Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-07-30
The delegate elections must be conducted in

accordance with the following rules
+ ]. The Democratic County convention OF
Centre county shall be composed oil one delegate
for every fifty Democratic votes polled ut the
Presidential or Gubernatorial election next
proceeding the convention. Inc aIolment on
delegates To the several election districts In the
county shall be made by the Standing Commit
tee of The county at Its FIRST meeting IN every
alternate year succeeding the PRESIDENTIAL ana
Guternatorial elections, aud shall be In proper
ton to the Democratic votes cast In each dis
trict ut such elections.
3 The election for delegates to represent the
different districts In the annual Democratic
County Convention shall be held at the usual
place 0fholdlAg the general elections for each
district on the saturday preceding the second
Tuesday OF August In each and every year, be-
ginning at O'Clock p. M. on SAID day and con-
tinuing until O'Clock y. IN. The delegates so
elected shall meet In County Convention at the
Court House, at Bellefonte, on the Tuesday fol-
lowing at = o'clock p. M.
3 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
mittee. In case any OF the persons 20 consti-
tuting the board shall bs absent from the place
of holding the election for quarter OF an hour
after the time appointed by Rule First Tor 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.
L. Every qualified voter OF the district, who
at the late general election voted the democrat.
lc ticket shall be entitled to vote Mt the dele
district fan who viii pledge his word Of honor 10
support the Democratic ticket ut the next gem
erai election shall be permitted to vote at the
delegate elections.
& The voting mt all delegate elections shall
be by ballot; upon which ballot shall be written
or printed the name or names OF The delegate or
delegates voted for together with any instruc-
tonS which the voter may desire To give the
delegate OF delegates. Each ballot shall be re-
celved from the person voting the same by u
member OF the election board, and by him de-
pnSfnl I'm n hoy ofhpr rppautaplr nfOVIupu
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 received or rec
ogniZed unless the same be voted upon the bal
lot as provided In Rule Fourth, nor shall such
instructions if 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
oort the candidates having the highest number
of votes for such office.
rate list OF the names OF all persons voting at
such elections when the list OF voters, together
with a full and complete return OF such elec-
ton, containing an accurate statement OF the
persons elected delegates and all instructions
voted, shall be certified by said board TO the
county convention, upon printed blanks to be
furnished by the county committee.
Sth. Wherever from any district quallned
Democratic voters, In numbers equal TO ilve
times the elegatcs which such district has in
the county convention, shall complain In wrl-
ting of an undue election or false return of 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 night 10
contest the seat OF such delegates or the val.
idity of such instructions. Such complaint shall
be heard by n 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 rs soon as
hat 1At ~
are entitled TO seuts therein, and what lnStruc-
tions are binding upon such delegates. Where
upon the convention shall proceed Immediately
upOn the call of the yeas and nays TO adopt or
re ject 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. All delegates mu-t reside In the district
they represent. In ease of absence or inability
to attend. substitutions may be made fom citi-
ZenS of the district.
10th. Delegates must obey the instructions
given them by their respective districts, and,
IL violated, it shall be the DUTY oil the president
OF the convention TO cast the vote OF such dele
gate or delegates in accordance with the IN
structionS, and the delegate or de legateS 50 Oh
Tending shall be forthwith expelled from the
convention, and shall not be eligible to any oil.
fee or place of trust in the party Tor period OF
llth. In the convention, a majority of all vo
ters shall be necessary TO nomination.; and no
persons name shall be excluded from the list OF
candidates until after the third ballot or vote,
when the person receiving the least number of
votes shall be omitted and struck from the roll
and so on ut each successive vote until nonln-
18th. Ii any person who is n candidate for
any nommation before county convention
shall be proven tn have offered or paid any
money, or other valuable thing, or made any
promise OF II consideration or reward To any
delega te for lis vote, or to any person with a
view of inducing or securing the votes OF dele
gates or # the same shall be done by any other
person with the knowledge aud consent OF such
candidate, the name OF such candidate shall De
Immediately stricken from the list OF candi-
dates: or il such fact be ascertained after his
nomination, shall be struck from the ticket and
the vacancy supplied by new nomination, ana
in either case, such person shall be ineligible 10
any nomination by the convention, or 10 an e.
lection as a delegate thereafter And In case IL
shall pe alleged after the adjourning OF the con-
vention that any candidate put In nomination
has been guilty of such acts or of any other
fraudulent practices to obtain such nomination,
the charges shall be investigated by the county
committee, and such steps taken as the good OF
the party may require.
18th. II any delegate shall receive any mon
ey or other valuable thing, or accept the prom
ises of any consideration or reward to be paid.
such candidate, as an inducement for his vote,
upon proof OF the fact to the satisfaction OF the
convention, such delegate shall be forthwith
expelled and shall not be received rs delegate
TO any further convention, and shall be ineligi-
Bile to any party nomination.
l4th Cases arising under the Sth 18th and 18th
ness I'm convention until determined.
18th. That the term of the chairman OF the
county committee shall begin on the first day OF
january of each and every year.
10th. That the delegates from the several
bOroughs and townships be authorized, in con-
junction with the chairman al the county conf
mittee to appoint the members OF the committee
for the various borOughs and townships.
Alta meeting of the Democratic county com
mittee held at Beliefonte on Friday, July 3 1882
the following persons were named 10 noId the
delegate elections in their respective districts,
Bellefonte, N. W. VIM Ga,braith-Chdir.
A Sternberg,
L Gephart.
S. W. VIM Ludwig-Chdir.
Thos ) Dunkle,
James Dolan,
W. W. VIM Harper-Ohatr.
James Scoheld,
LO Meek.
Howard Boro.- Abram Neber-Chair.
w II Gardner,
X C Shut.
Mflesburg Boro.- Proudfoot-Ctdir
John Martin,
q. p. Kreamer.
Millheim Roro.- j ii Reifsnyder- Chair.
Franklin Knarr,
Ii SwartZ.
Philipsburg, lst W. Allen LucaS-Chdtr.
RR Muns0n,
Frank illegal.
- I'd W. John ) Gray-Chdir.
c S illegal,
James Passmore.
Sd W. Jackson Gorten-Chdfr.
John Walton,
Silas Reese.
Unionyjlle Boro- John Bing-Chdtr.
AT Leathers,
G Alexander.
Benner Twp Robert Henderson-Chdtr