Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22

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ELECTION AND DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN.
5. The delegate elections and County Conven
tion shall be governed and conducted strictly IL
accordance with the following rules and tn,
Chairman Of the County Committee shall b,
annually elected by the County Convention ant
shall be er-c6oio the President of all County
Conventions
TIME or ELECTIONS.
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
September, being the 18th this year. beginning
at o'clock, P. NJ, Of same day.
wHo 10 HOLD ELECTION.
o. The said delegate elections shall be held by
an election board, 10 consist Of the members Of
the County Committee for such district, and two
other Democratic voters thereof, who shall be
appointed or designated by the County Com
init tee.
now TO PILL VACANCIES.
10 case any Of the persons 50 constituting the
board shal be absent from the place Of holdin
the election for q quarter of an hour after tho
time appointed, by Rule First, for opening Of the
same, his or their place or places, shall be fled
BY an election to be conducted viva voice by the
Demo cratic voters present at the time.
i QUALIFICATION or VOTERS
6. 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.
MoDE OF voTISa.
I. The voting at all delegate elections shall bO
by ballot; upon which ballots shall be written
or printed the name or names Of the delegate or
delegates voted for, together with any instrue-
tions which the voter may desire to give the dele
gate or delegates. Each ballot to bo received
from the person voting the same by a 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 INSTRUCTIONS.
s. No instructions shall be received or recog-
niEed unless the same be voted upon the ballot
provided by Rule Seventh, nor shall such in
struetions, II voted upon the ballot, be binding
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 humber Of votes for such
office.
That when candidate having received the
highest number Of votes in district is stricken
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CONDUCTING TIE ELEcrIGE, RETURNS AsD BLANKS.
9. Each election board shall keep an accurate
list Of the names Of all persons voting at such
elections, which list of voters together with A
full and complete return Of such election con
tSlniug an accurate statement Of the persons
~ ~ rue shall
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uOni upon PIln.eu oiAnhs 70 % iurnished oy inc
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ga.i, S ~ sPeo.any se'iOI.n @ saa rerl"sa " uas
sbaii bavs Vv ,ho u r,ahv 'v y, P suoa o,rpns s
delegates or their Validity of such ins,rnrtions
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COMMITTEE or Five.
Such complaint shall be heard BY Committee
of eve delegates to be appointed by the President
Of tho 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 arc entitled to
seats therein, and what instructions are binding
upon such delegates. whereupon the Convention
shall proceed immedi ately, upon the call Of the
yeas and nays, to adopt or reject the report Of
the oontesting parties. In which call Of the yeas
and nays the names Of the dele gates whose seats
are contested or whose instructions are disputed,
shall be omitted.
! QUALIFICATIONS or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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nens Of the district.
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- Dotsos XVI. mus Oggy ilsuueuPhs gWen
il shall be the duty of the President Of Tho Con
vention to cast the vote Of such delegate or dele
gates In accordance with the Instructions and
the delegate or delegates 80 offending shall be
i9Iihwiih expelled from tho Convention, and
in ~. nsrtv sT ns,ioS of ySoO :, p'''e 0' ''us'
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hA'oHlli " ALL NECESSARY TO NOMINATE
lS. In Convention majority Of all the dele
gates shall bc necessary to nomination and