The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-12

/ for such nomination. or for the position
of delegate or delegates to the said con-
/ Nention, as the case may he: said petition
shall further state the residence and post
office address of each person SO endorsed
/ and shall certify that the person per-
sons So endorsed Is or are legally quail
] fled under the laws of this state To be
nominated, or to act as delegate or dele
gates as the case may be- each of the
! said petitions shall be verified by the oath
or affirmation of one or more of the sign
crs thereof. taken and subscribed before
II person qualified under the laws of New
Jersey to administer an oath. to the eff
feet that such petition Is signed In their
own proper handwriting by each of the
siSners thereof; that such signers are. to
the best of the knowledge and belief of
the atiant, legal voters Of the said cleo
ton district as stated in said petition,
/ and belong to the political party named
! In said petition, and that such petition is
prepared and filed In absolute good faith
for the sole purpose of endorsing the per
son or persons therein named in order to
secure his or their nomination or selection
as stated in said petition; provided. that
! In any election district where the total
! number of votes cast for the candidate
of any political party for governor Mt the
| then next last preceding guhernatorial
election did not exceed twenty five. the
number of sieners to any petition OF en-
| dorsement belonging to any said political
! party need not exceed one; provided fur
| ther, that the signers to any single petit
| ton shall not therein endorse and recon-
mend more persons as candidates for the
position Of delegate or delegates than are
| to be chosen at the ensuing primary cleo
! tton in the election district in which the
| siShers to said petition reside. nor shall
! said stgners endorse more persons as can
| dtdates for nomination to office than are
| To be elected i'll the ward or township in
tah gtg 10. "A
shall be filed with the municipal clerk not
| less than ten days prior to said primary
! election
! .. Accompanying said petition each per
son endorsed therein shall file IA certiii-
cate, stating that he Is qualified for the
| office or position of delegate mentioned In
said petition. that he consents to stand
as Il candidate for nomination or for the
| position of delegate. as the case may be
at the ensuing primary election and that
| If nominated. he agrees To accept the
nomination. and If chosen a delegate he
agrees to act as such delegate. each of
said persons endorsed for the position
of delegate may further. If he SO elects,
name the person or persons who Is or
who are his choice for nomination for
office at the ensuing political convention
and may request the said clerk to print
the name of such person or persons oppo-
site his OWN name upon the official pri-
mary ballot Ia the column prepared for
that purpose, AZ in this act provided. the
name Of any person endorsed rs aforesaid
who shall fail Ia certify his consent and
agreement as aforesaid shall not be print
ed upon the ballots to be used at such
primary election.
i. In any county In this state the coun-
~ or city committee of any political purity
may adopt a resolution declaring its de-
sire To have the members of such county
Or city committee thereafter elected at the
primary elections herein provided for
and upon Ming "A copy of such resolution,
signed by the chairman and secretary of
such county or city committee. with the
clerks of the several municipalities within
such county II shall be lawful therea fter
to elect the members of such county or
city committee ut said primary elections
| In the manner provided In this act for
the selection of party candidates to be
| voted for by the voters of "a single ward
| or township
The said municipal clerk shall prepare
! and cause to be printed separate Official
| ballots one ballot for each political party,
members of which have filed petitions as
aforesaid for use at such primary cleo
| tions placing thereon the names of the
persons endorsed IN said petitions, the
names of all persons endorsed as afore-
| said by members of u political party, and
no others shall be placed upon the official
ballot of that party. the said names shall
be arranged upon said ballots In alpha
betic6l order. except that where several
candidates for the position of delegate
have named the same person or persons
as their choice for nomination for office
at the ensuing convention. the names of
such candidates may be grouped together.
being arranged In alphabetical order In
such group; upon the right hand side of
the ballot shall be column In which
shall be printed the words Choice for
............,." governor. congress sheriff
mn NnT ar no IA ma lt.al W IA q
column, aud underneath the words afOrc-
said shall be printed the name or names
of the person or persons whom any can
didate for the position of delegate en-
dorsed In any of said petitions may In his
certificate request the municipal clerk to
print upon the official primary ballot Az
his choice for nomination for office at the
ensuing political convention. If the names
of candidates for the position of delegate
are grouped herein provided the said
names may be bracketed and the name OF
names of the persons mentioned as the
choice Of said candidates at the eonveu-
tion may be placed opposite the bracket;
provided. that the name of any person
shall not be printed In the column headed
Choice for ............" opposite the name
of any candidate for the position of dele
gate requesting the same to be So printed.
If ouch person shall hle II written protest
with the said municipal clerk. requesting
said clerk not to print his name opposite
the narle of the said cnndidat" for the
position of delegate; at the head Of the
ballot of each party shall be printed Il
distinctive party name or title. as for cX-
ample "Democrntic Primary Ticket or
Republican Primary Ticket below. In
appropriate places upon said ballots shall
be printed brief Instructions to the voter
stating for how many candidates for each
office. or for the position of delegate, the
voter may vote. and stating that the
voter must Indicate his choice In each In
stance by erasing all names printed on
said ticket. except the names of the can
didates for whom he wishes to vote. the
number OF delegates to be elected in each
election district by the voters of the re
spectiYe political parties shall be AZ fol
lows. for state conventions of the re
spectiVe political parties there shall be
one delegate for every two hundred votes
rast by the political party for its candi-
date for governor at the gubernatoriaI
election next preceding the primary cleo
ton in question. and one delegate for
zach fraction thereof over one hundred
Tor all other conventions of the respective
political parties there shall be one dele
gate for each one hundred votes east by
the political party for It's candidate for
governor at the gubernatorIal election
next preceding the primary election In
question, and one delegate for each frac-
Pm thereof over forty, provided that
,htIl election OlStTnl Afiil ltF entitled 10
.leet AT least one delegate II each conyen-
ion of c2ch political party. but the dele
gate to any convention of a y 1ltical party
from any election district which at the
then last preceding gubernatOrial election
east for the candidate of such party for
governor less than the number Of votes
required by this section for one delegate.
shall have In such convention such vote
" fraction thereof AZ may be determined
by the official party call Of such party for
such convention. II shall be the duty Of
the clerk Of the city. borough. township
br other municipality, as the case may be,
10 notify the chairman Of the county com
tiittee Of each political party In his coun-
~ before the first day Of July Of
ach year the number Of delegates for
which the members Of the political party
represented by the said chairman shall be
entitled to vote In each district in such
municipality. In estimating the number
Of delegates to which any political party
IL entitled In the primary election the
municipal clerk shall be governed by the
official election returns filed in the Of
| flee Of the secretary Of state. 1t shall be
lawful for the said chairman of the said
county committee Of any political party
who shall object to the number Of dele