The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-06-29

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tho dispute shall be settled 10y the state ,er-
tral committee, and the parties interested
shall be given hearing before said state cen
tral committee committee previous to its de-
cIslou. which decision shulf be iiKal.
Rule T. The chairman OF the state eXecu-
tive committee shall be the custodian OF all
minutes and records Of said committee. He
shall Keep list of all chairmen. members
and executives of all county committees, and
shall vt the end of campaign hand such
list, minutes and records TO the chairman of
trr stnte centtnt committee whose duty 10
shalI I've to deliver the same to the succeeding
state ccntral committees II being the mtcn-
tlon OF this rule that all books, papers, docu
ments aud records of said chairman, and of
said executive committee of every k nd
whatever. are to he and shall remain the
proporty of cnch succeeding Democratic state
central committee reprcseniing the Demo-
cratic marty i'm ohio.
Rule 6. The treasurer Of the state executive
cotnuittoe shall receive all moneys for the
campaign of said committee. He shall pay
the Same out on q voucher drawn and signed
by the chairman. He shall keep u strict aC-
count of his rcCeiu's and expenditures, and
turn said account over to the chairman of
the state central committee at the end of the
cnmpnIrn as tire properly OF said committee.
RuleH The state central committee at It's
FIRST meeting aud Immediately after the elec-
ton of fits officers and the selection of the
state executive committee shall elect COM
mittcC of three from their own number,
whose uutv III shall be as soon as practicable
after tue close OF q state campaign to audit
the accounts OF the state executive com
mliIop. within 30 DAYS alter election, and To
report fuo resulto of thcir Investigations to the
state ctuiial committee at It's next meeting
Rule IU. The state executive committee ms
accounts shall have been audited as herein
| provided shall cease to exist.
Rule II, The state central committee shall
| Is the apportionment Of delegates 10 and the
| time and place for each state convention, the
| rules 30 govern the temporary organization
! aud shall recommend the mode and manner
| OF the selection Of the various committees
| and shall recommend the officers for the
Temporary organization OF the state conven-
| tiOn, who shall have charge of and preside
| over the deliberations of the convention un
| til the committee on permanent organization
| snail report, and the permanent chairman
| shalt then preside over the deliberations o
! the convention.
| Rule II. All delegates 10 any state cOnVcn
! tiou shall he chosen either by direct vote o
the people at q general primary or by II con
| vention OC delegates chosen by the people n
| a primary, aud no delegation from any coun
| ty to the state convention appointed by
| county committee or chosen by a mass con
| VentiOn shall be legal or entitled to a seat ii
| the state convention, and all delegates to th
state convention must be selected as hereii
provided under the call issued by the stat
| central committee for any state convention
The county central committee of each count.
OF the state shall reatlirm the call of the stat
central committee and publish its own call II
accordance herewith mt least 10 days belor
said primary or convention is held in a pape
printed in the English language and of gen
eral circulation in the county.
county in Ohio shall be two, to wit, n count,
central committee and II county eXecutiv
committee.
Rule H. The county central commute
shall be composed Of one member from eacl
ward and township in the county, or on
member from each voting ecinct in tn
county, as each county central committe
may determine. The members of the count
central committee shall be Annually electe
at the primary held to select delegates to tn
county convention called to nominate can
ddates for county offices, or where the Gus
toms of general primaries are in use the
shall be elected at such general primaue
held for the nomination of candidates fo
county Offices, providing such general pri
mari's have been prol erly called by tn
county central committee. The members q
the county central committee so Selecte
shall meet together as soon as possible, bu
In no event before the Democratic candidate
for county officers have been named, an
choose a chairman and secretary fron
theil own number, and within n reasonabl
time select county executive committee
The county central committee shall serv
until Their successors have been elected.
Rule 10. The members of the county eXecu
tive committee shall hold Office until thei
successors have been appointed. The count
executive committee shall have charge of a
political matters relating and pertaining t
organization and management o. the Demo
cratic party with reference to county affairs
ma TO such other matters US are especiall
delegated to il by said county central com
mitiee. The chairman of said county eXecu
tive committee shall preserve all records ant
deliver the same to his successor. The coun
ty central committee shall have the power t
) I'LL all vacancies on he county ticket whic
may occur, unless otherwise ordered by tn
county convention, and the county executiv
? committee snail nave the general superVisio
and direction of the county campaign.
j may remove It's secretary OF any of its mem
hers or member of any committee under il
I supervision, when in its judgment, tlie be'
interests of the party may be subServe
! thereby, and all disputes in precincts towr
7 ships or wards or conflicting Interests bC
tween candidates In campaigns in whic
, candidates for county offices are to he electe
shall be decided by the executive COMMITTEES
} and its decision shall be final.
; Rule lB County central committees cour
! " executive committees, congressio al, stat
} central and state executive committees sha
have no right whatever at any time to al
D point or select delegates to any conventio
3 In any county where there may now be tw
s Contesting central committees each claimir
TO hr the legal committee, and eXercisir
authority as such, said committees or
J as herein provided for, the election Of a cor!