Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-02-14

showing al votes casr for each cam
didaS in any district not wholly with
ID such county. which duplicate return
shall be delivered 10 the county chair
men elected at such meeting. who
shall. within twenty-four hours after
the canvass Is compleJed..0Seu one
COPY aereof TO the secre tary Of state
by express.
To Meet at Madison.
Section 2e The party chairman OF
each county shall meet in the assem-
bly, chamber at the capitol. at twelve
o'clock noon on Tuesday one week aft
er each primary election preliminary
10 the general election. The repre-
sentatives of each party shall adj
iourn 10 convenient places in the cap
itol building and there forthwith be
gin to canvass the vote of their party
for the respective candidates, as
shown by the returns in the hands OF
the county chairmen, as above proVld-
cd. determine the result and declare
the person receiving the highest num-
Der OF votes for each office the nomi-
nee Of his party for that office: such
canvass shall continue until complet-
ed, the vote for candidates for state
county chairmen meeting in body,
next that fer candidate for congress,
then for state senators. and then for
assemblymen. such canvass being
made at meetings of the county chair
men of the counties wholly or partial
~ within any such district. \ dupli-
cate return of such canvass shall be
made by each such meeting i'll the
manner prescribed for the returns in
the case of meetings Of county chair
men. and delivered to the chairmen or
the state or respective district com
mitteeS who are to have charge of the
ensuing campaign, one copy 10 be re-
tanned by such chairman, the other to
be forthwith delivered to the secre-
tary Of state. In all cases the person
receiving the largest numbre of votes
shall be the nominee of his party for
the office for which he is a candidate.
In case of a tie vote such candidates
shall forthwith determine the tie by
lot.
Open TO Public Inspection.
Section y. Each return Of any can
vaSS Of votes required by this act
shall be in duplicate and shall be
signed by all party chairmen attend
ing such meeting and certified by them
to be a full ana accurate return OF
all votes east in the precincts can
vaSsed When filed with any public
officer. all returns or statements Of
votes shall he open to the inspection
Of the public Every such return or
statement shall he preserved for the
period of two years. When necessary,
the votes of any number of precincts
may be canvaSsed from certified cop
les Of any return or statement Of
votes filed with any public officer as
required by this act. No public Off
Ger shall be entitled to additional
compensation for filing or preserving
any such statement or return. All re-
turns of votes relating to officers TO be
voted for wholly within any city or
county shall be filed with the city or
county clerk. as the case may be; all
other returns shall be filed with the
secretary of state.
Section % The chairman and Sec
rotary of every meeting to canvass
votes at which the nomination of any
candidate is determined shall forth
with give notice in writing to the per-
son nominated. No member or off
Ger of any party committee shall re-
ceive any compensation from the pub
lie for the services required by this
act or for expenses incurred in the
performance of the same.
Party Organization.
Section -: \ party commit
tee of three shall be chos-
en- at the primary election pre-
ceding each general election. Each
voter may write or paste in the space
left on Tie ballot for such purpose the
names of not TO exceed three qualified
electors of the precinct. The three
having the highest number Of votes
shall constitute such committee and the
one having the largest vote shall be
chairman. IN case Of lie, the choice
shall forthwith be decided by lot by
the inspectors in such manner aS they
may determine Tie official return
made by the inspectors shall show the
names and the addresses OF each
party committeeman chosen.
Section ~ The party committee of
each assembly district shall con
sist Of the party chair..:n Of each pre-
ciuct in such city. county or district;
the state senatorial district committee,
of the chairman of tine assembly com
mErdpe,e in such senatorial district. the
congressional committees Of the party
chairman of the counties wholly or
partially in such congressional dis
trict>: the state central committee. Of
the party chairman in each county Of
the state Each city county and state
central committee shall choose its
chairman and an executive committee
when it meets to canvass the vote
cast at any primary election. The
chairman and executive committee
of each such committee shall elect Il
secretary who shall hold office till his
successor is selected and accepts office.
Each candidate for congress. state sen
ate or assembly shall, immediately
upon his nomination. select a chair
man. a secretary and an executive
committee for his respective party
district committee. Every chairman,
secretary and member of IN executive
committee shall be 4 member of their
respective committees and have one
vote in the decision of all questions
hv the committee Each such chair
! men. secretary or executive commit
| teeman shall hold office until a new
party committee is elected and accepts