Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

| tGllcIS 10 Gu0 county committee.
The chairman of the preliminary
meeting shall then read the call for
the caucus, stating the time and
place of holding the same; that the
caucus will open at four o'clock P. NJ
and close at eight O'clock P. NJ. las
required by law, and the number of
delegates to be chOsen that the Coun-
ty committee will have tickets printed
Tor the caucus, containing all the
names proposed, the voter at the eau
Gus to place a (X) cross after the
name of each delegate voted for; that
no other but the official ticket will be
received at the caucus, and that all
official tickets will be placed in the
booth or building in which the eau
Gus ls held, whereupon the prelimi-
nary meeting shall stand adjourned.
The County committee, Immediate
ly upon receipt of the names of pro-
posed delegates from each caucus
district, shall proceed to have printed
an official caucus ticket (section 8,
chapter 312, laws of 1897 which shall
contain the official imprint of the
County committee, the name of
the party, and the caucus district
in which said caucus is held. and
shall contain the names of all dele
gates proposed at the preliminary
meeting. No other ballot shall be
received or counted at the caucus.
The County committee shall have
prepared aud delivered to the caucus
inspectors, sufficient number of Off
cial caucus tickets in the original
sealed package, and at the opening Of
the caucus the package shall be opened
and the tickets conveniently placed
for the use OF the voters, but no dis
tribution of such caucus tickets shall
be allowed outside Of the place where
the caucus is held.
The Board of Registry of each cleo
tion precinct shall, two days before
the day fixed for the holding of the
caucus, deliver to the chairman of
the County committee six copies of
the printed registry list of electors.
Failure to provide these lists operates
to forfeit all compensation provided
by law of every member of such board.
(See section 7, chapter 312, laws of
1879
After such registry lists have been
delivered to the chairman of the
County committee, he shall deliver
the same to the caucus officers of the
respective districts in each city.
Only voters whose names appear on
such registry lists shall be allowed to
cast their vote at said caucus, except
in case it is shown by affidavit that
the electOr is a qualified voter of the
caucus district; which affidavit must
be substantiated by the affidavit of
two freehOlders, electors in such eau
Gus district, cOrrobOrating all the
material statements in his affidavit.
(Section s, chapter 312, laws of
1879 The chairman selected at the
preliminary meeting shall, upon the
day fixed in the call, open the caucus
(atfour o'clock P. NJ. in the booth, and
If no booth exists in the caucus district.
II TIE ousl2s-~ which the County com
r-EtScc hall have designated to be
used for holding the caucus. The
chairman and secretary together with
the caucus inspectors shall act as of
fcers OF the caucus. In case the
chairman is absent, any caucus in
spector may open the caucus, and the
electors present shall elect new
chairman, and in the absence Of the
secretary a. new secretary. (Persons
whose names appear on the caucus
ticket as candidates for delegates
may act as caucus officers, but no
other person whose name appears on
the caucus ballot may act as caucus
officer or be permitted in the caucus
BOOTH except to vote, until after the
close of the caucus.) The caucus
tickets shall be placed in charge of
the secretary Of the caucus, who shall
deliver to each electOr entitled to
vote, as he enters the booth or place
where the caucus is held, one ballot,
and no more than one ballot shall be
furnished to any one elector unless
the elector returns the one first fur
nished as having been enormously
| prepared or spoiled by accident, or
mistake, but no voter shall receive to
exceed three ballots in ALL Ballots
| containing more names crossed for
| delegates than the district is entitled
to shall be void and shall not be
! counted.
Any person voting or Offering to
vote at a caucus, when not a qualified
| elector Of the caucus district is amen
able to fine and Imprisonment.
The caucus inspectors shall act as
tellers OF the caucus, receive the votes
| of all the electors Of the party Of the
| caucus district, and all electors who
voted the Republican ticket at the
last general election shall be entitled
to vote. An elector, whose right to
vote shall be challenged by any of the
| caucus officers, shall not be permitted
to vote unless he shall subscribe and
file with such caucus officers, an oath
or affirmation that he is a resident of
the caucus district, is qualified cleo
tor and voted for the regular Repub-
lican candidates at the preceding
general election, which affidavit must
be substantiated by the affidavit of two