Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-22
NAPOLEON, o.. MARCH ss. 1888.
DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATING ELECTION
Monday, April Cd, 1888.

In pursuance OF the vote OF the democracy d
Henry county, Ohio, at the October election, 1882 in
favor of primary vote, the central committee Of
Henry county, Ohio met at Napoleon, Ohio, and
fixed the first Monday in April, 1888, as the time fol
holding said primary election for the following
named county offices towit: Representative, Treas
Srer, Recorder, Surveyor, County Commissioner, In
hrmary Director and Coroner; and the poles shal
be open from six a. IN. until p. M. in each voting
precinct in said Henry county. The committee also
passed the following resolutions:
Reso,Ded, That said election be conducted under
the rmary election laws of Ohio and that ut said
primary election oil such bona file resident elect
shall be entitled to vote in their respective town
ships, who willing to support the several candi
dates chosen at said primary election and vote for
them at the regular October election.
Resoiued That the following rules and regulations
be enforced at the said primary election:
1. At the polls and before the opening of the
name there shall be chosen from among the Demo-
cratic eeotors present. two judges and two clerks of
election.
g The voting shall be by ballot, and poll books
and talley sheets shall be kept and returned as on
any general election and any candidate or other
Democratic eector shall have right to be present ut
the counting and canvassing of the votes.
g. The names of all the candidates for the several
Offices shall be printed under their respective heads
on one ticket of plain white printing paper.
4. The Chairman and Secretary of the Executive
Committee shall have such number of primary cleo
tron tickets for the nomination of county officers as
necessary printed and ready at least seven days be-
fore the day Of primary election and shall deliver
votes cast at the last fall election, to
sponsible Democrats for their respective townships,
a least three days before the day of the primary cleo
ton together with the tally sheets and poll books
All primary election tickets forthe nomination of
candidates shall be as much as possible uniform
alike.
fo Cnmm mitEap Rhall aRcnrtnin the nf
such primary election tickets, pollbooks and ley
sheets, call meeting of the said Executive Commit
toe least days before the day of said primary
election, and at said meeting apportion the cost
among the several candidates, and upon failure or
refusal of any candidate to pay such assessment
his name shall be omitted from such tickets. Any
candidate has the right to have printed for his own
use primary election tickets but all such tickets
shall be the of all the candidates under their
respective heads that have announced themselves as
such candidates within seven days of the day Of the
primary election.
o. After the counting and capvassing of the votes
one of the judges OF each township shall Saturday.
April 7th, 1888, at o'clock, p M, return the poll
books and talley Sheets duly certified, to the Chair
man and Secretary Of this committee, at Napoleon,
who in the presence ofsuch returning Judges shall
open the returns count and canvass the votes, and
declare the candidates having received the highest
number Of votes duly nominated.
The supervisor of each election precinct shall take
an oath, which may be administered by any person
authorized to administer oahs, or Township Trls-
ister the oath to the judges and clerks chosen
for such election. Tho oath may be in the follow
ing form:
1ecy and faithfully conduct the Democratic Prima-
xyElcetion of Henry county, Ohio, for the nomina-
tion Of county officers, to be held In - township
oa the "a day of April, 1883. That you will protect
tagainst ali frauds and unfairness aud carefully and
truiy canvass all votes thereat 30 help you God
Ifany qualified elector under this election shall
challenge any vote offered the supervisor one Of
o1,a dr,int tA
ID challenged an oath, which may be in the follow
ing form:
You ----- soemnly swear that you wilt true
answer make to such questions as may be put to
rs county, Ohio, Democratic Primary Election for
county officers, held in - township, April2, 'S3.
II such person refuse to be sworn, or being sworn
refuse to answer any question put to him by said
pervisor or judges or II his answer is not satislac
tory or successfully contradcted BY sworn testimony
Ofwitnesses who may be called, his vote shall be
rejected, but otherwise HE vote shall be received.
tFor cause Of challenge see Sec. 2s20 Of the laws
OfOhio.i
surRayraoRs. The following gentlemen win oct
asupervisors Of election fortheir respective town
Ridgeville- Conrad Mohy.
Freedom-Harry Gehrett.
Napoleon-D, Meekison, Jr.
Flatrock- F. Nischwitz. 8A
Pleasant, New Bayaria--C G. Hornung. 4
Holgate--W. Kaufman.
Msrion-J. H. Hashbereer.
Monroe-W. h. Booher.
Harriaon-J. n. Bliss.
Liberty, East--G. U. Foncanon.
. West- Wilson Gehrett.
Washingtoh w Nv. Mc0iffn. e4
Damascus--A. M. Gidley.
RtchGed--G. w. BaugheY.
Bart1ow&peter Johnson.
Aresolution was also adopted, requesting the elec-
tors 81 the several t6wnships At the primary cleo
Gon, 70 designateone Of their number TO act Is nem-
ber 0fthe Central Committee for the ensuing year.
1.. L. ORwIG, Chsirmsn.
9sg Secretary,