Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-03-15
PRIMARY DATE is SET.
HAY FIFTH SELECTED AS THE
TINE FOR COUNTY DEMO
CRATIC PRIAlIRY.
AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM SPREADING.
Election Judges Decisions As to Quail.
icatiOn Ofvcters to Be Final
Resolution Commend
ing 8. B. Cook.

The AudrAin County Democratic
Central Committee met ct the Court
House Monday morning to set q date
for the Democratic Primary and draw
up the rules and regulations for the
same.
The Primary was set for May 8 and
It was decided to hold the election
under the Australian system Ia all
towns Of the county.
A proposition providing that no one
should cast his vote outside Of his
precinct, was lost.
The meeting was called to order ct
1850 O'clock by Chairman Weber,
and the roll call showed the following
to be present:
Salt River Township-John Abbay,
A. j. Winscott, Ohal Bloom, O. W.
Lewis and r L. Mcclure.
Sailing Township-B. h. Downing.
Wilson Township. R. Brown, Jas.
Davis and D. 7. Day.
Linn Townsbip-D. e. Elder and
Henry Weber.
Loutre Township-C. 7. Peyton,
proxy for Capt. N. Dix.
Prairie Township-A. D. Bledsoe and
]. L. Pierce.
Cuivre Township-W. d. Hostetter
and F. N. Frost, proxy for DR.. ]. o.
Terrill, and @, B. Moore, proxy for
y. H. Caldwell.
Mr.. Pierce, Of Prairie, made q mo-
ton that nominations be made by
primary election. Carried.
Mr.. Pierce then made a motion that
the rules and regulations governing
the 1898 primaries be adopted as q
whole. The motion was withdrawn In
favor Of one by Mr.. Winscott, to adopt
it section by section.
Mr.. Pierce moved the adoption Of
Section 1, relative to the date, In blank.
Mr.. DownIng-'tAs the Congress-
ional Primary is set for May 5, I move
that the date for the County Primary
be set for then. l do not believe that
the people wish for two primaries"
His motion met a second.
A. D. Bledsoe proposed that the
candidates' wishes be consulted.
Those present said in brief:
O. +. Clark--"I had expected a late
primary, but l believe that you have
the interest OF the party at large in
view, and any action which you may
see at to take will be acceptable to
me.n
NJ. R. K. B~iggs-"I indOrse what my
friend CLARK has said"
Rhodes Clay: "ADy date will be
acceptable to me
O. q. Baker: 81 have no choice; /
only want votes enough"
Harry Atchison: "Any date will
suit.u
II. L. Buckley; "Any date will be
satisfactory. II is kind In you to con-
slider eur wishes, but the most vital
question lie that Of the party interest"
Joseph 8. Mcintyre: al feel that
the number of days allowed will be
equal to all Of us, 80 l will take my
chances with the rest"
Mr.. Gelvip: 81 have no choice.n
Joe Sisk: "It seems TO be all one
way and I won't object. A later date
would have suited me better"
8. A. Pulls: "Any action taken
will be satisfactory"
j. NJ. Supple: "The date suggested
is satisfactory"
j. T. McDannald; 81 would prefer
a later date, but any will do"
A. P. Johnson: 81 want q late pri-
mary"
Mr.. Birch Irrespective candidate
for Accessory 81 am satisfied with the
date"
The original motion being present
ed, Mr.. Frost offered the date of May
"a as a substitute; Mr.. Abbay second.
Mr.. Brown: 1.-THE people of my
part OF the county want a late prima-
ry; even as late as September"
Mr.. Weber cited the fact that this
would call for two primaries.
Mr.. Browning: "Evldently the
people don't want two primaries"
The amendment being placed before
the committee for passage, 1t was de-
feated badly. The original motion to
hold the primary on May 5 was carri-
ed unanimously.
Section two being up for passage,
Mr.. Winscott offered q substitute,
which was carried. The substitute
gives the judges Of election supreme
control Of the qualification OF voters
and the IL decision shall be final.
When section ten was reached Mr..
Mcclure moved that vandalia be al
lowed four members OF the county
committees.
As an amendment Mr.. Downing
moved to let the matter stand IS here
tofore.
Upon 9 vote the chairman declared
the amendment lost. When the vote
was taken on the original motion IL
carried.
MIR. Pierce moved that three dele
gates be allowed for Laddonia and 1t
carried.
Mr.. Mcclure insisted on a motion to
allow Jackson district two delegates
and 1t carried.
Mr.. Winscott arose amid quite 3
tumult and protested against such &C.
ton on the part of the committeeman,
and after q Rush Fill delegate had
asked for another representative, he
said: eve don't want friction In this
body, and If the vote is not fairly and
equally represented by the distribu-
ton of delegates the matter should be
adjusted. I move that the action
taken in giving districts more dele
gates be reconsldered and that the
matter be referred to the executive
committee with power to act"
Several minor matters were refer
red to the executive committee also.
Mr.. Hostetter moved that the Aus