Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-08-16
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY nLEcTIoNs


In pursuance of a resolution adopted by
the Democratic County Committee at its
meeting on August II, 1899, the Demo
cratic voters of Cambria county Will meet
at their respective places Of holding cicc-
tons, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1899,
And vote by ballot foi the nomination Of
candidates for county offices, as follows :;
One person TO- l'rothonotary.
One person fer Register and Recorder,
One person Tor istrict Attorney.
Ono person iof Poor Director.
One person for Coroner.
One person for County Surveyor.
a County Committeeman will also be
elected in each district
The polls viii be open from l to :
o'clock in the afternoon.
Tickets and The necessary papers FOR
CONDUCTING the election will be furnished
each Committeeman The Committeeman
will take The returns Of the election to
Ebensburg on Monday, August 2G'h,
where a-lAaeJing of the Committeeman
viii be hG,d, at O'Clock -. 81. of that
lav. when The votes viii be counted and
the names Of the successful can idales
viii be announced
TIE Committeeman and members of
The Board in each district shall be par
,Cular ia Icing sworn and in signing
their respective oaths aud returns.
Also ,.g Committeeman elected 40 the
Primal,os iog the ensuing year are re-
queslel 10 meet aJ Ebcnsburg, on Mon
day, Angus. -, 1899, al O'clock r. M., for
the purpose OF electing d Chairman and
lransacting such other business aS may he
necessary.
JAMES VI. WATERS. Chairman.
The following are the rules for the gov
cnment of the Democratic Primary
Elections in this county;
SEcTIgy ]. The time of opening and
closing the polls in townships and bor-
oughs shall be rs follows: The polls
shall be opened Mt 1 o'clock, p. m; close
at z O'Clock, pm.
SECTIoN .. The Committeeman Of the
respective townships and 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.
SECTION 3. Formal papers shall be sent
10 the Committeeman by the Chair
man. etIA NNNh NbhlllIl tNNIIUu SlIll
make tiplicate returns, signed bv the
Judges and aitested by the Inspectors or
clerks One OF said returns shall be
posted up in a conspicuous place, at the
place Of holding the election Immediately
after lhereturus are made out with list
of the names of the parties voting at said
Primary Election; also one of the returns
10 remain in the hands of the County
nf l;s4rinf ,l
copy of said returns. with a list of voters,
turn Judges to the Chairman of the
County Committee, the tickets to be
sealed up for thirty days.
SECTION f. Parties shall only be allow
ed to vote at the place of holding the gen.
eral election in the district where they
actually reside, and none shall vote eX-
cept these that voted the Democratic
ticket at the preceding general election
except those who have arrived at the age
OF twenty-one years since the last general
election and declare themselves Demo.
Gratis.
SECTION 3. The Committeeman shall
be elected by ballot on the day of the Pri-
mary election.
SECTION 6. The newly elected Commit
tee snail elect their chairman by ballot at
their first regular meeting.
SECTION 7. The Chairman shall remain
in Office until his successor is elected.
SECTION s. The Chairman shall call a
meeting of the newly elected Committee
within thirty-fiye days from the date of
the Primary election.
SECTION 9. The newly elected Chair
man shall nominate his Secretary.
SECTION 10. ANY contested nomiration
shall be tried before the County Commit
tee after formal, specific charges, as in
contested cases at law. No case Of con-
test shall be entertained unless specific
charges are preferred and placed in the
hands of the Chairman of the County
Committee within thirty days after the
election, and notice thereof shall be given
to the candidate contested within five
days.
Committeeman should be careful to
hold the election according to the above
call and rules.
Committeeman and Inspectors will be
paid one dollar for holding the election,
and the Judge making the return on
Monday, August 26th, to the Chairman at
Ebensburg, viii be paid one dollar and
his actual expenses.
JAS. w. WALTERS, Chairman.
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