Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-26
Commissioners,
CLERK.

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Fourth. Tine commissioners shall for
ward the poll-books, certificates and
ballots under seal, to the County Clerk,
to be delivered by him TO the Secretary
of the Executive Committee, to be held
and recounted in case of contest, within
two days after the closing of the polls.
and the County Executive Committee
shall meet at 10 o'clock a. NJ, Tuesday,
August 2, 1898, at the Court house in
Charles Town, and shall open and count
the votes and declare the result. The
candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for the respective offices tor
which they have been candidates, shall
be declared by the Executive Commit
tee to be the Democratic nominee for
said offices.
Fifth. The duty of the commissioners
shall be to receive the,Yotes of all who
who will support the nominees, of all
the county, and will be legal voters at
the next election, of all young men
known to be Democrats, who will be of
age at the next general election, and
none other.
Sixth. Each person desiring to be a
C, mediate at such Primary Election
shall five days prior thereto, furnish to
John NJ. Daniel, Chairman.
County Executive Committee.t o..
Charles Town, Jefferson county, w. Va. \
i'll writing, his full name and the office,
for which he is candidate.
Sever til, Should theIe be tie vote
between two or more candidates, tue
choice shall be made by drawing bal
lots by the tied candidates, or it may be
decided by the Executive Committee
in any manner that the candidates may
agree upon
Eighth. The names of all candidates
will be placed on one ticket, under tn"
respective heading of the positions for
which they are candidates and the voter
will erase tho names of all except the
person or persons he desires to vote for.
If more than one name for each Office
should be allowed TO remain by the
voter, the ballot for that office will not
DO counted.
Ninth. The printing Of the tick ct shall
be under the supervision of the chair
man of the County Executive Commit
tee, and no name 1iU be placed on the
ticket UnLeSS the candidate complies 1Cith
1uie Tho time for holding the Pri-
mary Election shall be Saturday, July
30, 1898; from 9 p. IN, till s1nset-at Har-
until o p. IN. The Commissioners of
ELect;o', tciI see that the returns OF this
Primary Election are deLiVcred to the
Clerk Of the County Court By 10 o'clock a.
Tenth That names of candidates for
Congress, State Senate and District
Delegates be printed on the tickets, in
stead of placing the names of delegates
to Conventions to nominate such can
didates and that the voter cast his vote
direct for the candidate for these re-
spective offices and the candidate ro-
ceivipg the highest number of votes
cast at the Primary Election shall be
entitled to the delegates to such con-
Vention and shall select his own dele
gates provided candidates are announc-
ed in time to have their names put OF
the ticket
For Congress, for Senatorial and Dis
trict Delegates one delegate for every
one hundred votes and majority frac-
ton thereof, on the basis of the last Con-
gressiODal vote.
Eleventh. The Secretary of the Exec
utise Committee shall make out poll
books, and have tickets printed.
The Democratic papers of the county
arc requested to publish tho proceedings
of this meeting.
ID. L. Far, JNo. NJ. DANIEL,
Secretary Chairman.