Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-24

~ uSS- Sudte the OnceS l0r WHICH
candidates are to be elected by dele
gates at the convention.
b. To select a treasurer and assist
ant secretary who may or may not be
chosen from among the members of tho
committee.
Chairman of County Committee.
l. The chairman determines the
place of holding caucuses in the several
towns, villages and wards within his
county.
2. He shall cause to be published. al
least ten days before the day of such
caucus, for a general election. in at
least two newspapers published in the
county, a notice stating the time and
place where all the caucuses and con-
ventions will be held. In towns where
no newspapers are published, this no
tice shall be posted in at least three
public places at least ten days before
the day of holding such caucus. This
notice should specify the onices, if any,
for which candidates are to be selected
and the number of delegates to be
elected.
3. To call meetings of the county
committee.
4. To select five members of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Conduct of the Caucus.
L. The officers of the caucus shall
consist of a chairman, secretary and
two tellers.
2. The chairman of the town com.
mittee shall act as chairman of the
caucus. If he is not present at the
opening of the caucus, or of there is no
such chairman, the electors then pres.
ent shall elect chairman, and also the
secretary and tellers.
8. The chairman and secretary shall
Immediately take an oath, form for
which will accompany this circular.
4. The chairman and secretary shall
provide a ballot box, or other proper
receptacle, for the ballots, and shall
Immediately after the caucus is organ
iezd, allow the electors to proceed tt
ballot. The ballot bsx must be placed
where it will be in fg.ii view OF the eau
Gus officers and tie electors, and where
each elector can conveniently reach i
when depositing his ballot. The eau
Gus shall be held open and the ballotinl
allowed to continue for the full time
prescribed in the call for the caucus
and in all cases, including those wher,
no time is prescribed, the caucus shall
continue for at least one hour.
5. All voting must be done by bal
lot. The names of the candidates fol
Office and the delegates must be printed
or written on one ballot of plain whit,
paper. The individual voter mus
write his own ballot. If b cannot d.
so by reason of his inability to write
it is fair to presume that the legisla
ture did not intend to disfranchist
MIN, hence he may receive assistance
from one of the caucus officers, al
though literal Interpretation of the
law forbids this.
6. Any resident who is a duly quail
fed elector is entitled to vote at &
voted at a caucus of any other politica
party for candidates to be voted for
or for delegates to be chosen to a con
vention to nominate candidates to bt
voted for at the next ensuing election
z. During the continuance of the
caucus an elector is entitled to vote but
once, which renders it necessary that
all the names of candidates and dele
gates for whom he desires to vote be
placed upon the one ballot which he
casts.
8. The voter himself deposits his bal
lot in the box or other receptacle pro
vided for that purpose.
Canvassing the Vote.
Upon closing the caucus the officers
shall proceed forthwith to count the
ballots. The provisions of the law re
quiring a majority vote to elect a can
didate, or delegate, must be construed
with that portion of the law which
provides for but one ballot to be cast
by an elector at the same caucus.
1t is therefore evident that the caucus
officers must declare elected those hay
ing received the largest number Of
votes although the number received
may be less than a majority. There
is no provision made for the taking o.
second ballot, which would often ~
necessary to secure majority vote
1t is clear that the legislature, by re
striction or omission, did not intend Il
deprive any town, village or ward o.
candidates for Office or of its repre-
sentation in the county convention, es
pecially as the regulations it prescribel
for the conduct of such caucus will
often prevent candidate or delegate
from securing the required majorit,
vote.
Should the ballot contain more dill
ferent names than is apportioned Il
the town, village or ward. it cannot b.
counted for any person whose name ap
pears upon it. Should the same name
appear more than once on the sam'
ballot, it shall be counted as one bal
lot for such person. Should two Of
more ballots be folded together as t
indicate that they were cast by tn.