Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-13
dresses or each party cOmmlueeman

dresses of each party commlrreemaD
2 The party committee Of each city and
county and OF each assembly district shall
consist of the party chairman OF each pre-
cinct 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
mttees. 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.
3. 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-
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
thereof. cast by his party In his precinct
at the last general election, each snch
chairman to have at least one vote. the
vote at such general election to be deter
| mined as provided In section s of this act
The duties of the party precinct chairman.
when he shall be unable TO perform the
same, shall be performed by a member Of
| his party precinct committee designated by
| him. The duties of the chairman sec
| rotary OF any other committee may be
| performed by members of such committee.
selected by such chairman secretary
ANY vacancy In any committee office shall
| be nlled in the same manner as that in
which such officer was originally chosen
except that In the case OF vacancy In the
| craftsmanship or n precinct committee. the
committee shall elect one OF its members
to I'll such vacancy.
Party Platform.-Section % The candi-
dates for the various state Offices and for.
. assembly tpH Inv
political party at such primary. shah meet
AT the capitol at twelve o'clock noon on
tne fourth tuesday of September after the
GATE on which any primary Is held pre-
liminary to any general election They
snail forthwith formulate the state plat
FORM or their party. They shall thereupon
proceed 10 elect a state central committee
| of at Least two members from each CON
greSsional district and chairman OF such
committee, and perform such other husi.
ness ms may properly he brought before
snch meeting. The platform of each marty
snail he framed at such time that Il shan
be made public not later than six o'clock
in the afternoon Of the following dav,
Miscellaneous Provisions -SPCtlun % !.
| In case OF tie vote. the tie shall fu"'h-
with be determined by lot by the canvass
ers.
?. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state and attorney general. on or before
July list, 1906 to prepare all forms neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of This
act. which forms shall be substantially
IollpWeu III Nli primaries nNiU IN ll'lNNftttfe
hereof. Such forms shall he printed With
copies OF this act for public use ana ,lis-
trihution. Every day on which n Scpfrm-
her primary shall be held shall be legal
holiday
The Penal Provision. Section o. l. ANY
person who shall offer or with knowledge
OF the same permit any person to offer
for his benefit any hrihc 30 n voter to in
duce him to sign any election paper 70
any person who shall accept any Such
br'he or promise of gain OF any kind Ina
the nature of n hrihc rs consideration for
signing the same, whether such hrihe or
promise OF gain In the n1t"r" of ~
hrihe he offered or accepted ncfol" o.
after such signing. shall be guilty. ~ w
misdemoanor and upon trial aud convic~
tinn thereof be punished by H. Cf not
less than twenty-five nor more than tive
hundred dollars. or by imnrisonmrnr Ip
the county Jail of not less than Ten Gays
nor more than six months or 10y both tine
and mprisonmcnt
2. Any act declared an oTrnSc hy the
general laws Of this state concerning can
cuses and elections shall also. in like
case; be an onense in all primaries ana
shall be punished in the same form ana
manner ms Their In provided. and all the
penalties and provisions of the law as to-
such caucnses and elections. except as
herein otherwise provided, shall cpply I'm
such case with equal force. and 10 the
same extent as though fully set forth In
this act.
g. Any person who shall forge any name
paper shall he deemed guilty of forgery.
ana on conviction punished accordingly.
Any person who, being In possession Of
nemlration papers entitled to be ded nm
der this act, or any act OF the legislature.
shall wrongfully either suppress. neglect,
or fall to cause the same to be fled nj 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 10 the discretion OF the
| court
General Election Laws to Apply.-sec-
ton Is. The provisions Of the statntes
now In force in relation to the holding OF
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
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.
When to Take Effect II Approved. Sec
ton e. The question whether the forego-
Ing provisions Of this act shall take effect
and be In force shall be submitted to the
vided by law for (, Q submission OF an
amendment to the constitution. at the
next general election to be held in Novem-
Der, 1904.
II 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 he in force Upon
| the ballot shall he printed Shall Chapter.
..........,. 0nsert on the ballot the number
OF chapter Of the laws OF 1903 entitled
/ An act to provide for pnriy u m.rHt.0ns
by direct vote he adoptcdt" y
| Section y. All acts or parts "' "nts IN
consistent with or In conflict WIZ ~" pro.
visions Of this act are hereby rrpcei"d
Section 2S This act shall take oire"t ana
he IN force from and after It's p1ssHga ana
contained for It's submission to HE people
| for their ratification or rejection
| t.provcd Nav 23d 1903.
Given under my hand and official seal at
! the Court House. In the Vllls~5 Of Crandon.
County Of Forest and State = Wisconsin,
This day Of September, A. d. 1901.
Seal G. G.. HIMLEY.