Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-07-17
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FOUrLh. Ihe commissioners shall Tor
ward the .poll-books, certificates and
ballots under seal, to tho County Clerk.
to DO delivered by him to the Secretary
of the Executive Committee, to be held
and recounted in case of contest, with
in two days after the closing of the polls,
and the County Executive Committee
shall meet ut 10 o'c'ok n. M, Tuesday,
August il. 1894, at the Court house in
Charles Town, and shall open and count
the votes and declare the result The
candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for the respective offices for
which they have been candidates, shall
be declared by the Executive Commit
tee TO he the Democratic nominee for
said offices.
Fifth. The duty of the commissioners
shall be to receive the votes of all who
supported the Democratic State and
National ticket at tho last election, and
intend supporting said ticket at the
coming elections, OF all Democrats who
have moved into the county, andl viii be
legal voters at the next election, of all
young men known to be Democrats, who
will be of age at the next general cleo
tiou, and none other.
Sixth Each person desiring to be
candidate Mt such Primary Election
shall five days prior thereto, furnish to
County Executive Committee, { r. o..
Kabletown. Jefferson county, w. Va. }
in writing, his full name and thu office,
for which he desires to be candidate,
named below to pay the expenses OF the
Primary Election:
For House of Delegates. ..-.... $40 90
For District Delegate to House of
Delegates Observation-Disclosures. 20 co
For State Senator .......... 20 90
For Clerk of Circuit Court ~ 10 co
For County Commissioners. 90
For County Superintendent of
Free Schools ............ co
Seventh. Should there be tie vote
between two or more candidates, the
choice shall be made by drawing BAL
lots by the tied candidates, or it may be
decided by the Executive Committee in
any manner that the candidates may
agree upon.
Eighth. Tho names of all candidates
will be placed on one ticket, under the
respective heading of the positions for
which they are candidates and the voter
will erase he names of all except the
person or persons lie desires to vote for.
IF more than one name for each office
should be allowed to remain by the
voter, the ballot for that Office will rot
be o0unteH,
Ninth. The printing OF the ticket shall
be under the supervision of the County
Executive Committee, and no name IUiIL
he placed on the general ticket unless the
candidate complies lGith I,ltLe @. The time
for holding the Primary Election shall
be Saturday. August 18th, 1894, from l
p. III. till snuset-at Harper's Ferry the
polls to be kept open until 8. p. IN. The
Comm siQHeFS Of Election triH see that
the returns M this IIs;isHry Election are
GicIiUered tothe CLERK Of Tho Comfy Court
by 10 o'clock II. an, Il MgHSt u, 1891.
Tenth. On motion II was ordered that
names of candidat rs for Congress, State
Senate and District Delegates be print
ed OH the tickets, instead of placing the
names of delegates to Conventions to
nominate suclI candidates aud that tho
voter cast his vote dirsnt for tho capdi-
date for these respective offices and the
candidate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes cast at the Primary EleC-
tien shall be entitled to the delegates
to such convention and shall select his
own delegates.
For National House of Representa-
tiVes the delegates s6lnnted by the sue
cessful candidate to be upon the basis of
one for every fifty votes cast at the last
Presidential election. For Senatorial
aud District Delegates one delegate for
every one hundred votes and Inajoity
fraction thereof, on the baAis of the last
Presidential vote.
Eleventh. The Secretary OF the Exec
utiye Committee shall make ont poll
books, and have tickets printed.
The Democratic papers of the county
are requested to publish the proceedings
of this meeting.
JNO. NJ. DANIEL,
JAS. W. STRIDER. Chairman.
Secretary.