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

the committee to be Iesi gnated by tie
precinct chairman or chosen by lot. II
ang county ciGiirman snail not be able
TO attend any state or district meeting
D. county chairmen, the secretary OF
t!Ir county committee shall exercise
the powers herein vested in such chair
man. Any vacancy in a party precinct
committee shall be filled by the re-
naming members of such committee;
any vacancy in the place of an officer
of any committee shall be filled in the
same manner as that in which such
officers We're originally chosen. The
chairmen of each political committee
shall call a meeting thereof when nee
essary or when requested by one fifth
of the members of such committee.
reasonable notice of such meeting to
be given.
Section &c. The county chairman at
their meeting to canvass the vote for
state officers. shall in the proper years
choose by ballot the electors of their
party for president and vice president.
The names of the persons so selected
shall be placed upon the official ballot,
as now provided by law.
State Party Platforms.
Section -. The candidates for the
assembly nominated by each political
party at such primary election, shall
meet in the assembly chamber at the
capitol at II o'clock noon on the sec
ond Wednesday after the date on
which any primary election is held
preliminary to any general election.
They shall adjourn to suitable places
in the capitol building where they
shall forthwith meet and formulate the
state platform of their party. The
chairman and secretary of the state
central committee of each party shall
act as chairman and secretary of such
meeting. Said platform shall be
adopted by a majority of all candi-
dates voting ut such meeting. by roll
call. the record of which shall be filed
and preserved by the secretary of
state. The platform of each party
shall be framed ut such time that it
shall he made public. not later than six
O'Clock in the afternoon of the follow
ing day Ghe afternoon of the second
Thursday after primary election day..
Section IS. The congSs sSional com
mettee of each district shall meet
with the nominee at the call Of its
chairman rs soon as NAV he. after the
nomination has been declared. and
greSSional nominee and district.
Delegates to National Convention.
Section 20. Delegates TO the nation
al convention Of each party to nomi-
nate candidates for president and vice
president shall be chosen at an elec-
ton held in each precinct of the state
on the first Tuesday of April in the
year in which the electors for presi-
dent and vice president of the United
States are to be elected. Notice there
of shall be given. nomination papers
of candidates prepared and filed, the
votes canvaSsed and the election CON
Quoted in the manner and form pre-
scriped in this act. the four delegates
at large being chosen in the same man.
ner as candidates for state officers are
to be selected, and the two delegates
from each congressional district, in
the manner required in case of the
nomination of candidates for congress.
The four candidates for delegates-at-
large. receiving the highest number of
votes shall be the MISUNDERSTANDING
and the four receiveing the fifth. sixth.
seventh and eight largest number Of
votes shall be alternates. The two
candidates for delegates in each con-
greSSiOnal district receiving the larg-
est number of votes shall be delegates
from such district. and the two re-
ceiviug he third and fourth largest
number votes Shall be altelnateS.
Provided that no person shall be an
alternate who shall receive less than
two per cent. of the vote of his party
inthe state or district. as the case may
be. to lie determined as provided in
section Of thS net In such case.
alternates may he chosen by the dele
gates elected In case the number of
delegates at-large orin any congreS sion
nj district 10 other than that provided
for above. the number Of delegates or
altcruatcS to he elected shall he chosen
II similar manner. The ballot shall
be in substantially the form hereto
annexed:
Can Insert Any Name.
Section 30 fhe name of To cIndi-
date Snail be printed on the primary
election ballot unless The nomination
paper required by this act has been
filed IN his behalf hu, any elector may
vote for any other person by writing
or pastiug his tame in the space pro-
vided on sucn ballot under any office.
The name Of no person shall be placed
on the Official ballot used at any gen
eral al. city election unless re snail
have been nominated rs provided in
this act. but any elector may write
or paste OH his ballot the name OF any
person for whom he desires to vote.
as now provided by law.
Section 81. Nominations may be de-
clned rs provided in section - Of the
statutes OF 1S9S. Vacancies occurring
after the holding of any primary cleo
ton shall be filled by the party COM
mittee of the city, county. district or
state as the case may be.
Section 81. Any officer. member of
any political committee or other per
son who shall wilfully and neglect
to perform any duty by this act re
quired of him. or who shall tamper
with. change or destroy any ballot. re-
turn or certificate of election or will
fully do any act of any nature. the OBJ
iect of which is to destroy any bal
lot or the record of any canvass of
votes or in any way wilfully to inter
fore with the utmost honesty aud fair
ness in conducting any such primary