The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-07
The Crawford
County Rules


Next Mondays Primarics.l
1. The organization of the Republican party
of Lackawanna county, Pa, shall consist OF
vigilance committee Of three members, to be
elected in each election precinct OF toe county
and Of county committee consisting OF ono
member from each precinct who shall be chos'
en- by the candidates and the chairman OF the
county convention, within twenty days OF tho
date of the county convention. The candi'
dates shall designate the officers Of said som.
mittec. An executive committee shall also be
selected by the county chairman and the can
didates to assist the chairman and the coun'
ty committee in the labors of the campaign.
g. The members OF the vigilance committee
for each precinct shall be elected by the Ro'
publican voters of the precinct at the pri'
mary election in each year to serve for the
next ensuing calendar year, in the manner fol.
lowing: Each voter shall vote for three
electors of the precinct for such vigilance
committee, and the person receiving the larg
est number of votes as member Of the vigil
ancc committee shall act as judge, and the
other two as inspectors. In the event OF
tie vote the judge shall be chosen by lot. as
shall also the inspectors in case four or more
persons shall receive the same number of votes
FILLING VACANCIES.
3. In case any one of the persons elected
tend at the time and place appointed for
holding the primary meeting in the precinct
for fifteen minutes after the time fixed by
opening the polls, the two other members Of
the vigilance committee shall apont a sub,
stitute, who snail act in the place OF the
absent member: IL two or of the vigil
ance committee shall fail to attend as afore'
said the Republican voters present at the
place of meeting shall, at the expiration of
from hp m %
the polls fll the vacancies; and the acts of
the persons substituted shall be recog.
nzcd as il done by the vigilance committee
originally selected.
4. In case of any vacancy in any vigilance
committee at the time of the issuing of the
call for the primary election, the chairman of
the county committee shall fill such vacancy
by appointment, provided that until the next
primary election the said vigilance commit
tee shall consist of the vigilance committee as
it now exists, with an additional member,
who shall be appointed by the county chair.
man and who shall act as Judge.
3. The judge of election shall be the re-
turn judge from that precinct, and the sew
eral return judges shall constitute the county
convention, and shall meet and count the
votes cast for the several candidates here.
matter provided.
6. The members of each vigilance commit.
tee SHALL before entering upon the discharge
o. their duties take and subscribe to the
official OATH pr affirmation, as provided in the
act of assembly approved June 90, 1881, re-
lating to primary elections.
FIXING THE DATE.
T. The primary erection shall be held each
year at the date fixed by the county commit
tee Notice of the date of said election shall
be given by the chairman at least thirty
Il lofn +ho Nol fnr hold
by publication in at least two Republican pa
pcrs, published in Lackawanna county. Each
candidate must register his full name with
the county chairman and post Office address
and the office for which he desires to be q
| candidate, and shall pay his assessment tc
the county chairman at least twenty days b.
fore the primary election, or his name vii
hot be printed on the official ballot
5. The county committee shall approximate
the expense of the said primary election ant
assess each candidate his proportionate share
as they shall deem fair in consideration OF the
term and emolumcnts of the offices for which
the several candidates present their names.
Q. All the names of the Republican candi
| dates for any county or other office shall bt
| announced in the entire edition of public
newspaper, published in the county, at les
| twenty days before the day appointed for hold
| ing the primary election, and votes cast fo
so announced shall not be counted by tn,
| vigilance committees or the county eonven
| tion in determining the candidates nominated
TO- The primary elections shall be held il
each district at the usual polling place fo
the precinct, and the polls shall open at
| o'clock p. m. and shall close at o'clocl
| p. m lBy order of the county committee tn
| time has been extended one hourl
| IL. The persons having right to vote
| tla tine n1n eIo1l I,
| Republicans, who are may be legally quail
| fed voters in the election precinct at tn
| next general election, and who voted the Re
| publican ticket at the last preceding genera
| election, at which they voted and en-
| titled to vote; and shall include all Republi
cans who have come of age since last election
| and who may come of age before next elec
ton. No known member of any other thai
the Republican party shall be allowed to vote
RIGHT TO CHALLENGE
| -. Any person offering his vote at a pri
| mary election may be challenged by any on
entitled to vote at the same election. i
| case any person is so challenged the ygilanc
committee shall not receive his vote until h
| has established his right to vote, according t
the above qualifications on oath or affirma
ton.
IA. 1t shall be the duty of the vigilanc
| committee to challenge the vote of any an
| all persons Offering to vote aforesaid G
| whose qualifications to vote the said commit
tee, any of them, may have doubt, sam
proof to be demanded as in preceding sec
tion.
II. In case any vigilance committee sha
knowingly receive ballots from five or NOR
persons not entitled to vote under these rules
the county convention is authorized to reiec
the entire vote of the district where such bal
lots received.
Is, All ballots containing the names of can
didates for county or other Offices or propc
sitions to be voted on by the Republicans G
| the county, at the primary election. shall b
prepared and distributed by the chairman q
the county committee as hereinafter provided
| lG Each of the ballots shall contain tn
names and residences of all the candidates
the names Of said candidates shall be groupe
together on one side of the ballot in alphs
betcal order under the title of the office fc
which they are respectively running, and til
ballots shall have square at the right {
each name so as to give each voter cei
opportunity to designate his choice of cal
didates by a cross (X) mark within Il
square at the right OF the name of each cal
didate, Ballots shall also contain blank lin
for the insertion Of three members OF Il
vigilance committee.
INDICATING HIS CHOICE.
II. The ballots shall also state above eas
office the number OF candidates each vot
may vote for under that head Each vot