The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-25
Rules to Govern the Primary Election to
be held May Ord, 1890.

The following rules are promulgated
by the Hardeman County Democratic
Executive Committee to govern the
Primary election to be held on Saturday,
May the 3rd 1890:
lat. We recommend that ballot box
be opened in each voting precinct of Har-
de nan county, at 8 o'clock a. m. and
close at A p. IN. on Saturday May 3rd
1880.
2nd. That each voter shall cast his
ballot in the district in which he resides.
But in case ballot box shall not be OPP
ened in district the voters of such a
district shall vote in the nearest adjoining
district. Candidates may vote in the dis
trict in which they may happen to be on
the day of election.
Bird. That all persons eligible to vote
at the general election in August, 1890,
shall be entitled to vote in the primary
election, provided they also qualify
under the rules. hereinafter adopted.
18th. That none but democrats who vot-
ed for Cleveland and Thurman electors
and the entire regular Democratic ticket
| in the late Presidential election shall be
allowed to vote in this primary, except
those known to be democrats who were
unavoidably absent from the polls at said
election or those who have since reached
the age OF 81 years and are democrats.
5th. The officer holding the election
shall appoint three judges, who shall also
act as clerks OF said primary election. In
case of the refusal of an officer to act the
executive committeeman for SAID district
shall appoint substitute who shall have
all the power. and upon whom shall rest
all the duties OF the position to which he
is appointed.
9Th. All the appointees by the judges
must be true and good democrats whose
democracy and integrity shall give ample
assurance of free and impartial express
sion of Il e Will of the democracy and of
strict enforcement of the rules adopted.
18th. That it shall be the duty of the
judges to count the ballots cast il the pre-
clncls in sid election, make out tally
sheets, sho wing the number of votes re-
ceived by each candidate and make GER
tined returns of the same, and transmit
the same in sealed envelopes to the chair
man OF the executive committee OF Har-
denan county on or before the Tuesday
following the date of the election, and on
the next day "wednesday at II o'clock |
the returns shall be openened and canvas
ed by the committee in the presence of
such electors as candidates may choose to
be present. The candidate having receiv- |
ed the greatest number of votes in the pri- |
mary election shall be declared the nomi- |
nee OF the democratic party.
Sth. 1t is earnestly recommended and |
urged that the Jndges and officers appoin-
ted to hold the primary election will act
and give one days service to the good
ca use of the democracy making personal |
interests and preferences subservient to
the integrity of the party, and we hope |
that each Judge and officer appointed
will be promptly on hand with every
thing necessary 10 conduct said election, at
the hour appoir ed.
The above ru'es and regulations are to
be enforced by the CO nmitteemen in each |
district, who will appoit their officers,
Judges and clerks to bold said election.
Below the names of the committeeman are
given.