Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-31


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Sec 90 A party committee of three shall be
chosen at the primary election preceding
each general election. Each voter may write
or paste in the space left on the balloI
for such purpose the names of MOTTO 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 chair
man. In case of tie, the choice snail
forthwith be decided by lot by the in
spectors in such manner as they may de-
termine. The official return made by 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 OF 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 or the
counties wholly or partially in such con-
gressonal districts; the state central COM
mittee, of the party chairman in each coun-
ty Of the state. Each city, county and 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
mittee of each such committee shall elect
a secretary who shall hold office till his
successor is selected and accepts ot1ce.
Each candidate for Congress, state Senate
or Assembly SHALL Immediately upon his
nomination, select a chairman, secretary
and an executive committee for his re-
spective 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
tary or executive committeeman shall hold
office until new party committee is erect
ed in accordance with the provisions of this
act, or until his successor is elected and
accepts office. Each committee and its OIL
GERS shall have the powers usually exercised
by such committees and by the officers
thereof, in so far as consistent with this
act. The various officers and committees
now in existence shall exercise the pow
ers and possess the duties herein prescribed
until their successors are chosen IN ac-
cordance with this act In all meetings OF
said city, county or assembly district COM
mittees, each precinct chairman shall have
one vote for every twenty-five votes or
major fraction thereof cast by his party i'll
his precinct at the last general election,
each such chairman to have at least one
vote, and in all meetings of the state cen
trail committee, each county chairman shall
have one vote for every one hundred ballots
or major fraction thereof cast by his party
in his county at the last preceding presi-
Dental election, to be determined as pro-
vided 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 be performed by
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 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 a party precinct committee shall
be filed 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 as that In which such or
ficers were originally chosen. The chair
men of each political committee shall call
a meeting thereof when necessary or when
requested by one-ffth of the members of
such committee, reasonable notice of such
meeting to be given.
Sec. 26. The county chairmen at 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 president. The names of the
persons so selected shall be placed upon
the official ballot, as now provided by law.
Sec. p. The candidates for the various
nominated by each political party at such
primary election, shall meet in the Assem-
bly, chamber at the capitol at twelve o'clock
noon on the second Wednesday after the
preliminary to any general election. They
shall adjourn to suitable places in the CAPT
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 candidates voting at
such meeting, by roll call, the record of
secretary of state. The platform of each
party shall be framed at such time that 1t
shah be made public, not later than
day (he afternoon of the second Thursday
after primary election day.
Sec. %. 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 formulate platform for such congress
Sional nominee and district
Sec. 20. Delegates to the national con-
vention of each party to nominate candi-
dates for president and vice-p president shall
be chosen at an election held in each pre-
cinct of the state on the first Tuesday of
April in the year in which the electors for
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 thia act
the four delegateS-at-large being chosen in
the same manner 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 noml-
nation of candidates for Congress. The
four candidates for delegates at-large re-
ceiying the highest number of votes shall
be the delegates at-large, and the four re-
ceiving the fifth, sixth, seventh and eight
largest number of votes shall be alternates
The two candidates for delegates in each
congressional district receiving the largest
numbff of votes shall be delegates from
such district, and the two receiving the
third and fourth largest number of votes
shall be alternateS. Provided that no per-
son shall be an alternate who shall receive
less than 2 per cent. of the vote of his
party In the state or district, as the case
may be, to be determined as provided in
section of this act. In such case, alter
mates may be chosen by the delegates elect
ed In case the number of delegates-at-
large or in any congressional district be
other chan that provided for above the
number of delegates or alternates to be
elected shall be chosen in a similar man
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the form hereto annexed:
Sec. 80. The name of no candidate shall
be printed on the primary election ballot
unless the nomination paper required nv
this act has been filed in his behalf hut
any elector may vote for any other person
by writing or FASTING his name in the space
provided on such ballot under any office
Inc 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 Int anv
elector may write or paste on his ballot
the name of any person for whom he de-
sires to- vote, as now provided by law.
Sec. 81. Nominations may be declined as
provided In section "a of the statutes of
1895 Vacancies occurring after the holding
of any primary election shall be filled by the
party committee of the city county. dis
trict or state, as the case may be-
Sec: 30. ANY officer, member of any DO
litical committee or other person who
form any duty by this act required
of him, or who shall tamper with
change or destroy any ballot return
or certificate of election, or wiifuIly 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 wilfuIly to
Interfere with the utmost honesty and fair
ness In conducting any such primary cleo
ton or in making nominations thereat. shall
be deemed guilty of 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 bv
imprisonment in the county jail not less
than sixty days nor more than one year. or