People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-01
PRIMARY ELECTION.

It's hereby ordered by the Populist COM
mittee Of the Nineteenth Judicial district, sit.
ting at Oxford, Kansas, June 5th. 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 tue Nineteenth Judi
cial district to be voted for at the ensuing No
vember election; that said primari ; 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 Den
rcra,s shall not nominate a candidate for
judge OF the district, it shall be the duty Of
said committeeman to appoint as said addi-
tiOnal Judge the Democratic committeeman
OF said township, ward, or voting precinct;
and that said Popuist cOmmitte. man Is Ie-
quested to appoint as clerk Of said primaries,
free silver Republican who will support the
nominee OF the primaries.
Second-Tbe said officers shall at 2O'clOck
,. m. Of said day, In each township, and at 6
o'clock p. m. in each ward, open the polls
for the reception Of votes; that said polls
shall remain open In each township five (5)
hours, and In each ward three o. hours. 1t
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 it sh II be the duty
OF said judges TO determine who S all be en-
titled to vote, but in case of a disagreement
OF said judges as to the right OF any person to
vote, then the clerk of said primary shall be
sntitled 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
eaid ballots shall be furnished by the candi-
dates to the said officers whose duty it shall
be to keep all Of said ballots in a conspicuous
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 a candidate
before said primaries; provided however
hat 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 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 candidate
to the secretary of this committee; said GER
rhcate shall be enclosed in an envelope
marked votes polled al - 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 votes 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.-ln 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 candi-
date 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
h.onth, and in case of a contest, shall be fur
nished this committee upon application for
the same.