Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-27
NEW RULES FOR THE GOV
ERNMENT OF THE REPUB-
LICAN PARTY OF CAM
ERON COUNTY.

At a Convention of the Republican
Party of Cameron county, held at
Emporium, March %, 1898, the follow
ing resolution was adopted: 'Resolved,
That Committee be appointed for
the purpose of adopting the Crawford
County System for conducting Re
publican Primaries in Cameron county.
Said committee to consist of one mem
Der from each election district in the
county; the committee to be selected
by the respective delegations of this
convention. The committee thus ap-
pointed to present their report for
adoption at the next Republican Coun-
ty Convention.
The following committee was ap-
pointed under the resolution: Shippen
Township, J. E. Rhodes; West Ward,
Emporium, G. L. Butler; Middle Ward,
Chas. Seger; East Ward, A. c. Blum;
Portage Township, A. L. Ensign;
Lumber Township, Gordon Hewlett;
Gibson Township, V. A. Brooks; Drift
wood, DR.. w. II. Ulsh; Grove Town
ship, G. F. Barclay.
Your committee beg leave to report
that they find the designation "Craw-
ford County System" somewhat vague,
as many counties seem to have what
they call the Crawford County Sys-
tenn" still vary widely as to their mode
OF procedure, but touch generally at
one point; that is, they vote directly
for the candidate to be nominated at
the party primaries and as this is the
distinctive feature of the system and
there seems great divergence as to
the mode of computing the vote, cleo
ton OF delegates and representation in
the County Convention, we take it, this
1sthe essential feature of the system;
therefore we submit for your consid-
Grafton the following rules for the
future guidance and government of
the Republican Party of Cameron
county.
Your Committee beg leave to recon-
mend, ,thatthese rules fadopted be print.
ed in pamphlet form together with the
act approved the 29th day of June
1881, relating to the holding of and to
prevent fraud in the primary elections,
ETC., etc.
Also the Act approved the sth day
OF June, A. D., 1881, ''to prevent brib-
cry and fraud at nominating elections,
etc:'
l.. This organization shall be known
as The Republican Party of Cameron
county, the management of which
shall be vested in the Republican
county Committee, to be composed of
one member from each election district,
and Chairman.
2. The members of the County Com
mittee shall be elected by the Republi-
can electors of the several election
districts at the time of the election of
delegates to the County Convention
held Tor the nomination of county
olilcers, and in case any election dis
trlct snail fail to elect a member of the
county Committee, or a vacancy shall
occur, the delegates to the last County
Convention held for the nomination of
County officers, for the district in
which the vacancy shall have occurred,
may appoint a person to fill the
vacancy.
B. The Chairman of the County
Committee shall be elected by the
County Convention held for the NOM
ination of county officers, and such
election shall be the first order of
business after the Convention is per-
manently organized
4. No person shall be eligible to the
office of Chairman of the County Com
mittee who shall hold any office, either
elective or by appointment, Federal,
State or County, during the term for
which he is elected, or who shall be a
candidate for any such office.
s. The term of Office of the Chair
man and members of the County Com
mittee shall commence on the first Mon
day of January ysucceedingtheir election
and continue for one year. In case a
vacancy shall occur in the Chairman
ship the County Committee shall elect
Chairman to fill the vacancy.
6. The County Committee, at its
first meeting in the year, shall elect a
Secretary, who shall keep record of
all it's proceedings, in a book to be
provided for that purpose, and have
charge of all the documents and papers
of such committee, and he shall keep a
record of the proceedings of all County
Conventions held during the term Of
his Office, and at the termination of
his term of Office he shall turn over all
books, records and papers to his sue
ces3Or in Office.
7. Each member Of the County
Committee shall, at the first meeting