Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-06
|RuleS AND REGULATIONS
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COM
MIrTEE OUTLINES IT'S PLAN.
Primaries Will Be Held the 10Th In
SAINT for Election Of Dele
gates and Alternates.

The democratic central committee held
a meeting last evening In Eagles Hail.
9Th and E streets. Chairman j. Fred
Kelley presided. with William Mex. Clay
ton was secretary. Rules and regulations
for the government of the primaries May
10 were agreed on.
Three delegates and three alternates
from the twenty-five legislative districts
will be elected to the city convention to
be held May II. The latter will elect six
delegates and six alternates to represent
the District at the democratic national
convention at Denver. July Z.
The following members were present
last evening. +. j. Moore. William Mex.
Clayton. John Ready. c. E. Wissner.
George c: Rick. j. j. Purcell. ]. F. Free
Scanlon. j. Fred. Kelley. F. J. McQuade.
X. K. Mattingly, George G. Dreager. Ly-
man f. Burdine and Charles c. Dausch.
The next meeting of the committee Is to
be held next Tuesday evening.
Rules and Regulations.
The rules and regulations provide in
part. as follows:
The committee shall elect one judge
and one clerk at each voting place. who
shall reside in the district for which he
Is elected and in the event of there being
more than one ticket in any district. then
at the request of any duly qualified cam
didate. the committee shall elect an ad-
ditional judge. and the two judges shall
elect democrat of character and stand
Ing. thereby constituting three judges of
election in each district.
That in case of failure on the part of
the two judges to elect a third judge. the
democratic central committee reserves the
right to revoke such appointment of the
two judges and to elect two other per-
sons to serve as judges of election, who
will elect the third judge.
That no person shall be elected. Sc
lected OF allowed to serve as a judge or
clerk of election who is not known to be
democrat. and no candidate for delegate
or alternate shall be eligible for election
or appointment as judge or clerk in any
district.
Filling Of Vacancies.
That in the event of any judge or clerk
of election shall refuse or be unable to
serve before tine opening of the polls or
after the voting has begun. the judge or
judges shall select some competent per-
son or persons to fill such vacancy.
That the judges in charge of each poll
ing place shall select one of their num-
Der to act as presiding judge.
The following rules and regulations in
reference to the election OF delegates and
alternates to the District convention. the
election of delegates and alternates to
the national convention and the election
OF the District central committee are
hereby adopted:
the twenty-five legislative districts in the
District shall elect three persons to serve
as delegates and three persons to serve
as alternates. each of whom shall be res
idents of the district from which he or
they may be elected to the District con-
vention.
Delegates and Alternates.
That the District democratic conven-
ton shall elect six delegates and six
alternates to represent the District of
Columbia in the democratic national con-
vention called to convene in Denver.
That the District democratic convention
shall elect one democrat from each OF
the twenty-five legislative districts to
serve as a member of the District demo-
cratic central committee.
Every person presenting himself as a
voter will be required to subscribe his
name and address to a printed statement
setting forth that he is of age. Is a resi-
dent of the District and has been for at
least one year prior to the date of said
primary election.
Any person who declines to sign his
name and address shall be barred from
voting. with few exceptions.
When a voter wishes to east his ballot
he shall announce the number of his
ballot. sign his name and address to the
statement setting forth his right to vote.
hand his ballot to one of the judges. who
shall Immediately tear off the number of
the ballot. The voter hands the ballot
to the presiding judge. who shall put the
ballot in the ballot box.
As to Challenges.
That the Judges of election in each dis
trict shall permit but one representative
of any one ticket on the ballot to remain
in the room where the ballots are being
cast to act as a challenger.
That all ballots shall be furnished by
the said democratic central committee.
and all persons desiring to become candi-
dates will be required to file their appli-
cations in writing with the chairman at
least a week prior to the date of the
PRIMARY election.
have their names printed on the Official
ballot.
That each candidate for delegate to the
district convention shall pay the sum of
so and each candidate for alternate shall
pay S.
That the judges shall not furnish any
certificate of election or other evidence
i'm writing OF the result Of the election to
any one other than the democratic CEN
trail committee.