People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-08
PRIMARY ELECTION,

1t is hereby ordered by the POpullst COM
mittee OF the Nineteenth Judicial district, sit.
ting at Oxford, Kansas June 9Th. 1897, that
on the 2lst day OF August 1897, a primary cleo
ton shall be held in the counties OF Sumner
and COwely. for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for judge OF the Nineteenth Judi
cial district to be voted for at the ensuing No.
vember election; that said primaries shall be
held as follows:
First-0n the said day the Populist commit
teeman Of each township and ward, or voting
precinct, shall appoint one person TO act with
him asa judge. and another person to act as
clerk Of said primaries; that IN case the Dem =
scra,s shall not nominate candidate for
judge OF the district, 1t shall be the duty of
said committeeman to appoint as said addi-
Honal Judge the Democratic committeeman
OF said township, wsrd or voting precinct;
ana that said P0pu!ist COMMITTEE man is re-
Quested to appoint as clerk Of said primaries,
free silver Republican who will support the
nominee Of the prim aries
SecOnd-Tbe said officers shall at 2o'clock
p. m. OF said day, In each township, and at 6
o'clock p. m. in each ward, open the polls
Tor the reception OF votes; that said polls
shall remain open in each township Eve (5)
hours, and In each ward three 90 hours 1t
shall be the duty OF the clerk Of said primary
10 keep list Ofthe names Of the persons vOt-
ing at said primaries, and 1t sh al be the duty
OF said junees 10 determine who SHALL be en-
Titled to vote, but in case OF disagreement
OF said judges as to the right Of any person to
vote, then the clerk of said primary shall be
entitled TO a vote upon said question.
Third said voting shall be by ballot,
with the name Of the candidate voted for
printed or written upon the same. The
said ballots shall be furnished by the candi-
dates to the said officers whose duty it shall
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place, and to furnish each voter with the bal
lot which he desires to vote.
Fourth Every voter who voted for any
OF the Bryan electors, and who signifies his
Willingness to support the nominee of the
primaries. shall be entitled TO a vote at said
primary; and any person who voted for the
Bryan electors may be eligible as candidate
before said primaries provided however
shat no person who has been a candidate be-
lore.or nominated by any other convention
or primary for judge of the district court
shall be eligible as a candidate before said
primaries.
Fifth.-It shall be the duty OF said officers
after said polls are closed to Count said bal
lots cast at said primaries, and certify the
number OF votes received by each candid IA tie
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shcate shall be enclosed in an envelope
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shall preserve said envelope unopened until
the 18th OF August, 1897, when he shall open
the same In the presence of the chairman and
such candidates as may be present; then the
said votes shall be counted by the said chair
man and secretary, and the candidate re-
eolVlng the greatest number of votes shall
Dy said chairman and secretary, be declared
the nominee Of said primaries
Sixth.-ln case there is an equal number CT
votes received by any number Of candidates
the names OF said candidates shall be placed
In box and the first name drawn from the
same by the chairman or secretary shall be
the nominee Of said primaries.
Seventh.-lf any candidates, or the friend
OF any candidate, or any other person shall
use spirits, cigars. money, or any other such
means TO influence voters at said primaries
the votes cast at such place for the candi-
GATE In whose interest said means were used,
snail net be counted, but said fact shall be
grounds Of contest which contest shall be
determined by the committeeman.
Eighth.-All ballots cast at the said primar.
les shall be preserved by the said officers of
OF each township or ward for the period of one
Honth, and In case of contest. shall be fur
nished this committee upon application for
the same