Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-23

NoTIGilEn ne r9 TIE DEM9GATi on TIE lI

NOTICE TO THE DEMOCRATS OF THE
~ THIRD COMMISSIONERS DISTRICTS
Your County Executive Committee. having
discovered great Irregularities Ia the returns
OF the election officers for the nomination
election held September 40. last. and finding
that To- only few precincts were the provH-
ions OF the Primary Election Law fully CONE
piled with, hnvc deemed 10 for the best in
terCsts OF the party that n nav nomination
election shall be held by You 10 choose q cam
dldate Tor Levy Court Commissioner and CONF
plcte the vote in the city Tor candidate for
Representative IN the next General Assembly.
THIS new election Is necessary 60 enable the
committee 20 honestly and fairly determine
which one OF the several candidates Is en-
Titled 10 be declared the Democratic nOmi-
nee, rhe former election not having been so
held as ieNallyand under our party rules to
entitle any one Of them voted for 10 the honor
Ot being so designated. A now election a
therefore ordered 20 be held throughout the
Third District on saturday, Sept. 2lth. next
az the usual polling PLACES between tie hours
OF ]; m. ana D. M, al which votes Will be re-
coved for candidates for Levy Court Com
missioner and Representative. A list OF the
Judges appointed 10 hold said new clcctien
has been published, and said election will be
held In strict compliance with the provisions
of our laws governing Primary elections. The
important provisions of our law muV be-
briefly stated as follows
THE inspectors and judges must be sworn
boy each other 10 imparially and fairly per-
form all their duties.
Each Judge chooses clerk who Is also
sworn iu like manner.
3.-Ihc officers must provide two ballot
boxes one having "a hole IN the lid through
which the ballots are deposited when voted.
A.-Ihc officers or any of them may require
that any person offering 70 vote be sworn as
60 his qualification and that lac has not voted
before nj such election.
5.The clerks must Keep their poll lists pub
licly In fun view Of the voters and number
each voter ON their lists so that at any time
any one can tell the exact number of votes al
ready received.
6.-when the election f. closed the officers
must publicly count the votes IN the presence
OF any elector who thinks proper 10 be present,
taking ballots one by one from the box and
placing them in the second box. into which
the tallysheets must also be put when & he
count Is completed, with a certificate of the
securely fastened must be delivered without
delay 10 the chairman OF the county commit
tee. The officers must also make n second
certificate OF the result In their precinct and
deliver Il TO the said chairman. the box only
being opened In case of contest. HH
Your county committee renfiirns its inten-
tlOn 10 have all primary elections held under
It's management conducted fairly and In aC-
cOrdance with law.
Let all Democrats attend these primaries
and assist this committee In placing the
organization OF our party upon fair, firm
and strong foundation. Fair and legal nomi-
nations are necessary 10 secure party sue
cess.
The certificates required by the primary cleo
ton law and the scaled boxes should be doliv-
cred TO the chairman Of the County Executive
committee Immediately after the count Is
completed at tho Office OF tho Sunday Star.
The returns will be Canvasscd BY the commit
tee on Tuesday next, September eth, at = y.
m, at the Young Mems Democratic club
rooms. BY order Of the committee
JOHN +. CALLAHAN, Chairman.
Secretary.