Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-03-20
Plan of the Democratic Primary.

The following is the plan adopted last
Saturday by the Democratic County Com
mittee, under W hich the Democratic prima-
ny for county officers will be held On Sat
urday. April 4th:
The Committee being of the opinion that it
is proper to preserve the organization of the
party in the Spring election for county Off
GERS. and believing that Primary election
will give to all the candidates fair and
equal chance as well as afford an easy OppOr-
tunity to the voters to support the candidates
of their choice, do hereby adopt and order the
following plan of Primary election
A Democratic Primary election will be
held on Saturday, the 4th day of April, 1891,
at each and every precinct in the county of
Augusta and City of Staunton for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the following
Treasurer High Sheriff, Six Commissioners
Of the Revenue, one for each district, Six Com
missioners of Roads, one for each district,
Three Justices for each district, one Constable,
and one OverSeer of the Poor for each district.
No person will be voted for in the Primary
who does not pledge himself to abide by the
result of the Primary election, and send his
name and the amount of his assessment to the
Chairman OF Secretary on OF before the 23d
day of March, 1884, court day
The two Democratic precinct judges and
one clerk will open the polls and conduct the
election at their respective precincts and in
the absence of the judges, the bystanders will
select two of their number who will open the
poll and conduct the election.
Persons who will become qualified to vote
at the regular election will be entitled to vote
in the Primary.
The judges and clerks shall be sworn by
some one present qualified to administer the
OATH and in the absence of such person the
Judges shall administer the oath to each other
and to the clerks.
All qualified white voters who have hereto,
fore voted with the Democratic party, and
pledge themselves to support all the nOmi-
neess in the general election, will be allowed
to vote.
Each district will nominate its own COM
missioner Of the revenue, commissioner OF
roads, its three justices, one constable and
one overseer of the poor. The City OF Staun-
ton will vote only for the candidates for the
sherffalty.
The judges and clerks will receive for their
| services the same compensation as allowed
| for similar services in regular election.
| The boxes, ballots and books can be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. William A. Burnett, Clerk
of the County Court, to whom the books, after
the ballots have been counted and sealed,
shall be delivered.
The polls will be opened at A. nj. and
The County Committee will meet at the
County Clerks Office on the 18th day OF April
for the purpose of counting the votes, and the
candidates receiving the highest number OF
votes will be declared the Democratic nomi-
nees for their respective offices.
In all particulars not herein specified, the
election shall be held in accordance with the
general election laws of Virginia,
No tickets will be counted except those fur
nished by the County Committee.
BY order of Committee,
w. G.. KINNEY, Secretary.