The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-08-01
RULES FOR TEE PRIMARIES.
Boz VAR, Tenn. july %. 1890.

there being present fourteen out Of
the twenty mem bRrs of the commit
tee, democratic primaries were or
dered to be held on August 7th,
the date Of The county elections,
when the fullest possible vote could
be secured, so that the wishes and
choice of all democratic voters
could be fully expressed, as to all
candidates for position, or any ac~
ton taken by democrats have its ex,
preston in popular vote, so as to
fairly represent the will of the PEG.
pie in all the districts of the county.
In order to do this it was ordered
that the chairman and secretary of
the committee, in conjunction with
w. A. Caruthers, member of the
committee, publish the rules to gov
ern said primaries in the BOLIVAR
BULLETIN, and judges were ordered
to be appointed to act with each
district committeeman to carry out
the purposes of said action.
In accordance Herewith we an
nounce the following as rules for
said election:
|. The committeeman from each
district, in conjunction with the two
judges hereafter named for each
precinct, any one of whom may act
in the absence or sickness of the 9TH
ers, shall provide separate ballot
box to be opened for reception of
votes in each voting precinct in the
county from 8 o'clock am, and to
close at 4 o'clock pm, on Thursday
August 7th., 1890. The said com
mifteeman and judges appointed for
each precinct TO act as officer, clerk
and Judge and represent the county
committee In carrying out the OBJ
jects of SAID primaries.
3. The parties entitled to vote
in said primary election shall be
democrats only, including all who
voted the entire democratic ticket
in the last presidential election,
and such democrats as were una
voidably absent then, or who may
have arrived at twenty~one years of
age since that date.
3. Each voter shall vote in his
own district unless he be a demo-
cratic candidate for office, who may
be in another district, or unless he
can show no box is opened for votes
IN the district of his residence.
4 In this election each voter
may express his choice by his vote
for the following to>wit: For can
didate for county representative in
the Tennessee legislature; for cam
dIdate for senator from McNairy
and Hardeman; for a candidate for
foater from FaYette and Hardeman;
for a candidate for congress from
the 10Th district; for a district com.
mitteeman from his district to serve
on the county democratic commits
lee for the ensuing two years; for
delegates from his district to the
county convention to meet on Au-
gust 18th, and carry into effect and
ratifY the will of the people as
expressed at the primaries.
The districts are entitled to deli
egates as follows:
No. l, s; No. 2, 5; No. 3, 5;
Z, l; No. 8, /; No. 8, 2; No. 10,
3; No. II. 6; No. II, 3; No. Is,
6; No. IA, 3; No. 10, 5; No. Is,
2; No. II, 5; No. Is, A; No, 10, 2;
No. 20, 1.
5. That it shall be the duty of
the judges to count the ballots cast
in the precincts in said election,
make out tally sheets, showing the
number Of votes received by each
candidate and make certified re-
turns of same, and transmit same
in sealed envelopes to the CHAIR
man of the executive committee
of Hardeman county on or bet ore
Saturday, the 9th day of August,
and on Thursday, August 18th, the
result will be made Known to the
convention.
6. Tickets Will be prepared by
the committee and provided at
each precinct, drawn up as follows:
For County Representative.
For Senator from Hardeman and Nc
Marry
For Floater from Hardeman and Fay
cite.
For Congress from the Tenth District.
For District Committeeman.
For Delegates to County Convention |
number for each district as shown above.) |
7. The following judges are APP
pointed to act with each district |
committeeman for each precinct:
No. /, Grand Junction. NJ Morris, Wave
Smith.
No. /, Saulsbury-Roger Clark, R " Smith.
No. 2-John Woods A McAnulty.
No. Sc B Stewart, Tom Polk.
No. 4, Whiteville-S q Needham, Boswell |
Nicely.
No. 4, Cedar Chapel-James Kinney, NJ Pet
10. 5-Dick Adams. Sam Clinton,
No. 6-Hardin Wilson, NJ Moore.
No. Joe Wellons, Louis Pearce
No. S-Wm Raines, Sam Harriss
No. 9-B WOlvertOn, X McCommons
No. IO-Rhsuben Dougherty, W Dowdy,
No. III Jones, r Ii Powell.
No, 12-John Cox, VIM Grantham.
No. 10, Walnut Groye-James Lambert, John
Davis.
No. IS, Crainsville-Geo Breeder, kim Horns
by.
No. f4-Hardy Gibson, Andrew Walton
No. I5 ToOne-T w Tate and Wesley Deming |
No. Is, Clover Port-P NJ Robinson, John Y
Pirtle.
No. 16-John Collins, Joe Thomas.
No. IL, u Bet-CeO Webb, q d Thompson.
No. II, Howells-Richd Hudson, Thomp-
sen.
No sd I, Ayers Siler.