St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-05
THE CAUCUS SYSTEM.
The Subcommittee of the Democratic
Central Committee Will Report
Tonight
To the Central Committee ut its Meet
ing the Proposed Caucus
Rules.
An Innovation Which Meets With n
Deal of Approval and Some
Disapproval.

| Howell w. Young, A. A. AmeS and Oryllle
Rinehart, has devoted considerable time IN
studying up the eXigencies of the case, and
yesterday completed the following. which
will be submitted at a secret session OF the
committee TO be held this evening:
To the Honorable the Democratic City Com
mittee: Your subcommittee upon caususes,
conventions and committees beg leave 10 sub
init the following report;
ARTICLES OF REGULATION.
Be IL resolved by the Democracy OF the city
OF Minneapolis, in convention assembled.
| that the following rules and regulations for
the organization and government OF the party
to be known as the articles of regulation OF
i the Democratic party in the city or Mime
apolis, Mimi, be and the same are hereby
adopted.
f7 ARTICLE I.-oAUCUsEs.
Section j. Caucuses or preliminary con-
veHtions held prior to and in pursuance or
/ the call for any general convention OF the
party shall be held in each of the several cleo
ton precincts OF the city as the same may
exist ut the time of the call.
Sec. 2. All caucuses throughout the several
precincts shall be held concurrently, at the
same day and hour.
Sec. 5. Upon the assembling of the caucus,
and at the time and place appointed, II shall
/ be called TO order by the chairman OF the
| Democratic precinct committee, or in his
absence by another member thereof, taking
precedence in the order named IN their APP
| pointment. who shall state the purpose for
| which the caucus is called.
| Sec. 4. The caucus shall then choose q
chairman by viva voce vote, the person CALI
| ing the caucus TO order, allowing a fair OPP
! portunity for an election. and shall order
division of the house, il called for, TO deter
mine the vote, and shall announce the result
of the same.
Sec. 3. The person so elected, having taken
the chair, the caucus shall in like manner
| choose u secretary.
Sec. 6. The chairman and secretary hav-
ing been elected, the caucus shall proceed to
the selection of delegation to represent the
precinct in the convention incident TO which
| the caucus is held. The method of election
being determined by vote of the caucus. upon
which vote q division shall be allowed when
called for.
Sec. Z. A delegation may be chosen either
by viva voce vote upon each name proposed
| or by the adoption of the report of commit
tee appointed by the chairman to report
nam es, or by written or printed ballot.
See. s. In case of division of the house
upon the question of the method OF selecting
| a delegation, or in case the selection is made
| by ballot, the chairman shall Immediately APP
point two tellers TO count and announce the
| result of the vote 10 the chairman. The
/ tellers shall be chosen from among those OF
different opinion, If such difference appears
10 exist in the caucus.
Sec. 9. Every Democratic voter of the pre-
cinct shall be eligible as a voter and to be
| voted for In the caucus of his respective pre-
cinct, and in case the right of any person TO
| participate therein be challenged. the reason
stated therefor must be either that he is not
a Democrat or that he is not resident voter
| of the precinct. The person so challenged,
before being allowed TO vote, shall prove 10
the satisfaction of the chairman and tellers
| or q ma ority of them, acting as judges in the
first cause, that he is a Democrat, which he
may do Dy an open assertion of his intention
| to support the principles and nominees OF the
| Democratic party; and in the second cause
that he is a resident voter of the precinct,
| which he may do by the statement of q repu-
table attendant at the caucus, known to at
least two of the judges, to the effect that he
is resident voter Of the precinct in which
he offers to vote.
Sec 10. In all cases OF challenge the name
| and residence OF the person challenged, to-
| gether with the name and residence or the
person vouching for him, shall be recorded
| by the secretary of the caucus.
| Sec. IL. In case the vote is taken by
ballot the tellers shall station themselves
| at the door of the room in which the
caucus is held, and the persons therein shall
pass out in single file, handing their ballots
| to the tellers, who shall place the same in the
receptacle provided therefor. and when all
! shall have voted, the doors shall again be
opened ana the ballots counted by the tellers;
! in case more than one ballot shall be found
folded together, all so found, shall be re-
jected; in case any ballot contains more
names than the numoer of delegates TO which
| the precinct is entitled, the names shall take
precedencei in the order named in the ballot.
Sec. II. After a delegation shall have
been chosen the chairman shall appoint a
precinct committee OF three members, one of
whom shall be designated as chairman.
Sec. Is. Upon the election of the delega-
ton as hereinbefore provided, and the ap-
| pointment of the precinct committee the
/ q 2
test and transmit to the secretary of the GEN.
trial committee full report OF the proceed
ings of the caucus, which shall include all
records made by him during such caucus,
! together with the name Of the person calling
the same to order. the name of the chairman
and secretary, and tellers If any, and the
| name Of each person voted for in such eau
Gus, for delegate and the number of the
| votes received by each, in case the vote was
| by ballot, and a statement of the result of the
count upon any division of the house, aud the
| names of the precinct committee appointed
by the chairman.
Sec. Il. The secretary shall also make and
deliver to each of the tellers statement of
and the result as announced, which state
ments shall be signed by the secretary and
each of the tellers
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty Of the teIlers
| to remain with the secretary and to respect
/ lively attest such duplicate statements and TO
serve the same, and in case the same be
called for to produce the same before the
committee on contests or the general conyen-
ton
ARTICLE u.-GENERAL CONVENTIONS.
Section /. General conventions of the party
to be composed of at least one delegate from
each precinct, and as many others rs may be
appointed according TO the Democratic vote
therein, by the central committee, shall be
held prior TO each general election, and al
such other times as the same may be called
by the central committee.
Sec. 2. Upon the assembling Of any gen.
eral convention. and at the time and place
named in the call, the same shall be called e
order by the chairman of the central com.
mittee, or, in his absence, by tho secretary
thereof.
Sec. 3. The secretary OF the central com.
mittee, before the time for the assembling of
the convention. shall furnish the person cali
ing the same to order list of the delegates,
by precincts, who are entitled to participate
and be reorganized in the temporary reorgan.
ization thereof.
See. 4. In case the right of any delegate
TO a seat in the convention be contested, the
person contesting the same, shall. at Least
tweuty-four hours before the time set for the
assembling of the convention. give writer
notice 10 the secretary of the central com
mittee with the names of the persons WHOM
| he claims are entitled to seats, together with
: a statement of the reasons for the contest.
Sec. 8. The secretary of the central com
, mittee, upon such notice of contest being re-
ceived by him, shall Immediately convene thu
subcommittee upon contests, OF the centra
committee, which shall forthwith hear anC
determine such contest, and file a report o.
their decision with said secretary, and the
decision of majority of said subcommittee
shall be binding, and the persons by then
decided to be entitled TO seats shall be in
{ cluded in the list furnished by the secretary
to the officer calling the convention to order
and shall be by such officer recognized in tn,
temporary organization.
Sec. q. The officer calling the convention