Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-03

mlttee.
H. That the ballots shall he strun. on
string, by one OF the counting. judges IS. fast
they are counted, and shall II. securely tied q
sealed III. and sent TO the conmitI"e ~ org vii
the return OF the jadgcs.
ID. That one Of The pOli-bOnks shall he kcl
by the Judges OF the election. and The oti.er &c,
10 this committee.
| It, That the committee shall be in session
the courthouse, in the city of eXingtun. q
fMOn,tay, tile. 24,h day III July. lSo2. and sha
continue In session. until all The returns III
sent in.
IL. That Immediately upon the receipt OF til
| returns thls committee shall proceed To cast u
the whole vote nf The couaty Tor every candi
date for every Office, and the whole Vote OF rac
district separately lOrere Candidate I0r 'vrt
district Offices and the person receiving the IN.
est vote Tor any Office shall be declared TO i,- III
nominee oil the democratic party for such Office
anti tins committee shall, :is soon us pricticnb b.
thereafter, cause to he published the particular
and result of their action.
| 49, That III all particulars not herein special
provided Tor. such election shall b." C ,nicteL II
/ near as may be IN accordance with The laws u
| this st"te regulating popular elections.
| The following was adopted:
Resolved, That each and every candidate 70
every county Office shall be assessed five dollar
| to .ieiray the expenses of the primar, c;c.tiun
and that The name OF no candidate shall be print
I'd on the tickets for suid primary election unit
his assessment is paid.
~. G. McCausland was elected treasurer o
the committee
For the purposes of this el, ction Lexington
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 nom;
nate judges for the several PR cincts IN thei
townships. and in the absence OF the committee
men from Dover and Freedom townships Capt
w. A. Thornton from Freedom. and Wm N
Saunders from Dover, We're requested to max.
far fhan 4 li.,,,.
nations were made and on motion they wer,
confirmed, viz:
Aiddleton-Waverly-J. NJ. Hopkins, A. L.
Hawkins. DIR. J. NJ Warren and A. Ii. ofu,t
Alma-Jas. W. Goodwin, .Jno. T. Goodwin
Robert Neil and Chas. j. Lewis.
Freedom = Aullvii!e = Jno. Brown. James
Wiley, sr.. Jno. Cooksey and $. j. Fiizserald
Concordia = Henry Miller, Henry BodensIai
Henry Filing and Charles Bergman
Davis-HiggInsvile-A. S. Higgins, W. C.
Beaties r. L. Conn and n. Wade. Schooling
ville-Geo. r. Gordon, jackson Corder. Il. F.
Smeltzer and j. NJ. Livengood.
Sni-a-Bar-Odessa-Rob T. Russell, Wm,
Harris, f. E. Barnett and Thos. NJ McChcsncy
Ferguson's sSchoolhOuse-.Jonas L. Ferguson, a.
G. Phillips, John Bledsoe and John Kelly.
Clay-Wellington-Geo w. Ferrell, Thos W.
"a.
Napolron-F. L. Fishback, Il. y. Iutnell, NJ,
G. Jacobs and Joseph Lfghtncr. Bates City
Charles Ward, Z. Dillingham;, Aaron g. Camp
bell and Robert Saunders. Greenton-C. Y.
Ford. C. j. Miller, &. NJ. Be:.le and JOHN
Gibson. Fairview - Cyrus Osborne, Samuel
Hammer, Chap. Campbell and Alfred King
Doyer-Dovcr-Allen Harwood, W. Il. wmn,
Nelson Fox and Lewis Cox..Pagc City,. II.
Page, Geo. Hall, Alfred Downing and John
Walker. COrder-Jas. W. Lewis, VIM N.
Saunders, Frank Burton and Matt Davis.
Washington - Mayview - Hez. Warehouse,
Arthur Brown. Taylor Bennlng and o. Al.
Buiiard. Centerview-Granville Jones, Henry
McilVain. Mason Fry and Oliver Whitsett
Woifenbarger' Schoolhouse-J. j. browning.
Green Scott. Rob rt Patterson and Daniel
Wilson.
Lexington-John Afford, James Peak. CLas.
E. Allsiadt and l. o. Hays.
The chairman. secretary and treasurer were
appointed IL committee TO prepare ballot -bOXes.
poll-books and tickets for the primary election.
w. &. McLausland filed his certificate of el,c-
tion rs committeeman from Lexington township.
The following, presented by w. a. Retid was
adopted:
We, the executive committee OF the democratic
purity OF the county of Lafayette, deem ii all
visable TO urge the democratic voters at tl.
county 10 be careful a,,d prudent IN al actions
they may take with the view oil expressing their
choice Tor The nominees of the party in the EN-
suing iail election. The mode of selecting Can
tiates has alre,ltiy been determined upon in ac
c0riuncr with the known views Of the parry
sud III Il way that gives every Individual demo-
;rat tile power oil expressing his will unietcrrrl
.nd untrainme!eh III the primary election We
hnk 1t unwise ami iranght with danger to the
party Tor any combination 10 be made within
he party 10 influence or forestai the Will OF the
JarLy as 1t shall then be made known. AS ,iem.
.crats let us act harmOniousiy and lie United in
ht one purpose only OF presenting to The voters
II Lafayette county IL list OF candidates for The
'ariOus county Offices, which will reflect the
apabi'iiy, fidelity and honesty of the party,
MI command the respect. irnOL the support OF
very good citizen who must OF necessity feel !,
eep interest III the welfare and prosperity oil
he county.
The following address to The voters Of the
ounty was also adopted:
Address OF TIE coMMITrEE
Fei'0n democrats of Ln/uytiie C,HnIy:
In adopting rules iur cun'iuriIns ih;S election |
our committee have rnticavortd To make them
on1orm as nearly as practicable to the law OF !
ne State OF Missouri concerning popular e.ec-
ions. They have done so Tor the reason that The |
iethOd ls lair and Impartial, aud the people are
1ore familiar with It than any other. They |
ave placed the qualification OF voters on as |
road and liberal u basis as is i'll their judgment
all consistent with prudence. |
1herule as, that to enti1ie d man to cote ut tile |
rina,y election. lie must be a kegaI aoter. anil !
q addition he must be q democrat, or. lie must !
arg sOtedtor Hancock for president.
40 other persons dre entitled to rote, ami an
q all cases ,0hers uny doubt e,rists. question tie
otter closfty and exercise Judgment as to tie
eceptiOn Of tile ballot. Ihts is of qrurs in.por-
ance. and IL is hoped Mat tile judges tciU he |
'atchfut and fearless IN tie dischurge Of tits
uty.
W.. .o,,n,;,+, ,,, ,,, a.. a.,
his county many VINO have heretofore acte! with |
he republican party, but who now tlcsi,e to act |
With tile democracy. AS the demscrltic party |
as always been ready, and now stands ready |
lady to receive acccssons to its strength, OF
uch as haye discovered the correctness of lis |
doctrines, your committee greatly desired 10
d0pt some rule by which this class of citizens
night participate IN the primary election, and |
which ut the same time would he Il s,r.x,,url |
gaInst iInpositons by unreliable and dishonest
ersOns. |
Your committee know that a Iule iixin. the
uaiihcatinns OF voters must be Of universal an
They cannot make Il rule which Is law
q the case oil one man that is not law IN the |
ase OF another, and u rule that VIII allow one |
nan 10 vote ut the primary upon his declaration
r affirmation that he will vo.e I'll party's Ticket
J the November election, must necessarily al !
oW all the same privilege who MAKE TIE saIic |
eclai alton. Your committee believe thai tins |
Would present IN opportunity too tempting Tor
% honorable republican would offer to vote nj A |
emUcratic primary election, who had NOT ,n.,d, |
u MS mind to vote with the democrats in the |
hture: But from past experience your c.iu,u,I- |
20 Dtlieve that more disr"putable characters
'ould take advant .se of such Il rule and rart,r-
pale In the primary, without any intention to |
Ole Inc Democratic ticket at The election, tl,:n |
onest republicans who would vote from !.
lange Of opinion.
Your committee believe that such Il r,,l. wouIL
esult In the anomaly OF democratic candid t;rs
OmiEated by radical votes. This would ,rn-
hce dissat.siactI',n. division and .icmnra,l.Z,-
On in the party. Our friends who were Inrn,,
republicans, and who wish to y.,ie with n.
lreiy would not ask us to take such n risE
imply iu allow them To vote al the PRIMARY. Lei
ieih vote with us once ut the .irr;Inn, and then
ielr record Will entitle Them Ia yrl,. wttI NJ. |
lterwar,i ut the primaries. ih : Is, uskin. les
then thln the advocates Of sIlcl Il rule ASK of
~ tuer neilill, ami Is beside unaccomu:,nIr,i |
the danger attendant upon The nt,i-r cnuIse |
isuf committee ursss upon every ,ri,,,cru |
s necessity oi turning out on tn,- day oI rhr
IiHafY, and polling the iul vote ni i,,1. parry
Ie want harmony. and II full vul" VIII ius,,.
us. Sho~se good mrn Iur every Office and
,te i9r their nomination 1rnl do this, 1t nee
'eariy IOllowS that the best men VIII i, uuu,- |
tteu, anu when the friendly sIru-.rI, Is oyrr
! Can alike rejoice Tor 7icio,. and ylnuu,-h.i
III share equally in tie sIriit OF The most i'm
1rtant result aimed ut. naIr-iy: ih, crrtsinIy
An honest, Just and Intelligent ad,niursIrIti.,
our county af1,irs. the placing IN oiiire OF
81, .m ,iS WnH Dei.Vs IN drIioeritr princip cs %,
iuaity Deiore the law, The maintenance of con-
] ..".iohai government. AMI the uHiInli:,irrd
'htinuance OF the libcIt-, of t!l. pennlr.
On motion OF W. a. Reid. if WAS un,ni
nusiy decided TO hold the future meetings of
K Committee in Lexington
1t was ordered that delegates to II county CON.
'ntlon to be held in Lexington on Che .4tb nj
NY, 1852, to elect delegates to the state conyru
On 10 be held in Jefferson City July 2Ga,. Iss..
III 10 elect delegates to the congrrssion conycp-
On, snail be elected ut tile primary election OH the
hh VI July, 1882. and shall be elected from u,
'eclhcts as follows: Wellington, ,: Nauoleon
Grernton, l; Bates City, l; o .essu, 5; Fcr.u.
H. l; AaYview, 2; Wheatley's Schoolnousc- l..
oilenbarger's Schoohouse. l.; Wayrr,v >.
i'ha' l; Dover, .; Page City, /; Cor,,rr l.
u'lViis, 2; COncor,ia, |; Higginsyill. =.