The daily sentinel., 1900-08-17

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All primaries will be held at the usual
voting places on Saturday, September lat,
1900. Primaries will be held in the city
of Grand Junction between the hours OF 4
and O'Clock p. m. Primaries will be held
in all other precincts at such hour as may
be selected by the several precinct commit
teemen.
All qualified voters of this state, irrespec-
tive of past party affiliations, who favor a
financial policy of the government which
demands a restoration OF bimetallism, VINO
Indorse the principles enunciated IN the
platform of the democratic party,
adopted at its national convention held at
Kansas City in 1900, who can unite with us
to secure pure, economical and constitu-
tional government, and who favor repub-
lie and oppose an empire, are cordially in
vited to participate in the caucuses, pri-
mariss and conventions called to select del
egates to this convention.
The following rules were adopted to be
observed in conducting the precinct pri-
maries:
That all precincts entitled to more than
two delegates, outside of Grand Junction,
said primaries shall be conducted by two
judges appointed by those qualified voters
present at the opening of the primaries, and
voting shall be by ballot, deposited by the
voter in the safe and secure box provided
for that purpose, and when the primaries
have closed, the judges shall count the bal
lots in the presence of those present and
shall issue certificate of election Of the
delegates receiving the highest number of
votes, and deliver said certificate to the
delegation selected.
That the chairman of this committee
shall not consider or present to the county
convention to be held, any contests or pro
tests as to the selection of delegates from
any precincts which shall not have been
made by defeated candidates, or their agents
for delegates, nor unless said contests or
protests shall be made in writing and filed
with the secretary of this committee at least
three days before the time of holding the
convention, aud the delegates contested
shall have been notified in writing by the
secretary of said contests and protests
against them and the grounds therefor
within "A hours after the time Of their filing.
In precincts where the primaries are held
by ballot, no person shall be denied the
right to vote by the judges, but il the vote
of any person shall be challenged by any
candidate for delegate, this ballot shall be
received, and numbered and counted as
others by the judges, and when the ballots
shall be counted, the judges shall attach to
such challenged ballot statement Of the
grounds of the challenge by them in writ
ing, and who made by, which statement
shall be transmitted to the secretary of this
committee together with statement show
ing what effect the ballot had on the result,
which statements shall be transmitted by
the secretary to the committee on creden-
tials of the convention for their action,
should any contest be made on account of
said vote, but il no contest is filed as pro-
vided for, the secretary shall ignore any
challenges in the precincts not contested.
In counting the ballots the judges are di-
rected to avoid technicslities and to consider
the intent of the votes, and not to reject
any ballots on account of misspelling..
The committeeman in the several pre-
cincts will please take notice hereof and
take such steps as are necessary in the
premises.
G, p. holland, w. F. WHITE,
Sec. Chairman.