Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-27
Resolutions and Rules Governing the
Congressional Primary.

Resolved by this Committee, That the
manner of nominating Democrat candidate
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 1. 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. Il
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
at which were cast for Dockery for Cover
nor in 1900, 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 b.
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
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polls shall select some suitable person to ac
in the place Of said absent judges or clerks
| RULE 2. All Democrats who are or vii
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.
RULE 8. 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 manne
as the Congressional Committee, or tn
Executive Committee thereof may provide
The names Of all candidates for Represen
Itative in Congress shall be printed on til
ballots to be used by the voters, under til
words "For Representative in Congress.
Immediately following this shall be til
words, "For member Of the Congressiona
Committee under which shall be printe
the names Of all persons in any county VIII
have given notice that they desire to be vote
for as member Of said committee from sal
county The voters shall receive the ballc
from the Judge or judges Of election who
before delivering the ballot, shall write q
stamp their initials on the back thereof N
other ballot shall be received or counted b