Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-30
Weekly Herald. Vol. XVI. n. ,ss.
t,olo Historical Society
capitol Building
I'd recently sold !,

lous not very long ago. Mr.. and Mrs
James Wheatland Smith He was
an undergraduate at Harvard. She
was the wife of Mr.. Higginson, a
Boston banker. They ran away to-
gether. and have since lived quietly
in Venice. He is known to every
body as the man who always wears
white jersey and is usually found In
a rowboat upon one Of the canals.
Sec. a. 1t shall be the duty OF
the state central committee to pre-
pare and have in readiness upon the
convening OF any state convention a
temporary roll of the delegates en-
titled to participation in the temper
ary organization of said convention.
which said roll shall be prepared by
the secretary of said state central
committee from the credentials OF
uncontested delegates filed with him.
and of such contested delegates as
have been awarded seats in said con-
vention by the sttae central commit
tee upon hearing as provided in the
foregoing section and from which
finding no appeal has been taken.
Rules and Regulations for Primary
Elections.
Section /. All primary elections
or caucuses of the various precincts
and wards throughout the state shall
be held in each county in the mode
or manner which may be provided by
the county central committee of the
respective counties.
Provided that no county central
committee. chairman. any member
thereof or subcommittee of said coun-
ty central committee shall have the
power to designate. approve. modify
or change the names of delegates
| from or in any precinct, nor shall 1t
furnish or cause to be furnished, un-
der its supervision. any list OF names.
form or character of tickets, nor shall
| 1t, by rule or otherwise, in its Official
character. circumscribe the free and
untrammeled expression of any vot-
er or voters at such precincts, pri-
maries or caucuses; and
Provided. further. that all primar-
les for county and municipal conven-
tions of the party shall be free. open
precinct primaries. to be called by
the chairman of the respective COM
mittees. ample notice of wich shall
be published for sufficient time to
enable all Republicans to partici-
pate in such primaries; and
| Provided. further. that In cities
having more than 10000 inhabitants
said primaries shall be kept open for
at least three hours and shall not be
closed prior to O'Clock p IN.
Sec. 2. The committeeman in
each precinct in said cities of over
10000 inhabitants SHALL at least two
days before the holding of the primar-
lee therein publish call for caucus
of all Republicans in each precinct
for the selection OF candidates for del
egates to such convention Any reg
istered Republican elector may vote
at the primary election for any set
of delegates he may desire. whether
nominated at the caucus or not. pro-
vided that all tickets to be voted for
shall he conspicuously posted at the
polling place by one OF the judges of
election just prior to the opening OF
4 the polls. and shall remain so post
ed while said polls are open: and
any candidate or set of candidates for
delegates at said convention shall be
entitled, under proper regulations. to
a watcher during the casting and
counting of the ballots at said primary
election
Sec. 9. 1t shall not be necessary
TO file primary election tickets with
any committee. or at any headquar-
ters. and no ticket at primary elec
tions shall hereafter bear any head
ing except such as shall be necessary
to designate 1t as a Republican pri-
mary ticket, and specially. no com
mittee shall have the right hereafter
to have printed the word Official or
any similar word on such ballots.
Sec, l. All apportionments for del
egates in county conventions shall be
uniform throughout each county. and
thre shall be no delegates at large
Sec. 5. No chairman shall have
the power to remove a committeeman
but shall have power to suspend.
pending trial ON charges No state.
county or ciuy central committeeman
shall be removed except for good
cause shown. and then only upon vote
OF majority OF the committee OF
which he Is a member
sec. D. Nacancles-All vacancies
in any state. county or city central
committee caused by death. resigna-
ton. removal or otherwise shall be
filed by vote of a majority OF the
committee in which the vacancy oc-
ours. provided. that In the city OF Den
yer and county OF Arapahoe, all va
cancies In the committee shall be fill-
ed by the remaining members In the
district where the vacancy occurs.
Sec. Z. No county or municipal
committee shall adopt any rule In
contravention OF or not In harmony
with the spirit and intent OF the rules
prescribed by the state committee.
Sec. S. The time and manner Of
holding such primary elections OF
|, caucuses shall be designated by said
! county central committee In its pub
lished call for county or city con