Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-30
MANY RADICAL CHANGES.

At the last democratic town convention
a committee consisting of Morltz Grelle,
John H. Moran, Robert A. Lowe, Edward
G. Kilduff, John j. McAuliff, John Mort
arty, Edward B. Kelley and Patrick w.
Halpin, two from each ward, were ap-
pointed to formulate set of rules COVER
ming the democratic party of Waterbury.
Much time and study was given to the mat
ter, resulting in the adoption of the fol-
lowing rules:
NUMBER AND WHEN HELD.
l. On Friday of the second week pre-
ceding the first Monday of October in each
year. there shall be held n primary, to be
called the local primary in each district or
ward, to elect three members of the town
committee, Il candidate for alderman, can
didates for councilmen and delegates to
the town, city and school conventions.
In 1894 aud biennially thereafter, there
shall be held primary, to be called
general primary, in each district or ward,
to elect delegates to conventions, to elect
delegates to the state, congressional, sena-
torial and probate conventions and when
a sheriff is to be voted for, to the
shrievalty conventions, which primaries
shall be held at a time fixed by the town
committee. In any year when presl-
dental election is to occur special pri-
mary shall be held in each district or ward,
to elect delegates to convention, to elect
delegates to the state convention, for the
election of delegates to the national con-
vention, which special primary shall be
held at time to be fixed by the town
committee.
POLLS OPEN.
All primaries shall open at / p m. and
remain open until nine p. IN. The last re-
vised registry list shall be used in voting
at all primaries and no person whose name
is not upon such list shall be entitled to
vote, or shall be chosen delegate 10 any
convention from ward to district.
TOWN COMMITTEE.
There shall be town committee of
twelve, three from each ward, chosen an
nually at the local primary, whose term of
Office shall be for one year from and
after the first day of January succeeding
their election, and until their successors
are elected and qualified. During the
month of January succeeding their cleo
ton, the persons chosen to act as town
committee, shall meet for the purpose of
organization and shall at that meeting
elect chairman. who need not of neces-
sity be- and secretary, who shall be, one
of their number and finance committee
of five to consist of the chairman of the
town committee and four others not mem
bers of the town committee. Said finance
committee shall collect all moneys neces-
sarE Tor election purposes, and shall dis
burSe the same either through the members
of the town committee or i'll such manner
as may to them seem best. Should any
town committee fail to elect such chair
man. secretary or finance committee dur
i'm of In lie
election, the chairman, secretary and fl
nance committee of the proceeding year
shall hold their offices until a town COM
mittee shall elect their successors during
some succeeding january. If any vacancy
occurs i'll any of the said offices or in the
finance committee by reason of death,
resignation, removal or any other cause,
the town committee shall fill any such va
cancy within thirty 900 days after 1t Oc-
ours.
DUTIES OF CUMMIrTEEMEN.
The members of the town committee
of each district or ward shall have
charge of the primaries held in
the district or ward which
elected them members of the town COM
mittee, until their successors shall have
been chosen, and one of them, to be cho-
sen by themselves, shall be the moderator
in that ward, or district of every primary.
The secretary of the town committee shall
give the proper credentials to each duly
elected delegate or alternate ut large, to
conventions. All primaries except rs
herein provided must be advertised at
least three days before holding the same
The chairman of the town committee shall
at least three days prior to the time of
holding the primary meetings, select three
in ct ho hol1
be authorized to conduct the primary cleo
tons in case of neglect or refusal of the
town committeeman to act The three
members of the town committee in each
district or ward, at the first primary held
in 1894, shall act with the present member
and such four members shall constitute
the committee in that district or ward I'M
til the expiration of the present mt mbers'
term. And the town committee as then
constituted, shall elect II finance committee
whose duties are named herein.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
5. The basis of representation shall be
the vote cast for the democratic candidate
for governor at the last preceding gubcrna-
tOral election.
NUMBER OF DELEGATES.
6. Each of the several voting districts
in said town, city or school district, shall
be entitled to five delegates; and one dele
gate for every 300 votes above l 900; and
if in any voting district there Shall be
a fractional part of 200 votes in excess of
l ,0O0, then, one delegate for such fractional
part if 100 votes or more. 1t shall be the
duty of the chairman of the town commit
tee to insert in his general call for primal
ries (said call to be issued ut at least five
(5) days before the primaries are to be
heidi the number of delegates to which
each district or ward is entitled; but in no
instance shall the lumber be less than five
to any ward or district
ONE ALTERNATE AT LARGE.
7. In addition to the delegates to which
each district or ward is entitled, Their,
shall be elected in each district or ward
to each convention, one person to bt
known and designated as ''alternate at
large, who shall be entitled to take the
seat of any delegate absent from tn It dis |
trict or ward, but the power of eubstltu-
ton shall not be exercised by any dele
gate.
RELATING TO TICKETS.
8. All tickets presented Mt primaries
shall be uniform in size. 8 by 4 inches |
and shall he printed on plain white. forty |
pound machine book paper. No colorrd. |
tinted or tissue ballot, nor any ether thai !
has any distinguishing cut. design or othe' |
mark upon it. nor any double ballot. shall. |
be counted for any person upon sucL |
ticket.
BOX-TENDERS AND CHECKERS.
8. Each ticket to be voted for at a pri-
mary election IN each district or ward |
must be presented to the moderator in
zach district ward, before the opening
Of the polls, and there shall be printed
thereon the name of one person to act as
oox-tender and another as checker. From,
the person so named. the moderator shall
appoint boX-tender ami assistant box
tender. and checker and assistant
checker. but IN no case shall both the box
tender and the checker be the persons
named on one and the same ticket, unless
only one ticket is being voted; and th'
first boX-tender and the first checker shall
be selected from the opposing tickets
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