Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-15
dresses of each party committeeman


dresses of each party committeeman
chosen.
2. The party committee of each city and
county and of each assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman of each pre-
einct in such city. county, or district: the
state senatorial district committee of the
chairman of the assembly district com
mittees in such senatorial district; the
congressional committees of the party
chairman of the senatorial district COM
mittees, wholly or partially within such
congressional district; the state central
committee as hereinafter provided. Each
such committee shall choose its officers by
ballot excepting as herein provided.
g. Each committee and its officers shall
have the powers usually exercised by such
committees. and by the officers thereof, in
so Tar as is consistent with this act. The
various officers and committees now In ex-
istence SHAH exercise the powers and per-
form the duties herein prescribed until
their successors are chosen in accordance
with this act. At all meetings of said city,
county and assembly district committees,
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 general election each such
chairman to have at least one vote, the
vote at such general election to be deter
mined as provided in section of this act.
me duties of the party precinct chairman,
when he shall be unable TO perform the
same, shall be performed by member of
his party precinct committee designated by
! MIN. The duties of the chairman or sec
| rotary OF any other committee may be
performed by members of such committee,
selected by such chairman or secretary,
ANY vacancy In any committee Office shall
De nlled In the same manner as that in
which such officer was originally chosen,
| except that In the case of vacancy In the
Craftsmanship of a precinct committee, the
committee shall elect one of Its members
| TO NIL such vacancy.
| rarity Platform.-Section % The candi.
dates for the various state offices. and for
senate and assembly nominated by each
| pohtical party at such primary shall meet
at the capitol at twelve o'clock noon on
the fourth Tuesday of September after the
gate on which any primary is held pre-
| ilminary to any general election They
shall forthwith formulate the state plat
form of their party. They shall thereupon
proceed to elect state central committees
| or Mt least two members from each con-
gressional district and chairman of such
committee, and perform such other busi-
ness as may properly he brought before
such meeting. The platform of each party
snail be framed at such time that II shall
be made public not later than six o'clock
! In the afternoon of the following day
Miscellaneous Provisions -Section 90 /.
In case of a tie vote the tie shall forth
with be determined by lot by the canvass
ers
e., 2, 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general, on or before
july LIST, 1905, TO prepare all forms neces-
ssry to carry ont the provisions of this
act, which forms shall be substantially
hereof Such forms shall be printed with
copies of this act for public use and dis
tribution. Every day on which Septem-
Der primary shall he held shall he legal
holiday.
The Penal Provision. Section "a l. Any
person who shall ofrer, or with knowledge
or the same. permit any person to offer
for his benefit any hrihe to voter to in
duce him to sign any election paper 10
any person who shall accept any such
hribe or promise OF gain of any Kind in
the nature of n bribe as consideration for
signing the same. whether such bribe
promise OF gain in the nature OF a
brihe he offered or accepted before or
after such signing, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and upon trial and convic-
tion thereof he punished by fine Of not
less than twenty-five nor more than I'VE
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county jail Of not less than ten days
nor more than six months or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
2. Any act declared an offense by the
general laws of this state concerning eau
cuses and elections, shall also, In like
case, be an offense In all primaries. and
shall be punished In the same form ana
manner as therein 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 fully 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 Of forgery,
and on conviction punished accordingly
Any person who, being In possession Of
ncmlnation papers entitled to be died nm
der this act. or any act OF the Legislature.
shall wrongfully either suppress neglect,
or fail to cause the same to be fled at the
proper time In the proper office shall on
conviction, he punished by Imprisonment
In the county jail not to exceed six
months, or by n fine not to exceed nve
hundred dollars, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment In the discretion OF the
| court.
General Election Laws to AppIy.-sec.
| ton %. The provisions OF the statutes
now In force in relation to the holding OF
elections, the solicitation OF voters at the
polls, the challenging OF voters. the man
ner of conducting elections, OF counting
the ballots and making return thereof and
all other kindred subjects. shall apply to
all primaries In so far as they are consist
ent with this act, the intent Of this act
being to place the primary under the reg
ulation and protection OF the laws now In
force as to elections.
Submission OF Act to Vote of People;
When TO Take Effect IL Approved Sec
ton 26. The question whether the forego-
Ing provisions OF this act shall take effect
and be In force shall be submitted to the
people OF this state, In the manner pro
vided by law for tie submission OF an
amendment to the constitution, at the
next general election to be held In Novem-
Der, 1904.
II approved by n majority Of the votes
cast upon that question, II shall go into
effect and be In force from and after such
ratification by the people, otherwise IL
shall not take effect or be In force Upon
the ballot shall be printed "shall Chapter
........,.,. 0nsert on the ballot the number
Of chapterl OF the laws Of 1903 entitled
An act to provide for party nominations
by direct vote he adopted"
Section q. All acts or parts OF acts In
consistent with or In conflict with the pro.
visions OF this act are hereby repealed.
Section 2S. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication subject to all provisions herein
contained for its submission to the people
for their ratification rejection
Approved NAV 23d. 1909
Given under my hand and official seal Mt
the Court House. In the Village Of crandon
County OF Forest and state of Wisconsin.
this I'd day Of September. A. y 1903
ISeall G. q. HIMLEY,
County Clerk, Forest County, Wis