Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-09
A Democratic Primary To Be Held IN the
County.

A Democratic Primary To Be Held IN the
County.
EVERY DISTRICT TO SELECT ITS OWN of-
FICERs-TuE PLAN ADOPTED BY THE
COUNTY CoMMITTEE-LlSr OF TIE
JUDGES AND CLERKS OF THE PRIMARY
AS APPOINTED.
sc, &C., &c.
The Conservative Democratic county
Committee of Augusta assembled on Mon
day, at the office of its Chairman, Capt.
James Bumgardner. Jr., to decide on the
proprie,y OF the party making nominations
for the County Offices to be filled at the
May election. Capt. Bumgardner explain
ed the Object of the meeting. callh1 atten-
ton to the fact that the Coalition party
WAS making nominations in every county
in which they had majority. and to the
further fact that the Richmond Wing, TIE
Coalition central organ, kept notice
standing at the head of its editorial col
mmn, summoning its followers to beat the
Democracy i'll the counties thrOuahoutthe
State in May.
The Committee, on motion of DR.. Tate,
seconded 10y John II. Crawford, Esq. yo :
t. d unanimously that the Conservative
Democrats of Augusta should make nom
nations Tor all the Offices to be filed.
Mr.. Crawford then moved that the NOM
nations for those eff ;es should b9 made
by the voters at a primary election 10 De
held at every precinct. The motion was
unanimously ad 'ptpd. The first Saturday
IN April, at II O'clock II was then adopted
as the time, and the following was adopted
as the
PLAN OF THE PRIMARY.
Paass shall be o2ene at each precinct in the coun-
ty az the u>ut voting p and it slsl b. The lu,y
III Inc gu ICES ard CLERK Ia be in place ut the -Four
app United for the opening Of tht coils.
The pfsas shall he opened at l, O'Clock m. and
c'ose 1T sNiidown The Ill BOOKS to be provided
by The County Committee.
The Cuu ,tv Committee shall appoint two Judges
an one ci 1rk for Ell precinct
The NOe hall be by blllot, with written or print
ed tic se con amin the INES of the en- lIdaes
voted II, and shall clu IL the names of one can
d,datr for ea"h Of til following fl .es, 10 Wit
Comfy Urea tirer. Aitorn y for the commonwealth.
Con stable. Over Ger "f the Pn1r. and the nam of
iii e. 'ndiaieS for inc off &c OF J-stce OF the
FrSie iuEIo Ucui, tIEce JUSTICES 10 elect GIcn
District
No candi ate shall be vnted for who does not
D edge himself abide by III result of he p,ima
~ ectie.. 10 be si.nifed by public announcement
or by .mnMnciii n ad ire,sed to rhe chairman OF
The un,y ,0nmi tee or to a member of III. Conn
tv 10 "ntee ia the district in which The candidate
resides.
All Conservative Demncr,ts entitled to vote at
the cleo ion to be held IN the fourth THURSDAY in
Nav next. who nl.hge themselves to sunport all of
the nominees of the priN iry election. shall be en-
titled to vO e at the primary election.
The Judges and clerk sh III be governed as far as
ample be, by the same ules us govern judges and
clerks III STATE ectiOnS.
Immediately after the polls are closed. the judges
and clerk of el-cti'n In tue presence of such can.
hidaes and spectators as :e-ire to he present shall
shall co Respond with the number If names on the
pO book and sha then ,nane out on the " boo e
and sign certificate ating tie number of votes
cast FIR ,ch candidate AID return the D IL ,nk
with sail certificate 20 The chairman OF the County
Committee
ON the first Wednesia after the primary election
cnnhttre IF three, to be appointed ny The County
COmmiitee. Of " HON The chairman Of h.. COnnty
Committee III III be one, shall canvass the returns
and ascertain and announce the result OF the prim-
AIRY eection
The person or persons receiving the highest num-
r of Votes for the "fffct. or Offices for which
they are IN 1iiateS shall be the nominees OF the
party TO: said offices
Tn cas- of a tie the Committee appointed TO canvass
the la los shall dec de who il the mnee By 1T
Tn The event that any ERIK appointed fails TO at
in The event thai ANY irdg" appointed fails tn at
tend. the va :aucy may b. filled by the other judge
appointed.
JUD3ES AND CT ERKs OF ELECTION.
The Comm'tte 40 ,ointe the i owing Judges ard
Clerks to hold the pri nlry election FOR all the bis
tricts except Smith Ri7er. f'r which appointm ,ns
will be made at II iutuie time:
BEVERLY MANOR DISTRICT.
SANDY TIollpw.-.J,l,lges N. Ople j. N. Whit
lock: Cl-rk. Edwin - Bel.
Pea"o's in JULES Ar h. Kinney, G. NJ
Thack re: ClerS. ) il-n lrrSnu
IIehron-.Jmlses, Gilbert ,hilds, John ID. Trimb !;
Holivar, Michael Alear, David Duom !;
Fn'ly Mius -Ju i es JON rowberman, A.
Implicit Clerk. II os p. ESkri,ige
RIvERuEA DIS DISTRICT
Cler.. .T.his Smi h
NIilway-.;"dg' s.. j I'm II. Rush, Col J D Tilley
Mi,ldlebrs ,k Judges, VIM Steele w. w Gaze;
NewnorI -.Jud es Thos. NJ. Smiley, A. S. Turk :
Clerk. Alex Turk.
NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.
Mt Snlon Judges. De Jas Cltike. Jas E. Todd !;
Gle k, J mes "A McFaI
Snger,vla Judges W. G.rist. DIR j. T. Nor
Centrevi ie Jnd res P.arhy Wine Her. Henry Tut
wilnr; Clerk. ilemdr-n nrll.
Pirnas. uS.-Judges Martin Whitmore, John
Sprin H i'.-Jud .es. j A clinedinst, Robert S.
Gamble; Clerk, Worth Splitter
MIDDLE RIVER DISTRICT.
New Hope Judges. Jno C. Burger John Fire
baugh DIR Jas Stou Z ERIK. W. II. Brown.
Mt Sidney Judges, and ew Ross, Jas. Mop.
Crawford: Clerk !" nj. II. Aoornlam
Mt Me ilar-Juig,s. a. +. Roller, J. u. Craig,
Clerk, "r Henry No Her
Red NILS .Iud es w. A. Mann, Gideon Barn.
hart; Clerk. George Rarnhart
Verona -Judres John W. Coles, Arch. Walker;
Clerk, and CIV Bolen
PASTURES DISTRICT.
Chnrchville Julgas II II Hanger, J. H. Slower;
CLERK. L. NJ Ma~incu,
Dee fl Id -Jud re-: John s Guy, John W. Sitting
ton: Clerk. Jas r Montgomery.
Cragsv lie Judges. i'r ID. BashaW A. s.
Young: Clerk b. q FERGUSON.
p If lO Gap-.Irl,lges. john Chrlstiln Dr. James
Tat; Clerk. ii p Samuels.
COMMITTEE TO CANVASS THE RETURNS.
The 70 10 wing comm ttee was appointe to can.
vlss The retrrns
Capt Jas Bumgardner, jr. Jas. II. Todd and
S,,,itI,