Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-22
os.es of each party committeeman.


county and of each assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman OF each pre-
cinct in such city, county, or district: me
state senatorial district committee OF the
chairman of the assembly district com
n,ittees in such senatorial district; the
congressional committees OF the party
chairman of the senatorial district com
mittees wholly or partially within sucn
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 far as is consistent with this act. Inc
| various officers and committees now in ex-
/ istence 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 chairman,
when he shall be unable to perform the
| same, shall be performed by member or
his party precinct committee designated by
| him. The duties of the chairman or sec
rotary of any other committee may De
/ performed by members of such committee.
/
| 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.-Sec %. The candi-
| dates 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 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
shall be framed at such time that it shall
be made public not later than six o'clock
in the afternoon of the following day.
Miscellaneous PrOvisions.-Section % 1.
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
sary to carry out the provisions of this
act, which forms shall be substantially
followed In all primaries held in pursuance
hereof Such forms shall he printed with
copies of this act for public use and dis
tributiOn. Every day on which Septem-
her primary shall be held shall be a legal
holiday.
The Penal Provision. -Section "a. /. ANY
person who shall offer, or with knowledge
! of the same. permit any person to offer
| for his benefit any bride TO n 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
brbe be offered or accepted before or
after such signing shall he guilty Of a
| misdemeanor and upon trial and conyic-
tion thereof be 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 and
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. - :"
.. ANY person who shall forge any name
OF signer or witness to a nomination
paper shall be deemed guilty of forgery.
".
| ANY person who, being in possession Of
| nemlnation papers entitled to be dled IN
ger this act, or 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 county jail not to exceed six
months. or by fine not to exceed FIVE
hundred dollars, or by both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.
!
/ 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 tct the intent Of this act
| being to place the primary under the reg
/ ulation and protection of the laws now In
force as to cleo tions.
Submission of Act to Vote of People;
When to Take Effect if Approyed.SSec,
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-
| v1ded by law for the submission of an
amendment to the constitution. at the
next general election to be held in Novem-
! Der, 1904
If approved by a majority of the votes
cast upon that question. it shall go into
effect and be in force from and after such
(. ratification by the people; otherwise II
shall not take effect or be in force Upon
the ballot shall be printed shall Chapter
............ dnsert on the ballot the number
of chapter) of the laws of 1903. entitled
An act to provide for party nominations
by direct vote be 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 or rejection
Approved May 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 % DAY of September. A u. 1904
Seall c. g. HIMLEY.
County Clerk, Forest County. wis.