Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-07-04

fractional part thereof over fifty given
for the electoral ticket of Cleveland and
Hendricks in the year 1884, and that
the Democratic voters of Northampton
shall vote for Floater only; and the per-
son receiving the largest number OF
votes Shall appoint delegates to the con-
yeition to he hereinafter provided for,
on the basis of one delegate for every
hundred votes and fractional part there
Of over fifty given for the elcctoraltick-
ct of Clcvela;.d and Hendricks i'll the
year 1854
12nd, That the Chairman of the DEM
ocratic party Of Accomac county do ap-
point delegates. one for every hundred
votes and fractional part thereof over
fifty given for Cleveland and Hendricks
in the year 1854, who, with the delegates
appointed by the successful candidate i'll
the northampton primary. shall meet in
the convention to be hereinafter pro-
vil,d for, for the purpose of selecting
the FlOatcr candidate for the House of
Delegates for Accomac and Nortlamp-
ton. And that the chairman of the
Democratic party of northampton shall
appoint delegates one for every hun
dred votes and fractional part thereof
over fifty given for Cleveland and Hen
bricks In the year 1854. who, with the
delegates appointed by the successful
candidate in the AccOmac primary,
sllall meet III the convention to be here
matter provided for, for the purpose OF
selecting a Democratic candidate for
Senator for the 37th District of Virgin
i'll, composed of the counties of Acco-
mac and northampton.
3rd, That a convention he held at the
Grange Grounds on "Wednesday, Au-
gust 9th, next, for the purpose of Sc
Letting candidates for Senator and
Floatcr, in which convention those ap.
pointed delegates under Resolution End
snail be entitled vote, and the dele
gates present from each county sh;lllp pol
the full strength of their respective
counties.
4tl, That the voting precincts shall
be the regular ones in each of said conn
ties, and such additional Ones rs the
county chairman Of the respective coun-
ties shall designate, If in the. opinion of
said chairman any others are necessary,
that it shall he the duty of the county
chairman in the respective counties to
give notice of their having constituted
additional voting precincts by publica-
tions i'll the county papers at least two
weeks before said primary shall be held;
that it Shall further he their duty in
their respective counties to appoint two
Democrats at each voting precinct, .Iudg-
es of election and to supply suitable poll
books.
9Th. That the Judges of Election SO
appointed or i'll case they fail toact. any
Democrats who may act as Judges shall.
i'll said poll books, keep Il correct list Of
all the votes cast and shall certify tile
number of votes cast for each candida
date, and Shall return the poll books, so
certified, to the chairman of their re-
Spective counties, OH OF before noon Of
the Wednesday succeeding such elect
ion, and allieturns not made Ivy that time
shall not be couldcd. Upon the return
of the books so certified it shall be the
duty Of the county chairman to ascertain
from said returns .lc result of the cleo
ton and to announce the same.
9th. That the county chairman shall
make an estimate of the costs attending
the primaries in their respective coun-
ties, and appcrtlon that amount
amongst the candidates to be be voted
for equally, and collect the respective
proportion of said candidates.
18th. That all candidates to be voted
for III said primaries shall give written
pledge TO the chairman Of their respect
i've counties pledging themselves to
abide by the result Of the primaries and
Convention thereafter held, and to sup
port The nominees thereof.
Sth That in said primaries all white
Democratic voters who voted for Glove
land and Hendricks, if they had an Op
portulnty to do so, shall lie entitled to Il
vote, and also all who since that time
have become entitled to vote or will be
entitled to a vote in the November
election. No person shall be entitled to
a vote who voted against Cleveland and
Hendricks.
On motion the secretary was directed
to transmit copy Of these resolutions
to the Chairman OF the Democratic
Committee of Accomac and Northamp-
ton counties and also that the proceed
ings of this meeting be published i'll
the PENINSULA ENTERPRISE, Eastern
Virgini;n and E. S. Herald.
On motion of w. z. NJ. Kellam the
meeting adjourned.
JonH II. WISE, L. w. JOHNSON,
Secretary, Chairman.