Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY.
Rules Under Which 1t VIII Be Con-
Neutrality-suspicious. Committee
Will Meet at Warrenton May
10th to Receive Returns
and Declare the
Result.

Result.
Following are the rules and regu-
lations adopted by the congressional
committee for the government of
the primary, which is to be held
April 30th:
First-It is hereby ordered by the
Democratic congressional committee
of the Ninth 9th congressional
district that on Saturday, the thir-
tieth (30th) day of April, A. D..
1898. there shall be held in the sew
eral counties of this district a pri-
mary election for the purpose of
nominating a Democratic candidate
for congress. This election shall
be held at the several voting pre-
cincts of the several counties at
which the general state elections are
held. The polls shall be opened in
the several voting places in the va
rious counties at two (2) o'clock p.
m. and shall remain open until
seven 60 o'clock p. M, except in
such counties where there is being
held a general democratic primary,
at which places the polls shall be
opened and remain open SO long as
shall be provided and at such times
as the several Democratic commit
tees of these counties shall designate.
Second-All who supported the
Democratic national platform adopt
ed at Chicago in 1896 and all who
become Of age since and shall desire
to support those principles, shall be
entitled to vote for a candidate for
congress at the said primary cleo
| ton.
Third-Each candidate for con-
gress shall be entitled to name one
judge and one clerk, providing that
If there be only one candidate the
several committees of the different
counties shall select two judges and
necessary clerks for each precinct,
to act as such at each voting pre-
cinct except in those counties which
shall hold general primaries on that
day, when the regular judges and
clerks selected by the Democratic
county committees shall act as such
judges and clerks. And if from any
cause such candidates shall fail or
refuse to select such judges and
clerks OF if the judges and clerks so
selected shall fail or refuse to act
then five (5) qualified voters of such
precinct may select such judges and
clerks and in where such
judges and clerks are so selected by
the voters as aforesaid the vacancy
shall be filled from the supporters of
such candidates whose judges and
clerks fail or refuse to act. Each
voters name shall be entered in a
poll book provided for that purpose
and the ballots so received shall,
after having been counted, be care
fully sealed and transmitted to the
chairman of the committee, W. L.
Gupton, Montgomery, Mo-, except
in counties in which on said day
there shall be held general Demo
cratic primaries. the Democratic
chairman and secretary of such
county's committees shall certify
under oath to the said w. L. Gupton
the votes for candidates for congress
cast in such counties. After the
counting Of said vote cast for Demo-
cratic candidates for congress the
Judges and clerks shall make out and
certify duplicate statements thereof
showing the number of votes cast
for the respective candidates for
congress in said precincts, one copy
of which shall be retained by one of
the said judges and clerks and
the other transmitted to the said
w. L. Gupton, and all bal
lots, poll books and c~ertif-
Gates as herein provided shall be
to the said W. L. Gupton with
in three 90 days after said election
shall be held and on Tuesday, the
10th day of May, A. D., 1898, this
shall meet in the city of
Warrenton, Mo-, at 1 o'clock to cast
up and declare the result of said
election and the candidate receiving
the greatest numbbr of votes cast
in said election shall be declared the
nominee of the Democratic party for
congress in the Ninth (9th) congress-
ional district of Missouri. And at
said primary election the Democratic
voters shall elect in each county
two (2) congressional committeeman
who shall enter upon their duties as
such after this committee shall have
cast up and declared the result and
issued the certificate of nomination.
to the successful candidate and there
shall also be certified to the said W.
L. Gupton the vote on congressional
committeeman in the several co un
ties, and it shall also be the duty of
this committee to cast up and de-
clare the vote of the several coun-
ties for committeeman and the (2)
committeeman receiving the highest
number of votes shall be declared
elected and to whom shall be issued
of election for their re-
spectIve counties.
Fourth-The expenses of this pri-
mary election shall be borne equally
by the several candidates for con-
gress and shall be paid into the hands
the chairman of this committed
prior to said election. 1t shall be
the duty of the secretary of this
to furnish poll books and
for use at the various voting
precincts in this primary, except in
counties holding regular Democratic
on that day, in which
counties the names of candidates for
congress shall be placed on the regu-
ar Democratic ticket to be voted on
hat day. And in the event that
my of the counties in this district
hall order a general Democratic pri-
nary for the said 30th day of April,
\. D., 1898, the congressional cleo
ion shall be held subject to and in
with the provisions gov. ,
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