by the County Committee
now TO FILL VACANCIES.
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board shall be absent from the place Of holding
the election for quarter Of an hour after the
time appointed, by Rule First, 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 At the time.
QUALIFICATION oY VOTERS.
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket, shall be entitled to vote at the delegate
elections.
NODE oF VOTING.
7. The voting at all delegate elections shall be
by ballot upon which ballots shall be written or
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 in 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.
oF DISTRACTIONS.
s. No instructions shall be received or recog-
nized unless the be voted upon tho ball OF as
provided by Rule Seventh, nor shall such in
structons, II voted upon the ballot be bind ing
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
having the highest number Of votes for sach
Office.
| That when a candidate having received the
highest number Of votes In a district is stricken
from the roll in accordance with Rule Thirteenth
1t becomes the duty Of the delegates In said dis
trict to cast their votes for the candidate having
received the next highest number Of votes In
said district, Proridcd that such candidate shall
have received one-fourth the number Of votes
polled for the candidates.
CONDUCTING THE ELECTION, RETunSs AND BLANKS.
.. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list Of the namcs Of all persons voting at such
elections; which list Of voters together with
| full and complete return Of such election, con
taining an accurate statement Of the persons
elected delegates and all instructions voted, shall
be certified by said board to the County Conven-
ton, upon printed BLANKS to be furnished by the
County Committee.
ooSrEsriSG SEATS or DELEGATES, FRAUD, ETC.
10. Whenever from any district, qualified Dem
ocratic voters In numbers equal TO Eve times the
delegates which such district has in the County
Convention, shall complain in writing Of an un-
due election Of false return Of delegates Of in
structions, In which complaint the alleged facts
shall bo specially set forth and verified by the
affidavit Of one or more persons, such complaint
shall have the right to contest the scat Of such
delegates or their validity of such instructions.
AconnITrEE or rIvE.
| Such complaint shall be heard by a commit ttee
Of FIVE 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 10
seats therein, and what instructions are binding
upon such delegates. Whereupon the Conven
tion shall proceed Immediately, upon the call Of the
yeas and nays, 10 adopt or reject the report Of
the contesting parties. In which call Of the yeas
and nays the names Of the delegates whose seats
are contested or whose instructions are disputed,
shall be omitted.
QUALIFICATIONS or DELEGATES -suBsriruTEs.
IL. All delegates must reside In the district
they represent. In case Of absence or inability
to attend, substitutions may be made from eti-
lcnf Of the district.
MUST oBKY INSTRUCTIONS, on M EXPELLED.
~. Delegates must obey instructions given
them by their respective districts, and II violated
Il shall bo the duty Of the President Of the Con-
vention to cast the vote Of such delegate dele
gates in accordance with the instructions 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.
NAJoRIrY OF ALL NECESSARY TO NOMINATE
10. In convention q majority Of all the dele
gates shall be necessary To a nomination and
no persons name shall be excluded from the list
Of candidates until after the SIXTH ballot or
vote when the person receiving the least num-
Der Of votes shall be omitted and struck from the
roll, and 80 on at each successive vote until
nomination Is made.
PENALTY ron COMMITTING FRAUDS AsD bribery.
II. If any person who Is q candidate for any
nomination before the County Convention, shall
be proven to have offered or paid any money, or
other valuable thing, or made any promise Of
consideration or reward TO any person for his
vote or influence, 10 secure the delegate from
any district, or shall have offered or paid any
money or valuable thing, or promised any con-
sideraton or reward. TO any delegate Tor his vote,
or to any other person with view Of indulglng
Or securing the votes Of delegates, or " the same
shall be done by any other persoa with the knowl.
edge and consent Of such candidate, the name Of
such candidate shall be Immediately stricken from
the list Of candidates, or " such fact be ascor-
tanned after his nomination to any Office, and be-
fore the FINAL adjournment, the name Of the nom
inec shall be struck from the ticket and tie va
cancy supplied BY q new nomination, and in
either c,se such person shall be ineligible TO any
nomination by q csnyention, or TO an election as
q delegate thereafter. And In case II shall be
alleged after the adjournment Of the Convcn tion
that any candidate put In nomination has been
guilty Of such acts, or any other fraudulent prac-
tices TO obtain such nomination, the charge shall
be Investigated by the County Committee, and
such steps takon as the good Of the party may
require.
is. II any delegate shall receive any money or
other valuable thing, or accept the promise Of
any confederation or reward 10 be paid delivered,
or secured 10 him, or any person for such dele.
gate az an induccment for his vote, upon proof
Of the fact 10 the satisfaction Of the Convention
such delegate shall be forthwith expelled. and
shall not be received as q delegate 10 any futu
convention, and shall be ineligible to any party
nomination.
nuLrs TO nave rRrorpEscE.
is Cases arising under the rules shall have
precedence over ali other business In convention,
until determined.
nErrIse oF rnn coSvssrios
~. The County Convention shall meet aunu
ally, In the Court House al O'Clock y. m, on the
third Tuesday Of September.
ANNOUNCEMENT or CANDIDATES.
is. The names Of all the candidate, for otiee
shall be Announced at least three weeks previous
to the time Of holding the primary election.
ISRAEL TEST,
Joas W. Howr. chslrman'