The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-08-05

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effect temporary organization.
The Chairman of the convention
shall appoint such clerks or tellers as
may be necessary to facilitate the
business of the convention.
Sec. Z. The Chairman of the
County Committee shall have prepar-
ed return statement, which shall
have been compiled from the dupli-
cate statements sent him from the
several election districts, and present
the same to the Chairman of the Con
vention. After the receipt of such
return statement, or cause shown for
its noh production, the election re-
turns from the different districts shall
be called for, opened, and the returns
examined and compared with the re-
turn statement.
Sec. 4. The candidate who shall
have received the highest number of
votes, as shown by the approved re-
turns, shall be declared the nominee.
In case of tie vote, the nomination
shall be determined by casting lots.
Where two persons are to be nomi-
mated for the same Office the two can
didates receiving the highest number
of votes shall be nominated
! Sec. S. 1t shall be good ground
Of objection to any return from any
district that the duplicate statement
directed to be sent to the County
Chairman was unduly delayed, or that
the provisions of the election laws
and these rules were violated at such
ell ection.
Sec. 6. Whenever any question is
raised as to the regularity of the re-
turn from any district, it shall be the
duty of the Convention to appoint a
Committee of at least five members
of the Convention to inquire into and
make report Of the facts, and such
recommendations as the Committee
may deem proper.
But no return from any district
| shall be accepted in the Convention
when it shall appear that the officers
conducting the primary election have
not complied with the provisions of
these rules respecting the immediate
posting Of statement showing the
result of the election upon the door
of the polling place, and the prompt
Transmission to the County Chairman
of the duplicate statement.
Sec. 7. The voting in convention
shall be open and any two members
may require the yeas and nays on any
question.
Sec. 8. Where candidates for de-
legates to the State Convention shall
, have registered with the Chairman
and shall have been voted for at the
; Primary Election-those receiving
the highest number Of votes shall
be named as the Delegates.
OF ELIGIBILITY.
Sec. I. If It shall be made tc
: appear to the satisfaction of major
ity of the Convention, that any can
, didate before 1t for nomination to any
Office shall have offered or paid an,
: money or valuable thing, Or made any
t promise of money or valuable thing
, to take effect in future, as an induce
y ment to any voter to vote for him a,
= the primary election, or shall have
r caused the same to be done in his
r behalf ; or if any candidate shall in.
t duce or attempt to induce another
: |person to announce his name anc
run as the candidate for nomination
, to the same Office for which he is
seeking the nomination, with intent
: thereby to withdraw votes from some
third candidate for nomination for the
same office, or if such candidate shall
cause and procure the same to be
done by another in his behalf, the
, name of such candidate as we'll as the
name Of the candidate so induced to
be a candidate, shall be immediatel,
struck from the list of candidates or
, If any such facts be ascertained after
his nomination shall have been made,
, to the satisfaction of majority of the
members of the Standing Committee,
the nomination shall be struck from
= the ticket and the vacancy supplied by
| new nomination to be made by the
members of the Standing Committee.
Any candidate offending against
the provisions of this rule shall be
! Ineligible to any nomination for a
} period of five years.
Sec. ?. No per son shall be eligi.
| BILE to a nomination by the party who
has opposed the democratic ticket at
the next preceding election.
, Sec. 8. Each and every candidate
for nomination to any Office desiring
+ his name to be printed upon the
tickets provided to be furnished under
these rules, shall register his name,
post Office address and name of office