Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-01
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
Mass Meetings Called-Primary Elec-
tiOn


Pursuant to call of the Chairman. the IRON
County Democratic Executive Committee
met at the courthouse, Ironton, on Monday.
April 18th, 1890, at O'Clock P. NJ. and was
} called to order by the Chairman.
w. Ell. Byers was chosen secretary. Dro
tenn, W. j. Russell being absent.
On motion, James Buford was chosen a
member of the Committee, rice W. L. Math-
ews. removed from the county.
| On motion, il was ordered til It a mass
meeting be called to assemble at the court
house on Saturday, Mag oath. 1890. at .
O'Clock P. M.,to choose delegates to the State
Convention which will be convened at st.
Joseph, Mo-, on Wednesday, June 18th.
On motion, it was ordered that mass
meeting to select delegates to the Congress
sional aud Senatorial Conventions be called
to meet at the courthouse on Saturday. July
9Th, 1890.
On motion. it was ordered that Primary
Election be held on Saturday, August I'd,
1890. to nominate candidates for the various
county offices, and the following rules were
| adopted 20 govern the same:
The judges and clerks of election will be
sworn to not violate the secrecy of the ballot
and the former to take charge of the ballots
and poi-books and cause them to be safely
delivered at the county seat to the Chairman
of the Executive Committee.
Judges will not permit illegal voting, and
in cases of doubt they will cause the voter
to be sworn.
No voter will be permitted to cast his bal
lot at any other than his home precinct |
Judges will see this rule strictly enforced.
Only Democrats and those who will in |
good faith pledge themselves to support the |
Democratic ticket so nominated, will be |
permitted to vote at this election-the Judges |
of election to determine their eligibility in
this respect.
Candidates for county offices will be charg-
ed fee of $500, and for township offices,
S2.50-the fee to be paid before the candi-
dates name can be put on the ticket. Pro-
vlded, that an additional assessment will be
made if found necessary.
The usual fees will be paid judges, clerks
and messengers.
The following named persons were then
chosen to serve as judges of election at the
various precincts-the judges being empow-
cred to select their clerks, two at each polls
DENT TOWNSHIP.
LoUe's Precinct-D. S. Love, II. Alcorn,
Henderson Precinct
KAOLIN TOWNSHIP.
haolin-Jas. Thompson, VIM. Ruddock,
VIM. H. Campbell.
IRON TOWNSHIP.
BelIerielr-N. Bartow, W. I'll. Buford, W.
L. Read, T.. VI. Bell. ,
Middlebrook-M. Seitz, Thos Hill, Warren
Standardization Webb,J t. Fitzpatrick, t
Benjamin Kidd, N. Foley.
ARCADIA TOWNSHIP.
Pilot Hnob--A. c. Hancock, Daniel O,Don-
mel, VIM. Biel. /
Nonton-A. Begley, A. P.vance, FL. n.
Hu,chlns, Thompson Blanton.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Da1tn,s Precinct-Liab Dunn, VIM. Robbs, 7
Joseph Bollinger.
Polk's Prec'nct-John j. Miller, Jacob 4
IFester, Nelson Campbell. I
UNION TOWNSHIP.
PES Arc- A. Wallis, VIM. O'Neal, c. H.
Collins, Oliver Morris.
4nnapolis-Jno. B. Hampton, Andrew
Lewis, Jno. Buckner, Giles Russell.
The Primary will be held under the fol- 8
lowing law enacted by the Legislature of ,
lSsS-S9:
Be it enacted by the General assembly OF the
State Of Missouri, as t0llolcs: I
SECTION l. The judges, clerks and tellers u
Of any primary election held for the purpose t
IT nominating candidates for election, or of "
selecting delegates to nominating conven-
Ion whereby candidates are selected for \
any public office, shall, before entering up
On their duties, take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by law for judges and CLERKS of
election.
SEC. 2. Any person voting at any such
primary election who is not qualified to vote U
n the election precinct where he offers to Il
'ote at the next state, county or municipal a
election, or who shall vote more than once ~
It the same or different precincts or polls L.
IN the same day in the same election, Shall "
DC punished by fine not exceeding one Il
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the Il
county Jail not exceeding thirty days, or by y
10Th such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. ). Every person who shall knowing IL
Y procure any Illegal vote to be east at such
primary election shall be deemed guilty of
and upon conviction thereof,
as provided for in section , of this
ct.
SEC. 4. Any judge, clerk or teller of any
primary election held BY any political party r,
II TINS state. who shall make or return a "
statement of the result of such
lection, shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
neanor, and, upon conviction, punished as
lerelnbefore provided.
Approved May 16, 1889. .
E. d. AXE rendered his resignation as
member of the Committee, to take effect
pon the adjournment of this meeting,
Vhich resignation, after discussion, was ac- '
epted.
". II. Edgar was chosen to fill the vacancy
reated by said resignation, and then elect .
d Chairman of this Committee.
On motion, adjourned, to meet again on
Ionday, August 4th, 1890, to canvass the
eturns of the Primary Election, and to at
end to such other business as may be found
ecessary. ELI D. AXE, HE
W. H. BYERs, Chairman.
Sec'y pre- tenn. al