Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1918 — PRIMARY ELECTION ON MAY 7 [ARTICLE]

PRIMARY ELECTION ON MAY 7

Appointments for Election Officials Should Be Made at Once. Under the primary election law ttae party casting the greatest number of votes in the county at the last general election has the appointing of the inspectors for the yjfimary, which gives the twenty inspectors in Jasper county to the Republicans. But each of the two dominant parties have the selection of the balance of the board and the sheriffs and poll book holders. This means that the county chairmen of both the Democratic and Republican county central committees must make their selections — on recommendations of the precinct committeemen —for one judge, one clerk, one sheriff and one poll book holder AT LEAST FIVE DAYS preceding the election, and the parties so selected MUST BE APPOINTED, '. provided the parties are otherwise qualified. Unless this is done the inspector, on the morning of the election, fills up the board from the voters gathered about the polls and from the respective parties in the order given. If there are any Democratic committeemen in Jasper county -who halve not already sent their selections in to County Welsh or Secretary George E. Collins, they should do so immediately, as the selections must be certified by the county chairman not later than >ext Wednesday. Please bear this in mind and act at once, using care in the selection so that no relatives of Candidates be named.