Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1897 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT KVKRY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. ‘1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postofflcent Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PIPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY. DEC 23. COMMITTEE MEETING. < Friday. January 28. is the Date of ' i the Primary Election. i i The democracy of Adams county J assembled in Decatur, on Saturday, ( December 18, 1897, and in considera-

tion of the general demands of the party, as shown by an expression of the candidates present, the time set for the next democratic primary election is Friday. January 28,1898. Since the redistricting of the state for judicial and representative purposes, Adams county comprises a single district for state representative and for prosecuting attorney. Consequently the offices to be filled by the election of 1898, as decided by the county central committee are provided for in the following resolution: Resolved, That all democratic candidates to be voted for at the fall election of 1898, in Adams county, Indiana, be they for judicial, county or state offices, shall be chosen at the primary election of January 28. 1898. The moving of Mr. Neaderhouser and Mr. Geo. Haefling from their precincts caused vacancies in the county central committee, which were filled by the selection of B. F. Kizer and

Ed Haefling. General committees were appointed to arrange and report | rules to govern the primary election, ; to attend to the preliminaries such as I printing tickets, securing poll books ' and tally sheets, &c. The Vizard resolution was called up and modified to provide that candi-' dates for two year offices should be ' entitled to a second term without opposition. That in a four years office, one term and for one term only. That ' the provisions apply to those that are ' called salaried offices. Voting precincts were the following: 1 In J fferson township, the Buckmast. I er school house and the Booher school house. In Wabash township, one at ' Geneva and one at Herschey school 1 house. In Hartford township, one at ’ Buena Vista and one at Brush school '

house, (that part of French township south of the Wabash river to vote at Linn Grove.) In French township, Election shchool house or No. 6. In Monroe township, one at Monroe town and one at Berne town. In Blue Creek township, one at Prairie school house and one at Salem school house. In St. Mary’s township, one at Bobo and one at Pleasant Mills. In Washington township, in Mike Englehart’s house, south of Decatur. In Kirkland township, Election school house. In Preble township, school district north of Preble, No. 6, andFreidheim Ta Root township, at Monmouth and ! in Aber school house. InU i m township, Kobr school house. In the City of Decatur, one precinct in each ward at '.3ual places of voting. The assessment comtnittee made a report and suggest that all assessments be paid Within ten days of the time the election is beld, and that the name of no candidate who refuses to adjust his assessment be placed on the ticket as a candidate. The assessment list is in the hands of the committee on printing and the assessment may be paid to either member ofsuch committee, which is composed of Wm. Blackburn, Philip Schug and Lewis Boknecht. The committee on Rules and Regulations for the government of the next primary election n Adams county reports the following: DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION RULES, &C., 1898. The Adams County Democratic Cen-

— - J —~- —— tral Committee in executive session assembled, adopted the following rules for the control and regulation of the democratic vote to be polled in the nominating election of said party, of candidates to be voted for in the general election of 1898. Section 1. The democratic primary election on Friday the 28th day of January, 1898, shall be held under the Australian system of election laws of Indiana, with the exception that there shall be one inspector, one judge, two clerks and one election sheriff. Section 2. That the interest and purpose of the nomination at a primary election is to secure a full, free and fair expression of the whole democracy of the county. Provided that all those w hi voted the regular democratic ticket in 1896 be considered democrats. ■' Section 3, The qualifications other i than heretofore given of voters of neh primary, shall be that he is a citi- < zen of Adams county, Indiana, and a legal voter therein, or will be a legal

voter before the next general election. That he be a bonifide resident of the township, town or city, and of the precinct wherein he offers to vote. Prov ded, that all legal voters residing south of the Wabash river in French township, shall be permitted to vote at the north precinct in Hartford township, said county. Section 4. The eligibility of a candidate shall depend upon his compliance with the foregoing requirements, and paying the assessments for campaign purposes, placed upon him as a candidate for the office to which he aspires. Such campaign assessment shall be paid at least ten days before the said primary election. Provided, that if a candidate neglects or refuses to comply with the requirements of the Adams county democratic central committee as are provided for in the rules and regulations herein contained, the name of such candidate shall not appear on the tickets used in the said primary election. Section 5. That the county cen-

1 . tral committee shall meet on the day following the next democratic prim- . ary election in Adams county, in De- j catur, Indiana, at two p. m., and receive from each inspector or committeemanof the townships or of the respective precincts of township, town or city, the returns of said election and proceed to compare the votes cast for all the candidates who have complied with the rules and regula- J tions of the committee aforesaid, and | the person having the highest number of votes cast for any given office, shall be declared the nominpe of the democratic party’ of said county and state of Indiana, for such office sought. Provided, that no county central committeeman, whose name appears as that of a candidate on the election I tickets of such primary, shall be eligi- | ble to serve as inspector of such election, nor shall he be allowed to select any election officers to serve in 1. »» Mi zLIZA ZA J-1 Z“v YT Tn tlf O

the said primary election. In the , J case of ineligibility of the committee- I • man to appoint such officers afore- t * * said, the chairman of the county cen1 tral committee shall appoint such ' I election board in such precinct at least < one week before the primary election. • Section 6. Each board of election shall keep a poll book in which shall j be entered the name of every person who votes at such primary election, 1 and after the polls are closed, said : election board shall count the votes ’ < or bollots cast and make out a tally I sheet, and deliver such tally sheet i properly signed by such election J board to the election inspector of < such voting precincts, who shall de- , liver such tally sheet and poll book to ] the chairman of said Adams county < democratic central committee on the <

day following such primary election aforesaid. The officers of said elction board shall at the time of making out the tally sheet make out and sign three certificates of election ; showing the vote in such precinct as ' shown by the poll and tally sheets and place one of said certificates in the possession of the inspector, one in the hands of each election clerk to be held as authentic reference should I any controversy thereafter arise. Section 7. All contests and disputes arising out of the canvas and counts following said primary eleci tion, shttl be settled by a majority '-.-j.. a' l’_3 co-aty central committee under whose direction such primary election was held. Section 8. Should any candidate 'vioLte the rules and regulations of the Adams county central committee and thereby fraudulently secure the nomination to the office to which he may have aspired. The candidate I for such office who shall have received the next highest number of votes shall by a majority vote of said county committee be declared the nominee ■ of the party aforesaid to such office. i Section 9. Should there a vacancy 1 occur at any time by removal, resignai tion or death, or should there be a tie vote of any candidate, or of any cani didates nominate st such primary ■ election aforesaid, the vacancy shall be filled or the tie settled and adjusted by a majority vote of the county central committee at such time as it may then and there agree upon.

Section 10. That the ballots and tally sheet shall be placed in a paper bag tied with a string and sealing wax melted and pasted over the knot of the string and delivered to the inspector and by him returned to the court house in the city of Decatur, Indiana, on the day hereintofore mentioned in section five. Section 11. The names placed on the tickets used in said primary election as referred to in section one, of the rules and regulations, shall be arranged in alphabetical order Henry Dirkson, Chairman of Committee on Rules and Regulations. John T. France, Sec’y. The above and foregoing rules and regulations were approved and adopted by the Adams County Democratic Central Committee in Decatur, Indiana, on the 18th day of December, 1897. J- F. Snow, Chairman Adams County Democratic Central Committee. A. E. Huffman, Sec’y.

CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS. Announcements under this heading will I e charged for at the uniform rate or $3.50 which inclu es the printing of your name on the ticket—payable invar.biy in advance. Wv keep no book?. FOR REPRESENTATIVEWear'* authorized to announce the name of GkoiWic 11. Mahtz of Monroe township, as a condidate for Renrtsenrative. subject io the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, .0 be held Friday, January 28, 1898. FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY* We are authorized to announce the name of David E. Smith as a candidate to- Prosecuting A* to ney lor tlie twenty-sixth judicial circuit. subject to the decision ol the Democratic Primary Election to be held Friday, January 28, 1898. w© are authorized to announce the name of Lewis C. DeVoss as a candidate lor Prosecuting Attorney for the t went*-sixth judicial circuit, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday, I January 28, 1898. FOR CLERK We are authorized to announce the name of William w. Briggs of Geneva, as a candidate for Clerk of the Adams circuit court, subject to the decision of the Democratic I rimnry Election, to be • eld Friday, January *B. ]<B9s. One tvrm only. We a e authorized to announce the name of Elmeh Johnson of Washington township, as a candidate for Clerk of tbe Adams circuit court, subject to the decision of the Demo Cratic Primary Election to be held Friday, January 28, 1898 One term only. We are authorized to announce the name of Francis Emmett McLran of Decatur, as a candidate for Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election to bo held Friday. January 28.1898. One term only. We are authorized to announce the name of A. VanOamrol Decatur, as a candidate for Clerk ol the Adams Circuit i'ou-t subject to the decision ot the Democratic Primary Election. io be held Friday, January 28, 1898. One term only. We am authorized to announce the name of Wilson H Shepherd of Hartford township, as a candidate for Clerk of the Adams Cl r cuit Court, subject to the decision of toe Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday, January 28, 1898. One term only.

FOR SHERIFF. We are authorized to announce the name of Danikl N Ehwinol Decatur as a candidate lor Sheriff of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, : to bv held Friday. January 28, 1898. We are authorized to announce the name of William Shoemaker of Hartford township, as a candidate for Sheriff of Adams county, subject to the decision ot the Democratic Primary Election to be heid Friday, January 28, 1898 We are authorized to announce the name of GIDBON LonGKNBAHGER ot St. Mary’s township, as a candidate for Sheriff of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election to be head Friday, January 28, 18j8. We are authorized to announce the name of Albert A. Bctler of Root township, as a candidate for Sheriff of Adams county subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday, January 28. 1898. FOR RECORDER. We are authorized to announce the name of Elias Rikskn of Berne, hs a candidate for Recorder of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to b« held Friday, January 28, lt9B. One term only. We are authorized to announce the name of John huhlek OI Decatur, as a candidate for Recorder ot Adams county, subject to the decision us the Democrat! ■■ Primary Elec. ion. to be be held Friday, January 28, 1898. One term only. We arc authorized to announce the name of Hahry B. Knossos Decatur, ns a candidate lor Recorder of Adams county, subject to the decis'ou ot the Democratic Primary Election, to be heid 1 riday, January 28, 1898. One term only.

We ere authorized to announce the name of Thomas M. Gallogly <>t v\ abash township, as a candidate for Record* rot Adams county, subject to ihe decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday, January 28, It 98. One term only. We are authorized to announce the name of William Zimmerman ol Kirkland township, as a candidate tor Recorder of Adams county subject to the dec.sion of the Democratic Primary Election to be held Friday, January 28, 1898. One term only. FOR TREASURER. We are authorized to announce the name of Jonas Neuenschwanokr of D catur as a candidate tor re-elwtion to the office of Treasurer of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday, January 28,1893. FOR SURVEYOR. We are authorize 1 to announce the name of William K. Fulk of Decatur, as a candidate for re-election t • the office of Surveyor of Adams county. subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Friday. January 98, FOR COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce the name of Joseph E M <nn of Root township, as a candidate for re-election to the office of Commissioner. First district of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary E'ection, to be held Friday. January 25. We are authoriied to announce tteo name of Frederick RepprrV nf French lowimhip; A® a candidate re-election to the office bf Conimisbioner. Third district of Adahis bounty subject to the decision of the ratio Primary Election, to be held Friday, January 28, 1898. We are authorised tn announce the name of Jacob Abnet of Wabash township as a candidate for Commissioner. Third district of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Prinurv Election, to be held Friday, January 28. 1898. FOR CORONEfJ. We are authorized to announce the name of Dh. C. 8. Clark of Decatur, as a candidate for re-election to the office of Coroner of Adams county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be beld Friday. January 28, 1898.

Hon. A. N. Martin tries to disjoint his congressional boom by writing us that such a candidacy had never been thought of by him, and that circumstances were such that he could not even contemplate it. He ventures the prediction, however, that the democratic nominee in this district can be elected if placed upon the Chicago platform upon which Bryan made his memorable canvas in 1896. Mr. Martin insists that he is not, and will not be a candidate but that be will cheerfully help nominate and elect some other good democrat. Notwithstanding all that Mr. Martin has said, yet we insist that he is the logical candidate. A glancb at what was accomplished during the two weeks that congresi was in session, before adjourning to January 5, shows that the republican talk about rashing things at this session was only talk.

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Success in business is attributed to advertising mingled with a peculiar degree of hustling that begins Monday morning and last until Saturday night. But hustle as you may, there is nothing that lakes the place of advertising. The Democrat takes considerable pride in pn seating the announcements of the candidates in the coming primary. The list entire consists of a mighty fine lot of working democrats, any one of whom would make an enviable record as a public official.

Mr. McKinley has surrendered to the anti-civil service wing of the republican party, and has promis-d to remove the bars to some thousands of offices by issuing an execu tive order annulling a large portion of the extenri ns of the civil service rules made by Mr. Cleveland. The Democrat extends »o each and every one of our readers its greetings and wishes them a merry and happv Christina«. Wh hope the mantle of charily will be extended, and that evety one irrespective of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, may et ]>y a happy Xmas. The Hon. A. N Mirtiti has written the Decatur Democrat disclaiming any intention of being a candipate for congress in hi* district, and declares he will not run under any cVjjimstance. Wells county politicians suggest the candidacy of Mr. John France, the brilliant Adams county lawyer.—Ft. Wayne Journal. Some things are funny enough to make a horse laugh. For instance, at almost the precise moment that Senator Cliar.'Hjr was solemnly protesting in the senate against Senator Stewart’s assertion that the administration of Mr, M' Ktnk v wa * for the Slbal’’ Standard, Secretary tKge was telling the house Committee on banking and currency, that the administration was in favor ot the maintenance of the present gold standard at all hazzird*. The meeting of tbe democratic county central committee Saturday was the occasion ot getting together a large number of tbe working democrats of the county, Tbe friendly contest about to begin will but add interest to the contest next fall. Not with a view of admonishing any one, but we advise each and every candidate before tbe primary to make their canvas stnet-y upon their merits and not indulge in personalities. The meeting Saturday was pleasant and enjoyed by all in attendance. The proceedings will be found elsewhere. The Hon. Hugh Daugherty of Bluffton, was in the city last Saturday between trains and in conversation with ye Democrat, he in away, announced his candidacy for treasurer of state. The daily and weekly press all over the state have been urging his candidacy, and when the press gets after a man, he may as well throw up his hands. Mr. Daugherty, besides being our neighbor and friend, is one ot the few bankers who not only voted but exerted himself in behalf of William J. Bryan and free coinage of silver in 1896. He is one of the most prominent democrats in Indiana. and the Democrat takes pride in eulogizing him to our party readers.

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