The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-17

The Congressional Convention
Fix the Day of the Pri-
mary September 4th.
Rules and Regulations Made Yes
terday Governing the
Election,

veded at Sedalia, has adjourned sine
die without making a nomination of a
candidate for congress. Now there
fore in accordance with the recon-
mendation of said convention and in
pursuance of the power in us vested,
We, the democratic executive commit
tee of said district, for the purpose of
nominating a democratic candidate for
congress for said district. hereby call
primary election to be held in all of
the counties composing said district on
Saturday, September 4, 1886. to be
governed by the following rules, to-
wit:
First-At such election, no vote
shall be received except from recog-
nized democrats, who voted for the
Cleveland and Hendricks electors at
the presidential election in 1884. or
such as have become qualified voters
under the laws of this state in their
respective counties since said election,
and known to be democratic voters.
Democratic voters who were proven.
ted from voting at such election as
above prescribed by reason of sick
ness or absence from home or other
good cause, shall not be disqualified
for such reasons.
SecOnd-The vote of each county
shall be taken at its usual voting pre-
cincts Now fixed By law as legal voting
places of such counties.
Third-The vote shall be taken by
secret ballot in all respect
in accordance with the general
election laws of the State of Missouri,
except as herein otherwise directed.
Fourth-The polls shall be opened
at 8 o'clock a. M, and kept open
until sunset.
Fifth-The ballots used at said
election shall be printed tickets.
headed Candidate for the Democrat
ic Nomination for Congress, and
shall have printed thereon the name
of each candidate.
The voters shall erase from said
ballots the name OF all the candidates
except the one voted for, and no bal
lot with more than one name left un-
erased shall be counted
Sixth-The executive commit
tee of each county shall have printed
and distributed to the several voting
precincts of such county, a reasonable
supply of ballots, such ballots to con-
form to the provisions OF section FIVE
of these rules and to contain the
names of such candidates only as the
secretary of this committee shall certify
how complied with the rules enacted
by this committee provided that any
candidate or other person may print
and distribute tickets of similar form,
which may be also used at said cleo
ton.
The necessary poll books and ballo
boxes for the conduct of said election
shall be supplied by the county com
mittee of the various counties in the
district, and it shall be the duty of
each member OF the ex-cOngressional
to see that said books and
ballot boxes are so furnished in the
county for which he is respectively a
and if they be not so furnish
ed by the county committee in his
county then it shall be his duty to fur
uish them and what ever expense may
be attendent thereupOn, shall be re
imbursed to him by the secretary of
this committee.
Eighth The democratic ex-commit-
tee of each county shall meet at the
court house of said county on Monday
Sentember 9Th: 1885, and shall pro-
coed to cast up the vote of such
county as shown By the returns
from the various precincts and having
completed the same shall forthwith
certify the result by certificate at
tested by the chairman and secretary
Of such committee, mailed and adj
addressed to John K. Hall, chairman
of the democratic executive committee |
Of the sixth district at Sedalia, Mo-. |
and by placing copy of such certif-
icate in the hands of the member of
this congressional executive commit.
tee for such county, or his duly au-
proxy and such certificate
shall show the vote cast for each can
1idate iu each precinct of said county,
and the aggregate number of votes
cast for each, and each certificate
shall be accompanied by form of the
ticket used at such election. Said
certificate shall be opened in the
presence of this committee, by the
chairman thereof on the day hereinaf.
ter named for..that purpose and there
upon the chairman and secretary of