Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-29
CALI FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
PRIMARY.

4
Be it resolved By the Democrats
Central Committee Of Audrain county,
No.
That there will be held In said coun-
ty on saturday, the It'll day Of April,
1906, a school district primary election
for the purpose Of expressing the
choice OF Democrats OF Audrain
county for the various county, town.
ship and state Offices and TO vote on
Congressional candidates In accordance
with the call OF the Congressional
committee.
That no person shall be allowed tol
vote at the Democratic primary to be
held on Saturday, April 7ths 1905, ex-
cept Democrats who pledge themselves
70 support the Democratic ticket At
ensuing general election, and, all such
Democratic minors as will become
qualified voters BY reaching their ma
jorlty befure the next ensuing general
election. The decision OF the judges
OF election upon qualification Of a.
voter under the rules shall bc final,
ind said judges are hereby instructed
that this Is q Democratic primary IN
which only Democrats are eligable to-
vote, and TO strictly enforce this rule
That the said primary election In all
the towns in said county shall be con-
Quoted under what is known as the
I Australian ballot Law.
That for the purpose OF said primary
election polls shall be opened in each
school district Ia the county and 81
the school house In said district, ex-
cept when the same r located In
towns or cities 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 Mexi-
co and voters livingi In that part OF
the Mexico school districts and outside
OF the city Of Mexico shall vote In the
ward In which they would reside II
the ward lines were extended; In the
towns and cities. The polls shall be
kept open from / O'Clock to ! in the
afternoon; in the country districts
from Ito 8 p. M
That as soon as may be, and not
later than the 10th day Of March, the
committeeman from the respective
townships shall select and furnish t.
the secretary OF this committee the
names Of two good Democratic citizens
to act as judges Of election In their re
spectiye school district and wards, and
IL from any cause the Judges appointed
fail TO act, then the voters present ma
select others to act in their places
and the judges at each voting plac'
shall select one person 10 act as clerk
That the secretary OF this commit
tee cause to be made out suitable pol
books and tally sheets, and caus'
/, tickets to be printed and In due tim|
transmit TO the judges OF election o
, each district said poll books, tall,
! sheets and tickets for the use Of dis
trict.
That the ticket shall be printed OF
white paper In black ink and be heaI
5 ed Democratic Primary Election Tic
ket, - shall contain the names Of sue
candidates for the various count,
!, township, and congressional Offices a
shall ON or before March 10th, 1906, ful
nish to the treasurer their names an
pay TO him such sums as may be al
e sessed by the committee, TO assist
defraying the expenses Of printing I'll
kets, poll books, etc, and distrIbutiu
the same.
That each voter, except the candit
ates for the various Offices, be require
to vote in his own school district.
That the voter, before ~depositing b
ballot, shall erase the names OF u
candidates for any office except tt
one he desires to vote for, and whe
any ballot is found to contain u
names OF two OF more candidates 4
. the same ONCE 1t shall not be counte
" for either, but this shall not invsl
date the ballot as to other Offices.
That the judges Of the election sha
- cause the name Of each voter to |
9 written on the poll book and numbe
led, the ballot number to c0rrespor
Ia Herewith; and at the close Of the pol
m the judges, together with the cler
shall count up the votes on tally she
and certify to the same and transm
by the delegate or delegates Gle
r. to the county convention the sa
OF tally sheet, poll books, etc,
secretary Of this committee, at Il
lefty Of Mexico, on or before IL o'clot
~ in the forenoon OF the following Mo
day.
That this committe shall on receiI
IS OF said tally sheet, poll books, ect., az
as up the same and ascertain and decla
the result OF said primary election al
the person having received the hig
to est number OF votes for any Office shs
m. be declared the choice Of the Dem
at cratic party Of Audrain county 4
said Office.
That at said primary election Il
D voters OF each district Except n
towns of Vandalia, Martinsburg, Fa
!. Der, Laddonia, and the city Of Mexic
will vote for and elect one delegate
county convention to be held at q
or court house in the city of Mexico at
u o'clock In the afternoon on the Mo
day following said primary electio
Laddonia shall elect three delegate
Martins burg three delegates, Farb
two delegates and the town Of Wand
n liza shall elect six delegates, and u