Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-08-06


accordance with the following rules
/. The Democratic County Convention OF
Centre county shall be composed of one delegate
for every fifty Democratic votes p0lled at the
Presidential or Gubernatorial election next
proceeding the convention. The allotment OF
delegates to the several election districts I'm the
county shall be made by the Standing Commit
tee Of the county at its first meeting In every
alternate year succeeding Ihe Presidential and
Guternatoral elections, and shall be In prop0r-
tion to the Democratic votes cast In each dis
q The election for delegates to represent the
different districts I'm rhe annual Democratlc
County Convention shall be held at the usual
place OF h0ldiHg the general elections for each
district, on the saturday preceding the second
Tuesday OF August In each and every year, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock p. M. on SAID day and con-
elected shall meet In County Convention mt the
Court House, at Bellefonte, on the Tuesday fol-
lowing at 2 O'Clock p. m.
8. The said delegate elections shall be held
by an election board. to consist of the member
Of county committee for each district and two
other Democratic voters thereof who shall be
appointed or DESIGNATED by the County Com
tuting the board shall BE- absent from the place
of holding the election for quarter OF an hour
after the time appointed by Rule First for the
opening of the same, his or their places shall be
filled by an election, to be conducted viva vOce,
by the Democratic voters present at that time.
4. Every qualified voter OF the district, who
at the late general election voted the democrat
c ticket shall be entitled to vote at the dele
gate election .and any qualified elector of the
district who will pledge his word of honor TO
support the Democratic ticket at the next gen
eral election shall be permitted to vote at the
delegate elections. ..#
S. The voting at all delegate elections shall
be by ballot; upon which ballot shall be written
or printed the name or ameS of the delegate or
delegates voted for, together with any inStruc-
tions which the voter may desire TO give the
delegate or delegates. Each ballot shall be re-
ceiyed from the person voting the same by q
member of the election board, and by him de-
posted i'm box or other receptacle provided
for that purpose, to which box or other receipt
acle no person but members OF the board shall
have access.
6. No instructions shall be rece iyed or rec
ogniZed unless the same be voted upon the bal
lot as provided In Rule Fourth. nor shall such
instructions IL voted upon the BALLOT be binding
upon the delegates, unless one half or more OF
the ballots shall contain instructions concern
ing the same office. Whenever half or more OF
the ballots shall contain instructions concern
Ing any office. the delegates elected at such e.
lections shall be held to be instructed to sup
port the candidates having the highest number
Each election board shall keep an accu-
rate list OF the names OF all persons voting at
such elections, when the list OF voters, together
with full and complete return OF such eiec-
persons elected delegates and oil Instructions
voted, shall be certified by said board to the
county convention, upon printed blanks TO be
furnished by the county committee.
9Th. Wherever from any district qualified
Democratic voters, In numbers equal to five
times the delegates which such district has In
the county convention, shall complain In wri-
ting of an undue election or false return 0f del
egates or OF instructions, in which complaints
the alleged facts shall be specifically set forth
and verified by the affidavit of one or more per-
sons such complaints shall have the right to
contest the seat of such delegates or the val
idity of such Instructions Such com plaint shall
be heard by a committee OF five delegates to be
appointed by the president OF the convention;
which said committee shall proceed to hear the
parties proofs and allegations and as soon as
NAV be report to the convention what delegates
are entitled to seats therein, and what instruc-
tions are binding upon such delegates. Where
upon the convention shall proceed Immediately
npOn the call of the yeas and nays TO adopt or
reject the report OF the contesting parties; In
which call OF the yeas and nays the names OF the
delegates whose seats are contested or whose
instructions are disputed shall be omitted:
9th ALI delegates must reside In the district
they represent. In case OF absence or inability
to attend substitutions may be made from citi-
ZenS of the district.
10th. Delegates must obey the instructions
o iyen them by their respective districts, and,
IL violated it shall be the duty OF the president
of the convention to cast the vote of such dele
gate or delegates i'm accordance with the in
structions, and the delegate or de elegates so Of
fsnding shall be forthwith expelled from the
convention, and shall not be eligible to any Of
fee or place of trust In the party for period oil
two years.