The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-05-28
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTIONS.

The Democratic voters of Cambria county
will meet at their respective places OF hold
ing election on Saturday, June 70, 1896.
and vote by ballot for the nomination OF
candidates for the county, as follows:
Two persons for Assembly.
One person for Prothonotary.
One person for Register and Recorder
One person for Poor House Director.
County Committeeman will also be
elected in each district.
And in pursuance Of the resolution adopt
ed at the last meeting of the County Com
mittee, each voter will vote on the method
for holding the primary election as follows :
For the present system.
For the delegate system.
The polls will be open from l to O'Clock
In the afternoon.
Tickets and necessary papers for conduct
Ing the elections will be furnished to each
committeeman. The committeeman will
take tie returns OF the election to Ebens-
burg on Monday, June 21st, where a meet
ing of the committee will be held at O'Clock
P. NJ, OF that day, when the votes will be
counted and the names Of the successful
candidates will be announced.
Also the gentlemen elected members of
the County Committee on the 18th inst for
the ensuing year, are requested TO meet in
EbensburQ on Monday, June 81. 1886, at 4
o'clock, P. NJ, for the purpose OF electing a
chairman and tTansacting such other bust.
ness as may be necessary.
w. HORACE ROSE, Chairman.
Johnstown, May q, 1886.
The following are the rules as amended by the
Jeuocra tic County Committee At It's late meet.
Ing for the government of the Demo cratic prima-
SECTION l. The time Of opening aud closing
/ the polis in townships and bOrOughs s5all be as
/ follows The polls shall be opened at O'Clock,
2. n, and slosed at o'clock, P ~
/ townships and boroughs shall be the Judges OF
the Primary elections, and shall appoint two In.
spectOIs no shall serve as Clerks and who shaI
| be members OF the Democratic party.
! $50. 3. Formal papers shall be cent TO the
I Ccmmitteeme en- by the Chairman, and each Com
/ mtteemsn shall make triplcate.returns, signed
! by the Judge and attested by the Inspectors or
I Clerks one Of the said returns shall he posted
up in a conspicuous place at the place OF holding
/ the election Immediately after the returns are
/ AT said Primary Elections also, Cne OF said re
I turns to remain in the hands OF the County Com
mttteeman Of each district. and one copy OF said
returns. with list OF voters TO be sealed up and
! returned by the return Judge TO the Chairman o
I the County Committee. The tickets 70 be sealed
I up ami kept by the Committeeman Tor thirty
/ days.
/ SIC. (. Parties shall only be allowed 10 vote a
/ the place Of holding the General Election in th'
I district where they actually reside, and none
/ shall vote except those that voted the Democratic
/ ticket AT the preceding General Election, eXcep
. those who have arrived at the a ge OF twenty-Out
] wears since the last General Election and declare
/ themselves Democrats.
SIC. 5. The C0mmitteenen shall be elected b!
ballot on the day Of the Primary Election.
SEC. 8. The newly elected Committee shal
elect their Chairman by ballot at their hrst reg
ular meeting
SEC. = The Chairman shall remain In Othc
. /
/ SEQ s. The Chairman shall call meeting O
/ the newly elected Committee within thlrty-hy
7 davs from the date Of Primary election.
SIC g. The newly elected Chairman shal
I nominate his Secretary.
$50 la ANY contested nomi nation shall b.
tried before the County Committee after formal
suecifc charges. as in contested cases at law. y
case of contest shall be entertained unless spe
cihc charses are preferred and placed in tn
hands of the Chairman OF the County COmmitte
within thirty days alter the election, and motto
thereof shall be given to the candidate conteste
within nye DAYS.
/ Committeeman should be careful to hold tn
eIo-tion according 70 the above call and rules.
Committeeman and Inspectors viii be paid on
dollar for holding the election and the judy
making the return on Monday, June 2lst, % tn
/ Chairman at Ebensburg, will be paid one dOlla
and his actual expenses.