Morris tribune., 1896-02-26

provisions of the law this primary
election must be held at some time
between 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock p. m.
| You will fix the hour and places for
the primaries in your notice of the
convention. All primaries in the
county must be held the same day
and hour. Primaries must be held
open at least one hour. They are to
be called to order by the chairman or
secretary of the committee of the dis
trict, or, in their absence, by some
qualified voter of the party, then a
chairman, clerk of election, and two
| judges are to be chosen by the voters
present; these officers are to be
chosen by viva voce vote, or the coun-
ty committee may select such officers
for the primaries. All delegates to
the convention must be elected by
ballot. Each qualified elector at
such primary shall place on his bal
lot, either written or printed, or part
ly written and partly printed, as
many names for delegates as the pre-
cinct is entitled to in the county con-
vention. If any ballot contains more
names than such precinct is entitled
to delegates it is wholly void. The
persons receiving the highest number
of votes shall be declared elected, and
a plurality shall elect.
1t is the duty of the chairman of
the primary to administer the oath of
office to the judges and clerks and to
any voter whose vote is challenged.
No person is authorized to vote at a
caucus unless he affiliated at the last
general election with the Republican
party, or unless he makes oath that
he has changed his political affilia-
ton since the last election, and the
judges are to pass upon the truth of
such statements and receive or reject
his vote in accordance with their con-
illusions. No,person can vote unless
he has resided in the precinct for
thirty days before the primary
It is the duty Of the clerk to keep
minutes Of the proceedings and adj
minister the oath of Office to the
chairman.
It is the duty Of the judges to re-
ceive the votes Of all voters qualified
to vote at the primary, and to make
report of the name and address of
every voter before he is allowed to
vote; and in case vote is challenged
the judges shall refuse. to receive the
vote until the voter makes oath that
he is a qualified voter within the
definition above given, and also that
he resides in the election district
where the primary election is being
held, with the location of his place Of
residence. If any voter did not
vote at the last election because he
was not of age or did not reside in
the state, or because of sickness or
other reason satisfactory to the
judges, his vote shall nevertheless
be received if he makes oath that he
affiliates with the Republican party
The form to be administered to the
officers Of the primary is the same as
the oath that is administered to
the officers at a general election. At
the time of closing the polls it is the
duty Of the judges to count the votes
and report the same to the chairman.
who shall announce the result and
declare the candidates for delegates
receiving a plurality Of the votes as
duly elected.
It is the duty Of the chairman and
clerk to furnish the delegates elected
proper credentials certifying their
election, and also to furnish the
chairman Of the county committee a
list Of the names and places Of resi-
dence of the electors voting at said
primary election
In any county containing a popu-
lation Of not more than 1000 persons
the county committee may treat the
entire county as one election district
and hold but one primary election
for the entire county.
The law also provides that if any
person chosen as delegate fails to
to serve that he shall not give a proxy,
but the vacancy caused by his failure
to serve shall be filed by the delega-
ton by the election of some qualified
elector who resides in their election