The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-20
IMPORTANT
TO VOTERS.
Republican Standing Committee Pre-
pairing for Spring Elections.
A NEW PRIMARY SYSTEM.
The Crawford County Rules Have Been
Adopted and They Will Be Enforced
at the Coming Primaries.

As there SEEMS to be disposition on the
part of the Republicans of town to make
an early beginning for the spring elections
the Standing Committee OF the party met
last night to arrange their part OF the
preliminaries and provide for the enforce
ment of the Crawford county system ot
primaries, as requested by the voters at
tre Citizens primaries last spring.
This years Standing Committee is com
posed of Adam Mort, First wari; w. j.
Watkins, Second ward; A. b. Lamb,
Third ward; Thomas BUTTS, Fourth ward,
and John L. Hassler, Fifth ward. Messrs.
Watkins and Hassler are new members,
the former being elected by the com
mittee to fill H. c. Boyer's place during
his illness and Mr.. Hassler was elected to
succeed jeremiah Roxby, who recently
moved from town.
The changes in membership required
reorganization of the committee and it
was accomplished by the election of w.
j. Watkins as chairman; A. b. Lamb,
secretary, and John l.. Hassler, treasurer.
After some discussion as to the merits
of the Crawford county system and the
cost of printing material to introduce it,
the figures for the latter being nominal,
the committee decided to adopt the re-
quests made at last springs primaries and
the primaries of this year will be hell un
der the new system.
Among the rules adopted for the sys-
TEN are the following The committee
Will furnish all blanks and ballots for
use at the primaries and defray the cost
of printing from the assessments made
upon people announcing themselves as
candidates. A candidate for High Con
stable will be assessed Sl.50; for Borough
Auditor 81; all candidates for ward offices
so cents each. The assessments must be
paid before the committee will place the
names of candidates on the primary
tickets. The name of each candidate
must be placed with the committee at
least three days before the date fixed for
holding the primary
AS there will be no election for Chief
Burgess or Receiver of Taxes this year
no assessments were fixed for these offices.
No time was fixed for holding the prima.
ries, This will be considered when the
committee meets again, on January 18th.
1t is believed that the new system for
holding the primaries will give better
satisfaction in all quarters. 1t will give
the voters of the respective wards chance
to learn who the candidates are before
the primaries are held and no "snap"
tickets can be sprung on primary. The
names of all candidates in the
respective wards will be placed on
one printed ticket, the name of each
voter will be recorded and a tally sheet
showing the result will be posted at each
polling place. BY the recording of voters
it is hoped TO deter Democrats from TAX
ing an active part in both the Republican
and Democratic primaries in one year
The new system will also do away with
the uncertainties attending the conven
tIons held by conferees and hereafter
the people will vote direct for their
candidates for the borough offices.
The candidates for these offices receiving
the majority of the votes cast at the pri-
maries of the five wards will be declared
the nominees of the party. The candidates
will find good features in the system by
having their names placed properly be-
fore the people at nominal cost and be
ing exempt from the striking" and sell
ing" system which has often been in.
dulged in by conferees.