Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-03-27


The following rules have been adopted by the
Central Committee for conducting said Primary
Election, to-wit:
/. Any legal voter heretofore or at the time of the
said primary election who shall be identified with
the Democratic party shall have q right to vote at
said election.
?. At the polls and before the opening of the same
there shall be chosen from among the Democratic
electors present two judges and two clerks Of eec
ton.
3. The voting shall be by ballot, and poll books
and tally sheets shall be kept and returned as on
any general election and any candidate or other
Democratic elecor shall have right to be present
at the counting and canvassing of the votes.
A. The names Of all the can didates for the several
Offices shall be printed under their respective heads
on one ticket of plain white printing paper.
5. The Chairman and Secretary Of the Executive
Committee shall have such number of primary cleo
ton tickets for the nomination of county officers
necessary printed and ready at least days be
fore the day of primary electi on and shall deliver
such tickets in double the number of Democratic
votes cast at the last fall election to more
sponsible Democrats, for their respective townships
precincts at least three days before the day of
the primary election together with the tally sheets
and poll books All primary election tickets forthe
nomination of candidates shall be as much as poss-
ible uniform and alike
6. The Chairman and Secretary of the Democratic
Executive Committee shall ascertain the cost Of
such poll books and taey Sheets call meeting of
the said Executive Committee at least seven days
before the day of said primary election, and at said
meeting apportion the cost among the several can
didates and upon failure refusal of any candidate
to pay such assessment his name shall be omitted
from the tickets. Any candidate has the right to
have printed for his use primary election tick
ets but on all such tickets shall be the names Of all
have announced themselves as such candidates with
in seven days of the day of the primary election
7. After the counting and canvassing of the votes
one of the judges of each township shall on Satur
day, April llth 1884, at . O'Clock p m, return the
poll books and tally sheets, duly certified, to the
Chairman and Secretary of this committee, at Ma
poleon, who, in the presence of such returning
judges, shall open the leturns, count and canvass
the votes, and declare the candidates having receiv
ed the highest number of votes duly nominated. If
two candidates shall receive an equal number of
votes for the Office, the choice shall be deter
mined by lot.
s. The electors of the several townships, at the
primary election, shall designate one Of their num-
Der to act as member Of the Central Committee for
the ensuing year.
9. The supervisor of each election precinct shall
take an oath, which may be administered by any per-
son authorized to administer oaths, or township
trustee, or clerk and after he is sworn he shall ad
,;,ko, oath hot drao aud fJo
chosen for such election. The oath may be in the
following form:
You---- do soemnly swear that you will cor
rectly and faithfully conduct the Democratic Pri-
mary Election of Henry county, Ohio, for the non-
inatiOn Of county officers, to be held in -- town.
ship on the 7th day of April, 1884. That you will
protect II against all frauds and unfarness and
fully and truly canvass all votes therea 80 help
God.
10. II any qualified elector under this election
shall challenge any vote offered, the supervisor or
one of the judges shall administer to the person
whose vote is challenged an oath, which may be in
the following form:
You ----- solemnly swear that you will true
answer make to such questions as may be put to
you, touching your qualification to vote at the Hen
ry county. Ohio, Democratic Primary Election for
county officers, held In - township, April Z, "a,
If such person refuse to be sworn, or being sworn
refuse 10 answer any question put 10 MIN ny salu
supervisor or judges, or If his is not salts
factory or successfully contradicted by sworn tes
mony Of witnesses who may be called, his voteshall
be rejected but otherwise his vote shall be received
For cause of challenge Sec 1920 of the laws OF
Ohio.)
Supervisors.
The following gentlemen willact as Supervisors Of
election for their respective townships, viz:
Ridgcville-Conrad Mohr.
Freedom-Henry Gehrett.
Napoleon-D. Meekison.
Flatrock-F. Nischwitz.
Pleasant--New Bavaria e. Hornung.
Pleasant-Ho lgate-Wm. Kaufman.
Marion-H. Mangus.
Monroe-W. II. Booher.
IIarrison-J. N. Biiss.
Liberty-East-G. U. Foncannon.
Libegty-West-E. T. Martin.
Washington-W. W. McGifiin.
Damascus-A. M. Gidley.
Richfeld-C. d. Winner.
Bartlow--J. G. Waltimire.
D. MEEKIsON, Chairman.
l.. L. ORWIG, Secretary.