The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-04-23
CHAPTER III.
OF THE CONVENTION

OF THE CONVENTION.
|. Conventions shall be called TO order
by the Chairman of the Standing Commit
tee. or in his absence by some other men,
Der thereof, who shall entertain and put to
vote motions for the election of a Presi-
dent and two Secretaries for purposes OF
temporary organization.
II. All cases of disputed seats in Con-
ventons shall be disposed of openly by
vote after hearing the respective claimants
and their evidence.
III. The voting in Conventions shall be
open, and any two members may require
the yeas and nays on any question pend
ing.
". In Convention majority of all the
votes given shall be necessary to nomina-
ton, and no person shall be peremptorily
struck from the list of candidates until
after the second vote, when the lowest
name shall be struck off, and so on at each
successive second vote until nomination
shall be effected Provided that in the case
of a nomination of two candidates for the
same office at the same time, it shall be
necessary to nomination that the candi-
date shall receive more than one-third Of
the whole convention vote.
V. All county nominations for officers
to be elected by the people shall be made
in and by the county Conventions, except
as herein otherwise provided.
VI In han ha ra,,niral nm
county nominations for which candidates
are announced in the newspapers, except
for Coroner, surveyor and Audltors-and
delegates without such instructions shall
not be permitted to vote, and candidates
shall receive convention votes in proportion
to their vote in the respective districts.
Instructions shall be recorded and an
nounced from the returns as votes given;
uninstructed votes to which district shall
be entitled, shall be cast by its delegation,
each member of which shall have an equal
voting power upon the nomination.
VII. In cases where instructions are
not required by the foregoing rule it shall
be necessary to the giving of instructions
that at least one-half the voters present at
the election shall take part in the proceed
ing of voting thereon.
VIII. Votes of instructions for cindi.
dates shall be recorded ard counted in
Convention; and votes in violation of in
structions shall be disallowed.
TX. In case of tie vote in Convention
made by instructions, the candidate who
has received the highest popular vote shall
be declared nominated.
Y. Votes less in number than a number
sufficient to elect a delegate cannot in,
struct. And all nominations made or
votes given in violation of instructions
shall be void,
NJ. No can didate having one-fourth of
the instructed vote shall be allowed to
withdraw his name, but shall be subject
to these rules.
XII. The County Convention shall an
nually appoint member of the State Cen
tral;Committee, who shall be a citizen OF
the county, eligible TO nomination for a
county Off ce,
CHAPTER Ill.
OF ELIGIBILITY,
|. If it shall be made to appear to the
satisfaction of majority of Convention
| that any candidate before 1t for nomination
to any Office shall have offered or paid any
money or valuable thing or made any
promise of money or valuable Thing &c
take effect in future, as inducement to any
delegate to vote for him; or to any othel
| person with the view of inducing or secur
ing the votes of delegates or II the samt
shall be done by any other person with the
knowledge and appreciation of such candi'
date the name of such candidate shall b'
Immediately struck from the list OF candi
I dales; or If such fact be ascertained afte
| his nomination to any office and before tn
| final adjournment, the nomination shall b'
| struck from the ticket and the vacancy SUP
| piled by a new nomination.; and in eithe
case such person shall be ineligible to an
nomination by a Convention, or to electio
as delegate, for period of two years.
II. If any delegate shall receive an
money or other valuable thing or any pecr
MARY advantage to be paid, delivered o
secured in future, either to himself or an
other person for him, from any candidat
or other person for such candidate, as a
inducement for his vote, or under any otl
er pretext upon proof of the fact to IL
satisfaction of majority of the Convel
tion, such delegate shall be forthwith el
PEELED and shall not be received as del
gate to any future convention for perio
of two years, and during that time sha
also be ineligible for any party nomination
Gases arising under this and the next pr
J ceding rule shall have precedence over
all other business in Convention until d