Year: 1871

the Canvassers to attend all registra-
tions; try and secure the registration of
all who are lawfully entitled to that
privilege; and make note Of. and
report, the names of all who are reject
ed, and the reasons assigned therefor.


II shall also be the duty of the Can
vassers to attend the polls at their re-
spective voting places, on tire day of
election, and remain there until the
polls are closed; to use lawful means
and honorable efforts to secure q fair
and honest election; to challenge all who
attempt fraudulently to vote to keep
an eye ON the ballot-box; closely scru-
tinize the conduct of the judges, and
carefully note and report all frauds
and wrongs that may be perpetrated,
and by whom.


CONSOLIDATED RHPoRTs. 1t shall
be the duty of the County Executive
Committees to consolidate all Reports
made by them by the csnvassers, and
make three copies thereof-one to be
forwarded to the Secretary Of the State
Central Committee, another to the Sec
retary of the Congressional Committee
of the district in which their county
may be located, and retaining the
other for their own use.


RAISING FUNDs.-It shall be TIE
duty of the Canvassers in each town
ship, ward and voting precinct, to call
upon each and every person registered
as democratic or conservative voter,
and all others who are interested in the
success Of our party, and solicit from
each a contribution of least one dollar,
and more or less as the circumstances
Of each may justify, for the purpose of
creating a fund to conduct the canvass
and carry on the campaign.


All monies thus collected, shall be
forwarded by the canvassers to the
County Executive Committees, who
shall make the following division and
distribution thereof, to wit: Forty per
cent to be forwarded to the State Cen
tral Committee for general purposes;
thirty per cent to Re forwarded to the
appropriate Congressional District
Committee, and the remaining thirty
per cent. to be retained for county and
local purposes.


Resolved, That for the purposes of
carrying out the above plan of organi-
zation, this mass meeting appoint a
Central Executive Committee of five
good, honest, Woodworking and ener>
getic men, who shall have and exercise
a supervisory direction and control over
all the political matters in Hampstead
county affecting our party, and who
shall proceed as soon as it may be
considered proper to the completion of
our party organization by the appoint-
ment of the township canvassers or
sub-executive committees, and by in
structing said canvassers in the matter
Of their duties according to the plan of
organization this day adopted; anil,
further, by rendering such canvassers
all necessary assistance in the discharge
of such duties, by furnishing them with
documents for distribution, and blanks
upon which to make their reports, &c.
Resolved, That all conservatives in
the county, whether voters or not, are
earnestly requested to aid in the exc
cution of these plans, by rendering all
the assistance in their power to the
County Executive Committee, and to
the subcommittee or canvassers in
the discharge of their arduous and
laborious duties, and by contributing
as largely as their means will permit
towards the raising of funds, without a
bonntiful supply of which we cannot
carry on a vigorous and successful
campaign.


J. E. BORDEN.


HARMON BISHOP,


JNO. Il. EAKIN,


j. A. SHEPPERSON,
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