Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-06-22
For Congress:
JAMES HAY.
of Madison.
The new PRIMARY PLAN

The State primary plan which
was adopted by the convention i'm
its closing hours is largely that
recommended by the State Com
mittee, which has been i'm use for
the past three wears. except that
the secret ballot system of voting
Is substituted for the viva vocc
system, and the matter of the
method of nominating members of
the General Assembly and electing
county and city committeeman Is
left to the local authorities.
There are a great many other
changes. but most of them are cN-
planatory of ambiguous language.
and consequently on account ofthe
main ones mentioned.
The plan Is I'm effect from the
ourofadoption. and all the various
nominations in 1905 from United
States senator down will Ice made
under its provisions.
The full text of the plan as
amended and adopted Is as follows:
All voting shall be under what Is
known as the secret ballot system.
the candidates to he voted for
directly. and those receiving the
highest number of votes at any of
the primary elections. held under
the following regulations, shall be
declared to he the party nominees.
All white democrats who are. or
will be. legal voters at the election
at which the General Assembly is
to be chosen which is to elect a
United States senator shall be en-
titled to vote at any primary cleo
ton held TO nominate party sena-
torlal candidate: and at all other
primary elections hereinafter pro-
vided for all white Democrats who
are, or who will be, legal voters at
the general election next following
the primary at which they offer To
vote shall be entitled to vote at such
primary. And all persons partici-
pating in any of said elections shall
thereby he considered as binding
themselveS.to vote for the nominee.
ornominees. In the ensuing general
election.
For the nomination of United
States senator the Democratic State
Central Committee shall cause to
he held u general primary election
throughout the State on the first
Thursday in September in the wear
in which the General Assembly is
chosen, which will elect a United
States senator, and the candidates
shall give notice, in writing. to the
State chairman of their candidacy
on or before the first Thursday in
June of said year: provided that
where the nomination of United
States senator and that of State
officers fall within the same wear.
the primary election for the nomi-
nation of United States senator
shall be held at the same time, and
notices of candidacy shall be given
IN the same manner that they are
held and given in cases of pri-
maries to nominate said State
officers.
The respective county and city
committees shall elect and appoint
three Judges, one of whom shall
serve as clerk, to hold and conduct
the election ut each voting place at
which general elections are by law
held, who shall canvass the returns.
tabulate, certify and seal them. and
within two days after the election
deliver the returns to the county
or city chairman. who. in turn.
with the county or city committees.
shall, within five days after the re-
ceipt of such returns. canvass tho
same and certify the results to the
chairman of the State Central
Committee, who. afterthe complete
returns from the State have been
received 10y him, shall call the
State Central Committee toqather.
whose duty it shall be to open.
canvass and tabulate the same. and
TO declare the result.
The poll book used at the various
precincts throughout the State
shall, after the vote has been prop
erly canvaSSed and counted. and
the certificate of returns made out
and signed, be securely sealed and
returned, along with the said GER
hiicate, To the respective county
and city committees, which COM
mlttees are required to preserve
and safely keep said poll books,