The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-05-30
IT'S AUGUST 4.
The Day for Holding the Democratic
Primary in the Fourth Con-
gressional District.

Fourth Congressional District met at
Elizabethtown last Wednesday afternoon
for the purpose Of adopting a means OF
nominating candidate for Congress.
After short and pleasant session a pri-
mary election was decided upon and
August set for the date. The following
resolutions were adopted.
RESOLVED l, That on Saturday, August
4th, 1894, Primary election be held in
this, the Fourth Congressional District
OF Kentucky, consisting of the counties
of Breckenridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Green,
Hardin, Hart, LaRue, Marion, Mead 4,
Nelson, Ohio, Taylor and Washington
for the purpose of nominating a Demo
cratic candidate for Representative in
Congress to be voted for at the ensuing
November election and that on the day
the polls be opened at the usual places
in the several precincts in the district
and kept open from Z a. m. until 4 p m
2. That all Democrats who voted for
Grover Cleveland at the last President
election, and all known Democrats who
for sufficient reason sickness, absence
from precinct, or want of necessary legal
qualifications failed to vote in that
election, shall be allowed TO vote in this
Primary, provided they possess the
necessary legal qualifications on the date
thereof and it is made the duty OF the
election officers to examine under oath
any applicant to vote whose right to vote
under this resolution they may doubt.
3. Any person desiring to submit his
name to the voters in this Primary shall
n v,lxy
appear in person or by attorney before
Circuit Court Clerks Office in Elizabeth
town and notify him OF the fact that he
is a candidate, and deposit with him
such a sum of money as will result from
dividing 81 500 by the number of candi.
used in defraying the expenses OF this
Primary. The excess if any shall be re-
turned pro rata to the candidates who
exist, it shall be borne by them in the
same manner. 1t is hereby made the
duty Of said Chairman to be present in
person or by representative as provided
above.
4. The Chairmen of the several coun-
ties in district are hereby authorized To
appoint the officers of election for their
respective counties from lists as provided
by law and to notify in writing delivered
in person or by messenger said officers
of their appointment and to distribute
the notices, ballot books, cards, ETC., re
quired for the legal conduct of this Pri-
mary.
g. 1t shall be the duty of the sheriffs
of election of the several voting precincts
in the district to deliver the returns OF
their respective precincts to their
respective County Chairman at the
County Court Clerks Office of their
county at or before 2 p. m. Wednesday,
August s.
6. 1t shall be the duty OF the members
of this Committee to deliver the returns
OF their counties TO the Chairman of this
Committe at the Circuit Court Clerks
office in Elizabetbtown, Wednesday,
August Is, at or before p. m.
7. The Secretary OF this Committee is
hereby authorized to let to the lowest
bidder the contract for printing the bal
lots, notices, instruction cards ETC.,
necessary to the legal conduct of this
election, and delivering same to the sew
eral County Chairmen.
8. That this Committee shall meet at
the Circuit Court Clerks Office in Eliza
BEETHOVEN on Wednesday, August 10, at
p. IN. for the purpose OF canvassing the
returns and declaring the nominee.
8. II on the 10Th day of July but one
candidate shall appear and comply with
the conditions imposed by this Com
m ttee, it shall be the duty of the Chair
man to call this Committee together at
Elizabethtown ON Thursday, July 20, at
| IL a. m. and said Committee shall then
declare the candidate who has complied
with the conditions imposed TO be the
nominee OF the Democratic party.
10. That in all towns in which regis
tration is required by law, the last
registration had in said towns shall be
operative for this Primary.
IL. That the officers OF election fol
this Primary shall be paid one dollar
each for their services.
IL. That copy of these resolutions be
furnished to every county paper in the
district and they be requested to pub
lish same in full.
Bullitt-F. p. Straus; Chairman pre-
tenn.
District Chairman-p. w. Rider, Proxy
for w. III. Gardner.
Washinton-J. t. Craycraft, proxy fol
w. ii. Sweeney.
Taylor-S. G. McElroy, proxy for w
S. Shively.
Ohio-B. ID. Ringo, proxy for G. B
Likens.
Nelson-F. NJ. Joplin, proxy for Wood
ford Hall.
fieade-F. J. McAuliffe, Secretary.
Marion-S. G. McElroy.
LaRue-S. @. Fitzpatrick.
Hart--D A. McCandless.
Hardin-Josiah Phillips
Green-D. w. Allen.
Grayson-W. b. Hill.
Breckenridge-W. II Marriott, prox.
for ID. r. Murray.