The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-09-08
party chairman of

wholly or partially within such COZ
gresslonal district; the state cent?
committee as hereinbefore provided
Each such committee shall choo
It's officers by ballot excepting
herein provided,
B. Each committee and it's office
shall have the powers usually exc
clsed by such committees. and
the officers thereoJ, in so far as
CONSTANT with this act The var;
Gus officers and and committees no,
in exlstance shall exercise the powe
aud preform the duties herein pre-
scrlbed until their successors are
chosen in accordance with this act.
At all meetings of said city, county
and assembly district commuters.
each precinct chairman shall have
one vote for every fifty votes, or
major fraction thereof, cast by his
party in his precinct at the last gen
eral election, each such chairman to
have at least one vote, the vote at
such general election to be deter
mined as provided in section 5 of
this act. The duties of the party
precinct chairman, when he shall be
unable to preform the same, shall
be performed by a member of his
party precinct committee designated
by him. Tha duties of the chairman
or secretary of any other committee
may be performed by members of
such committee, selected bv the
chairman Or secretary. ANY va
cancy IN any committee office shall
&c filled in the same manner as that
in which such officer was originally
chosen, except in the case of a va
cancy in the craftsmanship of pre-
cinct committee the committee shall
elect one of It's members to fill such
vacancy,
Party Platfol m.-Section p. The
candidates for the various state
Offices, and for senate and assembly
nominated by each political party at
such primary, shall meet at the
capitol at twelve o'clock neon on
the fourth Tuesday of September
after the date on which any primary
IS held preliminary to any general
election. They shall forthwith for
m llate the state platform of their
party, They shall thereupon pro-
coed to elect state central commit
tee OF at least two members from
each congressional district and
chairman Of such committee, and
perform such other business as may
properly be brought before such
meeting. The platform of each
party shall be framed at such time
that it shall be made public, not
later than six o'clock in the after
noon of the following day.
Miscellaneous Provisions. Section
%. l. In case of tie vote, the tie
shall forthwith Undetermined by lot
by the canvassers.
2. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary of state and attorney
general, on or before Jhly LIST, 1905,
to prepare all forms necessary to
carry out the provisions of this act,
which forme shall be subst antially
followed in all primaries held in pur-
suance hereof. Such forms shall be
printed with copies Of this act for
public use and distribution. Every
day on which d September primary
shall be held shall be a legal holiday.
The Penal Provision, Section "a.
l. Any person who shall offer, or
with knowledge of the same, permit
any person to offer for his benefit
any bride to voter to induce him
to sign any election paper to any
person who shall except any such
oribe or promise of gain of any kind
liz the nature of a bride as consider,
alton for signing the same, whether
such bride or promise of gain in the
nature of bride be offered or accept
before or after such signing, shall
be guilty OF d misdemeanor and upon
trial and conviction thereof be pun
ish d by a fine of not less than
twenty-five nor more than five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county jail of not less than tea
days nor more than six months, or
by both que and Imprisonment.
2. Any act declared an offense by
the general laws of this state CON
corning caucuses and elections shall
also, in like case. be an offense ia all
primaries, and shall be punished in
the same form and manner as herein
provided, and all the penalties and
provisions of the law as to such
caucuses and elections, except as
herein otherwise provided. shall
apply in such case with equal force,
and TO the same extent as though
fulIv set forth in this act.
3. Any person who shall forge
any name of signer or witness to a
nomination paper shall be deemed
guilty os forgery, and on conviction
punished accordingly. Any person
who, being in possession of nomina-
ton papers entitled to he filed under
this act, OF any act Of the legislature
shall wrongfully either suppress,
neglect. or fail to cause the same to
be filed at the proper time in the
proper Office shall on conviction, be
punished by imprisonment in the
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