Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-29
esses OF each party committeeman

ULYSSES
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 districts: 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 far as is consistent with this act. The
various officers and committees now in ex-
stence shall 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
The duties Of the party precinct chairW1p,
when he shall be unable to perform ythe
same, shall be performed by a member OF
his party precinct committee designated by
him. 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
be filed 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 fill such vacancy.
Party Platform.-Section %. The candi-
dates for the various state offices. and for
senate and aggpmhIV nominated nv
political party at such primary, shall meet
at the capitol at twelve o'clock noon on
the fourth Tuesday of September after the
date on which any primary Is held pre-
liminary to any general election. They
shall forthwith formulate the state plat
form Of their party. They shall thereupon
proceed to elect state central committee
of at least two members from each con-
gressional district and chairman of such
committee, and perform such other bust
ness as may properly be brought before
such meeting The platform Of each party
shall be framed at such time that 1t shall
be made public not later than six o'clock
in the afternoon of the following day.
Miscellaneous Provisions.-Section %. /.
In case of tie vote, the tie shall forth
with be determined by lot by the canvass
ers.
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-
sary to carry out the provisions of this
followed In all primaries held in pursuance
hereof. Such forms shall be printed with
copies of this act for public use and dis
tribution. Every day on which a Septem-
Der primary shall be held shall be legal
holiday.
The Penal Provision.-Section "a. 1.,Any
person who shall Offer or with knowledge
of the same, permit any person to offer
for his benefit any bride to voter to in
duce him to sign any election paper to
any person who shall accept any such
bride or promise of gain of any kind in
the nature of a bride as consideration for
signing the same, whether such bride or
promise OF gain in the nature of
bride be offered or accepted before or
after such signing shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor and upon trial and convic-
tion thereof be punished by a fine of not
less than twenty-five nor more than nve
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 ofense In all primaries, and
shall be punished in the. same form and
manner as therein provided, and all the
penalties and provisions of the law as to
such caucuses and elections, except az
herein otherwise provided, shall apply in
same extent as though fully set forth In
this act.
g. Any person who shall forge any name
OF slgner or witness to a nomination
paper shall be deemed guilty of forgery,
Any person who, being in possession Of
nomination papers entitled to be tleo IN
DER this act, or any act of the legislature,
snail wrongfully either suppress, neglect,
or fall to cause the same to be fled at the
proper time in the proper office shall on
conviction, be punished by Imprisonment
In the county Jail not to exceed six
months; or by fine not. to exceed i've
imprisonment in the discretion Of the
court.
General Election Laws to Apply.-sec-
tion %. 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 II 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 Il g submission of an
| amendment to the constitution, at the
next stneral eIecton TO be held in Noyem-
Der, 1904
II approved by majority Of the votes
cast upon that question, it shall go into
effect and be in force from and after such
ratihcation by the people; otherwise 1t
shall not take effect or be in force Upon
the ballot shall be printed Shall Chapter
............ Gnsert on the ballot the number
OF chapter) Of the laws OF 1903, entitled
An act to provide for party nominations
by, direct vote be adoptedT' 8
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 Is. 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 or rejection.
Approved Nav 23d 1903
Given under my hand and official seal at
the Court House. in the Village of Crandon
County Of Forest and State of Wisconsin,
this 20 DAY of september. a. -. 49,. :.
tSeall c. G. HIMLEY.