The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-25
Saturday, the 18th day Of March, 1898,

; Prosecuting Atty, 9th Judicial Dis.
Senator, Davies and Dubois counties
Representative Pike and Dubois coun
ties.
Cl, rk Dubois Circuit Court
Auditor of Dubois county.
Recorder I"
Treasurer =" @
| Coroner -
| Surveyor :" 90
Commissioner for First district.
Commissioner for Second district.
Sheriff of Dubois county.
. The polls will be open in the severa
townships on said day at the following
places, to-wit:
columbia Township
Precinct No. l, Crystal school house.
n No, 2, uuion Valley school hons,
HARRISON Township
Precinct No. l. KellervilIc school house.
No. 2, Haysville school house.
Boone Township
Precinct No. /. Portcrsvilles .hool house
No. 2. Miley school house.
Madison Township
Precinct No 1, Ireland school house.
No 2, Prtle school house.
Bainbridge Township
Precinct No. and 8, George Mehringerl
Precinct No. ?, Jasper school house.
Marion Township
Precinct No l. Lockman school house.
| Hall Township
Precinct No. 1, Celestine school house.
No. .. Jacobs school house.
Jefferson Township
| Precinct \ /, Schncllville school house
| No. z Birdscye school house.
Jackson Township
Precinct No /, 1t. Anthony school house
No z. Bretzyille school house.
Patoka Township
Precincts No l. and 3, City Hall. Hunt
ingburg.
Precinct No. 4. Dun school house.
Cass Township
Precinct No. l. Holland school house
4" No. z. II. Henry school house.
Ferdinand Township
Precinct No. l. Ferdinand school honse.
:" No. z, Ferdinand school house.
The Dubois county Central Commit
tee elected the following named persons
as Primary Election Commissioners to
supervise said primary, viz: Richard
NJ. Milburn, president, George X. Will
son, treasurer, and John +. McFall, sec
retary, who shall serve without compen-
'sation.
The Central Committee also adopted
the following rules to govern said
election:
RULE L. The Australian ballot law
shall be carried out as nearly as practi-
cable to do so except as to the use OF
booths. Where booths are not conven-
lent, ordinary tables may be used.
RuLE2. The precinct committeeman
in which the election is held shall be the
inspector of the same, and he shall APP
point one Judge, two clerks and one
sheriff 10 conduct said primary election
The inspectors, judges and clerks shall
not be of kin 10 any candidate
RULE 3. The members OF said election
boards shall be sworn by some person.
to administer oaths if con
venient, if not, the Inspector shall adj
the oath to the Judge and poll
clerks, and the Judge the oath to the in
spector.
RULE 4. The polls shall be open at
the various voting places as herein fixed
at s o'clock a. IN. of said day, and con-
tinue open until u o'clock p. m, or asI
long as there are any votes offered and
received every fifteen minutes, until 81
o'clock p. m, except in town of JasperI
and the city of Huntingburg, where the
polls shall be kept open until . O'Clock
,. m, to give the workingmen chance
10 vote without losing any time. Afterl
he polls are closed the election board
shall proceed to canvass and tabulatel
he vote az in other elections, until thel
,ame is fully completed, and the election
BOARD should certify in writing the num-
)er of votes each candidate has received.
)ne poll book and one tally sheet to be
brought by the inspector March 18th,
S9S, to the canvassing board, and onel
,oll book and one tally sheet and thel
ickets to be enclosed in pouch and filed
ph nf "A IlamnnrafIp a.
Central Committee.
RULE 5. The inspector, or Judge of
ach of said voting places, who shall
AVE in charge the poll books, tally
heets and tickets mentioned in Rule 4,
hall meet at the court house in Jasper,
nd, on Monday, the l4te day of March,
1913, at 10 O'Clock a. m, for the purpose
4 tabulating and canvassing the entire
ote of the county, which canvassingI
hall be done in the following manner:
he chairman of the Primary Election
heretofore provided forlt
hall be chairman OF the canvassingl
oard, and the secretary of said commits L
ion snail be secretary of said board. k
he said chairman shall have the roll Is
allied to ascertain if all the inspectors {
re represented on the board and if all II
re present then the chairman shall call II
ut "How does Columbia township, pre- II
met No. /, vote for the candidate first II
AIMED on the ticket?" then precinct No
F: then HARRISON township, and the 9th /,
r townships as they follow in properl
rider. When the chairman calls for thelt
ote, the members OF the board of each Is
recinct shall answer in loud voice, Il
wing the vote east for the first named ID
indidate, and the secretary of the boardl5
hall tabulate the vote. When all the III
otes for candidates for the same office h
re called OFF and added, then the chair Ic
IAN shall announce the vote, and shall |
len declare the candidate receiving thel
ighest number of votes for any countyls
flee to be the nominee of the party forlf
aid Office at the election Of 1898. THEFT
oard shall thus proceed until the vote In
each candidate is tabulated. added lc
nd announced. And the candidate re- IL
ewing the highest number of votes forl
congressional, judicial or district offices, Ii
hall receive the vote of Dubois county, (