Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-09-16


under the authority of the following
resolution, adopted August II, 1869:
ReSoIrod, That hereafter the Dem
ocratic County Convention in Centre
county shall be composed of one Del.
egate from every fifty Democratic
votes polled at each and every Guber-
Material election in said county, which
said Delegates shall be allotted to the
several boroughs and townships by the
Standing Committee of the County in
proportion to the Democratic voteS
polled in the several election districts
at the Gubernatorial election next pro-
ceding the County Convention.
The delegate election in all. Leases,
will be conducted strictly in accor-
dance with the rules of the party here.
tofore adopted, except to the time of
opening and closing, which is above
stated. The following are the rules:
lst. The election for delegates to represent
the different districts in the annual Democrat
ic county convention, shall be he'd at the usuIt
place Of holding the general elections OF each
district. on the saturday preceding the tAlrd
Tuesday in September, i'll each and every year,
beginning at o'clock ?. n, on said day, con-
tinuing until six O'CLOCK p. NJ.
I'd. The said delegate elections shall be held
by an election board, to consist II the member
OF County Committee Tor each district and two
other Democratic voters thereof, who shall be
appointed or designated by the County Com
mittee. In ease any OF the persons 50 cOustftut-
ing the board shall be absent from the place OF
holding the election for a 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 filed by an election, 10 be conducted,
viva voce, by the Democratic voters present at
Sd. Every qualified voter of the district who
at the late general election voted the Demo
cratic ticket. shall be entitled 10 4 vote at the
delegate elections; and any qualified eleetor OF
the district who viii pledge bis word OF honor
10 support the Democratic ticket at the next
general election shall be permitted to vote at
the delegate election.
4th. The voting at all delegate elections shall
be by ballot; upon which ballot shall be writ
tea or printed the name or names OF the dele
gate or delegates voted for, together with any
Instructions which the voter may desire to give
the delegate or delegates. Each ballot shall be
received from the person voting the same, by 4
member Of the election board and by him depO-
Sited in box or other receptacle provided for
that purpose, to which box or other receptacle
no person but members of the election board
have access.
5th. No instructions shall be received or re-
cogniZed unless the same be voted upon the
ballot as provided in Rule Fourth, nor shall
such instructions If voted upon the ballot, be
more OF the ballots shall contain instructions
concerning the same office. Whenever half or
more of the ballots shall contain instructions
concerning any Office, the delegates elected at
sEch elections shall be held to be instructed TO
support the candidates having the highest num-
Der of votes for such Office.
5th. Each election board shall keep an ac-
curate list of the names Of all persons voting at
such elections; when the list of voters together
with full and complete return OF such election
containing an accurate statement OF the per-
elected 1plpO1tpS and IngtrTCtipnS
ed shall be certified by said board to the Coun-
ty Convention, upon printed blanks to be fur
nished by the County Convention.
7th Whenever from any district qualified
voters, in number equal to five lines the dele
gates which such district has in the County Con-
Yention. shall complain in writing of an undue
election or false return OF delegates or OF iu-
structiOnS, in which complaints the alleged facts
shall be specifically set forth and verified by the
ants snail have the right to contest the seat OF
such delegates or the validity OF such instruc-
tiOns. Such complaint shall be heard by q COM
mittee of five delegates to be appointed by the
mttCe shall proceed TO hear the parties, their
proofs and allegations. and as soon as may be
report to the Convention what delegates are en-
titled TO seats therein, and what instructions
are binding upon such delegates. WhereupOn
the Convention Shall proceed Immediately upon
the call OF the yeas and nays to adopt or reject
the report OF the cOnteStng parties. In which
call OF yeas and nays, the names the delegates
whose seats are contested or whose instructions
are disputed snail De UmInitteG.
Sth. All delegates must reside in the district
they represent In case Of absence or INABILITY
to attend, sUbsututiOns may be made from citi-
zens OF the district
given them by their respective districts, and if
Violated, it shall be the duty or the President OF
the convention to cast the vote OF such delegate
or delegates in accordance with the inStruc-
tions and the delegate or delegates so offend |
ing shall be forthwith expelled from the con- |
ventiOn and shall not be eligible TO any Office |
or place Of trust in the party for period of two
10th. In convention majority of all voters |
shall be necessary To a nomination; and no per- |
sons name shall be excluded from the list of
candidates until after the third ballot or vote |
Wheh the person recciving the least numter of |
votes shall be omitted and struck from the roll,
and so on at each successive vote until nom- |
18th. If any person who is candidate for
any nomination before a county convention |
shall be proven to have offered or paid any mo. |
ney, or other valuable thing, or made any pro
mise Of a consideration or reward to any per |
son for his vote influence, 10 secure the dele
gate from any district, or shall have offered or
paid any money or valuable thing, or promised
any consideration or reward, to any delegate |
for his vote or to any person with view Of
Inducing or securing the votes of delepates or
if the same Shall be done by any other person !
with the knowledge and consent of such cam
didate, the name OF such candidate snail be |
Immediately stricken from the list Of candi- |
dates or if such fact be aScertained after his
nomination to any office and before the final ad-
iournment the nomination shall be struck from
the ticket and the vacancy supplied by a new
nomination, and in either case, such person
shall be ineligible to any nomination by the con
VentiOn, or to an election as delegate thereaf-
ter. And in case it shall be alleged after the
adjournment of the convention that any caudI- |
date put in nomination has been guilty of such
acts or of any other fraudulent practices TO OBJ
tain such nomination, the charge shall be in |
vestigated by the County Committee, and such
steps taken as the good Of the party may re-
quire.
18th. IF any delegate shall receive any mo-
ney or OF her valuable thing, or accept the pro-
mise of any consideration or reward to be paid, |
delivered or secured to him or 10 any person
for such candidate, as an inducement for his
vote, upon proof of the fact to the satisfaction
of the convention, such delegate shall be forth
with expelled and shall not be received as de- |
legate to any further convention and shall be
ineligible to any party nomination.
18th. Cases arising under the 7th, llth and
18th rules, shall have precedence over all other
business in convention until determined.
l4th. That the term of the chairman Of the
county committee shall begin on the first day Of
January OF each and every year.
18th. That the delegates from the several bo-
roughs and townships be authorized, in conjunc-
ton with the chairman of the county commit |
tee tOappoipt the members of the committee for
the various bOrOU. hs and townships,