The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-11

| dntes.-Dnties That Will Dev0Ive
Upon Them.
| The following rules for conducting
| primary elections have been prepared
by Attorney r. w. Fleitz for submis-
sion to the Republican city convention
| today:
| l. The organization of the Republican
party of the city OF Scranton shall consist
| of vigilance committee Of three MEM
| bers in each election district of the city,
| elected by the voters, and of a city COM
| mttee, which shall be chosen by The
chairman of the city convention and
several candidates within fifteen (l5) days
succeeding the date of the city conven-
| tion. The city committee shall elect an
| executive committee of fifteen Q5) men,
| bers.
| 2. The members of the vigilance COM
| mittee for each district shall be elected
| by the Republican voters OF the district
| at the primary election for city officers,
| to serve for the next ensuing calendar
| year in the manner following. Each voter
| may vote for three electors of the dis
| trict for such vigilance committee, and
| the person receiving the largest number
| of votes cast as member of the vigilance
| committee shall act as Judge and the
| other two as inspectors.
| 3. In case of a vacancy in any vigilance
| committee at the time of issuing the call
| for the primary election, the chairman of
| the city committee shall fill such vacancy.
| 4. The members of each vigilance COM
| mittee shall, before entering upon the
| discharge of their duties, take and sub
scribe to an official oath or affirmation, as
provided in the act of assembly, approved
| June 20. 1851.
| 3. The members of the city committee
| shall meet for organization on the call
| of the chairman of the city convention,
| within fifteen U5) days after the date of
| their appointment. written notice of
| the time and place of meeting shall be
| mailed to each member at least five 80
| days previous to the time fixed for said
| meeting. Ten members of the city COM
| mittee shall be sufficient to constitute Il
| quorum to do business.
| g. The primary election shall be held
each year at he date fixed by the city
committee. Notice of the date of said
| election must be given by the chairman
| at least thirty (3O) days before the time
| fixed for holding same, by the publication
| in at least two Republican newspapers,
| published in the city of Scranton. The
| city convention shall be held upon the
| third day after the primary election. The
| primary election shall be held in each
district at the usual polling place for the
district, and the polls shall be opened at
| o'clock D. m. and shall close at clock
| D. m.
rtIOSD WHO CAN VOTE
| :. The nersons having n right TO vote
at the urinary or nominating elections
shall be Republicans who are or may be
legally qualified voters of the election dis
| trict at the next general election. or who
| voted the Republican ticket at the last
| preceding general election at which they
| voted and were entitled to vote and shall
| include Republicans who have come of
age since the last election, and who may
| come of age before the next election No
known member of any other than the Re-
| publican party shall be allowed to vote.
| s. ANY person Offering to vote at a pri-
mary election may be challenged by any
one entitled to vote at the same election.
| 9. In case any person Is so challenged,
the vigilance committee shall not receive
his vote until he has established his right
to vote according to the above qualihca-
tions. on oath or affirmation.
10 II shall be the duty of the vigilance
committee to challenge the vote of any
and all persons Offering to vote as afore-
said or of whose qualifications to vote
the said committee or any of them may
have a doubt; the same proof to be de-
manded as in the preceding section.
| H. In case any vigilance committee
| shall knowingly receive ballots from five
or more persons not entitled to vote un-
der these rules, the city convention is ;.u-
| thorized TO reject the entire vote of the
district where such ballots are received.
| u. Each candidate must register with
the city chairman his full name and post
office address, and the office for which ne
desires to be a candidate, and shall pay
his assessment to the city chairman
twenty (2W days before the primary cleo
ton or his name will not be printed on
the official ballot
| 49, The executive committee shall ap-
proximate the expenses of said primary
election, and assess each candidate his
proportionate share as they shall deem
fair in consideration of the term and
emoluments of the office for which the
| several candidates present their names.
| a. All ballots containing the names of
| candidates for CITY offices or propositions
10 he voted for by the Republicans of the
CITY at the urinary elections. shall be pre-
pared and distributed by the chairman
| Of the CITY committee as hereinafter pro-
yided.
II Each of said ballots shall contain
the names and residence of an the candi-
dates. the names of the said cIty candi-
dates shall he grouped together in alpha-
heticaI order under the title of the office
for which thew are resnectiyalv running
and the bolIots shall have a so,Iore al tlle
rIght of each name SO as TO give GA Oh
voter a clear nnnortunitv 10 designate his
| choice of candidates bv cross txl
marked within the square. at the right
ol thS name ol euth e1huSaIt ni,' I,, ne ne pai' @
insertion of the names of three members
of the vigilance committee. fac siinle
Of the ballot TO be voted for at the pri-
mary election shall be published by the
| city chairman, in two entire editions OF