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Show AN ADDRESS To the Democratic Electors of Utah. Rules for Election, Given "With a View to Securing- an Honest Vote and Prevent Fraud. Headquarters Democratic TEKKrToRiAL Cex. Com. Salt Lake City, July 22, 1S91. To secure that success to the Democratic Demo-cratic party at the ensuing election which is its due by right of voting numbers, it will be necessary to observe ob-serve the following instructions. The county and precinct committees, and all who will take an active part in the election, especially and otherwise, are urgently solicited to pay strict attention atten-tion to every item: Every precinct should have a committee com-mittee of at least three capable and willing men to take charge of election affairs in the precinct. Large precincts should he divided into districts, and one bright-man appointed to procure a complete list ot tLe voters in his district; he should see that all electors elec-tors who belong to the Democratic party, or who support its candidates, go to the polls on election day. The" lists of names should be furnished immediately im-mediately to the county comndttee and a copy retained by the precinct committee. One reliable man should be appointed as election manager for the Democratic partv in each precinct, to take charge of election affairs therein. He should be on the spot to receive reports from other workers for the party, give such direction and advice as may be needed, and communicate with the county committee and take any other action that may be necessary. There should be two Democratic checkers at each polling place. Under the rules one of these at a time is to be allowed inside the poll room. The other is to relieve him when it is necessary for him to withdraw. The checkers should be furished with a full list of the voters of the precinct, or ot the polling district, as the case may be. As each person votes, his name should be checked off on the list. If any voter is rejected, the checker should make a note of it, the cause of rejection and the names of witnesses thereto, n any person not entitled to vote is permitted to do so, the checker should note his name and as many particulars as opportunity op-portunity will permit. As the election elec-tion progresses he should furnish the election manager with the names of Democratic voters who have not yet voted. He should on no account or occasion oc-casion leave his post until relieved by the other checker. There should also be two Democratic challengers at each poll, one to relieve the other as occasion may require. They should have the names of all persons regiPteied in the precinct who are not legally entitled to vote, with the cause of challenge plainly written opposite each name. No challenge should be made without good and sufficient cause. The legal causes for challenge are: Non-residence, Non-residence, non registration, non-citizenship, failure to "take the registration oath, personating a voter, polygamy, unlawful cohabitation, and conviction for bigamy, polygamy, unlawful cohabitation, cohab-itation, adultery, fornication or incest. It is not a cause of challenge that a voter has been, if he is not now, a polygamist. No person is entitled to vote who has not resided in the Territory Terri-tory for six months and in the precinct one month previous to the day of registration, reg-istration, if the challenger is convinced con-vinced that a person intending to vote is personating another, he should challenge chal-lenge him on the ground that he is not the identical person who is registered, and he should be required to swesr to his identity or his vote should be re-1 jected. If the person challenged persists per-sists in attempting to vote, demand that ' he be sworn and see that he answers E roper questions under oath before his allot is put into the box. Challenger should make a note of each case and the result. He should not leave his post until relieved by the other challenger, j The judge of election for the Democratic Demo-cratic party, at each poll, should become be-come thoroughly familiar with the special spe-cial instructions accompanying this-circular. this-circular. By these he will learn the law and the rules governing the elec tion. These must be strictly complied with. He should see that the other judges conform to them in every particular, par-ticular, and in case of failure, enter his protest and make a note of the proceedings. pro-ceedings. This should be carefully observed ob-served in any and every case where a person not entitled to vote is allowed to cast a ballot. He should admiuister the oath to challenged peisons when the other judges refuse to do so. and fearlessly stand up for the rights of his party in every particular. If any Democratic Dem-ocratic voters are improperly rejected he should protest against such action and make a note thereof. lie should stay with the ballot box until the count is completed, and not leave for any cause at any time until then, unless some Democrat is present to watch clwsely all the proceedings ; and even j then his absence must be merely tern-! porarily. He should watch every ballot bal-lot as it is received, to see it is not dropped, or changed for another ; see that no ballots are allowed around the box within reach of the judge w ho deposits de-posits the ballots; make sure that the count at the close is correct, and that the returns are properly made out and certified. When the count is finished, in addition to the official returns, he should make out two correct conies of the abstract of returns, sign them, mail or send one copy immediately to Elias A. Smith, secretary of the Democratic Demo-cratic territorial central committee, Salt Lake City, and carefully preserve and keep the other until it is required by that committee. This is very important im-portant and should be strictly observed. The judge of election, the checkers and challengers and the manager of election for each precinct should be at the polling poll-ing place, with everything needful at hand, before the time for opening the polls. Everybody present, including the voter, should keep close watch on every ballot delivered, until it is deposited de-posited in the box, so that it cannot be changed or placed anywhere improperly. improp-erly. Deputy sheriffs should be appointed in sufficient numbers in each county to supply one at least for each polling placed They should preserve the pece and promptly arrest any person charged by the challenger or manager of election elec-tion with illegal voting or attempting to vote illegally. No arrest should be made so as to obstruct the election. County committees should communicate, communi-cate, by telegraph if practicable, with the chairman or secretary of the territorial terri-torial central committee, on any matter of importance. Where there is no telegraph, tele-graph, use the most expeditious method available. Every chairman of a county committee and every president of a Democratic club is requested to send forthwitli his name and postoffice address ad-dress to the secretary of the Democratic territorial central committee. Voters should go to the polls early and allow nothing to prevent them from doing their duty. All naturalization naturaliza-tion citizens should, if possible, take their naturalization papers with them to the polls, and if not, have witnesses to the fact that they are naturalized. Before delivering their ballots they should be sure that they have the right ticket and that only one is in the envel-j envel-j ope. When the ballot is given to the ! judge of election the voter should not al-low'his al-low'his attention to be diverted for a moment, either by question or challenge, chal-lenge, or anything else so as to lose sight of his ba' lot, but he should keep it in view until he sees it deposited in the ballot box. If objection or challenge chal-lenge is made and the voter is likely to be rejected for any improper cause, he should demand to be sworn and to have his ballot deposited under oath. Every legal voter should peaceably contend con-tend for his rights and not relinquish them until every lawful means have been exhausted. The election managers must see that a competent person is present at each precinct, when the votes are counted, to represent each of the Democratic candidates. He must watch carefully the count and see that no impropriety occurs, and that every vote cast for the Democratic candidates is counted in their favor. The ensuing election is of the greatest moment to the Democratic party in th.s territory. It may deckle the future of Utah. 'Let then every Democrat earnestly earn-estly and honestly endeavor to secure the "full vote of his party. All should work with an untiring energy for a Democratic triumph, and, by such w ork and energy we will gain the victory which rightfully belongs to the Democracy Demo-cracy of Utah. Samuel A. Meuritt. Chairman Democratic Territorial Central Cen-tral Committee. Elias A. Smith, Secretary. |