Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-06
Action of the County Committee of the
Conservative Democratic Party.

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According to previous announcement,ame meet
ing of the County Committee of the Conserve
tive Democratic party of this county was held
yesterday in the office of Sh, fey & Bumgard-
ner. The Committee determined first that
nominations should be made for candidates for
every office to be filled at the next election;
and secondly that the nominations shall be
made by means of primary election to be
held at each precinct in the county on the first
Saturday in April, the 18th.
The Committee adopted the following plan
for holding the primary elections:
PLAN OF HOLDING PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Polls shall be opened at each precinct in the
county at the usual voting places, and 1t shall
be the duty of the judges and clerk to be in
place at the hour appointed tor the opening OF
the polls.
The polls shall be opened atl2 O'Clock M. and
closed at shutdown. The poll books to be pro-
vided by the County Committee.
| The County Committee shall appoint two
judges and one clerk Ior each pre- met
| Tue vote shall be by ballot, with written OF
printed tickets, containing the names of the
candidates voted for and shall include the
names of one candidate for each of the follow
ing offices, to wit: c. unity Treasurer Attor-
ney for the Commonwealth, Sheriff, Commits
soner of the Revenue, Supervisor, Constable
| Overseer OF the Poor. and the names of three
candidates for the office of Justice ofthe Peace.
there being three Justices to elect for each Dis
trict
pledge himself TO abide by the result of the
primary election, to be signified by public an
InouEcement or by communication addressed
to the chairman Of the County Committee Or
i to member of the County Commi tee in the
district in which the candidate resides.
| All Conse vatlve Democrats ent tied to vote
at the election to be held on the fourth Thurs
| day in May next, who pledge themselves to
/ support all of the nominees of the primary
election, shall be entitled to vote at the primary
| election. go: So.
| The judges and clerk shall be governed as
far as app icabie, by the same rules as govern
judges and clerks in State elections. 90.
| Immediately after the polls closed, the
Judges and clerk of election, in the presence of
| such andidates and spectators as desire to be
| present shall ascertain the number of votes
| ca /, which number shall correspond with the
number of names on the pol-book, and shall
then make out on the poll-bOok and sign a GER
tificata stating The number of votes cast for each
| candidate and turn the pol book with said
| certificate to The chairman of the County Com
m1ttee
On the first Wednesday after the primary
| election a committee OF three, TO be appointed
| by the County Committee. of whom The chair
| MN of the County COMMITTEES shall be one,
shall canvass the returns and ascertain and
announce the result OF The primary election.
The person persons receiving the highest
| member If votes for the office or offices for
which they arr candidates shall be the nomi
nees OF he party for said offices
In case OF Il tie the Committee appointed to
| can vass he bailo:ssh II decide WHO'S the NOM
inee by lot.
| In the event that any clerk appointed fails to
| attend, tht vacancy may be flied by the
JUDGES and in toe event that any judge ap
| rninted tails to attend the vacancy may be
| hlied by the other judge appointed.
| JUDGES AND CLERKS OF ELECTION.
| The committee appointed the following
Judges and CLERKS to hold the primary election
4 tor all the Districts except South River, for
which appointments will be made at future
| time:
| BEVERLY MANOR DISTRICT.
| $ ndy noliow.-iudst $, J. N Opia, J. N,
- a,ti".e; t',srk Edwin d. Rel.
| Peaco's Mill Judges, Arch. Kinney, G. NJ.
rhackoe; Clrrs, >. 4 henderson, s.1 :
Hrmon -Judses Gilbert Childs, John D.
| T imble; Clerk, s c. Btown
/ Bo,iv JUDGES. Michael McAlear, David
D. M; Clerk, John NJ. Heffiin.
~ Mils-Judges John rowberman, a. D.
rrttbelt; Clerk, Thos. P. Esk ridge. -.
RIvEKHEADs DISTRICT.
Greenville Judges, A Blaulh. C. G. Merritt;
Midway judges, John H Rush, Col. ]. D.
L Midde Gt5s !oRn H. steeie W. W. cae
tClerk, Samuel Giles.
Responsibilities. Thos. NJ. Smiley, A. S.
| Furk; Clerk, Alex. Turk.
NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.
Mt. Scion Judges, DR.. Jas T. Clarke, Jas. E.
Todd Clerk, James A. Neral.
| Sangersvilie.-Judges, ] ". Crist. DR.. j. T.
Gerk "na PcSy 9P OF He Heyrv
i TutwiIcr; Clerk. Hendren Bell.
Parnassus.-Judges. Martin Whitmore, john
N. Clarke; Clerk r. G. Blair.
Spring Hill-Judges, ]. A. Clinedinst. Robert
s. Gamble; Clerk, j. Worth Splitter.
MIDDLE RIVER DISTRICT.
New Hope Judges. John c.. Barger, John
4 Firebaugh, Or. James Stout; Clerk, W. r
Brown.
Mt Sidney-Judges, Andrew Ross James
Mop. Crawford; Clerk. VIM. II. Norman.
Mt. Meridian.-Judges, A: F. Roller, J. D.
Craig; Clerk, DR.. Henry Mohler.
Red Mil s.-Judges, W. A. Mann, Gideon
| Barnhart; Clerk. George Barnhart.
verona.-Judges. John w. Coles, Arch.
| Walker; Clerk Andrew Bolen.
PASTURES DISTRICT.
urchyille.zJudges, H. H. Hanger, J. Fl.
Slower: Clerk. L. M. Masincup.
Deerfied.-Judges, John Guy, John W.
Sitlingtnn; Clerk, Jas. T. Montgomery.
Observation-Disclosures. DIR. D. Bashaw, A. 8.
Young; Clerk, B. o Ferguson. ~
l. Buffalo Gap.-Judges, John Christian, Or.
Jas Tate; Clerk, Ii. P. Samuels.
COMMITTEE TO CANVASS THE RETURNS.
The following committee was appointed to
canvass the returns -
Capt. Jas. Bumgardner, jr., Jas, II. Todd, and
VIM. F. Smith,
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