The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-14

seieet n delegates to the Republican
Senatorial Convention. 70 BE here
4 after held IA said senatorial dis strict
which dlegates, when certified to hy
tue chairman Of this committee. shall
j be- entitled to represent Harrison
county In said conventions; and said
convention shall select a member Of
the senatorial committee from each
county comprising said Twelfth Sem
atorial District.
3. The names of all candidates for
county and district officers as well
as for members Of the Harrison
County Republican Executive COM
mittee, shall be printed ON each tick
Il ct, under the respective headings Of
the position for which they are cam
didates: the voters shall erase the
names OF all candidates for all posi-
| tons in said state, district or county,
except those for whom he desires to,
land Us entitled to vote. No voter
shall vote for more candidates for
any one office than are to be nomi-
mated for such office. And IL any
. voter shall do so, his ballot for that
particular office shall not be counted.
The candidate for the nomination for
any county or district Office receiving
the highest number of votes in the
/ county or district shall be declared
i the nominee of the Republican party;
fexeepc that the two persons receiving
the largest number of votes for the
House of Delegates shall be the nomi-
nees. And the two candidates from
each inagisterial district receiving the
highest number Of votes in said dis
trict shall be declared duly elected
members Of the Republican Executive
Committee for Harrison County.
Z. The Republican County Execu-
tive Committee will prepare and
cause to be printed and furnished to
the voters ballots containing the
names of all the candidates to be
voted for at said primary election,
and no other OF different ballots
shall be used. cast or counted at said
primary election. The voter shall
present his ballot in person to the
election commissioners hereinafter
named. The Harrison County Re
publican Executive Committee shall
designate and select three commits
sioners to hold said primary election,
at each voting place. One of said
commissioners so named shall per-
form the duties of clerk in conduct
ing said election In the absence of
one member of the board the mem
Der present shall appoint third; in
the absence of two members the
member present shall appoint one,
and the two shall select third; and
If all members are absent from the
voting place at the hour fixed for the
opening of the polls, the Republican
voters present shall select three COM
missioners to conduct said election.
Ballot boxes and supplies for holding
said election will be furnished to the
board of commissioners by the said
executive committee.
s. Said commissioners shall keep
a list of all persons voting, and after
the polls are closed shall proceed to
make a tally of each person voted for,
and shall make out a certificate show
ing the number of votes cast for each
person, certify and sign the same. and
shall seal up the ballots cast and the
tally sheets, and deliver the same to
the members of the Republican Exec
utive Committee for the magisterial
district in which they acted, or to
the chairman of the County Repub-
lican Executive Committee, who shall,
without breaking the seal, produce
and deliver the same to the Repub-
lican County Executive Committee,
at the first meeting held after said
primary election, which meeting shall
be held at Clarksburg, on the Sth
day of April, A. D. 1908, at / o'clock
p. M, at the court house of said
county.
8, And at the meeting last named
said county executive committee shall
canvass the returns Of said election,
declare the result thereof, and GER
tify to the proper persons and officers
the result OF said primary election,
and inform said candidates and per-
sons of the duties conferred upon
them by said election.
10. The Republican County Execu-
tive Committee shall, for the pur-
pose of raising funds to defray the
expenses of said primary election,
assess all persons who may announce
! themselves as candidates to be voted
for at said primary election, in such
amounts as such committee may
deem necessary and proper Except
that candidates for President of the
United States shall not be assessed
for any sum- Any person desiring
to be voted for at said primary cleo
ton shall, at least ten days prior to
the holding OF the same, present his
announcement as candidate to the
secretary, and pay to the treasurer of
the county executive committee the
amount assessed against him. And
any person falling or refusing to
present his name within the time
aforesaid, and to pay such assess
ment, as above provided, shall not be
recognized as candidate, nor shall.
his name appear on the ballot to be
voted at said primary election.
II. The election to be held is to
ascertain the wishes ana desires OF
the Republicans of Harrison County;
and the several boards of commits
sioners holding the same shall per-
NIT no person to vote not known to
be a Republican, and in sympathy
with the principles of the Republican
party and who manifests such sym
patty by voting for the candidates of
the Republican party. If the right
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