Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-04-05
CALL FoR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
PRIMARY.

W NM 1A0AANU1s NAN tAA N1- f
1906, a school district primary election
for the purpose Of expressing the
choice or Democrats Of Audrain
county for the various county, town
ship and state Offices and 70 vote on
Congressionsl candidates. 10 accordance
with the call Of the Congressional
committee.
That no person shall be allowed tol
vote at the Democratic primary 70 De
held on Saturday April 18th, 1906 ex-
cept Democrats who pledge themselves
to support the Democratic ticket at
ensuing general election, and, all sucn
Democratic minors as will become
qualified voters by reaching their ma
iority before the next ensuing general
election. The decision Of the judges
OF election upon qualification OF q
voter under the rules shall BE hnAl,
and said judges are hereby Instructed
that This lisa Democratic primary IN
which only Democrats are eligaole 70
vote, and 10 strictly enforce this rule
That the said primary election In all
the towns 10 said county shall be con-
Quoted under what is known as the
Australian ballot law
That for the purpose Of said primary
election polls shall be opened IN each
school district In the county ana az
the school house In said district ex-
cept when the same are 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 Mex-
co and voters liyingin that part OF
the Mexico school districts and outside
OF the city OF Mexico shall vote in the
ward in which they would reside IL
the ward lines we're extended; In the
towns and cities The polls shall be
kept open from l o'clock to In the
afternoon; In the country districts
from 2 10 s 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 toI
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
II frum any cause the Judges appointed
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 commit
tee cause to be made out suitable poll
books and tally sheets, and cause
tickets to be printed and in due time
transmit TO the judges OF election OF
each district said poll books, tally
sheets and tickets for the use Of dis
trict
That the ticket shall be printed on
white paper in black ink and be head
ed Democratic Primary Election Tic
ket, shall contain the names Of such
candidates for the various county,
township, and congressional offices as
shall on Oh before March 10th, 1906, fur
nish to the treasurer their anne and
pay to him xuch sums as may be as
sessed by the committee, to assist in
~defraying the expenses Of printing tic
kets, poll books, ETC., and distributing
the same.
That each voter, except the candid
ates for the various ofices, be required
TO vote In his own school district
That the voter, before depositing his
ballot, shall erase the names Of the
/ candidates for any office except the
one he desires TO vote for, and When
! any ballot is found to contain the
names Of two or more candidates for
the same Office II shall not be counted
for either, but this shall not invali-
date the ballot as to other ofilces.
That the judges Of the election shall
/ cause the name Of each voter to be
written on the poll book and number
/ ed, the ballot number TO correspond
|. Herewith; and at the close OF the polls
j the judges, together with the clerk,
; shall count up the votes on tally sheet
e and certify to the same and transmit
! by the delegate or delegates elect
r to the county convention the said
tally Sheet poll books, etc, II
secretary Of this committee, at the
B city of Mexico, on OF before IL O'Clock
q in the forenoon Of the following Mon
. day.
That this committe shall on receipt
OF said tally sheet, poll books ect., add
. up the same and ascertain and declare
. the result OF said primary election and
, the person having received the high,
!, est number OF votes for any Office shall
> be declared the choice Of the Demo
cratic party Of Audrain county for
said Office.
That at said primary election the
voters OF each district Except the
S towns Of Vandalia, Martinsburg, Far
Der, Laddonia, and the city OF Mexico)
will vote for and elect one delegate To
county convention 10 be held at the
t court house in the city Of Mexico at !
3 O'Clock In the afternoon on the Mon
day following said primary election;
Laddonia shall elect three delegates,
/ Martins burg three delegates, Farber
two delegates and the town Of Wanda
liza shall elect six delegates, and the
, City Of Mexico five delegates from the
, First ward, four from the Second ward;
seven from the Third ward and five
. from the fourth ward, TO said conyen.
ton, and said convention when assem-
bled shall select the proper number OF
delegates TO cast the vote OF Audrain
county In the Democratic State Con-
yention to be held at jefferson City,
June 5th, aud to the judicial conyen.
ton TO be held at Excelsior Springs,
MAY 22nd, and TO the Court OF Appeals
convention for the Eastern district,
and TO select a new county central
committee.
That a printed copy Of these rules
be furnished the judges Of election OF
leach school district.
That the judges and clerks before
entering upon the discharge Of their