Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

previous " Iue primaries.
6. AS it would tend to purify local
politics, the best men could partici-
pate in the contests with less danger
to themselves.
The following is an outline of the
plan as proposed:
PLAN FOR NOMINATION OF COUNTY
TICKET BY DIRECT VOTE.
CAND1DATEs.-Any man may become
a candidate and have his name printed
upon the ballot who is eligible under
the law and who makes application to
the chairman of the county committee
at least 20 days before the time set for
the primary election, who signs a
pledge declaring himself in sympathy
with the party as set forth in the ma.
tional platform last adopted preceding
the primary election and stating that
he enters the contest in good faith, and
upon the payment of three dollars to
go into the treasury Of the county
committee to assist in paying for the
printing and distribution Of the tickets.
Provision might also be made to
place names on the ballot by petition. !
NOTICE OF PRIMARIES.-Th chair
man of the county committee shall
cause to be published in the newspapers
of the county, at least two weeks be-
fore the date set for such election, a
notice of such election, containing a
list of all candidates who have fled
their applications and the offices to
which they aspire.
THE BALLOT.-The ballot shall be
printed similarly to the regular
Australian ballot used at general elec-
tions under the direction Of the county
committee and sample ballots shall be
distributed generally throughout the
county Immediately after the first no.
tice of the election has been published.
How TO CONDUCT PRIMARIES. The
primary election shall be conducted to
comply with the state law in every
particular. In addition thereto these
regulations are prescribed. The pre-
cinct committee shall provide a ballot
box and see that the election of the
proper judges and clerk takes place
and see that they are provided with
the official ballots and blanks furnished
by the county committee.
Each voter as he appears to vote
will receive blank ballot, signed on
the back thereof by the judges, and af-
ter marking shall fold the same In a
manner to show the signatures of the
judges and return the same to be
placed in the ballot-box, his name to
be registered by the clerk. Ladies
may vote for a candidate for superin-
tendent of schools, but their ballots
must be placed in separate box.
When one hour has elapsed
after the polls were opened
and all legal voters present who desire
to do so have voted, the judges and
clerk of election shall close the polls
and proceed to canvass the votes and
tabulate the result thereof upon blanks
supplied for the purpose by the
county committee. The returns, IN
cluding the ballots cast, shall be Sc
curely sealed in large envelope in
the presence of the judges and clerk of
election and by one of their number in
person be delivered to the Peoples
County Convention after said conven-
tion has been duly organized and
officers appointed to canvass the re-
turns. The voters attending the prim-
aries shall also elect delegates to the
county convention by ballot in accord
ance to the call made by the county
committee. ... 49,.
!. A true copy of the returns shall be
left with the precinct committee.
THE CONvENTION:-Aft the county
convention has been permanently Orra-