The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1888-06-02
PRIMARIES AND CONVENTION
Gall and Regulations.

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4, l.. King. w A, Greeyer, T. A. ALI
bright, j. NJ. Davidson and j. X, Holt,
by his proxy, j, w. Andrews. BY au-
thority vested in the committee by the
recent Democratic mass-meeting, the
following call, appointments and regu7
lations were made and adopted, and
both the county papers were requested
TO publish the same:
\ primary election of the democratic
party of Boone eountyis hereby called TO
be held at the respective voting places Of
I the several townships of said county on
/ the 18th day of August next, between the
hour Of O'Clock. A. NJ, and shutdown,
/ for the purpose of voting for candidates
for the various county offices TO be filled
at the next general eleatlon and for the
purpose OF electing delegates TO the coun-
ty convention which is hereby called to
meet at the court house in the town oil
/ Harrison, at II O'Clock on the 20th day
of August next, instead OF on the 9TH.
as at first determined upon; the said
change being made at the suggestion Of
the mass-meeting to suit the convenience
both of the farmers and of the candi-
dates. Said primary election shall be
held in the manner required by the laws
/ of this Stale governing elections therein.
The ballots vt said election shall con.
1 tain the names of the persons voted for
and the offices for which they are pro-
/ posed, and shall also contain the names
/ of such persons as the voter may desire
| to vote for as delegates TO said eonyen-
| ton naming them rs such.
The returns of said election held in
each township shall be made to the dem
ocratie central committee at the court
house in said county, and delivered to
the chairman thereof by one ofthe judg-
es of said election by O'Clock ON the
goth day of August, next.
Said central committee shall, by the
order and in the presence of said county
/ convention, open the returns and count
the votes of said primary election, and
make known the result thereof TO said
| convention,
The person, if any, who receives a ma
! jority of all the votes cast in the county
! at said primary election for the office for
which he was voted for shall be by said
county convention declared the nominee
1or that office.
In case no one voted for in said prima-
~ election for any particular Office re-
ceiyes 4 majority of all the votes east in
said primary election in said county for
said office, il shall then be the duty of the
| delegates of said county convention to
vote viva yoce, according to their iHstrue-
lions, for first and second choice until
some one receives majority of all the
delegate votes east. and the chairman Of
said convention shall declare the enc re-
eeiving said majority to be the nominee
for that particular office.
! Each township shall be entitled to one
/ delegate for every p votes east at the
/ last general election in said township fer
/ $. p. Hughes for Governor, and one vote
/ for every fractional part of % votes so
cast. amounting to T. votes or more; pro-
vided. however, that each township shall
/ be entitled to at least one delegate TO
said convention. Each township shall
| have as many votes in said convention as
it is entitled to delegates. The delegates
who attend and sill in said convention
/ from any township shall be entitled to
cast the entire vote thereof, and no per-
sen shall be allowed a seat or vote in said
convention as a PROXY for any delegate
unless appointed in writing.
said primary election shall be conduct
ed and held by the following named per-
sons, who are hereby appointed judges
/ thereof for the several townships for
which they are named, If any of the
judges or clerks hereby appointed fail to
/ attend or refuse 30 act, then the demo-
I cratic voters presett at the hour desig-
mated for beginning said election may
elect other persons in their stead
All democratic voters of Boone coun-
| ty, recognized as such by the judges of
election OF majority thereof, and who
/ declare their intention to support the
nominees Of said convention. shan be en-
/ titled tovote at said election in the town
ship where they reside. The persons
{ al.
number OF votes for delegates to said
convention shall I've declared chosen as
such. and the Judges shall give them GER
titicates of their election. II any ballot
contains the names of more persons than
| the township where it is cast is entitlt d
! to elect, the Judges shall count the same
only for the proper number OF delegates
/ taking them IN the order in which they
/ appear on said ballot; and ifthere should
/ be a tie vote between two or more per-
| sons voted for as delegate, the same shall
/ be determined by the judges of election.
! Each person who receives a majority Of
/ all the votes cast for any office in any
/ township shall be declared the choice If
! that township tor said office, and The
I dele gates therein chosen shallhe regard
/ ed as iNst .ucted accordingly, IT no pei
/ son receives such majority for any office
| then the person receiving the highest
number Of such votes shall be declared
! the first choice of said township, and The
delegate therefrom shall be regarded as
so instructed, and the person receiving
the next highest number of votes shall
be regarded as instructed for in such
township as second choice. II there
should be Tie vote between two ormore
persons for any office in any township
/ then thevote OF said township as between
such persons shall be cast in said conyen-
tion as may be determined by majority
of the delegates therefrom who take their
seats in said convention, or accordingto
the individual preferences of said dele
gate, each casting nm equal part of such
vote. All democrats who will support
the nominees of said convention are
requested to participate in said election
Each township will be entitled to the
following number of delegates to said
convention, to-wit: Harrison 10. Car
rollton 4. Bear Creek ,, Blythe 4, 1eller-
son 6, Crooked Greek 5, Jackson 3. Long
Greek l, Omaha l. Sugar Loaf s. Prairie
l,Summit ,, Elixir ,. Lee /, Washington
3. Young |, Ewing3. Belefonte Z.
The following named persons ale ap-
| pointed for the various townships Ms
/ Judges to hold said election:
For Harrison townsbip-A. b Cory,
NJ. B, Hastings and G.. E. Burney.
Carrollton-Paschal Watkins, f. p.
| kirkpatrick, Sam'l Eddings.
Bear Creek-Thomas Carter, Robt Cot
fey. A. Il. Hulen.
Blythe-k NJ. Davidson, Joseph Ruck-
man, !. A. Wills.
Jefierson-W, +, Walker, Thos. Feath-
erston. NJ, ID. Vance.
Crooked creek. X. Cox, L. l.. Cof-
/ man. @. q pnrker