Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-01
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
LEXINGTON, Mo-. Anril I


cratic Executive Committee met in this CITY,
with the following members-elect present: JnO.
S. Renick. Jacob j. FulkerSon, J. Q. Platten-
burg Ed. III. Handy by Jno. W Brown proxy
VIM. H. Chiles, Thos. A. CatrOn and john S.
| White.
On motion VIM. ii. Chiles was elected tenn
porary chairman, and ". b. Wilson temporary
| secretary.
| On motion the credentials of members elect
| were produced. and on examination the follow
| ing gentlemen were found to be duly accredited
from their respective townships:
| Clay township, John S. Renick.
| Da els township. jacob j. Fulk-rson.
Dover township q. Piattenburg.
Freedom township Ell II. Handy.
Lexington township, VIM. IL. Ch,les.
Middleton township. Thos. A. CatrOn.
Washington township, John S. White.
Sni-a- Bar township not being represented in
the committee j. y. Swetnam. Esd, of that
township, was by unanimous vote requested to
act for that township with the committee, with
winch request MIR. Swetnsm compiled.
On mo ion the temporary oryaniz ltion was
IN .,de permanent.
Thos. a. Catron moved that the nominate IONS
of democratic candidates for the various coun-
ty and township Offices be made by D imary
election. Carried unanimously.
| JnO. S. White offered the following resolution:
| Resolved, That this committee adopt plan OF
primary election by which the nominee Is to
He @ , majority Oh "a, an .ne votes cast. and to that
emu we VIII allow tnc Voter to vote Tor as III any
| choices AS are equal to one less than the num-
oer oi canulua!e' Ior eaen once, and that the
| Candidate that receives The smallest number of
| votes for first choice be dropped and the votes
on his tickets be sounted to the votes OF the re-
mining candidat:s as are indicated by the
voters choice on SAID tickets. and so on dropping
| tie hindnost candidate until majority is
| ea"'
| Which resolution was after discussion Iai,r
| on the tabi.
| Al. r,. ,a,
| MT inoS' "A Caltoh moved That the primary
| election be he'll on Saturday, August 2Sth IsS5
| Mr. i O PIatt.rbur, ,nov.d IN r,r, -,
| str,t,, ,t ,,,,, a, o., ;.: ~
'",e"s ou' -,usuS. %: anu inserting June b.
After considerable discussion the amendment
| was udopted by a vote Of Il 100 c,,on anil
| wbu. v,,i,,, .,,.i,,, ,, ,>,.-. '"'
| "hte Young against The amendment
The following rules to govern the primary
| election We're I'M snimnusJv ,flonted-
| l. Thai tn. no,nm,,,on hv m. a.r,o.,,,;,
| Marty 81 I ,t,v,I c,',',,V ~ ~ III ~. , % .to ~,
various ccuniv and toxvnsh,n ntiices ,o ba % ,,i,
| t th. ~, .a % , Low nship olncss 10 pe nieu
.sectian se"''"' e'e''i'n' oe n'aoe ny primary
| , That mid nr,n,,r, o,o,,,or ,o ,,o,, -, O.,
urJ,y III XII r., -, I.oc oe "e''' ou ''a'-
| q rhnt ,ha v"fs y. -, 1.,; .1So shall h., l.,
| Ia ,io, 90 mi hr .T'G VI tu e.e:tioh shhii pe Dy
| nr v.,tiny .ycem, ~ h,ain,,n ~ w" ,;. P"sen
onoI,tird yo,er ms @ ',, ~, otno y, ,ea @ All
tnwnShinS or -, th w. ~. " ~, U'ie W ."h .ueii oWh
| ltl,,
syc,r th, naro , r"on a.. suoi p.eG,noI en-
not voted and viii moi vnts ot ,nv n, ha @
and that he is not voting for townshIn Oil e rs.
| side or b,s n,vn tnwnohin piopo'e' " 'o'e ouI-
| 1Z0/ min nersn,,s ,cno nv. z,,o,.,,
| ~,a,,on.I a. . f,e.s ., SMo s, uIe NnC"n aS
s1 1L, "aS ~ nno yDteu H.e "eW0c'NNc .cNef
| sI,II h1 lI,f ,i r H. o.. 49,. unu SMo
i;om sHaT Ie eUI;IielI IN ,n;e ,t s,,h ene1 zee;
| ,,,nr, nIn,;,. ''''e" {" |"'e "' S"c" pTf
'"-,
, h.t aie oamots @ 10 De use.i al said ele 'tion
| st., or no ~ rS S;I % '..ee, tnu s.ti oe
each o,,icr ,o h U paper VIII th the aC,e o.
| Ihn orJar IN ,vin, IT,, - =, ~. suei ieon, ~
and with the na,na o %ty zach are ,s NAMED,
% M ,hna ,an .ne haie M Vi each cahuidate aso print
| -. G 'ue.eo al 'ne h'ues W pe eraseo DuC the
one Which % ,ne , V9.er , desires TO vote iOr
san,a,,xa. sha an. , 20 oe eTnaeu ~ are hepfe-
| sentatNe- oh"fiu, Collector, treasurer, Prose-
suing rnng;, Attorney Assrssor' County Z ERIK,
1ornm,, pa,,si,i'n. i;s,,na tcuuse'
tr,I ssn.,a,, I'.s ,; ous.,oe W western dis-
nrvvnr Ims,,as ", IT,. S ",s,,Ct. County
| "tS VI. '"st'oes ot tie Teace, anu ConstaD es
o' the various townships
| .. in't. .neie 9haii appointed by inns coin :
,h', ,S,.. % yuhes i ui zen eiom Vo.ins precihi ami
n,cie, J""se' 9'''''i se'e'' 'o'ir clerks III eicn
peeinSt.
inat elcn p ecihct De provided, by this
| committee, win twn ballot boxes, one oI which
shall be numbered No. l. aud one of which shall
be numbered NO 2; and 1t shall he the .uty
saiu Judges 10 select from iheir number two
Judges WHO Siaii De Known rs receiving judges.
anu Two VINO shall be- known as counting Judges.
| Inc ieoe'lhS )uuseS snail receive the ballots.
| 5,
na'iot bnN No: l being turned over TO them BY
the rec, wing judges ut the expiration of the first
nour, the ballot boxes being exchanged every
"ur th' renit.r, untii the rolls are closed, Two
clerks snail attend me receiving Judges; and Two
cit, , KS si'l'i attend the counting Judges Two
| poli BOOKS LOT the use OF Judges and clerks
snail De iurDlshed by TINS committee.
~ ihat tne polis snail De opened ut seven
O'Clock. III or as soon thereafter as may b.,
and shall be kept open for the reception OF votes
untli lne se,tinS OF the sun
~; lhlt shouiu the Judges or elther oil them
not oe present at lne TIME appointed lor opening
the polls, or being present refuse to act, the
voters present, TO the number oi J. or more. may
| p piooeeu " eiec. 2 IuuRe OF Juuses. IN MS or
| thelr place IN sucn manner as nay be detcrm-
meu upon Dy ihem ana the judge or Judges
| % eleoIei shaIi Proceeu Win III election as
,,, -. VI 'neS I'LL peeh appoihteu ny lhls coii'-
| "t'ec ~,
II. mat tne candidates for nomination are
| Ieques.eu hol 10 nave any private tickets to be
USED at SAID primary election, but to Use only
those furnished by the committee. winch will
ProNlue suMclent number lor every proper
puip Ei. ,
IL. Inat each oalioI snail ne numbered by one
81 the receiving Judges In the order in which
M .ney are Noleu anu piiccd IN the ballot box, and
ar . Gae 10; aie so'eu tiie clerks snail each re-.
eoch b,iiot and ~. p 49,, 10 o. ,ne huiiiDeI Vi
the s,r,a al" 'ie H'iiie oi eicn person 'otihg
NJ, That ,s eoor nc ,h u .
Judges. assisted Iv the cIrHs sha nr"ca. tle e
count the ballots and cast up the votes for each
, oanu,uate, anu snail certify nnder their hands.
ami the nun ber of voies received by every can
he. "A a
| to be transmitted, without delay to this com
mittee.
| II. That the ballots shall he strnpu on :,
| string by one OF the C ntinp iu,Ipes as i,st ~
| they are counted, and shall he securely tied ,r
| sealed up and sent to the committee along vii n
| the r. turn of the judges
| 10. That Of the poll books shall he kent
| by the Judges of the election and the other sent
| to this committee
| l6. That the COMMITTEE. sh all he IN sassior in
the courthouse, in the city oI l.. Xinxton on
Monday, the 9TH day OF June. lsSti, and shall
continue in session until all the returns are sent
| IN.
| Il. That Immediately upon the recent or the
| returns this committee shail ur,reed In cast nm
| the whole vote OF the County for every cnndi
date Tor every Office AID the whole ynte for es sr n
district separately for every candidate for every
district oflice aud the person receiving In. h,srh
est vote for amy tce shall be ,rclnreI In h. 1h.
| nominee of the democratic Marty frr nor cn;.
| and tins committee sh,II ,S 900, A., ,,m.n,S.,,,
| thereafter c,luse In he nnhI,Shod rho 1 ~ 80, N
| anh the result of their ,,ctinn " p .
| IS. That IN all particulars not herein sneci,l
ly provided Ior such election shall ne ronEuc,.d I'd
| II near rs may be in accorGuncr with tha I,,rs
| of this stale regulating popular eIpctiops
| 10 For the purposes of this election Iey,nr
| ton township snail coustitute hut an. n,a.,nn1
| and the pDlI will he onenad only .t *, 60,
| house in the city nr I,.x iugton l., w. Il, -. .
| towns hin one OF the uIoces oc vnt mo sn'ii ~. b
| Walnut Row SchOoIhousa rs,,,h Of r..,Iaru,oU, -,