Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-04-28
County Committee Meeting.

| OounIy CoHlHlttee meeting
The Iron County Democratic
Central Committee met at Ironton,
Mo-, Saturday, April 9, 1904, pur-
suant to the call of the Chairman,
and the following members were
reported present:
VIM. R. Edgar, Arthur Huff,
Arcadia Township; R. j. Hill, H.
Lathim, by proxy, j. G. Russell,
by proxy, Iron Township; j. P.
Barger, by proxy, Kaolin Town
ship; Nelson Strickland, by proxy,
Dent Township; w. R. Patterson,
J. S. Bollinger, Liberty Township:
DR.. David Clarkson, VIM. (Skip)
Lewis, by proxy, Wiley O'Neal,
by proxy, w. j. Fitz, by proxy,
Union Township.
Moved and carried that the va
cancies in the Committee herein
after named, caused by reason of
members having left Iron county,
be filled temporarily as follows: d,
DR.. E. l.. Farmhouse in place Of
B. S. Gregory, Arcadia Township;
Newton Warren in place of John
w. Harral, Iron Township.
Moved and carried that a Pri-
mary Election be held on Satur-
day, May 81, 1904, to nominate
candidates for the various county
offices.
Moved and carried that the
names of the candidates for Con-
gress in this Congressional Dis
trict be placed on the ticket, to be
voted on at tie Primary Election,
if the candidates so desire, upon
payment Of the fee hereinafter
mentioned.
Moved and carried that for the
precincts of Des Arc, Annapolis,
Ironton and Belleview there be
appointed four judges and that
said precincts have four clerks,
and that the precincts of Dunn's,
Folks, Pilot Knob, Graniteville,
Kaolin, Bells, Imoden, Loves and
Henderson's have two judges and
two clerks each.
The following persons were then
chosen to SERVE as judges of elec-
ton at the various precincts, the
| judges being empowered to select
their clerks as above set forth:
Des Arc-G. w. Wallis, w. B. Kemper,
S. J. Jordan, George Lloyd.
Annapols-Wm. (Skip) Lewis. David
Paris, Thos. Jackson, H. C. Jackson.
Polk's-C. X. Polk, C. w. w. Miller.
Dunn's-Chas. Bollinger, Andy Lewis.
Ironton-F. P. AXE, w. H. Whitworth,
w. H. Delano, Jas. H. Clark.
Pilot Knob--H B. Jones, S. T. Middleton.
Granitevile-Thos. Hill, John Orrick.
Belleview-Wm. McClurg, Eugene M.
Logan, Thos. N. Mari, Chas. H. Cox.
Kaoln-E. L. Dutton, George Campbell.
Bell's-Flem Kidd, w. E. Westerman.
Imboden-J. w. Ragan, S. M. Hatridge.
Love's-Jasper Anderson, J. M. Lucas.
Henderson's-George Strickland, Henry
Volner.
Moved and carried that the fol-
lowing rules be adopted:
| RULES.
1st. The judges and clerks of the elec-
tion will be sworn not to violate the secrecy
of the ballot; and the former to take charge
of the ballots and poll books and cause them
to be safely and speedily delivered at the
county seat, to the Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee not later than o'clock P
M. Monday, May %, 1904.
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and in cases of doubt as to age, residence
or other legal qualifications, they will cause
the voter to be sworn.
3D.. No voter will be permitted to cas-
his ballot at any other than the precinct II
which he resides. Judges will see this rule
strictly enforced.
4th. Only knosOn Democrats will be per-
mitted to vote at this election. Judges viii
see that this rule is rigdly enforced.
5th. All Democrats who are not yet o
age, but who will be legal voters at the tint
of the General Election in November, 1904
are entitled to vote at this Primary, ant
these, and these only, can be sworn as t,
their Democracy and age
9th. The Primary will be held under tn
Primary Election Law of Missouri, ant
under the Australian system.
The usual fees will be paiG
Judges, clerks and messengers.
| Moved and carried that all ex.
penses incurred by reason of this
Primary be paid by the candidates
whose names are on the ticket
and that no candidate for town.
ship offices be allowed on the
ticket.
The chairman and secretary O.
this committee are ordered to ad.
just the assessments fairly and i'm.
partially upon the candidates il
sufficient amount to defray all tht
expenses of this election, and tha
all assessments be paid to thu
treasurer of the committee on O.
before May 1, 1904, and that th'
name of no candidate who has no
paid his assessment at that dat
shall be placed upon the ticket.
Moved and carried that thu
chairman and secretary be in.
structed to transact all further bust
ness coming before this committe,
without calling the committee to-
gether.
! Moved and carried that mas