Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

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ELECTION AND DUuss on CHAIRMAN.
i 8. The delegate elections and County Conyen-
. ton shall be governed and conducted strictly 10
, accordance with the following rules and the
4 Chairman Of the County Committee shall be
I annually elected by the County Convention and
shall be er-o6cio the President Of all County
. Conventions.
l TINE or ELECTIONS.
4. The election for delegates to represent the
different districts In the annual Democrats Coun.
ty Convention shall be held at the usual place Of
holding the general elections for eash district
! on the Saturday preceding the third Tuesday Of
September, being the 18th this gear beginning
= at o'clock, p. NJ, Of same day.
wuo TO HOLD ELECTION.
r 8. The said delegate elections shall be held by
an election board to 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
} miitoo.
now. TO PILL vAcASciEs.
In case any Of the persons so constituting the
board shall be absent from the place Of holding
the election for q quarter Of an hour after The
time appointed, by Rule First, for opening Of the
same, his or their place or places, shall be filed
by on election to bo conducted ripa uoios by the
Democratic voters present at the time.
QUALIFICATIONS yorEas.
G. Every qualified voter Of the district, who at
the last general election voted the Democratic
ticket shall bo entitled to vote at the delegate
elections.
MODE or VOTING.
7. The yoti ng at all delegate elections shall be
by ballot upon which ballots shall be written
or printed the name or names Of the delegate or
delegates voted for, together with any ins,ruo.
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 a
box or other receptacle prepared for that purpose
to which box or other receptacle 90 person bat |
the members of the election board shall have \
access.
or INSTRUCTIONS.
S. No instructions shall be received or recog. |
nized unless the same be voted upon the ballot as
provided by Rule Seventh, nor shall such in- |
struetions, IL voted upon the ballot, be bin ding
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 10 be instructed to support the candidate
having the highest number Of yotes for such
Office.
That when a candidate having received the
| highest number Of votes In district is stricken
from the roll in accordance with Rule Thirteenth,
it becomes the duty Of the delegates 10 said dis
rict TO cast their votes for the candidate having
received the next hig0sst number Of votes in
,aid district Providsd, tbat such candidate shall
/ have received Ono-ioufth the number Of votes
polled for the candidates.
ooNDuorise THE ELECTION, RETURNS AND BLANKS.
| o. Zach election board shall keep an accurate
list Of the names Of all persons voting at such
elections which list Of voters together with
full aud complete return Of such election con
tainiDg an accurate statement Of the persons
elected delegates and all instructions voted shall
be certified by said board to the County Conven-
tion, upon printed blanks to be furnished by the
County Committee.
coSrEsriSG SEATS or DELEGATES, FRAUD, Eto
10. Whenever from any district, qualified Den.
ocratc voters In numbers equal to Eve times the
delegates which such district has in tho 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 be specially setiorth and verified by the
affidavit Of one or more persons, such complaint
shall have the right to contest the seat Of such
delegates or their validity Of such instructions.
A COMMITTEE OF FIvE.
Such complaint shall be heard by Committee
of Eve delegates to be appointed by the President
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 TO
seats therein, and what instructions are binding
upon such delegates. Whereupon the Convention
shall proceed immedi ately, upon tho call Of the
yeas and nays, TO adopt or reject tho report Of
the eontegting 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.
QuALrlcArioSs on DELEGArEs-suBsrrurE
II. All delegates must reside In the district
they represent In case Of absence or inability
to attend, substliutors may be made FROM eiti.
gems Of the district.
uusr onEr RESTRICTIONS, OR BE EXPELLED.
y. Delegates must obey instructions given
them by their respective Districts and II violated
IL shall be the duty Of the President Of the Con
vonton to cast the vote Of such delegate or dele
gates 10 accordance with the distractions aud
the delegate or delegates 80 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.
MAJORITY oFALL NECESSARY TO NOMINATE.
10. IN Convention majority Of all the dele.
gates shall be necessary to q 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 number
OF votes shall he amitad aad struuk frba the rUii
and 20 on ut each successive vote until a nomina-
tion Is made, Prouided, that u there shall be
tie vote between two or more Of the candidates
for any Office, during the ballotng Of the dele
gates, then in that ease the candidate having re. -
ceived the lowest popular vote shall be dropped h'
and the balloting proceed ~ ~
PENALTY roR coNmrriSG FRAUDS AND nRmEnY. cl
II, II any person who is candidate for anv 70
nomination before the County Convention, shall "
be proven to have offered or paid any money, or si
'iher valuable thing, or made any promise Of a
consideration or reward 10 any person for his
vote or influence to secure the delegate from any -.
district, or shall have offered or paid any money
'r valuable thing, or promised any consideration
'r reward, to any delegate for his vote or to any
,ihef person with view Of indugng or secur- n
ng the yoies Of delegates or II the same shall
20 donc by any other person with the knowledge
md consent Of such candidate, the name Of such
'andidate shall be Immediately strick en- from the
st Of candidates, or II such fact be ascertaned
litor bis nomination TO any Once, and before the
lna adjournment, the name Of the nominee shall
% struck from the ticket and the vacancy sup
llied by a new nomination, and IN either case
w" lNi''h fNu' w iheikiuiN 70 huf huWluatlVn
y Convention, or to an election as a delegate
hereafter. And 10 case It shall 10 alleged after
no adjournment Of the Convention that any can
date put 10 nomination has been guilty Of such
ois, or any other fraudulent practices to obtain
neh nomination, the charge shall be investigated
y the County Committee. and such steps taken
s the good Of the party may require.
10 II any delegate shall receive any money
u other valuable thing, accept the promise Of ne
ny confederation reward 10 bo paid, delivered ola
. secured TO him, or any person for such dele i'm
ate as an induecment for bis vote upon prosf all
the fact 10 the satisfaction Of the Convention ke
1oh delegate shall be forthwith expelled, and sui
ball not be received AZ delegate to any future wh
convention, and shall be ineligible to any party
omination.
RULES TO HAVE rREcEpEscr vii
is. Cases arising under the rules shan have arr
reccdcnce over all other business In Convention W.
uiil determined. dol
MrrrisG of rnE coNyESrioS. uo
H. Tho County Convention shall meet annu.
Ily, In The Court House at O'Clock p. NJ, on
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