Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-20
Resolutions and Rules Governing the
Congressional Primary.

MANNER Vi nominating DclhOCIdt SdnuiudtC
for Congress in this district shall be by a
district primary election, held in the district
in the various counties, on the same day.
Resolved further by this Committee, That
there is hereby called Primary Election, to
be held in the Thirteenth Congressional Dis
trict of Missouri, on the 9TH day of June,
1902, for the purpose of nominating Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress from said dis
trict, and the selection of one member from
each county in said district for the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee of said dis
trict. The person receiving the highest
number Of votes cast at said primary election
for the Congressional nomination shall be
the Democratic nominee for Congress from
said district; and the person receiving the
highest number of votes in any county at
said primary election for member of the
Democrstic Congressional Committee of said
district, shall be the member from said
county of said district committee. Said
primary election shall be held at the usual
voting places in each precinct, and the polls
shall be opened and closed at the time OF
day required for the opening and closing Of
polls at any general election under the gen
eral election laws of Missouri Provided,
that in cities and towns having more than
one voting place, the committee or persons
appointing the judges and clerks of election
may designate only one place in each of said
cities or towns for holding said election.
RULE I. The County Democratic Central
Committee or the Executive Committee there
of in each county, in conjunction with the
Congressional committeeman for said county,
shall appoint the judges and clerks for each
voting place in the county, and for such
place as may be designated by them fol
holding said election in any city or town. II
there shall be only one candidate for the
Congressional nomination, there shall be but
one Judge and one clerk of election ap-
pointed for each voting place. If there be
more than one candidate for the Congress
sional nomination, then for each voting place
at which were cast for Dockery for Cover
nor in 1000, one hundred and fifty votes ant
over, there shall be two judges and two
clerks appointed for each voting place. Ant
for each voting place at which were cast les!
than one hundred and fifty votes for Dock.
cry for Governor in 1900, there shall only h'
two Judges appointed, who shall perform th'
duties Of both judges and clerks. Said com.
mittee shall notify said persons of their ap'
pointments, by causing the list to be pub
lished in Democratic newspaper or news.
papers in the county, or by letter, or per-
sonally, if need be, Should any Judge O
clerk chosen and appointed as aforesaid, fai
to attend and discharge the duties as such
the voters present at the hour of opening th'
polls shall select some suitable person to ac
in the place of said absent judges or clerks
RULE 2. All Democrats who are or will
be legal voters at the general election to b.
held in this State in November, 1902, shal
be entitled to vote at the primary election TO
the nomination of candidate for Congress
and the election of Congressional Com
mitteeman. Provided, that no person shal
be permitted to vote in any township othe
than the one in which he resides.
RULE3 Voting in said primary election
shall be by ballot. The ballots, poll book
and tally sheets to be used at this election
shall be furnished and delivered to the Judge
of their respective precincts, in such name
as the Congressional Committee, or tn
Executive Committee thereof may provide
The names of all candidates for Represen
tative in Congress shall be printed OH tn
ballots to be used by the voters, under tn
words "For Representative in Congress.
Immediately following this shall be tn
words, "For member of the Congressiona
Committee" under which shall be printet
the names of all persons in any county VIII
have given notice that they desire to be votet
for as a member of said committee from SAT-
county. The voters shall receive the ballo
from the Judge or judges of election who
before delivering the ballot, shall write o
stamp their initials on the back thereof. N
other ballot shall be received or counted b
the Judge or judges of election. The vote
shall prepare his ballot by crossing out til
names of all candidates except the one fo
whom he desires to vote. The clerk c
clerks of election shall, before the ballot
deposited in the ballot box, number the sam
and they shall keep correct record in tn
polling books Of the number of each ballc
and the voter voting the same. After tn
Judges and clerks have completed the cour
of the votes, they shall cause to be sealed Ii
and delivered by one of their number to tn
Chairman of the County Central Committet
or the Executive Committee thereof, th
ballots and poll books; and in making sue
returns they shall certify to the number {
votes received by each candidate for Con
gress and each person voted for, for com
mitteeman at their precincts.
RULE4. The several County Democrat
Central Committees, or Executive Commit
tees of the same, shall, not later than Wed
nesday, the nth day Of June, 1902, meet
their respective county seats, and shall the
and there open and canvass the returns ;
reported to them by the various precin
boards of election of said counties, and sha
certify the vote as reported and counted
the Chairman of the Congressional Con
mittee, and shall forward said certified re
turns by the member Of the Congression
Committee from their respective countie
and shall also cause to be sealed up ar
4 forwarded in the same manner to the Chai
man Of the Congressional Committee all r'
turns made to them and all the ballots vote
and the poll books used in their respecti
countless except in counties holding coun
primary in conjunction with the Congre
sional primary, such poll books and ballo
shall be left with the county committee
those counties, the certified returns to
sent to the Chairman Of the Congression
Committee, as above directed. The Coz
gressional Committee shall meet at Bismarc
Mo-, Friday, June 10, 1902, for the purpo
of casting up the votes of the several count
of this district for Representative in Congress
and the candidate receiving the create
number of votes in the district, shall be d
clared to be the regular Democratic nomin
for Representative in Congress from I
Thirteenth Congressional District of Mi
souri,. In case Of a tie vote or contest, t
matter shall be settled by the Congression
Committee, each member of same being e.
titled to one vote. The chairman and Sc
retary of the Congressional Committee sh
make out and file certificate of nominati
as required by law. All poll books, ia
sheets and ballots shall be delivered to t
secretary Of the committee, and be by HI
kept until otherwise ordered.