Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-28
Plan of Primary Election.

The following is the plan for the
primary election to be held in Jeffer-
son county on Saturday, July 3Oth,
in accordance with the action of the
Democratic Executive Committee
Plan of County Primary shall be un.
der and subject TO the provisions OF
chapter 81 of the Acts of Legislature of
1891. The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Jefferson county, at meeting
held on July %, 1895 makes call for
Primary Election on Saturday, July 30,
| 1898. and adopts the following plan for
the conduct of said Primary Election:
First. The Primary Election system
is hereby adopted for electing candi-
dates for House Of Delegates, County
! Commissioner, County Superintendent
Free Schools, Presidents Boards Of Ed
ucation and Members Boards of Educa-
ton also to select delegates to the Con-
! gressiOnal, District Delegate and Sena-
torial conventions.
Second. The Primary Election shall
be held at each voting precinct 10 the
county. except at Charlestown where
| the three present voting precincts shall
! be consolidated into one and the cleo
ton held in the courthouse Shepherds
town, where the two precincts shall be
| consolidated into one and the election
| held in the old market-house, and in
Harper's Ferry and Bolivar, which pre-
cincts shall be consolidated into one and
the election held in the house at the
corner Of Washington and Union streets,
| and voters shall be required to vote in
! the precinct of which they are residents,
except as TO above consolidated pre-
! cincts, and TO be under the manage
ment of two commissioners, Democratic
commissioners appointed by the County
! Court, the commissioners 10 appoint one
| clerk. In the event said com missioners
fail to act, the members of the EXecu-
tive Committee from each precinct shall
appoint competent commissioners TO
hold said election. The commissioners
and clerk shall be sworn to correctly and
! faithfully conduct said election and TO
protect it against all fraud and unfair
ness.
Third At the close of the polls the
commissioners shall count ballots, and
record the vote in writing, which each
which he is . candidate and the result
shall he cartieed Inv the commissioners
as follows:
.... hereby certify that ....................
received votes for.......................at
the Primary Election this day held at
.................. precinct, in.............."...
| District.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. commissioners
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
...........................Cle Clerk.
Fourth The commissioners shall for
ward the notebooks. certificates and
ballots under seal. In the Comfy Clerk.
f. he delivered nv him IA the Secretary
Of the Executive Committee, To be held
and recountnd in case Of contest. within
! two DAYS after tho cIosinr of the noIIS
and thS Comfy EvncntiTe COMMITTEE
shall meet at 10 o'clock a. m. Tuesday.
August >. 1898. at the Court House in
! Charlestown. and shall opeo and count
the votes and declare the result. The
candidates receiving the highest mum
Der of votes for the respective offices for
which they have been candidates. shall
be declared BY the Executive Commit
tee TO be the Democratic nominee for
said Offices.
Fifth. The dutv of the commissioners
! shall be 10 receive the votes of all who
will support the nominees. of all Demo
| Gratis who have moved into the county.
and will be legal voters at the next cleo
ton, of all young men known to be
Democrats, who will be of age at the
] Vt ,rapara1 nlaptiAn nd a. hnr
| Sixth. Each person desiring 10 be a
candidate at such Primary Election
| shall five days prior thereto, furnish 10
John NJ. Daniel, Chairman.
County Executive Committee, lP. o.,
CharleStown, Jefferson county, w. Va
in writing, his full name and the Office.
for which he is candidate.
Seventh. Should there be tie vote
between two or more candidates, the
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 the
respective heading of the positions for
which they are candidates and the voter
will erase the 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
be counted.
Ninth. The printing of the ticket shall
be under the supervision Of the chair
man of the County Executive Commit
taa nrJ ~, mama ,,,ill bo ,,loc God ON tho
ticket unless the candidate complies
with rule 6. The time for holding the
Primary Election shall be Saturday,
July 30 1898. from 3 D. m. till sunset
at Harper's Ferry the polls to be kept