Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-07
NEW PRIMARY RULES
Regulations Adopted by the Re.
publicans in Their conven-
ton Saturday.
Many Safeguards Thrown Around
the System to Secure Clean
Politics.
Registration. Preparation OF Bal
lots and Other Features.
The Rules in Full.

The Rules IN Full.
In order that the people of all politi-
cal parties may have thorough IN
Outstanding of the new primary rules
adopted by the republicans in their
county convention, last Saturday, both
the old and new rules accepted are pre-
sented in full. The committee having
their revision in charge gave careful
consideration to the needs of the prl-
mary system and Incorporated as TAR
as possible the laws relating to gem
eral elections.
The registration feature adopted Will
find favor with every republican who
believes in a clean primary system, and
Marshall has set the pace for every
other county In the state where the
primary system is In use. Other safe
guards have been thrown about the
system, including methods OF prepar :
ing, caring for and marking ballots.
The rules as adopted follow:
Rule l. All republican primary cleo
tons hereafter held in Marshall county
shall be held on the second Tuesday IN
March, unless an earlier date be MADE
necessary on account OF an early sta4e
in which case the county
central committee shall fix an earlier
date.
Rule 2. The county central commit
tee shall be composed of one member
from each voting precinct in the coun-
ty and it's regularly chosen officers.
Each member of the committee shall be
elected every year at the general pri-
mary election.
Rule 3. The county central commit
tee shall meet for the purpose OF or
ganization on the Second Tuesday in
January succeeding their election.
Rule 4. Said committee shall have
power first, to order primary elections;
second, to canvass and declare the vote
of all primary elections for county and
township officers and members of the
general assembly; third. to order spe-
cial delegate convention for any emer-
gencies that may arise in the party de-
manding 1t.
Rule 5. Primary elections shall be
held first, to nominate candidates for
county and township offices and menu
bers Of the general assembly; second,
to elect delegates to attend the county
conventions.
Rule 6. Said delegates shall be chos-
en- by the primary elections in each
voting precinct on the following basis:
One delegate at large. one for every
fifty republican votes or fractional part
of fifty over twenty five cast at the last
general election, preceding the pri-
mary election for the highest state Off
Ger voted for. Said delegates shall re-
ceive their credentials on blanks to be
furnished by the county chairman from
the committeeman of their own pre-
cinct. Delegations reporting that are
not full shall have the right to fill from
the republicans of their own precinct
or cast the full vote of the precinct as
they may desire.
Rule Z. Delegates to the state, judi
shall be selected by the county conven-
ton and said delegates shall have the
right ineany convention to fill vacancies
in their number or cast the entire vote
Of the delegation as they may desire.
Rule g. All primary elections shall
be held under the direction and control
Of the county central committee; and
none but known republicans, or any
person who after a challenge Of his
right to vote at said election shall SUBJ
scribe to written or printed statement
that he will support the nominees of
the election and the platform of prin-
ciples of the republican party, shall be
allowed to vote at any republican pri-
mary election. 1t shall be the duty Of
each committeeman, and the right of
any known republican, to challenge the
right ofsany person to vote at any re-
publican primary election, and upon
such challenge being made, said person
shall not be allowed to vote unless he
complies with the requirements of this
rule
Rule 8. 1t shall be the duty Of the
chairman of the county central conn
mittee to provide pool book for each
voting precinct. in the county, and to
SEC SAoI a. PIIIllG0 COpy VI tuS IulSS
governing the republican primaries of
the county shall be attached thereto.
Rule 10. 1t shall be the duty OF said
committeeman to return said books,
with the ballots cast at the election to
the county chairman at the time of
making official returns of said election,
and at an early a time thereafter as
possible
Rule II. All ballots cast for candi-
dates shall be prepared by the chair
man and secretary of the county CEN
trail committee and handed to the COM
miteemen of the different precincts,
and shall bear the endorsement of the
signature of said chairman and secre-
tary, (and the judge of election having
the unvoted ballots in charge shall, as
he hands them out to the voters, en-
dorse his initials on the back thereof,
and it will be his duty to see that no
other ballots are returned to him as a
ballot except those bearing his en-
dorsement and the signatures Of the
chairman and secretary as above set
forth.) No voter shall be permitted to
cast any ballot except those prepared
as aforesaid and endorsed as above pro-
vided, and If any other than such ticket
is cast 1t shall be thrown out and not