Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

No.:
That there be held in said eoun.
ty on Saturday the 9th day of June.
1888, a school district primary
election 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 fol
this district; and that at said cleo.
ton, all Democrats residing in said
county, who have arrived at the
age of21 years, O 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 ae 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 ofthe 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 2 o'clock to z in the after.
noon in country districts from 2 to
3 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
of two good Democratic citizens to
act as the judges of election in
WISH respeetive school districts and
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 a clerks.
mat the secretary of this COM
mlttee 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 for
the various State and county of
ices, the Legislature, State, Senate
and Congress as shall, at least 10
days prior to the said primary cleo
ton, furnish to the secretary their
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, poll
books, ETC., and distributing the
same; and shall also contain blank
spaces for names of candidates for
Justices ofthe Peace Constable and
delegate to county convention, in
which names may be written.
That the voter before depositing|
his ballot, shall erase the names Of
the candidates for any office except
the one he desires to vote for. and
when any ballot is found to con-
tain the names of two or more can
.idates for the same office. it shall
not be counted for either, but this
shall not invalidate the ballot as to
other offices.
That the judges of the election
shall cause the names of each voter
70 be written OF the poll book and
numbered, and number the ballot
Q correspond Herewith; and at the
close of the polls the judges, to-
with the clerks, shall count
Up the votes on tally sheets and
certify to the same and deliver the
aid tally sheets, poll books, bal
OTIS etc. to the delegate for said dis
riet, to be by him safely kept and
ieEivered to the chairman and
'ecretary of this committee, at the
lty of Mexico, ON or before eleven
''clock in the forenoon of the fol-
Monday.
That this committee shall on re-
eipt of saidtally sheets, poll books
te. add up the same, and ascer-
ain and declare the result of said
urinary election, and the person
received the highest num-
4er of votes for any office Except
Congress and State Senate)
hall be the nominee of the DEM
cratic party for said office; and !,
ne person having received the
ighest number of votes for candi-
ate for State offices, Congress and .
tate Senate, shall be the first ]
hoice of the Democrats of this 9
for fhe nomination for said !
mees; and the person having re- !
the next highest number of
otes, shall be the second choice 8
nd so on. c
That at said primary election the |
oters of each district Except the {
WINS of Vandalia, Martinsburg, !.
addonia and the city of Mexico) :.
Ill vote for and elect a delegate 9
a county convention to be heidi a
the Court House in the city of y
at one o'clockin the after !
BON of the Monday following said ,
rimary election; Laddonia shall .
ect Q delegates, Martinsburg 81
slegates and the town of Vandalia b
TALL elect 8 delegates, and the
ty of Mexico ! delegate for each
ard and one for that portion
the Mexico school district lying q
of Mexico to said conyen- tt
ON, and said convention whan q