Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-17

S"AA SOuIty OVAA G1VAs
At a meeting of the Democratic
County Central Committee held at
Mexico, June 14th, 1886, the following
resolutions were adopted:
ReSo5Ued, That the Democrats in each
school district in Audrain county and
what is known as the circular ward, en-
bracing the territory in the school dis
trict in which Mexico is situated out
side the city limits of the City of Mexi-
co, meet at their respective school
houses and places of meeting in their
school districts and wards at two O'Clock
p. M, on
Saturday,th 18th day of July, 1856,
and each elect one delegate and
one alternate to a county convention
to be held at the court house, in
Mexico,on Monday, the nineteenth day
of July, at ten O'Clock a. M, 1886, to
nominate candidates for Representa-
tive, Sheriff, Circuit Clerk, County
Clerk, Collector, County Attorney,
County Treasurer, Recorder of Deeds,
Probate Pro t,rs Judge, County assessor,
tees, one for the county at large, one
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districts, and a Coroner, and to fill any
vacancies that may occur in county
offices; also to select delegates and al
ternates to the State, Congressional and
Judicial conventions, and to elect a new
| Central Committee.
That the Democrats living in the
fractional school districts in Audrain
| county lying along the county lines of
the counties adjoining Audrain county
where there is no school house shall
meet, and vote with the school districts
lying contiguous to them in Audrain
county. That the delegates elected
from each municipal township by school
districts shall sit together in conven-
ton in Mexico and each delegate will
be allowed to cast his equal proportion
of the Democratic vote cast for Cleve-
land in 1884, in his township in said
convention.
That where a school district is d.
vided by township lines then the
Democratic voters of such district shall
be allowed to go to and vote in the
municipal township in which the school
house is situated.
That should any school district fail
to send a delegate to said convention
at Mexico, the delegates present in
said convention from said township OF
townships shall cast the entire Demo
cratic vote of said township or town
ship in the proper proportions.
That all persons of voting age at time
af holding the primaries, regardless OF
past party affiliations, who will pledge
themselves to vote at the coming No.
vember election the State, Congress.
sional, Judicial and County Democratic
tickets ARE cordially invited to partiei.
pate in said school district and ward
meetings.
That the committee recommend that
the Democratic voters in each school
district and ward instruct their dele.
gates as to first and second choice oil
candidates before them for the various
offices.
By order of Executive Committee.
Resolved, That when the Democrats
meet in their various school districts
on Saturday, the 18th day of July, 1886
that they be and are hereby requested
to instruct their delegates to the coun.
ty nominating convention az to theil
choice for the township Offices in theil
respective townships, and when the
different township delegations meet te
organize at Mexico on the morning oil
the county convention, that said
township delegations when organized
proceed then and there TO nominate
candidats for the different offices in
their respective townships.
In accordance with the above reso,
buttons the Democrats of Audrair
county are requested to meet at thei,
respective school districts and ward on
the date given and select q delegate
to the county convention to be held
July 18th, according to the provisions
ofthe resolution. ia. PorTs, Ch'm'n.
WIN. MASON, Secretary.
Mexico, NO., June 18th, 1886.