Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-03
Call For and Plan of Democratic
Primary Election


To the Democratic Voters OF Roch
bridge County, Va.
The following resolutions have Dee
adopted by the Democratic Executly
Committee of Rockbridge County, Va
towit:
Resolved lei. That a Democrat
Primary Election for the nomination
of all candidates for County and Dis
trict offices; for Precinct Committee
men; Delegates to the General Assem-
bly, from districts composed OF Count,
OF Rockbrldge and City Of Buena Vista
and from Counties OF Rock bridge, Bath
High land and City of Buena Vista, 70
the State Senate for the 22nd Senator
ial District composed of the Counties
Of Rockbridge and Bedford and CITY O
Buena Vista, be held at the variou,
voting precincts in Rockbridge County
SATURDAY, AUGUST nth, 1907, be.
tween sunrise and sunset, and that the
election shall be conducted and be un-
der the control Of three Democratic
judges, one of whom shall act as
clerk.
2nd. That two of said judges shall
be the two regular Democratic iudoes
OF election, who are hereby appointed
for the purpose, and that they and tina
precinct committeem an from each nre.
cinct shall select the third Judge.
3rd. In the event that only one
Judge shall be present at the time for
opening the polls and the other Judges
do not appear within thirty minuts az
thereafter, the judge or judges. then
present shall select the other iodqes
from the Democratic voters present
and II no Judge shall be present at the
time for opening the polls or in thirty
minutes thereafter, the Democratic
voters present shall select three iudges
who shall conduct the primary. one Of
whom shall act as clerk. The iudpes
shall receive for their services 81 90
S1.00, ~"
4th. All voting shall be under what
s known as the secret ballot system.
he candidates TO be voted for directly.
md those receiving the highest mum.
DER Of votes shall be declared to be the
party nominees. All Democrats who
ire, OF will be, legal voters at the
election to be held in November 1907
mall be entitled to vote at this primary.
9th. The poll books to be used in
he primary election will be furnished
he judges of election by the county
committee.
9TH. The tickets to be used in the
primary election shall be printed under
he supervision Ct the county chair.
nan, and the names OF all of the candi-
iates to be voted for in said primary
hall be printed on one ticket. the
ickets to be furnished to the Judges
II election ct each precinct, and it shall
'e the duty OF the judges of election to
urnish each voter, when be offers TO
'ote. with ticket, and only the tickets
o furnished shall be used in said pri. |
nary election.
9TH: Any voter desiring assistance
nay be aided In the preparation of his
allot. by any judge ofelection selected
v him.
9Th. The poll books and voting shall
g In open view and candidates voted
'r shall have the privilege of having
ne friend each within the room where
ne election Is being conducted, to re-
lall until after the completion OF the
)unt OF the vote and the certification
the result.
9th. The judges will receive and de.
osit the ballot in the usual manner
nd the clerk shall record the name of
lch voter on the poll book and at the
osing OF the polls they shall canvass
he returns, tabulate, certify, and seal
lie same, together with the ballots and
silver same through one of the said
Idges within two days after the said
ectlon,to the chairman OF the county
who in return, With the
unity committee, shall canvass the
me at a meeting OF the committee to
held on Tuesday, August 20, 1907.
III o'clock am, and the candidates
una by them to have received the
safest number OF votes for any Office
all be declared the party nominee for
at office. All candidates are invited
be present at the canvassing of the
turns. Contests shall be determined
the county COMMITTEES and any cam
date feeling himself aggrieved or 7
ntestlng the result Of the primary.
all within five days after the canvass -
the vote has been Iuade, notify the
airman Of the county committee
q the chairman shall Immediately
II meeting of the county committee .
10 shall hear and determine all such =
ntests, subject to the right OF appeal
the State Central Committee. =,
10Th. When only one candidate for
office shall have given notice OF his
ldldacy as required by this plan and
paid the assessment required and
time for giving such notice OF CAM |
lacy shall have expired, it shall be
, duty of the chairman a I'd secretary -
the county committee to announce
fact and declare such candidate the
minee OF the party, and the name of :,
IN candidate shall not be put on the =; ~
lot to be used at the primary. - -
lth. In the event there shall be a =;
between any two candidates for the o. .,
he Office, the candidates themselves. u
should they fail to act, the chairman -.
secretary of the county committee N
Ill determine by lot who shall be de- -
red the nominee for such office. A
9Th. Should there be any office for "A
ich there Is no candidate, the vorer
y write the name OF his choice for
t office on the ticket, but he cannot
Sc a printed name on the ticket and n
,stitute another therefor. II
9th. Members of the County Dem.
attic Exec utive Committee Zone for
b precinct, except Lexington, which
ii elect two), shall be elected at this
mary, and all candidates therefor 10
ii give the notice herein required: pc
should no candidate give notice of tn
candidacy for committeeman the TN
lie or names of any Democratic voter pr
ding within the bounds of any pre-
It shall be placed upon the ticket, vo
IN the request In writing of five re
stored Democratic voters OF such fal