Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-15

One Infirmary Director.
And the said qua lifed voters are also required to
cast their ballots at the said election, for against
the primary system,
The following rules have been adopted blythe Cen
ira lCommittee teeforconductingsaidP Primary Election,
to-wit:
l. Any legal voter heretofore or at the time of the
said primary election who shall be Identified with the
Democratic party shall have right to vote at said
election.
o At the polls and before the opening of the same
there shall be chosen from among the Democratic
electors present two judges ard Two clerks Of cleo
ton.
8. The voting shall be by ballot, and poll books
and tally sheets shall be kept and returned as on
cratic eector shall have right to be present at the
counting and canRassing of the votes.
4. The en7mes of all the Candidates for the severa
Offices shall be printed under their respective heads
on one ticket on colored paper.
B. The Chairman and Secretary Of the Executive
Committee shall have such number OF primary cleo
tion tickets for the nomination of county officers
necessary printed and ready at least seven days be-
fore the day Of primary election and shall deliver
such tickets In double the number of Democratic
votes cast at the last fall election, to one
or precincts at least three days before the day Of
the primary election, together with the tally sheets
and poll books. All primary election tickets for the
nomination of ofcandidates shall be much as possi-
ible uniform and alike.
q. The Chairman and Secretary of the Democratic
Executive Committee shall ascertain the cost of
such poll books aud tally sheets, call meeting of
the said Executive Committee at least seven days
before the day of said primary election and at said
| meeting apPortlon the cost among the several can
didates and upon failure refusal of any candidate
| to pay such assessment his name shall be omitted
from the tckots. Any candidate has the right to
have printed for his own primary election tick
cts but ON all such tickets shall be the names Of all
the candidates under their respective heads, that
nave announced themselves as sach candidates with
in seven days of the day OF the primary election.
7. After the counting aud canvassing Of the votes
one OF the yHdges OF each township shall on Satur
day, april 7th, 1885, at 2 O'Clock p. M, return the
poll books and tally sheets, duly certified. to the
Chairman and Secretary of this committee, at Napo
leon, who, In the presence of such returning judges
snail open the returns count and canvass the votes,
aud declare the candidates having received the high
est number OF votes duly nominated. II two candi-
oates shall receive an equal number OF votes for the
same ofice, the choice shall be determined by lot
8. The electors of the several townships, at the
primary election, shall designate one of their num-
Der to act as member OF the Central Committee for
the ensuing year. 4,
Q. The supervisor of each election precinct shall
take an oath, which may be administered by any per-
son authorized to administer oaths, or a township
trustee or clerk and after he Is sworn he shall ad
minister thesame oath to the judges and clerks cho-
sen for such election. The oath may be in the fol-
lowing FORM
You - do solemnly swear that you will cor
rectly and faithfully conduct the Democratic Pri-
mary Election of Henry county, Ohio, for the nom-
ination of county officers, to Q held In - town
| ship on the 9Th day of April, 1885. That you will
protect II against all frauds and unaiIness and
fully and truly canvass all votes hereat so help you
God.
10. II any qualified eector undei this election
shall challenge any vote offered, the supervisor or
one of the judges shall administer to tine person
whose vote is challenged an oath, which may be in
the followingform:
You - solemnly swear that you will true
answer make to such questions may be put to
ry county, Ohio, Democratic Primary Election for
county officers, held in - township, April6th, 'S5
If such person refuse to be sworn or being sworI,
refuse to answer any question put to him by said
supervisor or judges or If his is not salts
factoryor successfully eontradicted by sworn tcsti
mony OF witnesses who may be called his vote shall
rejected, but other ise his vote shall be received
For cause ofchallenge Sec. 2920 of the laws OF
ohio.)
Supervisors.
The following gentlemen will act as Supervisors o
election for their respective townships, viz:
Ridgevile--W. B. Tubbs,
Freedom-L. Bockelman.
Napdleon-Chas. Evers.
Flatrock-F. NischwitZ.
Pleasant, N. B.-Philip Schwab.
Pleasant, Hogate-Wm. Kaufman.
Marion VIM. Dills.
| Monroe-B. Zwayer.
Harrison--J. N. Bliss.
Liberty, East A. BeilharZ.
Liberty, West-Fred. Stewart.
Wsshington-D. Haftnett.
Damascus-J. W. Hanna.
Richfeld-L D. Croninger.
Bartlow-Mace Bear.
By order of the Central Committee.
JAMES DONOVAN, Chairman.