Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-08-21
Democratic Precinct Primary Election
Ordered.

PRIMARIES FOR SATURDAY 9TH sEPTEM
Der AND CONVENTION THURSDAY.
| 10TH SEPTEMBER.
The Democratic County Committee mel
on Saturday, James Bumgardner, Jr.
Chairman, presiding and A. f. Robertson
Esq. Secretary. Vacancies in the member
ship'from the 1st and End wards of Staun
ton, were filled by the election o.
Arista Hoge from the 1st, and
Charles Grattan from the 2nd.-
1t was resolved to hold precinct
primary elections Sept. 5th to elect dele.
gates to convention in Staunton Sept
10th. which shall nominate a Senator and
! two Delegates from Augusta to the Gene
raj Assembly. The precincts of the city
and county will be entitled to the follow
| ing:-Ward No. 1, 8 delegates; Ward NJ.
2, 7; Sandy Hollow, 2; Peaco's Mill, g.
Hebron, 8; Bolivar, l Folly Mills, 2
Buffalo Gap. 2; Deerfeld, 1; Craigsville
8; Lebanon, L; Churchville. 2; Mt. Scion,
8; Sangersville, 1; Parnassus, 8; Spring
Hill, 2; Centreville. 2; New Hope, A.; Mt
Sidney, 8; Mt. Meridian. l; Verona, 1;
Red Mills, 1; Greenville, 5; Middlebrook
4; Midway, 8; Newport, 8; Waynesboro,
7; Fishersville, 8; Sherando, 1, and Bar
Textbook, 2. Below is the plan Of the pri-
mary. The judges and clerks of the last
primary were all reappointed, except in a
few cases Of death or removal /:
The plan of primary to be held on Sept.
9Th, to elect delegates to the County Conven-
ton, to be held on Sept. 10th, 1885, is as fol-
| lows:
1. All Democrats who, under the laws of
the State, are entitled to vote at the ensuing
| ing State election, and who propose at the
next election to support the Democratic State
( ticket, and the nominees of the convention,
shall be entitled to vote.
| 2. The vote to be taken by ballot on printed
| or written tickets at the usual voting place for
the precinct. in the form required by the law
of the State in regard to legal elections.
8 The polls to be opened at O clock ?. M.
and closed at shutdown.
| f. The election at each precinct to be held by
the judges and clerks hereinafter appointed
and named-provided, that where the judges,
or either of them named are not present to act,
| any member of the precinct committee may
act in place of the judge named who is alb
sent, and if the clerk named fails to appear
and act, the persons present, and acting as
| judges, may appoint any Democrat to act as
clerk. If no judge named, or member of the
precinct committee, be present to act, any two
Democratic voters Of the precinct may act as
judges and appoint clerk.
s. At the close of the polls, the votes cast
shall be canvassed and counted by the judges
who will certify, on the poll books, the suit
of the election, and return the poll books,
with the certificate signed by them and by
the clerk, to the Chairman of the County Com
mittee who will hand to each delegate cleo
ted certificate stating the fact of his election.
6. The Chairman Of the County Committee
Will cause to be prepared and sent to the
judges of election, poll books, with certificates
attached in proper form, and also forms of
certificates to be given to the delegates cleo
ted
Z. Upon the basis of representation adop-
ted by the County Committee, that is
to say, one delegate for each fifty votes cast at
the last Presidential election, and one for each
fractional excess of 25 votes over 50-each
precinct to be entitled to at least one delegate.
s. In case of a tie vote, the Judges of Elec-
ton shall determine who is elected, Nv lot.
9. Any delegate. elected failing to 5tend the
| Convention may name his alternate lby writing
nate.
j. A PATTERSON,
A. FL. ROLLER,
JAMES BUNIGARDNER, JR.,
Committee.