The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-04-04
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION,


To the Republican Electors of Forest
County:
By virtue of the rules of the Republi-
can party of Forest County, hereby
announce that the primary election for
nominating candidates, and electing a
delegate to the State Convention, and
members of the County Committee for
the ensuing year, will be held in the fol-
lowing places in each township:
Barnett-Clarington, Cooksburg, Red
clyffe.
Green-Nebraska Guitonville.
Harmony-West Hickory, Fogle Farm.
Hickory-East Hickory.
Brookston, Cooper Tract, Pig
con, Lynch, Porkey, Cloughs, Watson
Farm.
Jenks-Marienville, Duhring, Lamona.
Kingsley-Newtown Mills, Mayburg,
Kellettville, Starr.
Tionesta Township-At Election
House.
Tionesta Borough.
ON SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1906,
Between the hours of 2 OF clock p. m. and
7oclock p. M, at which time the quail
flied Republican voters of each aforesaid
named places shall vote as follows:
One person for Congress.
One person for Assembly.
One person for District Attorney.
One person for Coroner.
One person for State Delegate.
Also each Election Precinct shall elect
one person as member of the County
Committee for the ensuing year.
The candidates for the several offices
shall have their names announced in one
or more of the county papers at least
three weeks previous to the Primary
Election, stating the office and subject
to action of the Republican party at the
said primary election.
The necessary blanks, ETC., for holding
primary election will be mailed to the
Committeeman of the several precincts,
whose duty it is to see that the election
board is properly organized, and that
the polls are opened and closed at the
hours above stated.
Any two or more candidates having an
equal number of votes for the same Of
flee, the return judges shall proceed to
ballot for a choice, the person having the
highest number to be the nominee.
The Return Judges shall appoint Con-
ferees = Representative, Congressional
and Senatorial-whose acceptance of
said appointment shall be pledge to
support the person who may receive the
largest number of votes cast for that
office.
Attention is called to the Act of June,
%, 1881, regulating primary elections,
that Judges and Clerks, before entering
upon the discharge of their duties, shall
take and subscribe an oath or affirmation
in presence of each other.
Attention is also directed to the fol-
lowing Republican Primary Rules, adopt
ed by the County Committee at its last
meeting held Feb. 81, 1905:
THAT all Republicans be required to
vote in their proper primary precincts,
where such is possible, and in case the
voter is unable to reach his proper voting
place he shall before voting, be obliged
to have at least two Republicans vouch
for his Republicanism, and legal right to
vote"
'The Return Judges shall be oompe-
tent to reject by majority the returns
from any district where there is evidence
of fraud, either in the returns or other
wise, and shall reject them where there
is evidence of three or more persons vot-
ing at the Primary Election who are not
Republicans"
The returns shall be properly sealed
and addressed to the Chairman of the
Republican County Committee, and then
delivered TO the judge of the primary
election, who shall be the return Judge
and represent the precinct in the con
vention.
The said return judges shall meet il
convention at the Court House. at Tio
nesta, on Tuesday, May s, 1906, at
o'clock pm, for the purpose of count
ing the votes and declaring the results
and the transaction Of such other bust
ness as may be brought before the saic
convention.
II. S. BRocKwAY, Chairman
Marienville, Pa, March IA, 1906.
Whereas, by the rules adopted by tn
Republican party representing the 2Stl