Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-05-15
Commissioners.
Clerks

Fourthly. The Commissioners shall
forward the poll books. certificates, and
ballots, under seal to tha County Clerk
to be delivered by him to the Chairman
of the County Executive Committee, to
be held and recouDted in case ofcontest
within two davs after the closing of the
polls by the Couty Executive Commit
tee which shall meet alto o'clock. a. M,
on the % day of May, 1900. at the Court
House in Charles Town, West Virginia,
and shall open and count the vote and
declare the result The candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes for
the respective offices for which they
have been candidates, shall be declared
by the said Executive Committee to be
the Democratic nominees for the said
Offices.
Filthy. As to who may vote. the duty of
the Commissioners shall be to receive the
votes of all who supported the Democratic
ticket at the Presidential Election in the year
1896, and who intend supporting the Demo-
cratic ticket at the coming election this year,
of all Democrats who have moved into this
County and will be legal voters at the next
election, of all young >meu known to be Demo-
Gratis who will be of age at the next general
el. ction, and none others.
SiXthly. Each person desiring to be can
didate at such primary election. shall, ten
days prior thereto, furnish to John NJ. Daniel,
Chairman County Executive Committee, (P.
D. Charles Town, JEFF. Co., W. Va, in writ
ing, his full name and The Office for which he
10 ne u winch. shali &c
companied by the siins named belofY, to pay
the expenses of the primary election
Sheriff ......................$ $50 90
Prosecuting Attorney ey................. 10 90
Delegate to Legislature. ........... 10 90
State Senator. tor......:.......... 10 90
Assessors ...... ............ 90
County Commissioners ......... 90
Comfy Sarveyor. Observation-Disclosures. 2 so
And in the event the above assessment of
Candidates is not sufficient to cover the cx-
penses, the Chairman is authorized to increase
the assessment pro rata.
Scveuthly. Should there be tic vote be-
tween two or more candidates. the choice shall
be made by drawing lots by the tied cauii-
dates, or it may be decided by the said Exec
utivc Committee in any manner that the can
didates may agree upon.
Eighthly. The names of all the candidates
shall be placed on one ticket, under tile re-
spective heading of the positions or offices for
which they are candidates, and the voter will
erase the names of all except the person or
persons he desires to vote for. II moro than
one name for each office should be allowed to
remain on the ticket by the voter, the ballot
for that Office shall not be counted, and no
name IriH be placed on the ticket 1tnLess the can
dtdate conpE es Ioitt Rue (6) sir, as dLo1e. The
time for bolding the primary election shall be
SATURDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF MAY,
1900, from o'cl ok p. III till sunset; except
that at HlrTer's Ferry and Bolivar the polls
are to be kept open till O'Clock D. m. The
commissioners of election will see to it that
the returns of this primary election are deliv-
cred to tile Clerk of the County Court of said
County, by ten O'Clock u. M, on the 2Sth day
of May, 1870.
Ninthly The voting at such election shall
be bv ballot, and the mole of preparation,
distribution and dPpositing uf ballots at
such primary election, sh ll he that pre-
scribed by section 80 aud subsequeunt sec
ton; and section 45 of chapter ) (of general
election laws) of the code; except that the
preparation. printing and distribution OF
ballots shall be under the supervision of the
chairman of the County Executive commit
tee; and the voting place at each precinct
established for the regular election shall be
the place for holding this election, and
booths are diSpensed with for this election.
Tenthly. The names of candidates fol
State Senate and istrict Delegates shall be
printed on the tickets. instead of placing the
names of delegates to conventions to no;Di
nate such candidates and the voter shall
cast his vote direct for the candidate fol
these respective offices, and such candidate
receiving the highest number of votes al
any precinct at this Primary election, shall
be entitled to the delegates from such pre-
cincts carried by him, and shall name his
own delegates from such preciuts to the
Senatorial and District Delegate Conven.
tions respectively.
The basis of representation for the Sena
torial and District Delegate Convention!
shall he one delegate for every one hundred
votes and majority fraction thereof on The
basis of the last Democratic Presidential
vote.
Eleventhly. The Secretary of the ExecrE
tive Committee shall make out the pol
books, and have the tickets printed.
The Democratic papers of this county arr
requested to publish the proceedings of thi:
! meeting.
The Committee recommends that precinc
meetings be held at the various precincts OF
] Saturday. May u, to elect delegates to Dis
triet Convention. at Charles Town. May I6
and the State Conventions at Parkersburg
June 6, aud also to the Congressional Con
vention at date 10 be named later by th,
Congressional Executive Committee
JNO. NJ DANIEL, Chairman,
W. STRIDER, Secretary pro tenn.