Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-05-21
Call for Democratic Primary
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returns of the Primary Election are de-
iivered to the Clerk 1.-THE County Court Of
said County by 10 o'clock a. m. onthe 25tb
day of May, Issil.
8. Delegates to the State Con-
gressional Convention shall be voted for
direc 10y p:aciug their names on the ii. ket
by he voters. except as hereinafter pro-
videJ, 81 ii several precincts in the COun-
ty Tor I,rii ted thereon as hereinafter pro-
vI,irsi) said Gu iveDtions being as follows:
Tie rAmes OF candidates for Congress and
STATE ) mater, shall be printed on the ticket
lin the oder Of their announcements. After
the name Of each candidate for any of the
abnve. fl ces shall be printed toe names of
the CONT, in which be resides. Instead OF
placing lie various names of the delegates
to the >eveIal conventions on the ballots
Ill vnter stall cast his vote direct for the
candidate, nd the candidate receiving the
larg 81 number of votes in the county shall
have tire Ri BIT to select the rs delegates to
said Cunve. lions from this county.
The ssiS of representation to the several
conventions shall be one delegate for every
oHe huHdfsdzv votes and majority traction
Thereof ovel fifty on the basis Of the last
Den ocratic Presidential vote, and the solid
vote of he County to be cast as directed by
a IN jority Of the delegates present.
The voting OF such election shall be by
ballet. and The mode eff preparation, sdistri
button aud disposition of ballots at such
primary election shall be that prescribed by
Secs. 33 and as of Chap 3 Of tho Code or
West Virginia, except as follows:
The bi lot to be used shall be printed
nnder the supervision of the Chairman OF
this Comini tee, who shall, at least three
days before HE election, deliver sufficient
number Of oallo to one of the commits
sioners If ell ction OF each precinct, who
shall ther upon take charge of same and
keep them safely until the day Of election,
when heshall take them to the respective
places If voling. The poll clerks. or com.
missioner IF lection acting as such. at eacl,
pre- met. shall, on the day of election and
within The e't ction room, sign all ballots to
be used ut such precinct and no bal OF so
signed sh,ll Q permitted to be taken from
the election oms except for the purpose
set forth in Sc of this Call. One of the
commissioners of election shall deliver one
ballot 70 each vo err ON his request therefor
within the e. ction room; and such voter
shall forthwith and within said room pre-
pare his b4llota and deliver it to the commits
sioner No such ballot having been deliv
cred t., a voter shall he permitted to be taken
from the election room by such voter or
any other PEI son; and If, in any case, bal
lot shall be prepared outside the election
room. the commissioners shall not permit
same to be deposited in The ballet box. And
no ballot shall be counted unless it bears
the signature ofthe poll clerk or the com.
missioner acting as such.
IL any voter be illiserate or otherwise I'M
able to prepare his own ballot, same may
be prepared for him by the commissioners
of lection, as he shall direct, a. no COM
missioner or poll clerk shall suggest or in
any way influence any voter as to what can
tfidate or candidates he shall vote for, nor
4 aty time or in any manner disclose for
what candidate or candidates any voter
hall -haye voted.
The voting place of each precinct estab
ti>hed for the ref ular election shall be the
place for holding this election.
H. The Secretary of the Executive Com.
| mi:tee shall make out the poll books and
the Chairman shall have the tickets printed
and the tickets printed by him shall be the
0ply ones used.
r. solved, That in the event that the Gov
ernor of West Virginia should call Special
Session Of the Legislature-there being now
vacancy in the position Of Delegate from
| j. fferson counts-theC Chairman of the DEM
,cratic County Executive Committee be EN-
powered TO call Special Meeting of said
Committee at which choice of candidate
| TO fill said vac ,ncy shall be made and the
name certified to the Ballot Commissioners
The Democratic papers of this County are
requ ested to publish the proceedings of this
me eting. JAS. w. STRIDER,
Chairman Sub. Committee.
| FHOS r, MOORE, Chairman.
JAS W. STRIDER, Secretary,