Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-25
democratic County Executive Committee.

The Democratic EAcCutiNc Com-
mittee of Jefferson county, at meet
ing held July 18th, 1890, adopted the
following plan for the government OF
the Democratic Primary Election:
list. That the Primary Election sys-
tenn for the election of county officers
is hereby adopted. This system shall
apply to candidates for the House of
Delegates, Circuit and County Clerks,
and County Commissioners.
I'd. Each precinct shall elect Dele.
gates for State, Congressional and
Senatorial Conventions. Represen-
tation. one Delegate for each 100
votes or fraction Of so or over-the
vote for Governor Fleming being
taken as the basis. Each precinct,
however. TO be entitled to at least one
Delegate.
3D.. The primary elections to be
held at each Precinct in the county,
and to be under the management OF
three Commissioners, two OF whom
shall be the Democratic Commission
ers appointed by the County Court;
the Commissioners TO appoint one or
more Clerks. In the event said Com
missioners fail to act, the two mem-
beers of the Executive Committee from
each Precinct shall appoint competent
Commissioners to hold said election.
The Commissioners and Clerks to be
sworn to correctly and faithly con-
duct said election, and protect IL
against all fraud and unfairness.
4th. At the close of the polls, the
Commissioners shall count the ballots
and record the vote, in writing,
which each candidate receives for the
Office for which he is a candidate, and
the result shall be certified by the
Commissioners as follows:
hereby certify that. ..............re-
ceiyed ....vOtes for ..... ...........at the
primary election this day held att.
................Precinct, in...............
...... District.
........................ Com'rs.
...............'..'.''''J
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Clerks.
........................)
5th. The Commissioners shall for
ward the poll books. certificates and
ballots. under seal, to the County
Clerk, to be delivered by him to the
Secretary of the Executive Commit
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of contests, within two days after the
closing of the polls, and the County
Executive Committee shall meet at
o'clock a. M, TUESDAY, AUGUST o,
1890. at the Court House in Charles
town, and shall open and count the
votes and declare the results. The
candidates receiving the highest
number of votes for the respective
4, ; oh no hppn n
didates, shall be declared by the Ex-
ecutive Committee to be the Demo-
cratic nominees for said offices.
9Th. The duty of the Commissioners
shall be to receive the votes OF all
who supported the Democratic state
and National tickets at the last cleo
ton, and intend supporting said ticket
at the coming elections; OF all Demo
Gratis who have moved into the coun-
tv. and will be legal voters at the
next election; of all young men known
to be Democrats, who will be OF age
at the next general election, and none
other.
eth. Each person desiring to be
candidate at such primary election,
shall FIVE DAYS prior thereto furnish
TO the Secretary of the County Exec.
utire Committee, in writing, his full
name and the Office for which he de-
sires to be candidate, which shall be
accompanied with the sums named
below to pay the expenses OF the Fri
mary Election:
For House of Representatives. $50 90
For State natOr................... Id w
For House of Delegates........... 10 w
For County COMMISSIONER. 90
For Circuit Clerk ..................... ~ %
For County Clerk..................... 20 W
Sth. Should there be tie vote be-
tween two or more candidates, the
choice shall be made by drawing bal
lots by the tied candidates, or it may
be decided by the Executive Commit
tee in any manner that the candidates
may agree upon.
9th. The names OF all candidates
will be paced on one ticket, under
the respective headings OF the posi-
tions for which they are candidates,
and the voter will erase the names OF
all except the persons he desires TO
vote for. If more than one maine for
each Office should be allowed to re-
main by the voter, the ballot for that
office will not be counted.
10th. The printing of the tickets
shall be under the supervision OF the
County Executive Committee, and no
name wiU be placed on the general ticket
unles SIS the candidate complies icith rule z.
The time for holding the Primary
Election shall be SATURDAY, AUGUST
2D, 1890, from p. NJ. till sunset-at
Harper's Ferry the polls to be kept
open until 8 p. NJ.
The Democratic papers Of the coun-
ty are requested to publish the pro-
ceedings of this meeting.
The Commissioners of Election ,oiH see
that the returns Of this primary election are
del,rered to the Clerk Of the County Court
by o'clock A. NJ august 5th, 1890
18th. The Secretary of the Execu-
tive Committee shall make out poll
books and have tickets printed.
Nineteen members of the Executive
Committee were present al this meet
ing, and seven absent.
1t was ordered that the name OF h.
III. Reinhart be entered as member
from Shepherdstown precinct, in place
of that of f. H. Rentch, heretofore
incorrectly reported.
Jno. G.. Wiltshire was elected Assist
ant Secretary of the Committee.
Geo. w. Wilt and John Hostler, ST.,
were appointed members OF the Com
mittee, to fill vacancies from Man
ning's School House, and the Secre-
tary directed to notify them of their
appointment.
Ordered, that II A. NJ. be fixed upon
as the regular hour for the meeting OF
the Executive Committee.
Adjourned to meet Tuesday, Au-
gust 9Th, 1890, at II a. III.
ROBERT EARL, Chm'n.
JNo. G.. WILTSHIRE, Asst Secy.