The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-12

that the nomination of . candidate for
Surveyor should come before this Con.
vention.
Motion that Mr.. Miller be made by
reclamation such candidate prevailed.
A report from = Committee appoint
ed at last years Convention being
In the Secretary's hands, by direction
Of the Chairman 1t was read a. follows:
Mr.. CKaiyman:-As member Of =
committee appointed to report on the
subject OF Primary Election, beg
leave to submit the following report.
Our Chairman. Mr.. Cover. having
gone over to Greeley aud the Democ-
racy, wo were not c.ii5d together,
hence this report from single men,
Der OF the COMMITTEES.
The question Of adopting the prima-
ry election system must Of course be
decided by the Convention, and IL 1t
should choose to adopt such system,
we report and recommend the follow
ing: WIN. P. Wolf,
Member Of Com.
| Resolved, That hereafter Repub-
lican candidates for county offices be-
selected by the Primary Election sys-
| tenn, to be managed under the foil low
ing plan Of Organization
LIST. Each Township shall at each
primary election next preceding the
election of Governor select Township
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shall be . member Of the Central COM
mittee for the county.
Cd. It shall be the duty ofthe town.
ship committee to act ~ judges Of
election ut the primary elections called
in pursuance hereof, to appoint clerks
Of election and make out and transmit
to the Central committee, in sealed
envelope, the returns Of such elections,
and to have general charge Of the par
ty organization In the township under
the direction Of the Central commit.
tee.
Sd. The Central committee shall be
composed Of the chairmen Of the diff
ferent township committees; and IL
shall be their duty to call all primary
elections and such county conventions
q are necessary for selecting delegates
to State and District conventions aud
to have general charge Of the party
organization.
4th. The regular primary elections
shall DO held in the different town
ships at tho usual places Of holding
elections, on the first Saturday in Sep
tember, between the hours OF = and
~; but II on account OF any special
election Il becomes necessary to hold
. primary election after that time II
shall be held pursuance to call Of con-
trail committee.
5th. The central committee shall
give al least two weeks notice ofevery |
primary election by publication in the |
Republican newspapers of the county,
designating what offices are to be |
filled but no regular primary election |
shall be deemed invalid for want Of
such notice.
9Th. II for any cause q vacancy ex-
lists in any township committees. such
vacancy shall be filled by the remain
der of the committee, and In case of
more than one vacancy In any one OF
such committees, such vacancies shall
be filed by the people present At the
next primary election who In any
case when tho committee. or judges,
are absent at the time Of holding any
primary election. shall appoint judges
prior to balloting at such election.
It'll. The central committee shall
meet at the county seat on the next
Monday after each primary election.
TO canvass the votes cast at such cleo
ton and declare who are the candi-
dates chosen at such election. The
person receiving the highest vote for
any one Office, shall be declared the
for that Office but IL each
Of the candidates for any Office falls TO
receive one-third Of all votes cast for
for that office, then the
central committee ahall select candi-
date frem those voted for at such elec-
ton.
To perfect this organization this
shall select central COM
mittee Of one from each township who
shall act until the next primary cleo
ion, or until their SUCCESSORS are cho-
ven and it shall be the duty Of each
Of such committee to call
meeting In his township for the selec.
ion Of two other members Of the
committee to act with him
until the next primary election.
Motion prevailed that said report be
in county newspapers and
lcted upon at the next county Con-
,ention.
Nomination Of . county Central
for the ensuing year being
n order, the following named from
he several townships as constituting
aid committee
Center, f NJ Brink; Cass. Levi
)iltz; Dayton, P Furgeson Farm
ngton. g M Hemingway; Fairfield,
( l. Moore; Fremont, s Fl Maley
lower, Jno w Bell; Inland, Jas
Wharton, Jr.; Iowa, Isaac Heming.
way; Linn, John Dance; Massillon,
Willard Rollins; Pioneer, William
on Helmer: Red Oak, Sam'l Yule
rochester, H w Bailey Springdale.
1 & Gil; Sugar Creek, Thos Furst
springfield, Thos Shearer.
Adjourned. JAS. w. BEATTY,
Attest, Chairman.
M. CARROLL, Sec'y.
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