The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-10
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN
Citizens Standing Committee Makes Ar
rangements For Spring Elections.
CANDIDATES MAY COME FORTH !
The Committee Elects officers and Adopts
Rules for the Better Carrying out of
the Crawford County system-Fees
and Time Fixed for Applications.

I VI bilO SlblNCllN party Vi JONl were arranged
at a meeting Of the Standing Committee last
night, and it is expected that candidates fol
positions on the party's ticket will begin tC
hustle within a few days
The committee organized by electinp r 7
James chairman, w. J. Watkins secretary
and B. j. Yost treasurer, and Charles Smith
was elected to fill the vacancy on the com.
mittce caused by the removal of David
Rennie from the First ward.
1t was decided that candidates for borouph
and ward offices on the Citizens ticket must
place their names with the required fees in
the hands of the committees secretary not
later than January 18th, at 1870 .. m. so that
the committee will have time to arrange the
tickets for the primaries and have them
printed
1t was also decided that the assessment,
shall be as follows High Constable. s1.5O
School Director and Councilman, 80 cents
Ward Assessor, 81; Justice of the Peace.
Sl5O; Constable, 81; Judge Of Election, 80
cents Inspector 80 cents.
The committee will meet ON Tuesday even
ing of each week and has adopted the follow
ing rules for its work
Whereas, At a meeting of the Citizens
Standing Committee Of the Borough of Shen-
andoah, Pa, held December 9th, 1895, it be-
came manifest that in order to more perfectly
carry out the Crawford County system of
nominations,
Therefore, be it resolved, That the following
rules are hereby adopted
1st. The committee shall organize each
year by electing a Chairman, Secretary and
Treasurer.
2nd. 1t shall he the duty of the Committee
to pOO0npt the 9ptiNrp onh q
borough elections issue calls designating the
time and place of holding borough and ward
conventions and, when deemed advisable and
feasible by a majority of the committee,
select two suitable persons to act as watchers
and obtain for them from the County Com
missioners certificates authorizing them to
perform the duties required of watchers.
Bird. All candidates for borough or ward
offices must notify the secretary of the com
mittee within such time as may be designated
by said committee of their intention to be-
come candidates, giving their full names and
addresses stating the offices for which they
are candidates and paying to the committee
such sums of money as may be hereafter
stated, as assessments towards the payment
of necessary expenses.
4th. 1t shall be the duty of the chairman
and secretary of the committee to see that all
tickets are printed and ready for delivery to
the committeeman of the respective wards
by IL o'clock, noon, of the day preceding the
holding Of the primary election
5th. The tickets for the primaries shall be
printed as follows 1st, Chief Burgess (when
there is one to be elected); second, Tax
Collector when there is one to be elected);
third, High Constable, when there is one to
be elected); fourth, Borough Auditor, (when
there is one to be elected); fifth, Councilmen:
sixth, School Directors seventh, Justice of
the Peace, (when there is one to be elected);
eighth, Constable, (when there is one to be
eleeted); ninth, Assessor, (wben there is one
to be elected) tenth, Judge of Election
eleventh, Inspector; twelfth committeeman.
9Th. Said tickets shall be printed at place
designated by majority of the committee
7th. All primary elections shall be held at
the regular polling place in each ward, except
when changed by a majority of the COM
mittee.
sth. The committeeman in each ward shall
appoint Judge of Election and he be em-
powered to appoint two clerks to assist in
conducting such primary election.
9th. All questions as to the legality of
votes challenged shall be decided by major
~ VI oRAu booAus pdlu l9bdlu utlblt dSoulll-
ing their duties shall first subscribe to the
usual oath taken at all Republican primaries
During the balloting they shall keep com
plete record of all persons voting, but shall
not in any way mark a ballot, and when the
poll closes shall announce the result and the
man receiving the greatest number of votes
for any Of the offices on the ticket shall be de-
cared the nominee for such office.
1Oth In pagps yyhprp thpra ara tyro or ,,,,,,g
offices to be filled the person receiving the
highest number of votes shall be declared the |
nominee, for the longest term of office, and |
the person receiving the next highest number
Of votes, shall be declared the nominee for
the next longest term of office.
11th. The elector or voter, shall designate |
the person ne intends to vote for for each
office, by placing cross in the square set
opposite the name of whom he desires to vote |
for, but shall not mutlate the ticket in any
other way shall fold and hand it to the
Judge of Election, who shall deposit it in the |
box in the presence of said elector.
18th. 1t shall be the duty Of the chairman |
1f the committee, and in his absence the .
secretary, to see that all nominees for ward .
II borough offices be properly certified to the
county Commissioners within the time speci- |
led by law so that there shall be no diff |
,ulty in having the tickets printed according |
% law.
18th. In case two or more candidates shall |
receive an equal number of votes, then the .
majority of said committee shall have the .
power to declare which of said candidates .
having an equal number of votes shall be the
lominee.
14th Inorder to defny the expenses neces-
IN r,r 10 tba printing of tbp tickets and the |
publishing of notices, etc, the committeeman
shall have the power to assess borough candi-
dates not less than 81 and ward candidates
not less than so cents. The said assessments
must be paid to the secretary Of the com
mittee on or before time to be fixed by said
committee and in default thereof the person,
or persons, so defaulting shall not be entitled |
to have his name. or their names, printed