The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-08-01
DEMOCRATIC RULES.
Prepared by the Committee for the Party
In the County.

ed by the Democratic County Con-
vention, met at the Court House in
Bloomsbury, on Saturday last, ard
formulated set of Rules for the
government of the Democratic par
ty in Columbia county. The Com
mittee will again meet on August
10th, next, for the purpose of for
mally adopting these Rules.
The Rules follow:
RULE PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Two primary elections shall be
held each year, in each election dis
trict of Columbia County. One
shall be held on the fourth Satur-
day before the February election,
to be known as the winter primary;
the other shall be held on the first
Saturday of June, except in years
when a President of the United
States is to be elected, in which it
shall be held on the second Satnr-
day of April, to be known as the
spring primary.
RULE II-QUALIFIcATIoNs OF Vo-
TIERS AT PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Every person Offering to vote at
a Democratic primary election must
have the same qualifications of cleo
tions entitled to vote at general and
special elections within the election
district where the primary election
is held. Each elector shall prove
his qualifications and his identity
in the same manner in which cleo
tors in the election district in which
he offers to vote are, or hereafter
may be, required by law to prove
their qualifications or identity, on
election day.
RULE IIl-PERMANENT ORGANI-
ZATION.
The permanent organization of
the Democratic party in the County
of Columbia shall consist of the fol-
lowing bodies: First, Standing
Committee. Second, Vigilance Com
mittee.
RULE Iv-OF THE STANDING CON-
MITTEE.
SECTION 1. The standing COM
mittee shall consist of one CD Dem
ocratic elector from each electio..
district, who shall be voted for on
the day of the spring primary cleo
ttion, and elected by the voters of
his district. The candidate receiv-
ing the highest nunber of votes
shall be the standing committee
man. Each committeeman must
reside in the election district he is
chosen to represent. In case of a
tie vote for standing committeeman,
the candidates receiving the tie vote
shall cast lots before the county
commissioners of Columbia County
and the one to whom the lot shall
fall shall be declared the standing
committeeman of such election dis
trict, provided that the County
Chairman shall cast the lot on be-
half of any candidate who shall re-
fuse to appear for such purpose be-
fore the County Commissio.i o.iers,
and in case both candidates refuse
to appear, the County Chairman
and Secretary shall respectively cas-.
the lots on behalf of said candidates.
SECTION ?. In case of vacan-
cy occurring in the Office of stand
ing committeeman of anH district
by reason of death, resignation or
otherwise, the County Chairman
shall have the power to appoint a
successor to fill said vacancy, pro-
vided each member of the standing
committee shall have power TO ap-
point a substitute for any special
pdrpose, which substitution must
be in writing, propc Fly signed and
forwarded to the County Chairman,
and when new election districts are
created the County Chairman shall
name the committeeman of such
district, who shall serve until
successor is duly elected according
to law. Any substitute appointed
under this section must reside In
the election district he is substitute
ed to represent.
SECTION 8. The standing COM
mittee shall meet on the first Sat-
urday after the spring primary of