The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-06

terrified to by the election committee
and sent with the other election pa
pers to the various county committee
men.
Sec. 8. The election shall open at
l O'Clock p. m, and remain open un-
til O'Clock p. m.
Sec. 10 The polls being closed the
officers Of the election shall proceed
to count The votes. and make a true
and correct duplicate return sheet Of
all votes which we're polled for the
several candidates and cast them up
which shall be signed by the judges,
inspectors and clerks. Two correct
lists of votes and tally list shall be
kept and each ballot shall have the
initial Of the clerks upon the back, in
the upper left hand corner, so as 10
be seen when handed to the voter.
Sec, II. The election boards of the
respective district shall, Immediately
after counting the votes of their dis
trict inclose the ballots cast, together
with one list of voters and one tally
list, in an envelope OF package, seal
the same, and endorse thereon the
name Of the district and board of cleo
ticn. The other list of voters of eloc-
" list, with return sheet, shall be in
closed and sealed in an envelope in
presence Of election board and direct
ed to the election committee at Guih-
rie, both of which shall be delivered
10 the election committee on Satur-
day; August 30, between the hours of
10 O'Clock a. m. and / o'clock p m. at
which time the election committee
viii be m session.
Article u.
Section l. The election committee
shall. on the SOth day Of August, as
semble in Guthrie, and elect two sec
retaries to read the returns and two
tally clerks to compute The returns.
Sec. 2. After organization. the
votes polled for each candidate shall
be read aloud and added together. by
the tally clerks in the presence of the
election committee
Sec. 8. The result, after being as
certained. there being no contest,
shall be Immediately announced by
the election committee and the per
son or persons having the highest
number of votes counted and allowed
shall be considered the nominee or
nominees Of the Democratic party. and
the officers of the election committee
shall execute the necessary nomina-
ton papers and The officers OF the
county central committee shall certi-
fy the same to the election board Of
the county.
Sec 4. All packages containing bal
lots etc, of districts not appealed
from or contested shall be Destroyer
by the chairman of the election cam
mittee
Sec. 8. In case Of tie, candidate
having a plurality of the votes IN the
largest number OF districts shall be
declared the nominee
Article ~.
Appeals and Contest
Section /. In all cases OF appeal
from or contest regarding the vote Of
any district, specific charges must be
made in writing on the day of meet
ing OF the election committee in open
session and at the time the district
is called which charges shall be read
and referred without DEBATE TO the
committee on appeals, and copy
thereof served upon the return judges
Of such district.
Sec. 2. A committee on appeals, TO
consist Of three Democratic citizens,
OF which the chairman OF the Demo
cratic committee shall be chairman
ex-officio, shall be elected, when nee
essary, by the election committee
Sec. 3. The committee before en-
tering upon the discharge Of It's
duties. shall notify in writing the
applicants and return judges Of
the district OF the time and
place of hearing; said hearing
not to be later than FIVE days and be
concluded in ten days from date Of
fling the appeal; shall hear the par
ties. their proof and allegations and
fully investigate and decide the issue
raised by the charges submitted.
Sec. 4. II the committee finds that
fraudulent Illegal or irregular ballots
have been cast and counted, In any