Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-08
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
LEXINGTON, Mo-,

Freedom township, Ed ii. Handy. |
Lexinpton township, VIM. Ii. ChIles |
Middleton township, .Thos. A Catron.
Washington township, John S. White.
Sni-a- Bar township not DeIng represented in
the committee j. A. Swetnam. Esd. OF that
township, was by unanimous vote requested To
act for that township with the committee, win
which request Mr. Swetnsm compiled.
On mOiOn the temporary organization was
N .ide permanent
Thos. A. Catron moved that the nominations
of democratic candidates for the various coun-
ty and township offices be made by primary
election. Carried unanimously.
JnO. 5. White offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That this committee adopt plan oil
primary election by which the nominee ID To
have majority of all the votes cast. and to that
| end we will allow the voter to vote Tor AS many
| choices MS are equal To one less than the num-
| Der of candidates Tor each Office, and that the
| candidate thai receives the smallest number OF
votes for first choice be dropped and the votes
his tickets be counted to the votes OF the re-
| naming candidates as are Indicated by the
voters choice on said tickets, and so ON dropping
| the hindmost candidate until \ majority Is
| reached.
Which resolution was, after discussion. laid
MIR. Thos. A. CatIon moved that the primary
election be held on Saturday. August 2sth. 1856
| Mr.. j. Q. Piaitepburg moved to amend by
| striking ont August IS and inserting June 5.
| After considerable discussion the amendment
| was adopted by vote OF Io2. Cation and
White voting against the amendment.
| The following rules to govern The primary
| election We're unanimously adopted:
| l. lhlt tne nONnlnutiOn ny
party OF Lafayette county of candidates ior the
| variOus county and township Offices TO be illed
| at The next general election, be made by primary
election.
=. That said primary election be held Oh Sat
urday. the 5th day Oi June, 1856
) That the vote OF said election shall De oy
ballot, and shalt he taken at the usual places
| of voting. except Us hereinafter provided. All
qualified voters may vote IN other than their own
tow nShips or ut other than their own precincts,
provided that the judges at such precinct ell Ill
| swear the person proposing to vote that he has
not voted and will not vote at any other precinct
and that he Is not voting for township Olllte rs,
| in Gases where the voter proposes to vote out
side oil his own township
4. That 0U persons RHO are EnoTn as
dem0craks or 8hO pofed the democratic fickei
at the general election in 1854. and SAC
shav be ie1ai rioters at the .f0pemGer elec-
r ton, shaiI de entitled TO D"te at s"cA pr'
mary election
ii That the ballots to be used at said ele 'tOn
be furnished by this committee. aud shall be
strips OF pieces of white paper, with the title o.
each officer to be nominated printed thereon, II
the order IN which they are hereinafter named
- and ith the maine OF each candidate also print
= ed thereon, all The names to be erased but th
one which the voter desires TO vote Tor.
u. That the officers TO be elected are itepre
y cutting Attorney, Assessor. County Clerk
Circuit Clerk, Recorder. Probate Judge
us,ss western as
trict, Associate Justice Eastern district. Count
surveyor, Justices oil the Peace, and Constab {
Of the various townships.
I. That there shall. be appointed by this com
mI;tee tour judges iOr each voting precint, An
that these judges SHALL select Iour clerks al eac
precinct.
s. That each precinct be provided, by thi
committee, with Two ballot boxes, one OF whIc
| shall be numbered No. l, and one of which sna
lie numbered No. =; and It shall be the .nty q
said judges to select from their number tw
judges who shall be known rs receiving judse:
and two who shall be known us counting judge
The Receiving judges shall receive the ballot.
aGd The counting judges shall count the ballots
ballot box No. being turned over them
| he
hour, the ballot boxes being exchanged ever
hour thereafter, until the polls ar. closed. Tw
clerks shall attend the receiving Judges; and tw
clerks shall attend the counting judges Tw
poll books Tor the use of judges and cleri
shall be furnished by this commiitee.
o. That the polls shall be opened at sew
O'Clock. i m. or AS soon thereafter ~ may b
and shall be Kept Op n for the reception of vol
until the setting Oi the sun.
TO- That should the Judges or either of the
not be present at the time appointed ior OpenIi
the polls. or being present refuse to act, I
voters present, to the number OF p, or more, M
proceed 10 elect Judge or judges. IN his
their place in such manner as may be deter
med upon by them. and the Judge or juldg
so elected shall proceed with tn. election
il he or they had been appointed by this col
IL That the candidates for nomination a
requested not 10 have any private tickets 10
used at said primary election, but to Use on
those furnished by the committee. winch W
,as provide sufficient number Tor every prOI
u That each ballot shall be numbered by O
ls. they are voted anu placed in the ballot box,
rs the same voted the clerks shall each
cord, in separate poll-books, the number
each ballot, and the name oil each person vOtI
i'm | the same
l3. That soon as the polls closed.
Judges assisted by the clerks, shall proceed
count the ballots and cast up the votes for Ell
candidate, and shall certify under their han'
altested by the clerks, the result OF the cOu
ami the nun Der of votes received by every c;
ddate for every Office, ami shall cause the 81
to he transmitted, without delay. to this co
ii. That the ballots shall be strung OF
string by one of the Iunting ju lges as fast
they are counted, and shall be securely tied
sealed up and sent to the committee along "
the return of the judges
I5. That one of the poll-bOoks shall be
by the judges OF the election, and the other {
IG That the committee shall be IN session
the courthouse, in the city of LeXinItOn,
Monday, the 7th day of June. 1886. and $
continue in session until all the returns are
IL. That Immediately upon the receipt Of
returns this committee shall proceed to cas
the whole vote OF the County for every Ca
date ior every office. and the whole vote for
district separately for every candidate for e,
district Office; and the person receiving the h
est vote for any Otice shall be declared to bt
nominee OF the democratic party for such OF
and this committee shall. rs soon rs practic
thereafter, cause to be published the particu
AMI the result of their action.
Is. That IN all particulars not herein spe
ly provided ior such election shall be cOndu
Ls near AS may he in accordance with the
,., Of this state regulating popular elections
LAKE. ~. For the purposes OF this election Lex
ton township snail constitute but one prec
and the poll will be opened only at tine CO
house, in the city OF Lexington. In Washin
township one of the places of voting sha
Walnut Row SchOnhouse instead of CenerS
The following resolution WAS unanImt
adupted:-
Krsolv.d: That in order to meet the exp.
OF the primary election, each and every cand
Tor e'ch county once, except candidate
Justice of the county court, shall be ass,
ne; five dollars, and that candidates for Jusu,
the Lounty Court shall be assessed two AMI
half dol ars, and that the name of cand
tor county Office shall be printed on the Il
for said primary election until his assessm,
paid 10 the treasurer of the committee.
On motion, Dr. Jacob j FuikrrsOn was
ed treasurer of the committee.
On motion The chairman OF the cOmmitte.
instructed to call meetings IN the several I
ships At the proper time, fOI the purpo
electing delegates TO the county CONVEX
which will choose delegates to the stale.
gre ssODal and judicial conventions.
On motion. The vote cast for Clevelan
president in lSSf WAS adopted as the ba
r,pr sentatiOn IN the county conventions.
township to be entitled to one delegate for
tiiv votes or traction oi Twenty-Five Ur mo
Moved and carried that blank spaces be !
The tickets for the names Oi cand
I,I hObNshiD Offices; that no assessment he
ON such candidates to bear the expense
tea" primary election. and that all candidat
STcn Offices be urSed by the committee I
hounCe fheniseYes :is caniIdatcs before I'll
mary election.
> ON motion each member OF the committe
Instructed to select the judges of the pr
election in his township, and 10 forward y
hH the names TO the chairman or secretary.
On motion, the chairman ami secretary
empowered to arrange for the necessary
~ ing for the primary election
~ The CHAIRMAN and secretary Were inst
To prepare an address to the vOt. rs. whicl
be- issuei in the form OF hand bills, a
[ me prior to the primary ee :tion an
TO Inc members of the committee in the
p.ctIve townships Ior distribution.
l." Tnus. \. SatrOn offered the following. +
ton:
Resolved. That nj the primary election
c1 for the nomination OF county candidate
VOTERS may express their choice Tor u =.
tor, ami that this vote shall he an Instruct
= the repre- ,entatIve fiOn this county to
he shall vote for and support for u. ). Sc
and for the pur poSr OF this resolution the
DI the various candidates for u. 5 .Sena
printed ON the ticket in the same way
dates for other Offices.
After free discussion the resolution was
10 ted.
Judge William Young was elected II
from Lafayette county al the executive &C
tee of the 9th Judicial District, the judici
Diack. venIion held in lSS0 having. by vote. de
the duty of clecting Judicial committee
the several county committees in the dis'
this time.
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