Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-05
Demooratic MASS Oonyont,on,

voters of Audrain county, Mo-,
will be held at the Court House In
the city Of Mexico on Saturday,
May II, 1888, to appoint 10 dele
gates To attend the State Demo
cratic Convention TO be held ii
sedaiia on Thursday, May II,
1883, nj recommended by the
State Central Committee.
BY order Of the County Demo-
cratic Central Committee.
j. J. sTEELE, G. g. DAkIEL,
Sec'y. Chm,n.
Be it resolved by the Democratic
Central Committee of Audrain Co.,
Mo-:
That there be held in said coun-
ty ON Saturday the 9th day Of June,
1888, a school district primary
slection for the purpose ofnominat-
ing candidates for the Legislature
and the various county and town
ship Offices, and also for the pur-
pose of expressing the choice of the
Democratic voters of said county
for candidates for State officers,
State Senator and Congressman for
this district; and that at said cleo
ton, all Democrats residing in said
county. who have arrived at the
age of21 years, or who shall have
arrived at that age prior to the next
general election, shall be entitled
to vote and are earnestly requested
to do SO and all persons who shall
vote at said election shall be con-
sidered thereby to pledge them
selves to faithfully abide the result
and support the nominees of the
Democratic party, for the various
offices voted for at said election.
That for the purpose of said
primary election, polls shall be
opened in each school district in
the county and at the school houses
in said district, except where the
same are located in towns or cities,
in which cases the polls may be
opened at such places as the judges
of election may select; but polls
shall be opened in each ward in
Mexico and there shall be a like
vote taken in the school district
lying outside of the corporate
limits of the said city of Mexico,
and in the towns and cities the
polls shall be kept open from Z
O'Clock in the forenoon to noon,
and from O'Clock to- in the after
noon in country districts from 2 to
6 p. m.
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the 31st day of May, 1888,
the committeeman from the re-
| spective townships shall select and
furnish to Jno. J. Steele, the sec
rotary of this committee the names
oftwo good Democratic citizens to
act as the judges of election in
their respective school districts and
wards; and if from any cause the
judges appointed fail to act, then
the voters present may select
others to act in their places; and
the judges at each voting place
shall select two competent persons
to act as clerks.
That the secretary of this CON-
mittee cause to be made out, suit
able poll books and tally sheets
and cause tickets to be printed and
in due time transmit to the judges
of election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets for
the use of said district.
That the tickets shall be printed
on white paper in black ink, shall
be headed Democratic Primary
Election Tickets" shall contain
the names of such candidates fol
the various State and county of.
fees, the Legislature, State, Senate
and Congress as shall, at least II
days prior to the said primary cleo.
ton, furnish to the secretary theil
names and pay to him such sum as
may be assessed by the commit
tee to assist in defraying the ex
penses of printing tickets, pol
books, etc., and distributing tn,
: same; and shall also contain blank
spaces for names of candidates TO
Justices ofthe Peace Constable ant
delegate to county convention, il
which names may be written.
That the voter before depositin,
his ballot, shall erase the names Q
the candidates for any Office excep
the one he desires to vote for, ant
when any ballot is found to con
tain the names of two or more can
didates for the same office, it shall
: not be counted for either, but thi
shall not invalidate the ballot as t
other Offices.
: That the judges of the election
r shall cause the names of each vote
: to be written on the poll book an
, numbered, and number the ballo
!, to correspond herewith; and at tn
! close of the polls the judges, to
gether with the clerks, shall coun
up the votes On tally sheets an
certify to the same and deliver tn
! said tally sheets, poll books, bal
lots etc. to the delegate for said dis
, i, triet, to be by him safely kept an
delivered to the chairman an
=, secretary of this committee, at tn
city of Mexico, on or before eleve
: O'Clock in the forenoon of the 70
!, lowing Monday.
That this committee shall on r,
, ccipt of saidtally sheets, poll book
!, etc. add up the same, and asce,
: tain and declare the result of sal
= primary election, and the perso
: having received the highest nun
Der of votes for any office (exceI
State, Congress and State Senate
shall be the nominee of the Den
%ocratic party for said office; an
the person having received tn
highest number of votes for cand
: date for State offices, Congress an
State Senate, shall be. the fir,
choice of the Democrats of tn
county for fhe nomination for sal
and the person having r,
ceiyed the next highest number
votes, shall be the second choit
and so on.
i That at said primary election tt
e voters of each district Except ii
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