People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-17
PRIMARY ELECTION.

II is hereby ordered by the Populist COM
mittee Of the Nineteelih 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
end Cowely. for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Judge Of the Nineteenth Judi
cial district 70 be voted for at the ensuing No
yember election; that said primaries shall be
held as follows:
FiIst-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 10 case the Dem
ccr8.s shall not nominate y candidate for
Judge Of the district, It shall be the duty Of
said committeeman to appoint az said addi-
HOn8l judge the Democratic committeeman
Of said township, ward, or voting precinct;
and that said Popu!ist COMMITTEEMAN is re-
Quested to appoint as clerk Of said primaries,
free silver Republican who will support the
nominee OF the prim aries.
eecond-T5e said officers shall at 2o'clOck
p. N. OF said day, in each township, and at 6
O'Clock D. ID. In each ward, open the polls
shall remain open In each township FIVE %
hours, and In each ward three 81 hours. II
shall be the duty OF the clerk OF said primary
TO keep list Of the names Of the persons vOt.
Ing at said primaries, and II sh al be the DUTY
OF said iudge 10 determine who s. all be en-
titled to vote, but 10 case Of disagreement
OF said judges as 70 the right OF any person TO
vete, then the clerk Of said primary shall be
entitled to vote upon said question.
Third.-The 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 II shall
be to keep all Of said ballots in conspicuous
place, and to furnish each voter With the bal
lot which he desires 70 vote.
Fourth Every voter who voted for any
OF the Bryan electors, and who signifies his
willingness 70 support the nominee Of the
primaries. shall be entitled to vote ct said
primary; and any person who voted for the
Bryan electors may be eligible as candidate
before said primaries; provided: however,
that no person who has been a candidate be-
fore:or nominated by any other convention
or primary for judge of the district court,
shall be eligible as Q candidate before said
primaries.
Fifih.-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 candidate
to the secretary OF this committee; said GER
uAcate shall be enclosed in an envelope
marked "votes pOlled At - manning town
ship or ward August q, 1897" Said secretary
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 vttes shall be counted by the said chair
man and secretary, and the candidate re-
ceiving the greatest number Of votes shall,
by said chairman and secretary, be declared
the nominee of said primaries.
SiXth.-lp case there Is an equal number OF
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 eandi-
date In whose interest said means were used,
shall not 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 prinar.
les shall be preserved by the said officers OF
Of each township or ward for the period Of one
Month, and in case Of q contest, shall be fur
nished this committee upon application for
the same