Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-03-10
Call and Plan Of County Primary.

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of jefferson County, West Virginia,
at a meeting held on the 4th day Of
March, 1904, makes the call for a Pri-
mary Election and adopts the following
plan for the government and conduct
of the said Democratic Primary Election
in said county:
First. The primary election system
for the nomination of county officers is
hereby adopted. This system shall APP
ply to candidates for the Sheriffalty,
House of Delegates, State Senator, Cir
cult Judge, Assessors, Justices Of the
Peace, County Commissioners, Prose
cutting Attorney, County Surveyor,
Members Of the Board Of Education,
Constables, and Mem bers of the County
Executive Committee also TO the
election of Delegates to the Charleston
Conventions of April Goth 1904, and TO
Judicial Conventions.
Secondly. The primary election
shall be held at each voting precinct in
the county, and shall be held in &C
cordance with the provisions Of the
Primary Election Law Of Chapter Sixty
seven of the Acts of West Virginia Leg
islature Of 1891, except as herein mod
fled, to the provisions Of which candl-
dates are referred for instruction. The
voters shall be required to vote in the
precinct of which they are residents
The primary election shall be under the
management of three 81 commissioners,
two Of whom shall be the Democratic
Commissioners appointed by County
Court to hold last regular election, and
they 10 appoint the third commission
ers, the said three commissioners TO
appoint one or more clerks. In the
event said commissioners fail to act,
the members of the Executive Com
mittee from each precinct shall APP
point competent commissioners TO hold
said election. The commissioners and
clerks shall be sworn TO correctly and
faithfully conduct said election and TO
protect it against fraud and unfairness
a to make correct returns thereof.
No one except the Commissioners and
the Clerks shall be allowed to remain in
the election room. And no election
eering, nor fixing of ballots for voters
shall be allowed within sixty feet of the
polls Ana the Commissioners are
specially authorized to have these pro-
visions carried out fully, for the sake
of harmony and good order.
Thirdly At the close of the polls the
com miSSioners shall count the ballots
ana record the vote in writing which
each candidate receives for the office
for which he is candidate, and the re-
sult shall be certified by the commits
sioners as follows
............... hereby certify that..............
received votes for office of............
at the Primary Election this day held at
the precinct in..........District.
.,....... ..........,.....,, Commissioners.
...,...............
..,:,,,,,,.,....,',,..,'. clerks.
Fourthly. The Commissioners shall
forward the poll books, certificates, and
ballots. under seal, 10 the County Clerk
to be delivered by him TO Chairman Co
Executive Committee, to be held and
recounted in case of contest within
two days after the closing of the polls
by the County Executive Committee,
which shall meet at 10 o'clock a. m on
the 10Th day of April, 1904, at the
Court House in Charles Town. West
Virginia, and shall open and count the
vote and declare the result. The can
didates receiving the highest number
Of votes for the respect We offices for
which they have been candidates shall
be declared by the said Executive Com
mittee to be the Democratic nominees
for the said Offices.
Filthy. As to who may vote, the
duty of the Com missioners shall be TO
receive the votes Of all who supported
the Dem cratic ticket at the Presiden-
tial Election in the year 1900, and who
intend supporting the Democratic
ticket at the coming election this year,
of all Democrats who have moved into
this county and will be legal voters at
the next election, of all young men
known to be Democrats who will be OF
age at the next general election, and
none others.
Sixthly Each person desiring to be
a candidate at such pri mary election
shall, ten days prior thereto, furnish
John NJ. Daniel, Chairman County Elk
ecutive Committee (P.O Charles Town,
Jefferson County, West Vlrginia), in
writing his full name and the office for
which he desires to be a candidate,
which shall be accompanied by the
sums named below, to pay the expenses
of the primary election.