The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
PROCEEDINGS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE.
LEXINGTON. Mo-, April IA. liz

IitNtnI-iIl II
Young; Dover. j. .. Plaitcnburf; Freedom T..
II Handy; Lexington, Johh ..
Washington, John \. White.
The committee to whom was referred the ru''s
and regulations governing the democratic pri-
mary election. to be held on Saturday May h'
1880. made their report.
On motion of J .. Plattenburg ami seconded
by Grove Dung, the rules anu regulations as
submitted by said committee, were unanimous
ly adopted.
| The following are the rules and regulations
40 adopted.
RULES G~ovEHNING THE RIMAR ELECTION.
MAY 81, 1890.
| That the nomination by the democratic
party of Lafayette county Oi candidates Tor
the various county and township Oilices 10 pc
liIled at The next general election, he maze ny
primary election.
>. That said primary election he held on Sat
urday, May 81, 1890.
3 Tnnt the vote Of said election shall he 10y
ballot and shall be taken at the usual placed OF
voting, except as hereinafter provided. Al
qualified voters may vote IN other thhh thcr
own townships or Al other than their own pre-
cIncis, provided That the judges at Such pre-
cinct shall swear the person proposing To vote
that he has not voted and will not vote ut al'y
other pre- cinct and that he IL not voting Tor
township officers, IN Cuscs where the voter pro-
poses to vote outside of hs own township.
4. That all persons uOhO are 6RoDn US DEM
Ocrdts or IOhO roted the demOcrdtfc ticket at ne
general election an 1885. and VhO shall be tegdt
rOters at The November election, shat be entitled
10 UOte at such Drt'ndry election.
3. That the ballots To be IL Ell at said election
be furnished by this committee, and shall be
strips or pieces OF white paper, with The title Of
eacn Oticcr to be nominated printed thereon, IN
the order In which they are hereinafter named,
and with the name OF each candidate also PRINT
Ell thereon, all the names to be erased but the
one which the voters desire TO vote for
q That the officers to he elected ARE repre-
sentative, sheriff, collector. treasurer, prose
eating attorney, assessor, circuit clerk, clerk
of county court, judge of probate, presiding
justice, coroner, assoCIate justice western DIS
IrIrt. associate Justice eastern district, aud
u.tices oil the peace and conBtables.
That there shall be appointed by tins COM
mittee four judges for each voting precinct, aud
that these Judges shall select four clerks at each
precinct.
s. That each precinct be provided, by this
committee, with two ballot boxes. one OF which
shall he numbered Ne. ] and one of which shall
be numbered No. =: and II shall he the duty OF
said JUDGES To select from their number two
Judges tho shall be known rs receiving judSes.
aud two who shall be known as counting
JUDGES. The receiving Judges shall receive the
ballots anu the counting Judges shall count The
ballots, Dalloi-box No / being turned over To
Them by the receiving Judges ut The expiration
OF the first hour. the ballot. boxes being eN-
changed every hour thereafter, until the pOlls
are closed. Two clerks shall attend the receIv-
ing judges, and two clerks shall attend the
counting judges. Two poll books Tor the use of
Judges and clerks shall be furnished by IhIs
committee. That no of the vote
shall be gwen.
y. That the Dolls shall he opened at seven
O'Clock "a. M. or ~ soon theresiIer Ms may be.
anu shall be kept open for the reception OF votes
until Ihc setting oil the sun.
10. That should the judges or either of them.
not be present at the time appointed for opening
the polls, or being present refuse TO net. the
voters present. to the number of seven OF more.
may proceed TO elect u judge or judges IN his or
their place In such manner AS may be determIn-
ed upon by them, and the judge or Iudgcs 80
elected shall proceed with The election as 4 hr
Or they had been appointed by this committee.
St.i Judges 10 he sworn and qualified according
to law.
II. That the candidates for nomination are
forbidden To have any private tickets to be u, eel
at said primary election. but To use only those
furnished by the committee, which will pro-
vide u sufficient number Tor every proper
~. That each ballot shall he numbered by
one Of the receiving judges IN the order IN which
they are voted AID placed In the ballOt-bOx, and
as the same are voted the clerks shall each re-
cord. in separate poll books, the number oil each
ballot. ana the name OF such person voting the
same
Is. That IA soon as the polls are closed the
judges ASST sled by the clerks. shall proceed ~
count The ballots gnd cast up the vote Tor each
candidate, and shall certify under their hands,
attesled by the clerke. the result of the count,
and the number OF votes received by every can
didale Tor every Office, and shall cause tn Same
." u" transmitted, without delay 10 this com
mittee.
IA, That the ballots shall be strung on y
string by one OF the counting Judges as Tact aH
they are counted, and shall be securely tied OF
scaled up aEd sept 10 the committee along with
the 'etufn oil the judges.
10. That one OF III" poll books shall be kept
by the Judges oil the election. and the other sent
To this committee.
~. That the committee shall b. In session in
The courthouse, In the city OF Lexington. On
Monday, the End day of June. 1880, ana shall
continue In session until all The returns are srnI
In and counted,
II. That Immediately upon The receipt oi the
returns this committee shall proceed ~ cast ny
the whole vote OF The county Tor every Candidate
Tor every Office, and the W hole vote Tor each lIs
l tftCt separately Tor every candidate Tor every
district officer; and the person receiving the
highest vote for any OIL 81 shall be declared Ia
be the nominee oil the democratic party Tor huci
Office, and this shall, NO soon al
practicable, thereafter, cause 10 be %puDlIsh'd
the particular and tue result Of their action
ity to hear, try aud deiefmiae I'll complaints o
illegal voting and contests Tor nomiparIop fol
any office.
Is. That In all particulars not herein special;
provided for, such election shall be conducted
as near NJ may BIZ In accordance with The law
Of this state regulating popular elections.
10 For the purposes OF this election Lcxing'
; ton townships shall constitute but one precinct
and the poll will be Op9nPd only at the court
house, In the city OF Lexington. ia Washington
] township one Of the places OF voting hhnlI III
: Walnut Row sDhOOihOuse Instead OF Centerview
The following resDiHtion was Unanimously
adopted,
, Resolved. That In order to meet The ex persr,
Of the primary election. each anu every candi
) date Tor every county ONCE shall be assessot
seven dollars and hity cents, and that the nam
r OF no candIdnte for u county ONCE shalt b.
printed On the tickets Tor sad primary election
until hIe assessnrnt ID paid to the treasurer o
the committee.
, The following resolniiOn wGs %nnaRimOusl!
adopted.
Resolved. That ia any and all dOnbtnl cage
IL shall be the duty of the Judges 10 swear III,
party Offering to vote, anu require hin 4
! answer, under oath. such questions us may Ia
= asked him touching his qualifications AS "a dem
o Oerat. nj IN case sush party shall refuse Il
swear or ansHeT such questions. or, upoI
' answering, Tuils Ia sAtigly said Judges of nj
p. 4 right In VOTE. then hIa vote HhalI M FnIuaaI
!, Moved and carried that blank spaces be lett al
j The tickets Tor the names o. Candidates fO
2 fOHHsHGk Offices; and that all candidates 10
Z such offices be urged by the 10 an
nounce themselves ~ candi'Ctes before the pri
. mary election.
= The chairman and secretary were Instructr,
% prepare an address TO the voters. which sinai
he ISSUED In thy ioTh4 of hand bills, II short tim
+ prior To The primary election, npd sent to III
members Of the coInJniltee jn their JsspccLiv
townships for dietr ibuilOn.
.e ls %.5 : E %G''s ~ = -, = i Spiat,sn1"rs 49, 49,
. secretary be author izrd 10 at ns IA GoumItl,e 1
r receive bids rom The democratic papers nl ii,
county TO furnish the tickets and 30 books I
be usSd u snid primary election, Inc hane to u
given tO'tIe ~ Wrst anu best bid Ter.
Y TIe chairman ana sek relay were authoriZ
D to attend to the distribulloh OF NJ tickets AM
, furnishing the oaliot boxes.
Was Or'icIc'i that ali candidates for count
s n%llicrs, he requested 10 Orwardt To the treasurer
b J Q Plaltenbnrg, tower. No on or bel"r
May ), 1890, their nsErssmRgt Of 81 so In ordp
I Tor their name TO appear on the tlGEri,
Y The following resolution was unnnimOasi
RdOpted,
Resolved, TnaL q blank he left up IN the ticket
Tor The puIpOs. Oi gIVipg lBe d, mocrncy OF IN
county MI opportunity OF expressing the
choice for Unlt,d States senator and ali de Uu
Gratis IN voting are hereby urged 10 Name a
= their ticket under the proper head their cioir
! lor IBIS very Important and IesI OnsibIe pos
I Loy.
- 1'ne following arg he Judges selected for nj
primary!
s U~ashh"0iom 20nnshp-huyp.ew precinct.
II. &, kenh'dy J.In". Warren, Geo Smith
, Walter Cnilrs Wolf nbarger rrh1Di bousC,
hos Murry ,Slcphen fancy Tyler itIcilpriuo,
St"ye WhItscIt. Walnut Row schoolhousc-
7hOs tiarrptt. ThOs. Bloucher. Mitchell Shnrr
WIN cannon: yr.
sou. Geo. W 'Osborne. uns Moore. 'fhos, 10, y
GrreutOn-E r. TnoTp. K ut. CHAMBERLAIN
Rrbt Gown, G Ford, NApo ron-u"G
u Bcgnix. Hpbt. F'shbAcE. JnInrp R.nirk. Is.
Cnas. Sr"psnn, ynos Gibbs M,ton Warner
u Wellington NJ Wclch, = mes bryant, job
A Lrckhnrt, j * Gay.
FyeeROW - C0nCordIn CO., JuIiu
Miller AuivIlc-Jr I Fi!zaserald. : $. il mon
J J. Codks.v GEO ". ilnbe.ts
TdJiE 10DnSNW = south IiggInsyille
JuI4es Schooling. II j Higglns,P cay.
II Al B9re, keh%or"gy,ns.JIeksYh Cords,
l. W Cox John Caldwell. Nelson Fox. Pas
Clly-G Il. Page, J *. Lyons. }. W. Fn6ml
kins. Geo. Yandiyer. North iiiggInsV,lie-
Henry MCDANIEL Crrdrr-m q. smith, j
Groves. H4S Frerking. James W Lewis.
.HinneIOV IRicaFktRg-WaVcrIy-Dr }, NJ
Wnrren, John Walt y, Henry t'hrIemnn. Woo
M,Grew Alma Joi,t. u Gdodwin. %alIaC
l. (e>IUGfon 1OIHShU 90 At c"urIhnEsf
hi Af0nga %drIian. JOS A EImOnds ST., John !