The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-18
Registration and Primary Rules

T. Each applicant shall Sign and
send to the executive committee an
application declaring that he IS a
democrat and willsupport the dem
ocralic ticket at the election and
tliat he has resided in Chickasha
s'nce Oc.. A, 1904, and setting out
lis particular place of residence
2. The registration shallbe closed
on The first Saturday in March. All
protests against the registration of
any applicants must be made in
writing before the first Tuesday af-
ter the first Saturday i'll March and
the primary election Shall be held
OIL the next Thursday thereafter,
I but no protest shall be filed against
my applicant except on the ground
that he is not a qualified voter.
3. The committee Shall refuse to
register applicant against whom
a protest has been sustained and no
application for registration shall be
received after the time fixed tor
closing the registration. All pro-
tests shall be delivered 10 the
chairman Of the committee and
shall not be considered until the
applicant has reasonable notice.
4. All applications for registra-
tion that may be delivered to the
committee by proxy Shall be en-
dorscd with the name Of the proxy
and the committee may refuse and
application sent them by mail, and
such application, if refused shall
be returned TO the applicant
5. Until time for registration is
closed the committee shall main
{ tain a public Office in some conven-
lient place, Of which a notice shall
be given, and shall maintain aclerk
i'll charge thereof at the expense OF
the election.
Y O. The primary election shall be
held by two judges TO be elected by
the committee and the committee
shall employ two clerks for each
ward and each Of said Judges and
}Eclerks shal! be paid two dollars as
( expense Of said election.
7. There shall be but one voting
place III each ward and no person
shall be permitted to vote whose
name Is not properly registered.
The ballot Of any person voting
contrary 70 this provision shall Be
expunged by the judges Of election
or by the executive committee.
s. Poll books should be kept and
the ballots numbered ana the votes
counted and certified as in a legal
election and in addition, the clerk
shall record the registration num-
Der Of each voter 50 that his name
ballot and registration may be iden-
tilted. The judges shall count the
ballots as the election proceeds.
9. All returns shall be made to
the chairman Of the central COM
mittee within "a hours after the
polls are closed. And the returns
shall be Sertifed as in regular
election,
10. The executive committee
shall meet in public session in the
district court room at ten o'clocl,
ON Saturday morning after the
election and Shall publicly scruti-
nize. canvass and declare the result
thereof and the candidate receiving
the highest number ofvotes for any
Office Shall be the nominee for such
office and the wopersons receiving
the highest number Of votes in any
ward for members Of the executive
committee shall be member ofthC
executive committee in such ward
until their successors are elected
according to democratic usage.
III. The executive committee
shall prepare all official ballot fol
use at said primary election and
shall place thereon the name Of any
candidate who shall apply therefore
and pay his proper share of tn,
expense of said election, but saic
share shall not in any case excee,
the sum of $40.
Understanding that certiar
party has represented that he wa