The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-08
REFERENDUM IN PRACTICE.

REFERENDUM IN PRACTICE.
| A Call for Mid-Road POpuliat Party
state Convention.
The undersigned, the state central
committee Of the Mid-Road Populist
party of Minnesota, hereby issue the
call for a state convention, TO be held
in Labor Lyceum, Minneapolis, April 5
1900, II o'clock, noon, to transact such
business as may properly come before
it; to elect delegates to the national
convention of the Peoples party, to be
held in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 9, 1900
and also to legally place in nomination
those nine presidential electors for
president and vice-president of the
| United States, and candidates to be
voted for the state Offices of Minnesota
at the general election on the 18th OF
! next November, 1900, who shall have re-
ceived a majority of the referendum
ballots for the respective places. These
| candidates to be nominated for the state
ticket are: Governor, lieutenant govern
or, secretary of state, state treasurer,
attorney general, chief justice of the
Of the supreme court, two candidates for
four years on the railway and ware
house commission, and one for two
years on the same commission.
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gress can be made at the same time
through our referendum ballots, as each
congressional district determines for it.
self.
All primaries throughout the state
shall be held on the 31st of March, be-
tween the hours Of and o'clock p. m.
All county conventions shall be held on
the Sd Of April, and to conform with the
law (rule 81 state plan of organization),
committees should organize as their re-
spective conventions, AZ indicated,
nominate those persons who have re-
ceived the highest number Of votes, and
issue certificates Of nomination as re-
quired by law.
The basis of representation shall also
be according to the same referendum
plan, one delegate for each county, Hem
nepin is excepted, which is entitled to
three delegates (rule state plan), to
bring to the convention the ballots cast.
"All regularly qualified voters who
affiliated at the last general election
with the midroad Populist party, who
have resided at least 30 days in the
election districts where the primary
election is held, and others who can give
satisfactory reasons to the judges for
not having done So can participate in
the primaries.
1t is the duty of every Midroad Pop
ulist to see that the duly authorized
committee OF the Midroad Populist
party has his city or county commit
tee IMMEDIATELY publish a notice
Of primary and county conventions.
once week, for two consecutive weeks,
the first publication Of which shall be
AT LEAST 80 DAYS PREVIOUS TO
MARCH 81, in any paper Of general
circulation" Resolve yourselves now
into committees to write and publish
such notices for this purpose. "The
notice shall give the date, March 81,
when the primary election will be held,
the number Of delegates (rule 2, 3, 4.
state plan OF organization) entitled to
sit In the convention, the purpose for
which the election is called, and the
offices for which the candidates are to
be nominated in convention"
In case there Ia no paper of gen
eral circulation where the primary cleo
tfons are to be held, the law provides
for the posting, Of said notices in at
least three places in such city or county
AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE DATE
ON WHICH THE PRIMARY ELEC-
TON is TO BE HELD. At least six
days before the primary election, the
only authorized committee shall in such
case cause proper notices to be posted
in three public places in said precinct
giving the time and place Of holding
said primary in said precinct"
Other detailed information can be OBJ
tanned on application to the secretary
OF state, St. Paul, Mimi, for a free copy
of the general election laws of Mime
sofa.
The ballots for the primaries have al
ready been in general circulation, &C
cording to our referendum system, pub
lished in our nickel pamphlets, to be
had of our party secretary, H. B. Fay.
Minneapolis, MINI.
1t Is the special duty of each state
committeeman to superintend all these
details for his own county.
F. H. Rahilly, chairman; Peter Max,
treasurer; H. B. Fay, George w. Green,
A. 0. Whitney. NJ. p. Moran, Earnest
Rosenberger, P. Kavanaugh, C. J.
Arntzen, r. M. Probsfield, r. NJ Rob-
erts, Dennis Deneen, 8. Stenerson,
George Hall, M. Mensink, A. H. Ske-
grud, Earl Hoisington, s. M. Fairchild, |
Frank R. Smith, John Hendricks, Rob
ert C. Muer, Joseph Schneider, Neis
Westlund, Peter Shippman, Geo. Men
10EDAl Religious literature sent |
free to inquirers Address
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Sec. .OP. NJ. 70l Groveland Az, Minneapolis MINI.