The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-15

There shall be one central committeeman
elected in each of the 81 precincts in the
county, who shall, without further notice,
meet at the Jefferson club rooms in Canton,
| Ohio, at 10 o'clock a. M, on the second Satur-
day after their election, for the purpose OF
| permanent organization.
Resolved, Further that the delegates to the
| senatorial convention for the 21st Ohio district
shall be selected as follows:
The chairman of the county central COM
mite shall apportion the county in the GUS
| tomary manner and issue a call for mass
convention to select the senatorial delegates in
such manner as the convention may direct.
The following rules shall govern said pri.
mary election ..r..
| 1. The election in the city of Canton shall
| be under the control of the Canton city board
of election but in all other places in the county
| it shall be under the supervision and control of
| the central committeeman in their respective
townships, wards and precincts.
2. Any person who has heretofore been
identified with the Democratic party or who
| will pledge himself to affiliate with the Dem
ocratic party at the coming election, shall be
permitted to vote.
3. All candidates for county offices, state
| delegates alternates and land appraisers must
| county central committee not later than 8
o'clock D. m. on Saturday August 12, 1899.
d. Candidates for central committeeman
must present their names to the central COM
mitteemen of their respective precincts on or
before 12 o'clock m. Saturday, August Il, 1899,
who shall Immediately present the same to
| the chairman of the central committee
5. The chairman and secretary of the
county central committee shall levy an as.
| sessment upon the candidates for the various
county offices, sufficient to cover the neces-
sary and legitimate expense for holding the
primary election, and no candidates name
shall be placed on the official ticket until such
assessment is paid.
6. The chairman Of the county central
committee shall see that all the tickets are
printed and delivered to the various township
chairman at least one day before the primary
election, and the chairman shall see that the
tickets are delivered to their respective COM
mitteemen before IL o'clock noon on said pri-
mary election day.
Z. The ballot shall be put up in book form,
| having stub upon which shall be written by
the election officer the consecutive number,
the name of voter, and the precinct in which
he lives before the ballot is separated from the
stub and handed to the voter, and no other
ticket shall be used or counted by the judges
and clerks.
8. The names of all the candidates shall
be placed upon the ticket by the chairman of
the county central committee in alphabetical
order.
o. The polls shall be open as follows: In
the city of Canton from IL o'clock M to s p.
m. In the city of Massillon from 1:30 p. m. to
$3.50 p. m. In the city of Alliance from p.
m. to 8 p. m. In all other places at such
hours as their respective committeeman shall
direct and the polls shall be held at such
place or places as the central committeeman
of the townships shall direct, and there shall
be one box for each precinct in the ward or
township.
10. Immediately after the polls are closed
the judges and clerks of said election, in the
presence of such Democrats as desire TO wit
ness the count, shall forthwith proceed to can.
vass the vote cast and at the close thereof
they shall certify to the whole number of votes
cast at said election and the number of votes
for each candidate, and they shall at once sign
| and seal duplicate certificates and transmit to-
gether with the poll sheets one copy to J. B.
Fierstos, chairman of the Stark County Dem
ocratic central committee, at Massillon, Ohio,
and one copy to the secretary of the Stark
county board of elections at Canton, Ohio
IL. The ballots Of each precinct shall be
preserved by the election officer hereof until
after the county canyassing board shall can
vass the vote and declare the result.
12. All returns shall be made to the chair
man of the county central committee by o
o'clock p. m. Monday, August 21, 1899, and at
9o'clock a. m. on Tuesday, August 22, 1899, at
the Jefferson club rooms, Canton, Ohio The
county canvassing board, in the presence of
such candidates, committeeman and Demo-
Gratis as desire to be present, shall open and
count the same.
13. The township central committees of
each township can make any other necessary
arrangements TO carry out the details OF the
primary election not inconsistent with this
resolution.
ID. In questions that may arise that arc not
covered by this resolution the central COM
mjtteeman shall be governed by the standing
rules OF the Stark County Democratic central
committee.
10. Be Il resolved further that said resolu-
ton adopted on May Is, 1899, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
J. III. BERTOLETT, J.B. FIERSTOS,
Secretary. Chairman.