Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-03-27
SUNDAY P0sT-DIsPATCH

the Judge or judges of election. The voter
shall prepare his ballot by crossing out the
names of all candidates except the one for
whom he desires to vote. The clerk or
clerks of election shall, before the ballot is
deposited in the ballot box, number the same
and they shall keep correct record in the
polling books of the number of each ballot
and the voter voting the same. After the
judges and clerks have completed the count
of the votes, they shall cause to be sealed up
and delivered by one of their number to the
Chairman of the County Central Committee,
or the Executive Committee thereof, the
ballots and poll books; and in making such
returns they shall certify to the number of
votes received by each candidate for Con-
gress and each person voted for, for COM
mitteeman at their precincts.
RULE4. The several County Democratic
Central Committees, or Executive Commit
tees of the same, shall, not later than We'd
nesday, the nth day of June, 1902, meet at
their respective county seats, and shall then
and there open and canvass the returns as
reported to them by the various precinct
boards of election of said counties, and shall
certify the vote as reported and counted to
the Chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee, and shall forward said certified re-
turns by the member Of the Congressional
Committee from their respective counties,
and shall also cause to be sealed up and
forwarded in the same manner to the Chair
man of the Congressional Committee all re-
turns made to them and all the ballots voted
and the poll books used in their respective
counties; except in counties holding county
primary in conjunction with the Congress
sional primary, such poll books and ballots
shall be left with the county committee of
| those counties, the certified returns to be
| sent to the Chairman of the Congressional
| Committee, as above directed. The Con-
gressiona Committee shall meet at Bismarck,
Mo-, Friday, June I3, 1902, for the purpose
of casting up the votes of the several counties
of this district for Representative in Congress,
and the candidate receiving the greatest
number of votes in the district. shall be de-
clared to be the regular Democratic nominee
for Representative in Congress from the
Thirteenth Congressional District OF Mis-
souri,. In case of tie vote or a contest, the
matter shall be settled by the Congressional
Committee, each member Of same being en-
titled to one vote. The chairman and sec
retary Of the Congressional Committee shall
make out and file certificate of nomination
as required by law All poll books, tally
sheets and ballots shall be delivered to the
secretary Of the committee, and be by him
kept until otherwise ordered.
RULE S. For the purpose of raising the
money necessary to defray the cost and ex-
penses Of conducting said primary election,
| fbava &c harahxy 1a,,;aI Lx,t th;c
assessment of five hundred dollars c. 5oo)
against each candidate for the Democratic
Congressional nomination. Of this amount,
all sums remaining over after paying said
cost and expenses, shall be returned to the
candidates from whom received, and no per-
son shall be considered a candidate, or have
any votes counted for him, unless he shal
have paid to the treasurer Of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, on or before We'd
nesday, May 2, 1902, the sum so assessed BY
this committee.
| RULE 6. Any Democrat desiring to be
voted for in his county for member Of the
Congressional committee Of said county shall
on or before the 9TH day Of May, 1902, no
tfy Hon. Mann Ringo at Ironton, Missouri
the Treasurer Of the Congressional commit
tee, by letter or notice in writing of such de.
sire.
\ RULE T. The treasurer Of this committee
shall certify to the chairman Of the county
committees in each county, the names Of thu
candidates for the Democratic nomination
for Congress who have paid the assessment
and the name of any Democrat who has giver
notice Of his desire to be voted for in hi
county for member Of the Congressional com.