Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-27
THENEW RULESMADE.
The County Conventions Will be as
Large as Before,
DUT NOT so MANY OF THEM.
The Executive Committee Will be Greatly
Increased in Numbers.
DELEGATES WILL NOT VOTE AS SUCH


ready to report to the regular Committee on
Rules which met in Select Council chamber.
Owing to the absence of Chairman Porter
when the meeting was called to order, William
Finn presided. On behalf of the sub-com-
mittee, composed of Walter Lyon, Esq,
William German and John Gripp. the latter
read the report given below and the rules were
adopted unanimously. The following resolu-
tion of the subcommittee to the Rules Com
mittee was also adopted:
Your committee, appointed for the purpose of
revising the rules ofthls committee, having COM
pared existing and former rules, beg leave to
submit their report. which they respectfully
recommend for adoption.
In the event of adoption the effect will be to
largely increase the membership OF your commit
Tee, and we would respectfully recommend that
proper action be taken to fill the vacancies: and
10 this end we would recommend the adoption of
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the present members of the COM
mittee be accredited to their respective election
each Legislative district shall have representa-
tion. be appointed for the purpose of filling the
vacancies.
The resolution was signed by William Finn
Walter Lyon, John Gripp, A. c. Robertson,
Charles Dahlinger, William German, W. II.
McCleary and W. d. Porter, DR.. Foster being
the only member not present
The County Committee will meet in Common
Council chamber at l o'clock Saturday after
noon to take action on the new rules which
are as follows:
THE NEW RULES IN DETAIL.
Rule 1.-The Republican County Executive Com
mittee Of Allegheny county shall consist of one
member from each election district in the county,
who shall be duly qualified Republican voter of
the district from which he is elected, and whose
term of Office shall be for the period OF one year
from the date of his election.
Rule 2-Ihat a primary election shall be held on
the trst Saturday in June, each year, between the
hours of and O'Clock P. M, by the Republican
members of the election boards. in the several
election districts, for the purpose of electing
members of the County Executive Committee, and
for the election of delegates TO any and all con-
HentiOns that may be called by the Executive
Committee.
Where vacancies exist in said election boards.
or any Of them, the remaining Republican mem
bers thereof shall I'LL them and in districts where
there are no Republican members of the election
board, or in case of absence of all the Republican
members ofany election board the Republican
voters present shall elect board to hold such
SorOughs shall be by ballot, and in the townships
by ballot or marking, as the same may be pre-
numbered, and the list of voters kept in the same
manner as at regular election, subject to be
called for by the Chairman of the County Com
mittee until after the conventions shall be held
Rule S-NO officer of the national, State county
or city government shall be eligible to seat on
any election board at primary elections held un-
der these rules. If any of the election officers
their clerks refuse to be sworn provided for by
an act of Assembly entitled AN act to regulate
the holding Of and to prevent frauds in, the pr.
mary elections Of the several political parties in the
Conference.-The of PENNSYLVANIA - approved June
29 1851. then the position of such officer or clerk
shall thereupon be declared vacant and said va
cancy filed in accordance with the provisions
of Rule - relating to vacancies. The certificates
of election of delegates by such boards, and none
other, as have been duly sworn as aforesaid shall
be recognized or allowed by the respective con-
ventions, and in all cases the fact that the board
was SO sworn shall be noted upon the face of the
certificate given to the delegate.
Rule4-Any qualified Republican voter who shall
have resided in the district at which he offers TO
vote for period of 50 days next preceding the
primary election. shall be entitled to vote thereat:
and any person who shall have voted the Repub-
lican ticket at the last preceding State election
shall be entitled to vote al said primary election
Provided that any person who has become of legal
age since the last Stale or Presidential election,
upon declaring his intention to vote the Repub-
titled TO vote at said primary election.
Rule 5-Eaeh County, Congressional, Senatorial
posed Of one delegate from each election district
within the territory for which the nomination is
70 be made.
SHALL CAST THE REPUBLICAN VOTE.
Each delegate to the several County, Congress
eional, Senatorial, Legislative Assembly Dis
trict Conventions shall cast the number OF votes
poled for the Republican Electoral ticket at the
preceding Presidential election in their respective
election districts; and no candidate shall be de-
clared nominated who shall not have received
majority of the votes cast and to be computed on
the basis Of this rule.
The Secretary of the committee shall procure
certified statement from the Prothonotary of the !
county of said vote in the various election districts
in the county in accordance with. this rule, and
shall cause ii to be printed and distributed at |
such times as the committee may require. Pro- |
Sided, that when any ward, borough township or |
election district has been divided, subdiyided or
the election district lines changed subsequent to
any Presidential election the officers of the COM
mittee, viz: the Chairman, First Vice Chairman |
ana Secretary, shall reapportion the Republican |
tricts so divided, subdivided or changed. Pro- |
Tided, further, that in such reapportionment no |
ward, borough or township shall be given a |
greater vote in the aggregate than that cast for
the Republican electors at the preceding Presi- |
dental election,
Where any State election has been held subse- |
Quent TO such division, the Republican vote in
such district shall be taken as the basis for the
apportionment Of the vote cast for the Republican
Presidential electors as herein provided for
Rule 6-The County Committee shall, at least |
four months preceding the election of delegates TO
the several conventions at a meeting specially |
called for the purpose, notice thereof having been
sent TO each member, designate the number of the
County Conventions and the officers TO be nomi- |
mated therein, and the conventions for the nomi-
nation of all candidates shall be held the Tues
day following the election thereto.
Rgs 1Go%ngressionnal mgr Ss nal and md legislative district
within the county to elect delegates to any Ma |
tional or State convention that may be called by
the National or State Executive Committee when |
required. and the County Executive Committee |
through the Chairman and Secretary, shall give |
ct least four weeks notice of the primary election
for the purpose, provided that the delegates TO /
the National and State Conventions shall be |
elected in the same manner as is provided in these
rules for the nomination of candidates for Con- |
gress and the State Legislature.
Rule 6-The Chairman, Vice Chairman and the |
of the above named officers shall appoint suit, |
able persons to act as temporary chairmen OF all
conventions.
NOTICES OF CONTESTS.
Rule S-The temporary chairmen OF the several |
conventions shall attend at the Headquarters of |
the County Committee on the Monday following |
the date of the primary election between the hours
of II O'Clock noon and O'Clock P. N. to receive
notice of contests.
Rule l0-Any person desiring to contest the elec-
of dalqpafR all nofff ffv dola
writing of his intention 10 do before Il O'Clock
noon on the Monday following the primary elec- |
tion, and shall accompany such notice with a |
statement of his reasons for contestng such cleo
lion and the names Of the Witnesses nnnn |