The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-05-01

eligible to appointment on said committee
tor more than three years successfully
s. 1t shall be the duty of the executive COM
mittee to call all county conventions; also all
meetings in the several election districts, for
the election of delegates to state, county or
congressional district conventions The call
for the election of delegates to any county
convention for nominations OF candidates,
shall also direct the selection at the same time
and place OF member of the advisory COM
mlttee for each election district.
4. The executive committee, by publication
in the Republican papers OF the county, for a
period OF not less than two weeks. and also by
the posting of printed notices in public places,
for period of five days prior to the time OF
such primary election and prior to the time
for the assembling OF any state, county or con-
gresSiOnal district convention shall call upon
the Republican voters of the county to meet
in their respective election districts for the
may may be entitled to. The cali OF The executive
committee, as provided for above shall also
designate the day upon which the delegate
meetings shall be held, which day shall not be
| less than three, nor more than twelve days
before the meeting of the convention. The
call shall also state the number of delegates to
be elected and the place where, and the time
when such elections shall be held. The post
ers put up by the executive committee in the
various election districts, shall be signed by
the chairman or secretary of the committee,
or both, and shall be posted up In not less
than five conspicuous and public places in
each of said election districts
5. No person shall be eligible as delegate
| to any convention or be entitled to act orvote
| therein as such, unless he be q resident OF the
election district he may claim to represent.
| When any vacancy occurs In the representa-
| ton, and alternates or substitutes have not
| been appointed such vacancy shall be filed
| by the delegates in attendance from such
| election district.
s. The county executive committee shall
have the general direction of the canvas and
election, and for that purpose shall have the
power to call meetings OF the advisory com
! mittee whenever in their Judgment the same
| may be deemed necessary. 1t shall be the
| duty of the advisory committee to aid, assist
| and advise the executive committee in all
matters relating election
their respective district and they shall also
be the chairmen of the executive committees
| in the said election districts
The advisory committeeman OF each election
| district shall within one week after the date
OF the county convention. present to the
| less than three (3) voters in his election dis
| trict tor appointment as an executive COM
| T. Each county convention shall be called
| to order by member of the county executive
| committee. The order of business shall then
| be as follows, viz:
First-The election of a temporary chair
man and secretaries as provided In Arti-
Second-The chairman shall appoint the
following committees:
Committee on credentials
Z" permanent organization
" &" resolutions.
Each committee to consist OF three ts)
Third-Reporuotc committee on credentials.
Fourth" &c 60 permanent
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| organization Is Effected
Fifth-Report of the committee on rules.
| Sixth Nominations. In conventions
where more than one candidate is to be
/ selected, the nominations shall be mad e
| in the following order:
Members OF Assembly
1 Auditor.
| COrOnerS.
| seventh-Report OF the committee on res
| olutions.
| Eighth-Miscellaneou business.
| s. The rule for the balloting in all conven-
/ lions shall be: After three ballots shall have
| been taken. and no nomination made, from
| and after the third ballot, the name of the can
/ didate receiving the lowest number of votes
| shall be dropped from the list and this shall
| be continued at every subsequent ballot until
| the nomination is made !; provided, however,
| that when upon the third ballot no candidate
receives the lowest number of votes, by rea-
| son of two or more candidates having the
| be taken, without dropping the name of any
| candidate and should the same tie continue
| and no nomination be made, then, from and
| after the fourth ballot the name of all such
| candidates who are lowest. but who receive
| the same number of votes, shall be dropped
/ from the list: pr divided, further that the said
| lowest candidates shall not be dropped so
| long as their united vote shall be a majority
| OF the convention.
| 8. These rules shall not be modified, changed
or repealed except by regular convention OF
| the party, specially called for that purpose,
| the delegates to which shall be elected in the
same manner as Is herein provided for other
conventions; but any convention shall nave
| the power to modify or change the same by q
| tWo-thirds vote of the members of such con
| vention, such modification or change to be the
| rule for that convention only, and not to be
| binding upon any subsequent convention.
10. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary o.
the county executive committee annually