Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-15
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
H1GG1Nsv1LLE, Mo. May p. lss

cite county met at the call of the chairman.
Capt. r. a. Collins The following members
were present: K. A. Collins. w. a. Iee,ld.
Samuel Greasy. james Peddlcord. Jno. $.
White and w. G. McCausland. W. q. Nc
Csusland was appointed temporary secretary.
Saturday, July %. 1882, was designated for
holding the primary election for county officers
and to elect delegates to IL county convention to
select delegates to the state convention on the
18th oflJuly, 1852.
& The special committee. W. G. McCausland.
appointed at the last meeting of this committee
to prepare rules for governing the primary cleo
ton, made the following report, which was
adopted, viz:
l. That the nomination by the democratic
marty OF Iafay ette county ot candidates for the
various county, district and township offices to
he filled at the next general election, be made by
PRIMARY election.
= That said primary election be held on the
22d day OF July, 1852.
ballot. and shall lie taken at The usual places OF
voting. except AS hereinafter provided. All
qualified voters may vote in other than their own
townships or at other than their own precincts.
provided that the Judges ut such precinct shall
swear the person proposing 10 vote that he has
not voted and will not vote at any other precinct
and thai he is not voting for township officers, in
cases where the voter proposes To vote outside
OF his own township
4. That at persons ,rho are k.nown as
1ensoc,uis. o." 1ho roie1 for UinFeid s.
1eguI roiers allie .ioyemGe,. eieeiiGM, shuIl
Ge entitled to rate at SYch PRIMARY election.
b. 1hat the ballots tO he i,r', at sui.i election
be furnished y this committee, and shall he
strips pieces Of white paper, with the title of
each officer to be nominated print, d thereon. in
the order IN which they are hereinafter named
and with The name OF each candidate also print
cd thereon, all the names Ia br erased but the
| one which the voter desires TO vote iOr:
s. Tint he oliicers to be elected e are Represent
81 t.n.h f.Iln
Clerk. Circuit Clerk. Recorder. Prosecuting
Attorney. Assessor. trobatc Judge, Public Adj
sOciate Judge, eastern district, Ass0ciate Judge
western district, ,Juancrs OF the Peace AMI Cons
tables of The various townships.
I. That there shall he appointed by this COM
mitiee tuur judges Tor each voting precinct, and
That these Judges shall selecl four clerks III
each precinct.
committee, with two ballot boxes. one of which
shall be numbered No. |, AMI one of which shall
he numbered No. .; AMI it shall he the duty OF
said Judges 10 select from their number two
Judge, shall be known receiving judges,
ami Two who shall be known rs counting judges
The receiving Judges shall re, eve the ballots.
aG.i the counting judges shall count The ballots
lssiiOt bon. No. I being TUNED over to them by
ii1. rec. vlng judges AT the. .xralio ion q" the first
hour thereafter, unit The polls are closed. Tive
clerks shall attend the RECEIVING judge, and two
CLERK. shall attend the c1untIng Judges. Two
poll books ior the use oi the judges and clerks
shall he furnished ty this committee.
That tile polls shall he opened ut O'Clock
Il M, or as soon thereafter Il. may be, and shall
be kept open for the rec ption of vOies until the
setting Ol the sun.
10. That tl,"l,ld the judges or either of them
the polls, being present ieiu-e to act, the
ters present. to the number III !, or more, may
proceed TO elect judge Or Judges. i'll his their
pllct, in such manner rs may he determine, d
upon by them, and the judge or Judges elected
shall pr, coed with the election ~ ii he or they
had been appointed by tins committee.
hat I'd sl,.f,
Requested not 10 have any private ticket To be
tiSs-,i ut said PRIMARY election. hut 10 Use only
thrse iurnisnei 10y the committee, who VIII pro-
fi'st. IL sufficient numb Tor every proper
purpose.
~. That each ballot shall he numncred by
one 0i the RECEIVING j.riS, M he or,Icr IN which
they voted and l,l:,cc, the hailoi-LnX, and
us the ,;unr are voted The clerks shall each ic.
cOr.t in separate lnlb 'nks. the numb, of eaci
ballot. and the Ean'c cf the pelson voting til.
same.
IL That the polls are closed Tn.
Judges. :issisted by The clerks shall proceed {,
count the ballots and up ill.,. Vote, f. euci
candidate. and shall certify their hands
| ait'sI.,i by the clerks, the result uf the count
| aud the number OF votes received hy every can.
dIlaic for every Office, ami shall cause the sam,
| 10 he transmitted, without delay, 10 this com
| miiiee.
| II That the ballots shall he strung on
string, by one of the counting Judges fast
| they counted, anu shall be securely tied Oi
sealed up. and sent 10 the committee ii ong wlti
| the return OF the Judges.
| ID That one of The lOll-books shall be KEEP
by the judges of the election, and thes0ther se,
! To this committee.
The courthouse, III the city of Lexington, oi
! Mon:iay, the 24'h day OF July. lss., and shal
continue in session until all the returns al
| scntrn
II. That Immediately upon the receipt of lh
| returns this committee shall proceed to cast u,
the whole vote OF the county Tor every candi
date Tor every Office, and the whole vote OF .aci
| district separately for every canulate Tor ever
,istric, Office; and the person RECEIVING the hI.h
tar RAT Ia
| nominee al the democratic party for such Office
and this committee shall. as soon as practicable
thereafter, Cause tn be pubs he'd the particular
and result of their action.
| Is That III all particulars not herein special,
provided ior. such election shall be c .naucted a
| near AS may be IN accordance with the laws o
tins strte regulating popular elections.
The following was adopted:
| Resolved, That each and every candidate fl
| every county office shall be ;.ssrssed Ii, dollar
| l" helray the expenses Oi the prImHr. election
and that the maine OF no candidate shall be int
I'd On the tickets ior said primary election unit
! his assessment Is paid.
| W. q. McCausland Was elected treasurer q
| the committee.
For the purposes of this el, ctiOn I.exngto
| township shall constitute but one precinct, an
the poll will be opened only at the courthouse
in the city OF Lexington.
The committeeman were instructed to nomi
nate Judges for the several precincts IN lhci
townships, and in the absence Of the committee
men from Dover and Freedom townships Capt
w a. Thornton nom Freedom. and WIN. n
Saunders from Dover. wcie re.i,ics!e,, 10 max
the OminatiOns for them. The following nom
nations We're made and ON motion they wer
confirmed, viz:
dleiOu-Waverly-J. NJ. Hopkins, a. l.
Hawkins, DIR. j. NJ. Warren and y. III. Onutt
A'm-Ias W Goodwin. JnO. 4. Goo,iw in
Robert Neil and Lhas j Lewis