The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-05-19
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE

LEXINGTON, MO-, Aprll y, 1888.
Al Il meeting of the executive com
mittee of the democratic party of La
favetic county, state of Missouri, the
following named gentlemen presented
proprr crcncnIials and were accredited
as follows:
Clay Towuship-Robert j. Dilling-
ham.
Davis Township-.J. !. Fulkcrson.
Dover township John Z. Piatten-
burg.
Freedom Township-E. ii. Handy.
Lexington Tow nship--John ). Black
we'll
Middleton Township w $. Thomas.
Sni-a Bar Township-W. Il. Ander-
son.
Washington Township-J. 5. White.
All present except w Il. Anderson
CommirIcc organized by eicctIng John
; Blackwell as permanent chairman
and Nrnuphon Rvmnl rs secretary.
On motion oi John q. Plaitcnhurg,
il was resolved unanimously that The
nominations of the party be made by
primary election.
On motion Of Dr. J. J. Fulkers"n,
John @. Plattcnburg was elected treas
urCr OF this committee.
|, was ordered by the committee that
the democrats meet in their respective
townships Oh Saturday, May II. 1888,
and elect delegates In county con
ycntiou TO be held in Lexington on
Monday, May II; To elect delegates to
| the state convention 10 he held at Sc
daiia, Mo-, on May II, laSS. And the
democratic voters will meet on Satur-
day, MAY II, 1888. AT o'clock p. M.
at the several precincts aud elect dele
gates as follows:
Alma, :; Auilvillc, 3; Bates City, 2 {;
Concor,'ia. |; Cordcr, 5; Dover, !;
| Ferguson SchooIhousc, ,; Greenton, Z;
IIigginsvillc, 8; North Higginsville, 2;
Lexington, Ii; Mayvicw, 4 Napoleon,
=; Odessa, 7; North Odessa, 3; Page
CITY, |; Schoolingville. l; Walnut Row
Schoolhcuse, 3; Wavcrly, 4; yelling
ton, /; Wolfenhargcr Schonlhousc 3.
On motion of DR.. j. j. Fulkerson, ii
was resolved unanimously that the
committee proceed now to lix the date
of holding the primary election for
nominating county and township ON
GERS, and Saturday July IA, 1883, was
unanimously elected as the day on
which said PRIMARY election should be
held.
The rules governing the primary
election in 1886 were adopted, and the
chairman and secretary authorized TO
revise the same so as to meet present
requirements. They are as follows:
l. That the u miuutiun by the democratic
| party uI l.uIIvcitr Cuuuty of candidates Tor luz
| various county and township Offices 10 be iilie'i
| ut the next general election, De madr py PRIMARY
| election.
,. That said primary election he held on Sat
| uriuy. july II. lSSS
| 3 That The vote ur said election shall be by
| ballot, and shall Ice taken NJ the usual places
| of v"iing. except us Ia, rcinnit"r provided All
qualified voters may vote ~ other than lhcir own
town wnshIp- OF at other Than thor own precincts.
| pruvnird that thc uigCa ut such precinct sh Ill
| wear the person rrupo~In% L" vote mat ne Has
not voted aud will not vote at any other precinct
| and Iha: hc IL moi voting IpT township ON 'ers,
in cu.cS where the voter prop"s"a 10 vote out
| sI,ir OF hIa own township
| Ihdi M peIYonS nh0 are fnc"n as
| demOCrdkS Ov BhO YOie6 he 0e00CIHIic LicheI
| at Mr DeHeyui ekeciiOH iH 1850 H"H hH0
ShHY BE- IeYHi JOieTS ut Me .l0re"d'r f/"c-
fio" shnU be emhfleT To rate at S"ch p''
| mary eiecii0H
| . That tnr ballots Ia br used uI said cc 'tiOIl
lie lurdiShcd by tins CumnIli"c. and shall lie
STRIPS ~ pieces "r while paper, witi me ti'e OF
each officer hc I.uIIIiutUi prIhiei thereon, IN
the order IN which they are hereinafter named
and with the nam" al "., II candidate also print
| rit thereon AL ia" uIINcs Ia u" tEihtu nut the
| u. That the officers Ia DE- rl'Ctcl hIc h'P'''
| sentative. ..Sh"riu, Collector, Treasurer. Prose
| cutting Attorney, Assessor, IunllC AuihlhIs-
traitor, Coroner, Associat" Justice Western dls-
trirt, Associate Justice Eastern district. County
| surveyor. and tonstib.cs OF the various t""h-
ships.
| J. That there shalt b.. appointed by this com
mIttrr Iuur Judges Inr each voting prtrih'', hh,'
that these jud cS s.all select iOur CLERKS a e"ch
precinct
| s That each n. ccinrt he provided, by this
| committee, with iwn ballot boxes, on" ol which
shall bc nUntv!cd M. !. ana one oi Nhich Sh"'i
I,c numb,I,d No :; and II rlnli bc the 'uty oi
| SAID Judges To select from their numD'r ING
judges wFO STALL he known rs receiving Judges.
| ard two VINO 1hlii he known rs counting judges.
| The Ic'civIng judge shall rec"iN" the hill"ls.
uhd the counting judge" -hall count llIe DhII",h'
| ballot bon M. being turned over 10 Them by
the Icu'Ivinp judges Al lh" expiration "l ihr iirsl
! uOur, the haIni brN"t h"inG "Nchah-rl every
hour thereafter, until tie nOi!s Al" closed. Two
| crrLR shall tIcHd Tia, receiving Judges; and two
| clerk, nI,:tII attend the counting Judges Two
| unll honhs I,Jr The use al Judges and clerks
| shall hc furnished 10y thie crInuIIucr.
| q Thai tuc ,,,lls pilnlI bc opened at scycu
O'Clock n m or ~ soon thereafter aA may b.,
| and shall he kent op"n Tor Ih" reception Oi votes
untIl thr sritiul, nl the ~lln.
| 10 That sh1uII th. Iud4rs or either OF tErm
unt IA. IN -rnI M mo IIlr uppoIntrd tor opcnIug
| the noils or being prrncnL H. ltl=. to act The
| voters present, iB the III bf
| urocrrd In elect a iud.c or judges. IN hls or
| inrr ,I,,,r in ,urh IA amer ~ may be ,lrtcrn-
| ind