The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-05-25
Democratic Primary Elections.

by the Democratic County Committee
at its meeting on June 6. 1887. the
Democratic voters OF Cambria county
will meet at their respective places OF
holding the election. on SdtlrddU, June
2, 1888, and vote by ballot Cor the nom
lnstion OF candidates for county officers,
as follows:
One person for Congress.
One person for State Senator.
Two persons for Assembly.
One person for Sheriff.
One person for Poor-uouse Director
One person for Jury Commissioner.
County Committeeman will also be
elected in each district.
The polls Will be open from l to Z
O'Clock p. NJ
The two following propositions rela-
tive to the manner of making nomin-
directed by the County Committee June
6 1887
FirSt-For the present system.
Second-For the increased delegate
system, upon the following basis: One
delegate from each district, and for
each district polling one hundred votes
two delegates, and for each additional
one hundred votes one additional dele.
gate, the representation to be based each
year on the Democratic vote polled for
the leading man on the State ticket at
the preceding State election.
Tickets and the necessary papers for
conducting the elections will be furnish
ed to each Comnii .teeman. The Com
mitteemen will take the returns of the
election to Ebensburg, on Monday, June
4, where a meeting of the Committee
will be held a: l O'Clock p. NJ. of that
day, when the votes will be counted and
the names of the succe ssful candidates
will be announced.
The Committeeman and members of
the board in each district should be
particular in being sworn and in signing
their respective oaths and returns.
Also the Committeeman elected at
the primaries for the ensuing year, are
requested to meet in Ebensburg on
Monday, June 4, 1855, at O'Clock. p. NJ,
for the purpose of electing a chairman
and transactlng sucn other business as
may be necessary.
JOhnStnwn. ! JAMES Nj, WALTERS
Apr! IL, 'SS. Chairman.
The following are the rules for the gov
ernment of the Democratic primary cleo
tions in this county:
SECTION 1. The time of opening and
closing the polls in townships and bOroughs
shall be as follows The polls shall be
opened at l O'Clock =. NJ, and closed at Z
O'Clock 2. ".
SEC. 2. Tie Committeeman of the re-
spectiye townships ana boroughs shall be
the Judges OF the Primary Elections. and
shall appoint two Inspectors who shall serve
as Clerks and who shall be members OF the
Democratic party.
SEC. 3. Formal papers shall be sent TO the
Committeeman by the Chairman, and each
committeeman shall make triplicate returns,
signed oy the Judge ana attestec by the
Inspectors OF Clerks. One OF said returns
shall be posted up in n conspicuous place at
the place Of holding the election immedi-
ately after the returns are made out, with a
list OF names of parties voting at said Pri-
mary Elections also, one OF said returns
to remain in the hands of the County Com
mitteeman of each district, and one copy OF
said returns, with a list OF voters. to be
sealed up and returned By the Return
Judge To the Chairman OF the County Com
mittee. The tickets to be sealed MP and
kept by the Committeeman tor thirty days.
SIC. 4. Parties shall only DO allowed to
vote at the place OF holding the General
Election in the district where they actually
reside, and none SHAH vote except those that
voted the Democratic ticket at the preceding
General Election, except those who have ar
rived at the age ot twenty-oue years since
the last General Election and declare them
selves Democrats
SEC. . The Committeeman shall be
elected oy ballot on the day OF the Primary
Election.
SEC s. The newly elected Committee
shall elect their Chairman by ballot at their
first regular meeting.
SEC. I. The Chairman shall remain In
Office until his successor Is elected.
SEC. 8 The Chairman shall call n meet
ING OF the newly elected Committee within
thirtv-five days from the date of Primary
Election.
SEC. o. The newly elected Chairman
shall nominate his Secretary.
SEC. 10 Any contested nomination shall
be tried before the County Committee after
formal, specific charges, as In contested
cases at law. No case OF contest shall be
entertained unless specific charges are pre-
ferred and placed In the hands OF the Chair.
man OF the County Committee within thirty
days after the election, and notice thereof
shall BE- given to the candidate contested
within five days.