Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-31

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! for such purpose the names Of not to exceed
! three qualified electors OF the precinct me
! three having the highest number OF votes
I shall constitute such committee ana Tue
! one, having the largest vote shall be chair
| man. In case of a tie, the choice shal
! forthwith be decided by lot by the IN
/ spCctors In such manner as they may de-
/ termine. The official return made Dy the
! inspectors shall show the names ana the
| addresses Of each party committeeman
/ chosen.
| Sec. "a The party committee of each city
| and county and OF each assembly district
! shall consist of the party chairman or each
! precinct in such city, county or district
! the state senatorial district committee, OF
| the chairmen of the Assembly committees
| In such senatorial district; the congressional
| committees, of the party chairmen OF tne
! counties wholly or partially IN such CON
! gressional districts; the state central com
! mittee, Of the party chairman in each couh'
| ty of the state Each city, county ana state
central committee shall choose its chairman
! and an executive committee when 1t meets
! TO canvass the vote cast at any primary
| election. The chairman and executive COM
| mlttce Of each such committee shall eject
/ a secretary who shall hold office till his
| successor is selected and accepts oihce.
| Each candidate for Congress, state Senate
| or Assembly shall, Immediately upon ms
| nomination, select II chairman secretary
! and an executive committee for his re-
| spectiye party district committee. Every
chairman, secretary and member OF an
executive committee shall be member or
| their respective committees and have one
| vote In the decision of all questions by the
! committee. Each such chairman, seCre.
| taIy or executive committeeman shall holu
| Office until new party committee Is eject
| ed in accordance with the provisions of this
| act, or until his successor is elected and
| accepts office. Each committee and Its ON
GERS shall have the powers usually exercised
! by such committees and by the ohcGrS
| thereon, in so far as consistent with thiS
act. The various officers ana committees
! now in existence shall exercise the pow
! ers and possess the duties herein prescribed
/ chosen
! corQanCe with this act. In all meetings or
! said city, county or assembly district com
/ mittces, each precinct chairman shall nave
/ one vote for every twenty-five votes or
! major fraction thereof cast by his party in
| his precinct at the last general election,
! each such chairman to have at least one
| vote, and in all meetings of the state cen
! tral committee each county chairman shall
| have one vote for every one hundred ballots
! or major fraction thereof east by his party
in his county at the last preceding presi-
Dental election, to be determined as pro-
| yided In section above.
| Sec. % Whenever any party precinct
| chairman cannot exercise the powers and
| perform the duties required of him by this
| act, such duties shall he performed by Il
member Of the committee to be designated
! by the precinct chairman or chosen by lot.
! If any county chairman shall not be able
! to attend any state or district meeting of
| county chairmen, the secretary of the coun-
| ty committee shall exercise the powers
| herein vested In such chairman. Any va
! cancy in party precinct committee shall
| be filled by the remaining members OF such
committee; any vacancy in the place OF an
| officer OF any committee shall be filed In
| the same manner rs that In which such Of
| fccrs were originally chosen. The chair
! men Of each political committee shall call
! u meeting thereof when necessary or when
! requested by one-dfth of the members OF
! such committee, reasonable notice OF such
meeting to be given.
/ Sec. 2G. The county chairmen Mt their
meeting to Convass the vote for state Off
! GERS, shall, In the proper years, choose by
| ballot the electors of their party for presi-
! dent and Vlcc-preSldent. Inc names OF the
| persons so selected shall be placed upon
| the official ballot, rs now provided by law.
Sec. 81. The candidates for the various
state Offices and for Senate and Assembly
| nominated by each political party at such
| primary election, shall meet In the Assem-
bly, chamber ut the capitol at twelve o clock
! noon on the second Wednesday after the
! date on which any primary election Is held
! preliminary to any general election. They
shall adjourn to suitable places In the capt
| to 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 ERall be adopted
! by a majority of all candidates voting at
| such meeting, by roll caRE. the record of
| which shall be filed and preserved by the
| secretary of state. The platform of each
! party shall be framed at such time that 1t
shall be made public, not later than 6
| o'clock in the afternoon of the following
| day (the afternoon of the second Thursday
after primary election day..
Sec. 81 The congressional committee OF
| each district shall meet with the nominee
! at the call of its chairman as soon as may
| be, after the nomination has been declared,
| and foNnulate platform for such congress
| siOnal Iomince and district.
| Sec. 20. Delegates to the national CON
vention of each party to nominate candi-
! dates for president and vlceprcsldent shall
| be chosen at an election held In each pre-
| cinct OF the state on the first Tuesday of
| electors
| president and vice-president of the United
| States are to be elected Notice thereof
| shall be given, nomination papers of can
! didateS prepared and filed, the votes can
! vassed and the election conducted in the
! manner and form prescribed in this act
| the four MISUNDERSTANDING being chosen in
| the same manner as candidates for state
! officers to be selected, and the two
| delegates from each congressional district
! In the manner required in case of the nOml-
| nation of candidates for Congress. The
| four candidates for delegates at-large, re-
| cciying the highest number Of votes shall
| be the dclegatcsat-largc, and the four re-
| cciving the fifth, sixth, seventh and eight
| largest number of votes shall be altcrnates
| The two candidates for delegates in each
| congressional district receiving the largest
| number of votes shall be delegates from
such district, ana the two receiving the
! third and fourth largest number Of votes
| shall be alternatcs. Provided that no per-
son shall be an alternate who shall receive
| less than per cent. Of the vote of his
! party in the state or disthct, as the case
I section of this act. In such case, alter
mates may be chosen by the delegates elect
! ed In case the number Of deegates-at-
large or In any congressional district be
| other than that provided for above the
! number of delegates alternates to be
elected shall be chosen In a similar man
ner. The ballot shall be In substantially
the form hereto annexed:
! Sec 30. The name of no candidate shall
| be printed on the primary election ballot
| unless the nomination paper required by
| this act has been fled In his behalf. but
| by writing or pasting his name In the space
| provided on such ballot under any office.
| The name of no person shall be placed on
| the official ballot used at any general or
| city election unless he shall have been
| nominated as provided In this act but any
elector may write paste on his ballot
the name of any person for whom he de-
! sres to vote, as now provided by law.
Sec 81. Nominations may be declined as
| provided In section 81 Of the statutes Of
| 1898. Vacancies occurring after the holding
| Of any primary election shall be filed by the
party committee of the city, county, dis
| trict or state as the case may be.
| See 90. ANY officer, member Of any po-
| litical committee or other person who
| shall wilfully fail and neglect to per-
| form any duty by this act required
| of him, or who shall tamper with,
or certificate of election, or wilfulIy do any
| act of any nature, the object OF which is
| to destroy any ballot or the record OF any
| canvass of votes or In any way wilfullv to
| interfere with the utmost honesty and fair
| ness in conducting any such primary cleo
tion or In making nominations thereat. shall
| be deemed guilty of n misdemeanor and
| upon trial and conviction thereof be pun
| ished by fine Of not less than twenty-five
| nor more than two thousand dollars, or by