The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-22
The New Plan

for the person they wish to have in Thin
or that county office. The plan applies
To county officers only ~ the county
committee has no authority To go out.
side 81 its sphere. The plan was printed
and circulated but n many of our res,,l-
err may not have received a copy we
print the text ut length here. The Re.
publicans Of the cuunty are asked to
vote upon the adoption of thiH plan
upon the thirticth OF this month.
THE PLAN.
We, the Republican electors of Iron
County, Michigan, agree that in the
future, unless the laws uf the state
direct IA otherwise or, until we by "A
popuhir vote decree otherwise. we will
nominate our candnlates for county
offices according to the following plan:
AT the time when candidate for
county road commissioner is chosen ia
the even years there shall al-o be chosen
chairman and secretary Of the county
committee.
They shall be chosen 10y direct vote
oi the Republicans OF the whole county
voting hy ballot by the same method as
X hereafter outlined for the selection oi
county officers
Al the township caucuses held at the
same time ~ the several townships for
the purpose 81 voting upon ~ candidate
Tor county road commissioner, there
shall be chosen 10y ballot u chairman OF
the Republican township committee.
The charmon ot the several township
committees with the chairman Of the
county coinmitie shall constitute the
county Republican committee.
Al least sixty days before the time for
holding any county election the chair
man Of the county committee shall tissue
~ notice stating that ut a prescribed
time AN election will be held to elect
certain officers and calling upon all Re-
publicans who wish 10 become cand-
dates for the office or offices To file their
names with the chairman and secretary
of the county committee within thirty
days aud il shall be the duty of the Sec
rrtlry oi the county committe To notify
ulincs of all candidates 30 filed and II
shall also be the duty Of the county
cnirman To notify the people of the
county 10y publication ia all the news
papers oi the county the names OF the
candidates flied for the several officers.
The chairman of the county commit
tce shall call "A county elections 10 be
held ~ the expiration ui thirty days
and shall notify the several township
chairnicn OF the day aud dnte upon
which the election shall bc held and they
ia turn shall notify the people oi the
day and date Of holding the township
caucus ns is provided by the primary
election laws ui the state.
The county committee shall cause
ba llOts TO be printed upon which shall
appear the names oI each person that
has been filed under the headings 81 the
office for which he has signiiied his inten-
tion oi running, aud where more than
Que name has been filed for any office
they shall be arranged ia alphabetical
order. These ballots shall be- transferred
IN a sealed package tu the chairman
al the county committee who shall
deliver them tn the caucus board here
imaitcr provided for upon the opening of
the primary election.
Tie township chairman shall l,e chair
man of the caucus in Lis township aud
each candidate running for an office
have voice in the selection of the
other officers of the caucus aud every
candidate upon the ticket shall be- given
the privilege of having u challenger at
the raurns
The caucus hoard shall make ont the
returns 81 the caucus and forward them
to the secretary uf the county commit
Tee within five days and at the expiTi-
tion oI that time the county commit
lee shall meet aud canvass the returns
AMI copy thereof be sent TO each can
dilate interested md to ench township |
Chairman 10y the secretary Of the county |
committee.
The candidate receiving the highest |
of votes throughout the tnu ty |
according TO the caucus returns shall be |
declared the nominee oi tho party for
the office lie seeks and The chairman and
secretary of the county committee shall
certify To the nomination as required by
law.
In case a candidate thinks TINT any
Irregularities have occurred in any of
the township caucuses lac shall file "A
protest With the county chairman who
shall Immediately call "a meeting 81 the
county committee and IL shall be the
duty of the county committee to make
u thorough investigation 81 the com-
plaint Hnd II IL shall appear that nm
prjndicial TO the interests
NJ amy cnndidnte hns occurred in any
township they shall dhrnfd the returns
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