The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY ELECTION.
Rules toGovern the Eighth Congressional
| District Primary, september 3.

% Wedmect that ballOt-box shall be |
opened in each voting precinct in said |
Congressional District at 8 o'clock a. m.,
and close ut 5 o'clock p. M, September
3, 1892, for said election, and that the bal |
lot-box be under the supervision and con- |
troll Of three judges, enc officer of election
to receive the ballots, and two clerks, |
Said Judges, officers, and clerks to be Sc
lected by the Democratic executive COM
mittee Of each county in connection with
the Congressional committeeman, and in
case no quorum is present, then those
present to perform,this duty. That the
Judges, officers of election, and clerks
shall reside in the respective voting dis
tricts from which selected.
CO That each voter shall cast his bal
lot in the ward or district in which he
resides, but in case ballot-box should
net be opened in ward or district, the
voters of such ward or district shall vote
in the nearest adjoining ward OF district
end vote in person.
(3) That all persons eligible to vote in
the general election in November, 1892,
shall be entitled to vote in the primary
election, provided they are also qualified
under the rules hereinafter adopted.
| az That the judges end officers OF said
election must. strictly enforce the rules
adopted 10y the executive committee, and
they have no authority under said rules
to receive the vote of any person not
in party accord and sympathy with the
Democratic party, and that each voter,
before casting his vote, If therebe any
doubt of hisDemocracy, shall be requir-
eddy the judges to pledge his unquali-
fed support and assistance to the party
nominee.
90 That the action of the executive
committee will bear no, other eonstrWe-
tion than that we have given it, and the
liudgesofeleotion are referred to therules
adopted by the committee with instruc-
tions to enforce the same strictly. To
theyjudges and officers of the election is
: committed the protection Of the party,
andras true and loyalD Democrats, it rests
= with them to guard well the party's in
terests.
60 In case OF Il vacancy IN the Office
4 of the judges, officers, or clerks of sale
election in any voting district, appointed
as above directed, the remaining judges
; and officers of election shall appoint;
l substitute, who shall have all the power
: and upon whom shall rests&ll the dutie
: Of a Judge, officer Of election, orclerk.
: (7) That no person shall be appointe'
4 rs a Judge, officer Of election, oN clerl
except good and true Democrat, who's
Democracy and integrity shall give an
pie assurance of free and impartial ez
preston Of the will of theDemocracy b
the strict construction of the rules adopt
ed by The executive committee.
(S) That it shall be the duty Of til
Judges and the clerks to count the ba
lots cast in theawards, and districts i
r. said election, make lly-sheets SHOW
ing the number Of votes received by eac
le candidate, and make certified returns
lie same to the Congressional executive con
le mitteeman of their respective counties c
or before September 10, 1892, who sha
receive, canvass, and certify the same
the chairman OF the Democratic Exec,
tive Committee of the Eighth Congre
siOnal District of Tennessee, on Septer
Der, u, 1892, when theresult of the san
shall be declared and published, and Il
candidate receiving the greatest numb
of votes in the primary election shall
declared the nominee of the Democrat
Il. party of the district. Tom G. RYE,
Chairma