Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-04
Monday, April 5th, 1886.

One Surveyor.
One Infirmary Director.
The following rules have been adopted bythe Cen.
tral Committee for conducting said Primary Election,
to-wit:
l. Amy legal voter heretofore or at the time OF the
said primary election who hall be identified with the
Democratic party shall have a right to vote at said
election.
O. At the polls and before the opening OF the same
there shall be chosen from among the Democratic
electors present two judge, and two clerks of cleo
ton.
8. The voting shall be by ballot, and poll books
and tally sheets shall be kept and returned as on
any general election. any any candidate or other
Democratic elector shall have right to be present at
the counting and canvassng Of the votes.
L. The names Of all the candidates for the several
Offices shall be printed under their respective heads
on one ticket on colored paper.
s. The Chairman and Secretary OF the Executive
Committee shall have such number OF primary elec
tion tickets for the nomination Of county officers as
necessary printed and ready least seven days be-
fore the day of primary election and shall deliver
such tickets in double the number of Democratic
votes cast at the last fall election to one or more re-
sponsible Democrats for their respective townships
precincts, at least three days before the day Of
the primary election, together with the tally sheets
and poll books. All primary election tickets for the
nomination of candidates shall be as much as poss-
ible uniform and alike.
6. The Chairman and Secretary of the Democratic
Executive Committee shall ascertain the cost Of
such poll books and tally Sheets call meeting Of
the IA a Executiya Cnmmttfa. ot davs
before the day of said primary election, and at said
meeting apportion the cost among the several can
ddates aud upon failure or refusal of any candidate
to pay such assessment his name shall be omitted
from the tickets. ANY candidate has the right to
have printed for his use primary election tick
cts, but all such tickets shall be the names of all
the candidates under their respective heads, that
have announced themselves such candidates with
in seven days of the day Of the primary election.
T. After the counting and canvassing of the votes
one of the sdges of each township shall on Satur-
day, april 1Oth 1886, at O'Clock p. M, return the
poll books and tally sheets, duly certified to the
Chairman and Secretary of this committee, at Napo-
leon who in the presence of such returning Judges
shall open the returns count and canvass the votes
and declare candidates having received the high
est number of votes duly nominated. If two candi-
dates shall receive equal number OF votes for the
same Office, the choice shall be determined by lot
s. The electors of the several townships at the
primary election, shall designate one of their num-
Der to act as member of the Central Committee for
| the ensuing year.
.. The supervisor of each election precinct shall
take oath, which may be administered by any per-
son authorized to administer oaths, or township
trustee. clerk and after he is sworn he shall ad-
minister the oath to the judges and clerks cho-
sen for such election. The oath may be in the fol-
lowing form;
recty and faithfully conduct the Democratic Pri-
mary Election of Henry county, Ohio, for the nom-
ination Of county officers, to Q held in - town
snip on the sh DAY Of april 1889 That you will
fully and truly canvass all votes thereat 30 help you
God
10. If any qualified eector under this election
shall challenge any vote offered, the supervisor or
one of the judges shall administer to the person
whose vote is challenged an oath, which may be in
the following form:
You solemnly swear that you will true
answer make to such questions as may be put to
you touching your qualification to vote at the Hem
ry county, Ohio, Democratic Primary Election for
county officers, held in - township, April6th, '85.
II such person refuse to be sworn, or being sworn
refuse to answer any question put to him by said
supervisor or judges, if his is not salts
factory successfully contradicted by sworn test
moDy of witnesses who may be called his vote shall
be rejected but otherw se his vote shall be received
(For cause ofchalenge see Sec. 1920 ofthe laws Of
Ohio.)
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolred, That at the coming primary election to
he held April Eth the uupattOp M chaOuinp
nominations for county officers from the primary
system to the delegate system, be submitted to q
vote of the Democrats of the county; that all the
tickets printed for said primary election have print
ed at the end thereof the words sPrimary System;'
that all tickets voted at said election with the word
syes" following the words sPrimary System" shall
be counted as vote in favor Of retaining said pri-
mary system, and that all tickets voted at said pr
mary election having the word mo- following the
words "Primary system" shall be counted as vote
in favor of adopting the delegate system; that q
majority of all the votes cast at said primary election
Hpon the question of such change shall determine
for or against such change
Supervisors.
The following gentlemen will act as Supervisors Of
election for their respective townships, viz:
Ridgeville-W. B. Tubbs.
Freedom-H enry Binger.
Napoleon-D. Meekison.
Flatrock--J. b. Wilson.
Pleasant-New Bavaria-P. G. Schwab.
.Pleasant-H -Holgate-Wm. Kaufman.
Marion--F. Youngker.
Monroe-Jos Rentz
Harrison-J. N. Bliss.
Liberty East-L. A. Beilharz.
Liberty West Fl. Hudson.
Washington-D. Hartnet.
Damascus-Jas Hanna.
Richleld-C. D. Winner.
Bartlow--J. @. Waltimire.
MARTIN KNUPP, Chairman.