Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-05-01
Call and Plan Of County Primary.

Call and Plan Of County Primary.
The Democratic Executve Committee Of
Jeersos County Y. " ,o e mestin x. ne g 4
| for Primary Election and adopts The follow
| ing plan for the government OF the said DEM
ocratic Primary Election in faid County
| First. The Primary Election system for
the nomination OF County officers is hereby
adopted. This system shall apply to candl-
dates for the House Of Delegates. state SEN
ator. County Commissioners, County super
lintendent Of Free Schools Constable and for
delegates TO The Congressional Convention,
President aid members of School Board.
/ Second Y. The Primary Election shall be
held at acb y0'ing precinct in the county,
except US or inafDer provided, and shall be
held in Rcc0s dance with the provisions of the
Prima Election Law OF Chapter Sixty-seven
Of the Acts Of West Virginia Legislature of
1891, except as herein modified. to the pro-
visions of which candidates are referred for
INSTRUCTION. The voters shall be required to
y0e in the precinct of which they are resi-
dents. The primary election shall be under
the management of three CD commissioners,
1.-TWO of whom shall be the Democratic Com
miesionels appointed by the county court to
hold the last re ular election and they to APP
point the third commissioner, the said three
commissioners TO appoint one or more clerks.
| In the event said comm ssioners fail to act,
1.-THE members of the Executive Committee
from each precinct thAll appoint npetent
commissioners 10 hol said election. The
commissions rs al clerks shall DC sworn to
correctly aud faithfully conduct said lection
and t protect It against fraud and unfairness
and to make correct retur. thereof.
No zone except the Commissioners and
aud the CleIks shali be all wed to remain IN
the election room. And The Commissioners
are specially authorized to have these pro-
visions carried out iuliy for the sake of har-
mony and good order
Third At the close of the polls the COM
miesioners shall count the tallots aud record
| the vote in writing which each candidate re-
ceiyes for the tffice for which he is u candi-
date. and the result shall be certified BY tie
commissioners as follows:
......--..... hereby certify that.
| received. ... votes Tor office of ....... -.
at the Primary Election this day held at the
............-. precinct IN 49,. s rlct
...-... ....-....-...-.....i
| ...-.-...- 80. z COMMISSIONERS.
....-...............
-....-..-.-.. --.........-.-l Clerks
.....
| Fourthly. The Commissioners shall for
ward he poll books Certificates and ballots,
under seal to the County Jerk to be delivered
by him to the chairman of the County Execu-
| tive Comm ittee, to be held and recounted in
| case OF contest within two days after the clos
| ing of Il polls by the County Executive Com
| mitiee, which shall meet ut 10 o'clock a. M,
on the Dist, day Of May, 1906, at The Court
Hous in Charles Town, vest Virginia. and
shall open and count The vote and declare
the result The candidates rece wing the
highest number of votes for the respective
| off les for which they have been candidates,
shall be declared BY the said Executive Com
mttee to be The Democratic nominees for the
said offices.
| Filthy. As to who may vote he duty
| the Commissioners shall be to rec eive thu
votes of all who supported the Democratic
| ticket at the Presidential Election In the year
1904, and who Intend supporting the Demo-
cratic ticket at the coming election this yta
of ali Democratic who have moved into this
county and will be legal voters at the next
election, of ali youl men known TO be Demo-
Gratis, who will be of age at the next general
election. and none others.
| Sixthly. Each person d string to be acan-
didatc at such primary election hall, ten days
prior thereto, furnish Thos K. Moore. Chair
man County Executive Committee (P. o.
Charles Town, w. Va..) in writing his full
name and the office for which he desires 10
| be q candidate. which shall be accompanied
| by the sums named below 10 pay the expenses
| OF the primary electis N. Delegate to the Leg
Commissioners IS; Constable, s.; County
| Superintendent of Free Schools. SIS; Presi-
de- ut and Members OF School Board, 81.
| Seyenthly. Should there be tie between
two or mort candidates, the choice shall he
made by drawing lots by the candidates, or it
may be decided by the said Executive Com
mittee In any manner that the candidates
may agree upon.
| Eighth'y The names Of all the candidates
shall be placed GU one ticket, under the re-
| spcctive heading OF the position Or Offices for
which they are candidates. and the voter
will erase the names OF uil except the person
| or persons he desires to vote for. If more
than one name for each office be allowed to
remain on The ticket by the voter, the ballot
| for that Office shall not he counted, and no
name placed on the ticket, unless the caud-
date complies with rule (6) six, US above
The time for holding the primary election
shall be the
| 10th Day of May. 1905,
from P. NJ till sunset. except at Harpers
Ferry and Bolivar, the po lis are to be kept
open till 9 O'clock P. NJ The Commissioners
OF election will see to 1t that the returns of
this primary election are delivered to the
Clerk of the County Cou. of said County by
ten O'Clock q NJ. on May 81. 1906.
| Ninthly. The voting at such election shall
be by ballot, and The mode of preparation,
distribution ond depositiRg of ballots at such
primary election shall be that prescribed by
section 80 and subsequent section and section
IS of Chapter 3 (of general election laws) OF
the code. except that the prepar alton, print
| ing and distribution of ballots. shall be under
| the supervision Of the Chairman of the County
/ Executive Committee, who is hereby author
lied TO furnish any candidate as many bal
| lots as he may desire. which ballots may be
circulated by him, and when offered at the
polls shall be accepted as.legal ballots, and
the voting place OF each precinct established
| for the regular election shall be the place for
holding this election exc pit that in Charles
Town the voting precincts of Dukesmith's,
Hollis Pump and the Academy shall be dis
lpeused with and all votes shall be cast at the
lo1rt o ire. and that at 81 epherdstown the
two precincts, Chase Store. NO. and upper
precinct, Nc. 5, shall likewise be dispensed
with, and all votes of said latter town. shall
be cast at Market House | rcciut Booths
shall be dispensed with at this election.
Ttnth1y. The name of the candidates for
State Senate shall be printed On the ticket
| in the order of the announcement OF their
candidacy, After the name OF each capdi-
date for the State Seuae, hall be prin ed
the name of the County in which he resides
Instead OF placing the names of the delegates
| TO the Senatorial Convention on the ballots
the voter shall cast his vote direct for the
al didates for the State Senate and the can
dldate receiving I largest lumber of votes
in the county shall have the right to select
the de1ega' es to said Sentt )ria i Convention
from this County.
The basis of representation to the said
Senatorial aud Congressional Convention
shall be that adopted by the Senatorial and
Congressional Committees respectively.
Eleventh. Tbs Secretary of the Executive
COMMITTEE shall make oct the poll books
and have The tickets printed. The Demo-
cratic papers of this County are requested to
publish the proceedings of this meeting.
THOS X MOORE Cbairmap