Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-03-24

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of May, 1904, school district
primary electio. for the purpose of
expressing the nOice of Democrats
Of Audrain for various county and
township offices and to vote on
congressional candidates in accor-
dance with the call Of the Congress
sional committee.
That no person shall be allowed
to vote at the Democratic primary
to be held on Saturday, May 7,
1904, except Democrats who voted
the Democratic ticket on the last
national and state elections and
who pledge themnelves to support
the Democratic ticket from presi-
dent to constable at the ensuing
general election and all such Dem
Ocratic minors as will become quail
fled voters by reaching majority
before the next ensuing general
election shall be qualified to vote.
The decision of the judges of cleo
ton upon the qualifications of a
voter shall be final, and said judg-
es are hereby instructed that this is
a Democratic primary in which
only Democrats are eligible to
vote and to strictly enforce this
rule.
That the said primary election
in all towns Of said county shall
be conducted under what is known
as the Australian ballot law.
That for the purpose of said
primary election polls shall be
opened in each school district in
the county, and at the school
house in said district, except when
the same are located in Icities or
towns, in which case the polls may
be opened at such places as the
judges of election may select; but
polls shall be opened in such wards
in Mexico and voters living in that
part Of the Mexico school district
and outside of the city of Mexico
shall vote in the ward in which
they would reside if the ward lines
were extended; in the towns and
cities the polls shall be kept open
from l o CLOCK to seven in the af-
ternoon; in the country districts
from 2 to 5 p. m.
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the first day of April, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish
to the secretary Of this committee
the names of two good Democratic
citizens to act as judges of election
in their respective school districts
and wards, and if from any cause
the judges appointed fail to act,
then the voters present may select
Others to act in their places; and
the judges at each voting place
shall select one person to act as
clerk.
That the secretary of this com
mittee cause to be made out suita-
r bic poll books and tally sheets, and
cause tickets to be printed and in
due time transmit TO the judges of
+ election of each district said poll
, books, tally sheets and tickets for
+ the use of said district.
That the ticket shall be printed
/ on white paper in black ink and be
headed Democratic Primary Elec-
4 ton Ticket" shall contain the
= names of such candidates for the
, various county, township and con
D gressional offices as shall ON or be-
: fore April LIST. 1904, furnish to the
treasurer their names and pay him
n such sums as may be assessed by
the committee, to assist in defray.
> ing the expenses Of printing tick,
Z cts, poll books, etc, and distribute
o ing the same.
That each voter, except the can,
n didates for the various Offices. b.
: required to vote in his own sehoo
/, district,
e That the gOter. before deDosit