Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-03-15
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Il Is for DemOcrats--If the Other
Fellows Want the Same Fun
They Must Order One Of Their
Own.

cratic Central Committee of Au-
drain county, Mo
That there be held in said couu-
~ on Saturday, the 7th day of
April, 1906, a school district pri.
nary election for the purpose of
expressing the choice of Democrats
of Audrain county for the various
comfy, township aud state Offices
and to vote on Congressional can
didates in accordance with the call
of the Congressional committee.
That no person shall be allowed
to vote at the Democratic primary
to be held on Saturday, April 9TH,
1906, except Democrats who
p ! ed g themselves to sup
port the Democratic ticketat the en-
suing general election, and. ~all
such Democratic minors as will be-
come qualified voters by reaching
their majority before the next en-
suing general election. The de-
cision of the judges of election
upon qualification of a voter under
the rules shall be final. and said
judges 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 the towns in said
county shall be conducted nnder
what is known as the Australian
ballot law.
That for the purpose Of said pri-
mary election poles shall be opened
in each school district in the couu-
ty and at the school house in said
district, except when the same are
located in towns or cities, in which
case the polls may be opened at
such places as the judges of cleo
ton may select; but polls shall be
opened in such wards in Mexico
aud voters living in that part of
the Mexico school distRicts and out
side 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 he kept open
from l O'Clock to 7 in the after
noon; in the country districts
from 2 to 5 p. IN.
That as soon as maybe, and not
later than the Goth day of March,
the committeeman from the re-
spective townships shall select aud
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 it
from any cause the judges APP
pointed 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 suitable
poll books aud tally sheetsI> and
cause tickets to be printed and in
due time transmit 70 the judges of
election of each district said poll
books, tally sheets and tickets for
the use of such district.
That the ticket shall be printed
on white paper in black lax aud
be headed Democratic Primary
Election tioket," shall contain the
names of such candidates for the
various county, township. and
congressional Offices as shall, on or
before March Goth, 1906, furnish
to the treasurer their names and
pay to him such sums as may be
assessed by the committee. to as
sist in defraying the expenses Of
printing tickets, poll books, eto,
aud distributing the same.
That each voter, except the
candidates for the various Offices,
be required to vote in his own
school district
That the voier, before deposit