Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-22
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
Address OF the Democratic Execu.
tive Committee of Lafayette
County TO the Democratic
VOteF0.

tive Committed of Lafayette
County TO the Democratic
Voters.
The following resolutions, applying TO the
democratic primary election, to be held in La
iayette county, on Saturday. June 5. 1850. for
the nomination Of candidates for the various
county Offices, have been adopted by the .xecu-
tive m of the party in The county.
/, That sthe nomination by the democratic
party of Lafay ette county of candidates for the
various county, district and township Offices -
be filled at the next general election. be made by
2. That said primary election be held on the
8. That the vote at said election shall be by
ballet. and shall be taken strthe usual places of
'at'nE a% sase az p se ns : 'sho p1 sse Sno,cn a.
democrats, or suL0 v0ted fol, Samuel j. T1lden
for president, a.d ,cho shall be legal voters at
cote at said primary election.
s.. That tile ballots to be used at said election
be fur n BY !, this nh;, e9 msna1 s; and t,s shah ,iil. be os
each onlcer to be dominated. printed thereon. in
the order in which they are hereinafter named.
with q place for the name of the person to be
voted for, left blank. to be filled up by the voter.
6. That the officers to be elected are. Repre-
sentatives for the Eastern and Western Districts,
Sheriff. Collector. Treasurer. Assessor. Prose
the Eastern and Western Districts. Surveyor.
Probate Judge. Coroner. Constables and Justi-
ces OF the Peace of the various townships.
Z. That there shall lie appointed. by this com.
mlttee. four judges for each voting precinct and
y0SoSS ~
precinct.
8. That each precinct be provided, by this
shall be numbered No. l, and one of which shall
be numbered No. 2; and it shall be the duty of
I iadlsS. aa g,a ss TO- se ss sn .ia9m Their number ieda Two
and two who shall be known rs counting judges.
The receiving judges shall receive the ballots,
and the counting judges shall count the ballots,
ballot box No. being turned over to them by
the receiving judges at the expiration Of the first
l h0nr t6Qrpaffor until the nOlfa y aCInsQA Txy0
clerks shall attend the receiving judges and two
clerks shall attend the counting judges. Two
poll books for the use Of the judges aud clerks
shall be furnished by this
3. That the polls shall be opened at O'Clock.
a. M, or as soon thereafter as may be and shall
be kept open for the reception of votes until the
10; That should the judges. or either of them.
not be present at the time appointed for opening
the polls, or being present, refuse to act, the vo-
ters present, to the number of ! or more, may
proceed to elect u judge or judges. IN his or their
place, IN such manner rs may be determined
upon by them. and the judge or judges so elected
shall proceed with the election as If he or they
had been appointed by the committee.
IL. That the candidates for nomination arc re.
quested not to have any private ticket to br useu
a. said primary election: but TO use only those
sufficient number for every proper purpose;
IL. That each ballot shall be n,.nbered by
one of the receiving judges in the cfder IN which
they are voted and placed in the baliot-bON, anu
as the same are voted, the CLERKS shall each re-
cord. in separate pOll-bOoks, tie number OF eaSh
DnllOt, and the name OF thu person voting inc
same.
Is. That as soon as tb4 polls are closed. the
count the ballots anG cast up the votes for each
candidate, and shah certify under their hands,
and tes n ny tne = votes t receIy sSii by every tnI cam.
| didate for every Office, and shall Cause the same
TO be transmitted, without delay, to this COM
IA. That the ballots shall be strung on Il string
by one Orthr counting judges us fast rs they are
counted, and shall be securely tied or sealed up,
/ and sent to this COmmtttce. along With the return
Is. Tnat one of the poll-books shall be kept
BY the judges OF the election, and the other sent
TO this committee.
l6 That the committee shall be In session in
Monday. Tue I'll day Of june. and shall Continue
in session until all OF the returns ure sent in.
IL. That Immediately upon the receipt OF the
returns, this committee shall proceed to Cast ny
the whole vote Of the County for every candidate
for every Office, and the whole vote of each DIS
trict separately for every candidate for every
district office; and the person receiving the high
est vote for any Office, shall be declared to be the
nominee of the democratic party for such office.
and this shall, as soon rs practicable
thereafter. cause 10 be published the particulars
and result of their action.
\ ls. That in all particulars not herein specially
provided for, such election shall he conducted as
near as may be in accordance with the laws Of
this state regulating popular elections.
THE PRECINCTS AND JUDGES.
For the purpOses of this election. Lexington
township shall constitute but one precinct, and
the polls Will be- opened only at the Courthouse.
In Tue City OIL Lexington. In S0l-a- bur LUWn-
ship the precincts for this e ection will be ut
Odessa and Ferguson's schoOlhouse, instead OF
the legal precincts, Mt. Hope and Andrews
| store.
The following named gentlemen are appoin-
ted as Judges at their respective precincts.
lexington toW Al.
Lillis.
Clay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W. Fer
Rldings; Napoleon-K: A. Hudnall. F.: l..
Fishback, John Renick, Geo. Grub. Bates
Giiy-Aaron G. Campbell, NJ. W. Flourn"y, R.
Dillingham;, Judson c.: Armstrong Greenton
john Gibson. Joseph F. Files. Z. Y. Ford. j..
Washington township -wheatley's school
house, NJ. HARRISON, A. W. Donthitt. H.C
Ewing, VIM. Cunningham. Wolrenbarger's
schoolhouse Alexander Patterson, j. j.
Middleton Observation-Disclosures A.
kins. A~lma-Thos. Lake. j. Polk CorIler, o.
H: p. Catron. Charles Lewis.
Dove ,ownshipmD3verwJ; J. Hampton. John
wood. Page %Ciiy-John Walker. Jos. Il. Shell
by. Sra Samuel Downing. George B. Gordon.
Corder. Joseph Carter. Sr.
stab. Henry Filing. Charles Bergman. Henry
dinger, James H. Welb6rn, John {. Handy ar
Davis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E. Asbury.
sseeinao oi MssSni l. Jackson ls"nS01 cord I%af'ei Augustus E y
Elsea. VIM. Finch, James A. Jackson.
Sni-a-Bar townshlP-Odessa-F E. Barnett
II. e. Armstrong. VIM. Harris. Thos. X. Nc
Chesney. Ferguson's schoolhouse-Jchn Kel-
~. Stephen Cheath'm. A. g. Phillips, John
ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE.
FeNO,c Democrats Of Lafayette County:
In adopting rules for conducting this election
conform as nearly as practicable to The law oil
the state OF Missouri concerning popular cleo
tons. They have done so for the reason that the
method is fair ami impartial, and the people are
more fumi' lar with II than any other. They
have plac.d the justification OF voters on as
| broad and liberal a basis as ls in their Judgment
ut all consistent with prudence.
Tile rnke as, thdt to entitke u man to note at
tile primary election, lie must be u ifgak roter,
and in addition lie must be a democrat, or, he
must hare ootsd.t for E1ien for president.
attempt to do so is fraud. THE judges Should,
IN I'LL cases where any doubt exists, question
tile Uoter closely, and exercise judgAnent as 10
the reception IF tie ballot. This as Of grupe
importance, anil IL IS hoped tAat judges aoiH be
a0atchful and ttufless IN tie daschaIye Of tile
duty. HEE -HA = o.
Your committee are aware that there, are in
this county many who have heretofore acted with
with the democracy. AS the Democratic party
has always been really, and now stands ready,
gladly To receive accesslOns to lis strength, of
such AS have discovered the correctness of its
doctrines, ysur committee greatly desired tu
adopt sonic rule by which this class of citizens
might participate. III the primary election, AMI
which ut the same time would be Il safeguard
against imposiuOns'by unreliable. and dishonest
persons.
Your committee know that n rule fixing the
qualifications Of voters must be of universal APP
plicatiOn. They cannot make Il rule which is
law in the case OF one man that is not law in the
case OF another, aud II rule that will allow one
ma. TO vote Mt the primary upon his declaration
or affirmation that he will vote The party IS ticket
at the November election. must necessarily al
low, all the same privilege who make the same
declaration: Your committee believe that this
would present aE opportunity loo tempting for
dishonest men OF the opposite party. ii course
no honorable republican would Offer to vote ut u
democratic primary election, who had MT made
up his mind to vote with the democrats in the
future. But from past experience your commit
tee believe that more disreputable characters
would take advantage of such II rule, and partic-
lpate IN the primary, without any intention 10
vote the democratic ticket at the election, than
honest republicans who would vote irOri Il
change OF opinion.
Your committee believe that such Il rule would
result in the anomaly of democratic candidate.
nominated by radical votes. This would pro
duce dissatisfaction. division and demoraliZa.
ton in the party. Our friends who were former.
ly republicans, and who wish to vote with us,
surely would not ask US to take such a risk
simply to allow them to vote a; the primary. lie
Them vote with lis once at the election, ana then
their record Will entitle them to vote with IL:
Afterwards at The PRIMARIES Tnis is asking les:
of them than the advocates Of such Il rule ask %
us in their behalf, and Is beside uuacconp,nicr
by the danger attcnr ant upon the uthcr course
10ur compittee urges upon every d.mocra
. ;he Necessity OF turning out on the dag oil til
primary, ami polling tue NIL vote oil III. party
We want harmony. and q full vote viii !nsur,
this Choose good men ior every Office, an,
vote for their nomination.. If all do this, il nee
essarily follows THAT the best men will be nomi
nuted, a,': when the friendly struggle is over
all can alike rejoice, for ricfOr and vanuuishe,