The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-29

To secure that success to the Demo
cratic party at the ensuing election
which is its due By right OF voting
numbers, it will be necessary TO OBJ
serve the following instructions. The
county and precinct committees, and
all who will take an active part In the
election, especially and otherwise, are
urgently solicited TO pay strict atten-
ton to every item:
Every precinct should have a COM
mittee of at least three capable and |
willing men to take charge of election
aff2irs in the precinct. Large precincts
should be divided into districts, and |
one bright man appointed to procure |
a complete list OF TIE voters in his /
district; he should see that all elec-
tors who belong to the Democratic |
party, or who support its candidates,
20 to the polls on election day. The |
lists of names should be furnished i'm
mediately to the county committee |
and copy retained by the precinct
committee.
One reliable man should be appointed |
as election manager for the Democratic |
party in each precinct, to take charge |
of election affairs therein. He should |
be on the spot to receive reports from |
other workers for the party, give such |
direction and advice as may be needed, |
and communicate with the county
committee and take any other action
that may be necessary.
There should be two Democratic
checkers at each polling place. Under
the rules one of these at time is to be
allowed inside the poll room. The
other is to relieve HIM when 1t Is
necessary for him to withdraw. The
checkers should be furnished with full
list of the voters of the precinct, or OF
the polling district. as the case may be.
As each person votes, his name SHOULD
be checked off on the list. II any voter
is rejected. the checker should make a
note of it, the cause of rejection and
the names of witnesses thereto. If any
person not entitled to vote Is permitted
| to do so, the checker should note his
name and as many particulars as OPP
portunity will permit. AS the cleo
ton progresses he should furnish the
election manager with the names OF
Democratic voters who have not yet
voted. He should on no account OF oc-
casion leave his post until relieved by
the other checker.
There should also be two Democratic
challengers at each poll, one to relieve
| the other as occasion may require. Ihey
should have the names of all persons
registered in the precinct who are not
legally entitled to vote, with the cause
of challenge plainly written opposite
each name No challenge should be
made without good and sufficient cause.
The legal causes for challenge are: Non-
residence, non registration, non-citl-
zenship, failure to take the registration
oath, personating a voter, pOlygamy,
unlawful cohabitation, and convection
for bigamy, polygamy, unlawful cohaD-
itatiOn, adultery, formation or incest.
1t is not a cause OF challenge that
voter has been, if he is not now,
polygamist. No person Is entitled TO
vote who has not resided in the Terri
tory for six months and in the precinct
one month previous to the day of reg
istration. If the challenger Is con-
WINGED that a person intending to vote
is personating another, he should chal-
lenge him on the ground that he is mol
the identical person who is registered,
and he should be required to swesr TO
his identity or his vote should be re-
jected- II the person challenged per
Sists in attempting to vote, demand that
he be sworn and see that he answers
proper questions under oath before his
ballot is put into the box. Challenger
should make note of each case and the
result. He should not leave his post
until relieved by the other challenger.
The Judge of election for the Demo
cratic party, at each poll, should be-
come thoroughly familiar with the spe-
,.,
circular. By these he will learn the
law and the rules governing the cleo
ton. These must be strictly complied
with. He should see that the other
Judges conform to them in every par
ticular, and in case of failure, enter his
protest and make a note of the pro-
ceedings. This should be carefully OBJ
served in any and every case where a
person not entitled to vote is allowed
TO cast ballot. He should administer
the oath to challenged persons when
the other judges refuse to do so. and
fearlesSly stand up for the rights OF his
party in every particular If any Dem
ocratic voters are improperly rejected
he should protest against such action
and make note thereof. He should
stay with the ballot box until the count
is completed, and not leave for any
cause at any time until then, unless
some Democrat is present to watch
closely all the proceedings; and even
then his absence must be merely tenn
porarily. He should watch every bal
lot as it is received, to see it is not
dropped, or changed for another; see
that no ballots are allowed around the
box within reach of the judge who de
p0sits the ballots; make sure that the
count at the close is correct, and that
the returns are properly made out and
certified. When the count is finished,
in addition to the official returns, he
should make out two correct copies of
the abstract Of returns, sign them,
mail or send one copy Immediately to
Elias A. Smith. secretary of the Demo-
cratic territorial central committee.
Salt Lake City, and carefully preserve
and keep the other until it is required
by that committee. This is very i'm
portant and should be strictly observed.
The judge of election, the checkers and
challengers and the manager of election
for each precinct should be at the poll
ing place, with everything needful at
hand, before the time for opening the
polls. Everybody present, including
, JDS NOJeI, SDOulu keep close WaICu Oh
every ballot delivered, until it is de-
posted in the box, so that it cannot be
changed or placed anywhere improp-
erly.
Deputy sheriffs should be appointed
in sufficient numbers in each county to
supply one at least for each polling
place. They should preserve the pesce
and promptly arrest any person charged
by the challenger or manager of cleo
ton with illegal voting or attempting
to vote illegally. No arrest should be
made so as to obstruct the election.
County committees should communi-
cate, by telegraph if practicable, with
the chairman or secretary of the terri
torial central committee, on any matter
of Importance. Where there is no tele-
graph, use the most expeditions method
available. Every chairman of county
committee and every president of a
Democratic club is requested to send
forthwith his name and postoffice adj
dress to the secretary of the Democratic
territorial central committee.
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