The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-24

then declare the c0nQlQate receiving the
highest number OF votes for any county
office, TO b the nominee Of the party for
said Office at the election OF 1902. The
board shall thus proceed until the VOTE
of each candidate il tabulatAd, added
and announced. And the candidate re-
|ceiving the highest number Of votes for
congregational, judicial or district Offices,
shall receive the vote Of Dubois county,
az unit in the congressional, judicial
and district conventions.
Rcle 9. The tickets to be used at said
primary election shall be printed upon
white paper OF uniform width and
length, and shall be printed % the elec-
ltion commission may direct, the names
OF the several candidates ehsll be one
half inch apart. and there shall be an
inch space between the name Of the last
candidate for q certain Office, and the
name of the first candidate for follow
ing office. The title Of the Office thall
be printed in bold-faced type.
Rule Z. The Primary Election Com
mission elected ~ Aforesaid, shall have
full charge of said primary election. Its
duty shall be to cause the tickets to be
printed for said election, not less than
two tickets for each Democratic voter in
each precinct, as shown in the last gen.
eral election (6384) and the commission
shall count, and seal eaid tickets in suit
able packages, and cause the same TO be
delivered TO the various inspectors Of
said primary election at least one day
before said election; and the seale and
packages Of said tickets are not to be
opened until the polls are opened, and
the election board duly organized and
sworn the tickets are to be in charge OF
the election boards and not TO be deliv-
erred to the voter until he has entered the
poll room and announced his name, and
are not to be delivered until the clerks
have signed their initials on the back OF
the lower right hand corner OF the tick
ct. II ticket becomes mutilated 1t may
be returned to the poll clerk and anoth-
er will be handed out for the same.
Rule 8. The manner Of voting shall
be upon the plan OF the Australian bal.
lot law % now in force. The voter shall
designate his vote by putting an III in
the square before the name Of the candi-
date for whom he desires to vote. No
ticket ahall be counted except those fur
nished ny the election boards. In all
cases where The voter clearly indicates
for whom he wishes to vote on the tick
ct, even il such ticket be improperly
marked, the ticket shall be counted, but
should It appear to the board that there
are intentional marks on the ticket to
distinguish said ticket from any other
ticket, then such ticket shall not be
counted. Tickets must be folded to show
the initials of the clerks.
Rule 8. The Primary Commission
shall provide all poll books, tally sheets,
pouches, blue pencils, and blank affida-
Wits necessary to carry on said election.
Such election commission shall be duly
sworn before some person authorized to
administer oaths, before entering upon
their duties. The commission shall have
full charge Of the primary election.
Rule 10. All those who voted for the
Hon. William J. Bryan, for president Of
the United States at the election Of 1900,
and all Democrats that will be voters at
the next general election, shall be legal
voters Of said primary election in the
township or precinct wherein they re-
side, and no member OF other political
organizations or parties shall have the
right to vote Ut said election.
Rule II. The inspectors and judges
shall have the right to challenge all ille-
gal votes offered at said primary. A
member Of any other political party shall
be considered an illegal voter, and shall
not be allowed to vote, II being the sense
OF the Dubois county Democratic central
committee that the Democrats OF Dubois
county are fully competent to nominate
ticket that will be acceptable TO ali vo-
tiers, and represent the sentiment Of the
county Democracy.
Rule IL. Spectators shall be kept
away from the windows and doors Of
polling places at least fifty feet, but the
chute may be dispensed with.
Rule IL. The inspector of each voting
precinct, as herein provided for, shall
meet the election commission on Mon
day, Feb. "a, 1902, before the hour Of
o'clock p. m, 10 get the election tickets,
poll books. tally. sheets. etc.. and shall
receipt for the same.
Rule IA. The primary Election Corn
mission is hereby directed to collect the
following amounts from candidates,
which amounts must be paid 10 entitle
the candidate to have his name placed
on the ticket, viz: