Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-10
PRIMARY ELECTION ORDERED.

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Ironton, Mo-. Saturday, May 9Th, 1894,
Present: w. T. O'Neal, j. b. Hamp.
ton, E. M. Logan. VIM. Ruddock, w.
j. Russell. w. A. Fletcher, Jos. A.
Revburn and E. D. AXE.
The following business was then
transacted.
w. T. O'Neal rendered his resigna-
ton as q member of the Committee,
which, on motion, was accepted.
On motion. it was ordered that a
Primary Election be held on Saturday,
June 80, 1894, to nominate candidates
for the various county Offices. and the
following rules were adopted to gov
ern the same:
The judges and clerks of the cleo
ton will be sworn not to violate the
secrecy of the ballot; and the former
to take charge of the ballots and poll
books and cause them to be safely de-
livered at the county seat to the Chair
man of the Executive Committee.
Judges will not permit illegal yot-
ing, and in cases of doubt they will
cause the voter to be sworn.
No voter will be permitted to cast
his ballot at any other than his home
precinct. Judges will see this rule
strictly enforced.
Only known Democrats will be per-
mitted to vote at this election, and
the judges of election will strictly en-
force this rule.
Candidates for county Offices will
be charged a fee of $1,000, and for
township offices. $3.50, the fee to be
paid before the candidates name can
be put on the ticket. Provided, that
an additional assessment will be made
after the primary election upon the
successful candidates, if found necessa-
ry.
The fee of $1,000 to be paid not lat
err than June 18th.
The usual fees will be paid judges,
clerks, and messengers.
The following persons were then
chosen to serve as as judges of cleo
ton at the various precincts-the
judges being empowered to select their
clerks, four at each poll:
UNION TOWNSHIP.
Des Arc-Thos. p. Fitz, Chas. H.
Collins, t. B. Lowe, George Wallis.
Amnapolis-Jesse McGlothlin, J. B.
Buckner, VIM. (Skip Lewis, and E.. c.
Rockwell.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Dunn's Precinct--Joe Sam Boiling
err, VIM. Dunn, Leroy Lewis, G. w.
Scoggin.
Folks Precinct-Chas. Miller, H. N.
j. r. Boswell, Randall
Dunn.
ARCADIA TOWNSHIP.
Ironton-W. r. Edgar, Jas. B. Evans,
F. NJ. Shoush, Gilbert Whitworth.
Pilot Knob - Abner Hancock, Jos.
Stafford, VIM. Steffens, VIM. Bel.
IRON TOWNSHIP.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Hill, Ed. Doyle,
Seitz, John Simpson.
GraniteUille - Jasper Fitzpatrick,
Kidd, James Sizemore, Char
ley Orrlck.
BellevieaO-S. E. Buford. N Warren,
JAS Harral, R. j. Hill.
KAOLIN TOWNSHIP.
Kaolim-Jas. Barger, VIM. Imboden,
Jas. Campbell. F. Mills.
Love, Sol. Nelson, JEFF. HARRISON.
Imboden Precinct-Tom Fitzgerald,
John w. Reagan, Samuel Hatridge,
John McEntire.
DENT TOWNSHIP.
Henderson Precinct-Joseph Thomp-
son. Houston Latham, Nelson Hawk,
Giles Mcmahon.
Loye's Precinct-D. S. Love, James
D. Scott, James M. Lucas, James AL
corn.
The Primary will be held under the
law enacted by the Legisla-
,ure of 1S88-89, and under the Austria
ian system:
"Be 1t enacted By the General assembly
IF the State Of Missouri, as tolloacs:
SECTION l. The judges, clerks and |
,ellers of any primary election held for
he purpose of nominating candidates
or election, or of selecting delegates
% nominating convention whereby |
are selected for any public
,ffice, shall. before entering upon their
luties, take and subscribe the oath |
prescribed by law for judges and clerks
If election.
''SEC. 2. Any persons voting at any
such primary election who is not quail
fed to vote in the election precinct
where he offers to vote at the next
state, county or municipal election, or
who shall vote more than once at the
same or different precincts or polls on
he same day in the same election,
shall be punished by fine not ex-
seeding one hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not ex-
seeding thirty days, or by both such
inc and Imprisonment.
.SEC. 8. Every person who shall
procure any illegal vote to
De cast at such primary election shall
,e deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
md upon conviction thereof, pun
shed as provided for in section 2 of
his act.
"SEC. 4. Any Judge. clerk or teller
Of any primary election held by any
political party in this state. who shall |
make or return a fraudulent state
nent of the result of such election,
shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
neanor, and, upon conviction, pun
shed as hereinbefore provided"
It was, on motion. decided to call a !
mass meeting of Democrats at the
courthouse in Ironton, on Saturday, |
June 9th, 1894, to choose delegates to
he Congressional and Senatorial Con-
ventions. and the Chairman and Secre-
AIRY were ordered to give proper no.
ice thereof.
The following members of the Ex-