Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-05-22
Commissioners.
. clerks.

Foui thlv. The Commissioners shall
forward the poll books. certificates. and
ballots. under seal 10 tha County Clerk
to he delivered by him To the Chairman
of the County Executive Committee, to
be held and recOInted in case ofcontest
within two oavs after the closing of the
polls by the Couty Executive Commit
tee which shall meet at 10 O'Clock. n. 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-
ceiVlng the highest number of votes for
the respective offices for which thew
haye 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, aud 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 men known to be Demo-
Gratis who will be of age at the next general
eli ction. and none others.
SiXthly. Each person desiring to be can
dldate at such primary election. shall, ten
days prior thereto, furnish TO John NJ. Daniel,
Chairman County Executive Committee CP
o. Charles Town, jeff. Co., w. Va..) in writ
ing, his full name. and he Office for which he
desires to he candidate, which shall be ac-
enmpanied by the ms Damed below, to pay
the expenses of the primary election:
Sheriff. ff................. 500 co
Prosecuting Attorney ey................. 10 90
Delegate TO Legislature. ............. 10 90
State Senator tOr................ ..... 10 90
Assessors -...... ........... 90
County Commissioners ...... 90
County Surveyor. .......... so
And in the event the above assessment of
Candidates is not sufficient to cover the ex-
pcnses, the Chairman is authorized to increase
the assessment pro rata.
Scvcnthly. Shouid there be tie vote be-
tween two or more candidates. the choice shall
be made by drawing lots by the tied caudi-
dates, or il may be decided by the said Exec
utive Committee in any manner that the can
didates may agree upon.
Eighthly. The names of all the candidates
shall bc placed on one ticket under the re-
speciive heading of the positions or offices for
which they arc candidates, and the voter win
erase the names of all except the person or
persons he desires to vote for. IL moro than
one name for each Office should be allowed to
remain on the ticket by the vote-. the ballot
IriH be placed on the ticket unless the can
diddte compl es t1ith Rue C6) sir, as dboUe. The
time for bolding the primary election shall be
SATURDAY. THE 25TH DAY OF MAY,
1900, from l oal ck q. m till sunset; except
/ that ut Hlrrer's Ferry aud Bolivar the polls
are to be kept open till o'clock u. M. The
commissioners of election will sec to it that
the returns of this primary election arc deliv-
cred TO the Clerk OF the County Court of said
/ County. hy ten o'clock M, on the 2Sth day
/ of May, 1850.
NinthIy. The voting at such election shall
| be by ballot and the mode of preparation,
| distribution and deposting IF ballots at
! sucn primary election IN II he that pre-
! scTtbed by section 80 and subseQueunt sec
( ton and section IS of chapter 3 (of general
/ election laws) of the code: except that the
! preparation. printing and distribution of
ballots shall be under the supervision of the
I chairman of the County Executive commit
I tee; and the voting place at each precinct
established for the regular eIertion shall be
the place for holding this election and
booths are dispensed with for this election.
Tenthly. The names of candidates for
State Senate and istrict Delegates shall be
printed OH the tickets, instead OF placing the
names of delegates to conventions to noDi
nate such candidates, and the voter shall
cast his vote direct for the candidate for
these respective offices aud such candidate
receiving the highest number of votes at
any precinct at this Primary election shall
be entitled to the delegates from such pre-
cincts carried by him, aud shall name his
own delegates from such precints to the
Senatorial and District Delegate Conyen-
tions respectively.
The basis OF representation for the Sena-
tOrial and District Delegate Conventions
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 Execu-
tive Committee shall make out the poll
books and have the tickets printed.
The Democratic papers Of this county are
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting.
The Committee recommends that precinct
meetings be held at the various precincts on
Saturday, May II, to elect delegates to Dis
trict Convention, at Charles Town. May lG
and the State Conventions at Parkersburs
June 8, and also 10 the Congressional Con-
vention at a date to be named later by the
Congressional Executive Committee
JNO. NJ. DANIEL, Chairman,
j w SrRiDER, Secretary pro tenn.