The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-04
PRIMARIES
And Rules 10 Govern Them
On the 23d Of this
Month,

Wisby, Shoenheit and Jay, met last
night and formulated the folio wing
rules to govern ia conducting the pri-
maries on August % Ali Interested
should study lhese rules carefully.
The county executive committee of the
fusion organization of democrats and
populists met last night in the probate
court room to hear the report Of the sub
CO. mttee, which was appointed to draft
a Sc, of rules for the fusion primaries
on August % to select county nominees.
The following report of the sub-com-
mittee was adopted.
Rules for the conduct Of .Ae democrat
ic primary election to be held in Logan
county, August %, 1900
l. The election shall be conducted by
the regular populist committeeman and
regular democratic committeeman Of each
voting precinct and one other voter to
be selected by them, which three per-
sons shall constitute the election board
for each precinct. In case either of the
committeeman referred to cannot act on
account of sickness or other cause, or
by reason of being a candidate, he may
appoint a qualified member OF his party
to act in his stead
! 2. Each of the committeeman in each
precinct or persons acting in their stead,
shall appoint a clerk. The two clerks
thus appointed shall be clerks of election,
provided that the clerks shall not be re-
lated to any candidate.
/ 3. If the committeeman or persons ap-
pointed by them in their stead are not
] N1ro nN he Agvr,n
for opening the polls or within ten min
utes thereafter and there are as many
as five democratic or populist voters at
the polls ready to vote, the voters at the
polls may elect the three judges Of cleo
tion and two clerks from the voters pres
ent, and they shall have full authority to
conduct the election.
4. The board of election shall provide
a suitable ballot box, which shall be
examined by the whole board and secure
ly fastened before the voting begins, and
shall not be opened again until the polls
are closed and the board is ready to
count the vote. The vote shall be count
ed Immediately after the close of the
polls The board shall arrange the cleo
tion room and provide places for the vot-
servation, and no more than three voters
should be allowed in the voting room at
one time. Three or more sample ballots
should be posted in conspicuous places
outside the election room.
g. Before the polls are opened the pack
age of printed ballots prepared by the
primary committee shall be opened and
the ballots counted an memorandum
of the number made on the paper on
which the list of voters is to be written.
6. The polls shall be opened at 1 p. M,
, or as soon thereafter as it is possible
to make the necessary arrangements for
the election. The polls shall be kept OPP
en- until 6 o'clock, p. m, and If at thai
time there ere qualified voters who de-
sire to vote the polls rney be kept OPP
en- until such time as the board shall de-
eide that all the voters have voted who
desire to do so.
7. A list of the names of those voting
shall be kept by the clerks, under the
supervision of the judges, and as each
voter enters the election room he shall
announce his name, which shall be al
once written on the list. The one clerk
shall then hand the voter n printed bal
lot, on the back Of which the initials Of
the clerk shall have been marked near
the corner Of the ballot, and shall hant
the voter a lead pencil. The voter shall
then go to the place provided by the
board and mark his ballot by marking
? cross CS) with a lead pencil in the square
, to the left of the name of the candidate
. for each once for whom he desires tC
vote. He will then fold his ballot so tina
? no part of the face thereof shall be eX
? posed, but leaving the initials Of the clerl
. exposed, and hand it to one of the judges
S who shall deposit it in the ballot box, al
the clerk shall then write the word 'vot
ed" after the name of the voter on thu
list of voters. In case any voter desire
|. assistance in marking his ballot he ma,
: call any one or more of the judges o
! clerks to his aid that he desires.
, s. When the polls are closed the boar,
shall Immediately proceed to count tn
: vote and one of the clerks shall recor,
the same on the tally list In the usua
, manner, under the supervision of tn
. other clerk and the judges. When tn
count OF the ballots is concluded the mum
Der of votes cast for each candidate shal
be footed up and written on the tall,
list and memorandum of the same mad
for each member Of the board. Each can
J didate may be present In person OF b,
= representative at the counting of the bal
: lots. No ballot shall be thrown out b.
), mutilation OF erroneous marking. but tn
. ballot shall be counted for the candidat