Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
The StraightOut Republican Ezecu-
tive Committee Holds an I'M
portant Meeting,
CRAWFORD COUNTY PLAN ADOPTED
The Democratic Committee Holds a Lively
Session, but the LOoked-for Quar-
rel Does Not Occur.
CHAIRMAN BREMEN DEFENDS HIMSELF
The Americas Club Receives Picture and Hears
Short Speeches

mittee yesterday afternoon a series of rules
was adopted providing for the adoption of
the Crawford county system of voting, and
for several other radical changes in the sys-
tenn now in use in Allegheny county.
James Fitzsimmons urged the committee to
industry and vigor, and predicted that the
Straight-out ticket would be elected by TO-
900 majority. The rules as adopted are ap-
pended;
NEW RULES OF THE STRAIGHTOUTS.
SECTION l. The County Committee of the
StraiChtout Republican party of the county
of Allegheny shall be composed of one duly
qualified elector from each elective district
Of the cities. boroughs and townships and
shall be duly elected at the first primary
election OF the Straightout Republican party
in the said county.
The term of office of the said members of
the County Executive Committee shall be
for the period of one year, and until their
successors are duly elected.
sec. }. That it shall be the duty of the
members OF the said committee annually
within 90 days after said primary election, to
meet pursuant to call, by the chairman of
tie outgoing committee, for the organiza-
tion of the incoming committee at such time
and place as Elay be designated, when they
shall elect Chairman and such other Off
GERS may be necessary for the dispatch of
business. The primary elections shall be
held only on he days to be fixed by the
County Committee, between the hours of
and O'Clock T. NJ. The voters who belong
10 the straightout Republican party of each
district shall meet on the day designated by
ny the Straightout Republican County Com
mittee at the usual place of holding cleo
tions: and shall proceed to elect one person
for judge and two persons for clerks,
who shall compose the election board,
TO receive the votes and determine
who are proper persons to vote, after the
polls are open and the candidates an
nounccd as hereafter provided for.
The voting in the cities and boroughs
shall be by ballot, and in the townships by
ballots. When ballots are used they shall
be numbered and list of voters kept, in
the same manner as at the regular elections,
subject to be called for by the Chairman of
the County Committee.
NECESSITIES FOR A VOTE
Every person claiming to be straightout
Republican who voted for the Straightout
Republican candidates at the last preceding
general election at which he voted: and de-
CIares his intention to support the candi-
dates nominated at such primary election,
Shall he entitled to vote thereat.
Any person challenged, or whose right TO
vote is doubted by any election officer, shall
be sworn as to the qualifications aforesaid,
and his oaths shall be returned with the re-
turns of the said district.
Any GuallIGu StTal9ll0ub WHO
shall have resided in the district wherein
the polls are located for the period of 80 days
next preceding the primary election shall
be entitled to vote thereat.
ANY person who has become of legal age
since the last preceding election, upon de-
claring his intention to vote the Straightout
Republican ticket at the ensuing election,
shall be entitled to vote at the said primary
SEE. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Committee, through its Chairman, to issue
rails urinary elections. to he
printed and distributed blanks for returns,
poll lists and oaths, may be required by
the rules, and as such attend to the routine
business of the campaigns, elections, etc, of
the Straighout Republican party of the
county of Allegheny. 1t shall be the duty
of the Chairman OF the County Committee to
call meeting of the committee on a request
in writing of 20 members thereof.
sec. 4. 1t shall he the duty of the Chair
man OF the County Committee, Immediately
after its organization, annually to appoint
election committee, consisting of nine
members, from the members of the County
Committee, whose duty after first having
been duly sworn shall be 10 publicly open
the returns from the various districts and
ascertain who are the successful candidates
or nominees of the party; and after the same
Is ascertained, due public notice of which
shall be given, by at least two newspapers in
general circulat on in the county, and the
returns, tally lists, oathS and tabulated
statements OF the result shall be kept and
retained intact by the Chairman of the
County Committee until after the next gen
eral election, the same to be ana rema IN
open for inspection by any person having
the right to examine tho same. As soon as
it shall have been ascertained and declared
who are the regular nominees of the party,
the same shall be certified to by the proper
officers: as provided by an act of Assembly
regulating the nomination of public officers,
approved 18th day of June, A. u. 1891
a STRICT LINE DRAWN.
sec s. No officer or employe of the Ma
tional state, County or City Government
shall be eligible to a seat on any Election
Board at primary elections held under these
rules.
The Election Boards shall be first duly
sworn, provided by an act regulating the
holding of primary elections, approved June
sec. 6. After the polls are closed the Elec-
tion Board shall proceed to count the votes
that each candidate has received ana make
out the returns accordingly, to be certified
to by the Judge and by the clerk.
1t shall be the duty of the persons holding
the primary elections, ana S ,ast1 as soon as the
public announcement OF the result and
also to post upon the door of the cleo
,ncnt signed by the election officers,
showing the votes received by each candi-
date voted for ut the said elections and to
also Immediately prepare correct tally
sheet or tabulate the statement and full re-
turn of the votes, under seal, and send the
same at once under seal to the Chairman of
the County Committee.
see 4 When any candidate desires his
name announced for any of the various Of
fees. he shall file with the Chairman of the
Straightout Republican County Committee
written statement to that effect and shall
have his name announced in one or moro of
the county papers at least 90 days previous
to the primary elections, stating the Office
iur which he is n candidate, and pledSinS
himself 20 abide by the result of the primary
elections and by all the rules and require
ments OF the Straightout Republican party.
Aud a name not so announced shall not he
placed upon the tickets and papers for the
primary elections.
PROVISION IN CASE OF A TIE.
Sec. s Any person receiving plurality of
the votes cast throughout the county at the
primary election shall be declared = nom-
inre of the party and shall be duly certified
to by the Chairman and Secretary of the
the County Committee. Where two OF more
persons shall have received an equal num-
her Of votes for the same office, the Chair
man shall notify the said candidates to ap-
pear before him at Il time and place deslg-
mated, and said candidates shall then and
there, in his presence, cast lots to determine
who shall be the nominee of the party, and
the one on whom the lot shall fall shall be
the nominee of the party and be duly certi-
fed as such.
sec. g. Every candidate for nomination for
any office shall, 30 days prior to the primary
election. deposit with the Treasurer OF the
County Committee, for advertising and
election expenses, the following sums: That
Is to say, those who are candidates Tor an |
Office the salary of which is 5000 or over, |
the sum OF 500 each, and those who are |
candidates for an office, salary OF which is |
SAlOO and over, SS5 each. Those who are |
candidates for office, salary of which is |
5000 and over, the sum of SIS each: of s., 900 |
and more, $50 each; of I,OOO and more, the |
sum of S25. And the name of any candidate |
failing 10 comply with the foregoing pro- |
vision shall not be considered as a candidate
OF the party at the primary elections.
County GOmnlittpR n6reDN