The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-02
RULES FOR PRIMARIES,
A Code Compiled In Conformity
With tho Wost Virginia Law
FOR THE USE OF REPUBLICANS,
by Gentleman who Has Given Much
Study to tho oucstion-..;Thc Rules
May be Changed to Suit Localities
BY tho County Committees When
Ordering Primary Elections.

Tho following rules for tho conduct OF
County Republican primary elections
have been carefully compiled for the IN
TELLldEScIn by a gentleman OF expor.
iencc who has studied thoquestion thor
oughly. They arc mado to conform
with tho now West Virginia law, and
arc subject to change TO suit conditions
and locality. They are Suggested for
tho uso OF Republican committees in
equities whore candidates arc to be
nominated at primary elections:
l. The County Republican Committee
shall consist OF ono person from each
maglstcrial district, who shall be elect.
ed ut each primary election held for tho
election OF candidates for tho various
Offices to. BIO nominated at each Presi-
dental election, and elected in the amt
manner as tho other candidates, and
whose duty it shall be 10 elect IN exec.
utive committee.
9. The election Of all candidates for
Office, and for the position OF county
+. committeeman, shall be by ballot and
by ballot only, and be held agrceablyto
the provisions OF chapter q OF tho Acts
OF the Legislature Of West Virginia OF
1891, and in the following manner:
3. The primary election shall be held
at the places for holding the general
elections in the several magisterial dis.
tricts and at such other places rs tho
county committee may designate, ind
between tho hours OF 2 and Z p. IN. on
the day named in tho call OF tho county
committee. The election shall DO by
ballot, and only members OF the Repub-
lican party who shall, at the next ensu-
ing general election DO qualified to vote,
shall vote at said primary election, and
no person shall DO entitled to vote save
in the magistcrial district only where
he resides.
, 4. The names Of sall candidates for
office and for county committeeman to
be voted for shall DO OH q single ballot.
The names OF all candidates for each
office shall DO printed on each ticket in
alphabetical order, under tho respective
headings Of the positions for which they
are candidates. The voter shall erase
the names of all candidates but those
of the persons for whom he desires TO
cast his ballot. Novoter, however,;shall
vote for more candidates for any office
than are to be nominated for said Office;
and if any voter shall do so his ballot,
for that particular Office shall not be
: counted.
Tho candidate for each office receiv-
ing the highest number of votes shall
be declared elected. Should there be u
tic between two or more'candidates, tho
choice shall be made by drawing ballots
by the tied candidates, or decided by
lot by the county committee, US the can
didates interested may agree.
5. The primary election shall be con-
Quoted at each voting place by Il board
consisting OF ono judge and two inspec-
tors or clerks, to be selected by the
county committee.
In case OF the absence OF one member
of the board the two memberssprosent
shall appoint; when two are absent the
Il member present shall appoint one,
and these two shall select the third and
when all are absent, the assembled yot-
era shall elect.
Said board shall keep n list of all per-
sons voting, and when the polls are
closed, and moi before, make 4 tally OF
the votes cast for each person voted for
and give certificates thereof along with
said tally sheets and ballots, sealed in
the same package, to the committee
man for that magisterial district. 1t
shall be the duty OF such committeeman
to lay the sam before the county COM
rNIffao or 'fInie Er1f ,,,anttpn ,fton A..
said election, which said meeting
shall be held as soon thereafter rs prac-
ticable upon the call OF the chairman.
notice of which meeting shall DO pub
lished in each OF the Republican news
papers of the county ut least ten DAYS
before said. election. 1t shall be the
duty OF said committee ut said meeting
to canvass the, said returns and give
certificates OF election to each candidate
elected, signed by the chairman and
secretary thereof.
: g.. When from any cause 4 vacancy
shall occur in the ticket after said cleo
-tion, the county committee, at o meet
ing to be called for the purpose, and
which purpose shall be stated in the
call, shall elect q candidate to fill the
vacancy.
Z. Immediately after tho result of the
primary election is declared the newly
elected committeeman shall meet and
organize by clecting a chairman and an
executive committee consisting Of the
chairman oil the county committee, who
shall be chairman OF the executive COM
mittee, and two other persons, one Of
whom shall be designated as secretary.
s. The chairman OF the county con-
mitteo shall call the committee together
at any time upon the request OF a ma
jority Of the county committee or OF the
executive committee; and il the chair
man should refuse, after such request,
to issue 4 call for such meeting, it shall
then be the duty Of tho secretary Of said
executive committee to issue such call,
0. No substitute for a member OF the
county committee shall be admitted ut
any meeting thereof unless the person
substituted is Republican voter OF the
district to be represented and presents
the writing of his principal authorizing
him to act in his place.
III. In case OF q vacancy in the, county
committee or the executive committee
occurring by death, removal, or other.
wise, the same shall be filled by the
county committee, with q Republican
voter OF the district where the vacancy
exists, who shall serve until tho next
election OF committeeman.
II. Tho county committee for tho
purpose OF raising funds to defray tho
election expenses shall assess ali per.
ons who may our themselves as
candidates for any office to be voted for
ut the nrimary n~lectinn ns ,tl,a,. ~.