Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

may nominate person whose name
did not appear on the ballot.
If delegate from a primary district
be absent the other delegates from
that district may cast the full vote, but
if all the delegates from the district
be absent the primary district shall
have no vote in the convention
Delegates TO state, congressional and
senatorial conventions shall be select
ed by the county convention. Any can
didate for other than a county Office
who shall receive the highest number
of votes in the county shall be entitled
to the vote of all the delegates from
that county in the senatorial, congress
sional or state convention.
In senatorial districts of two or
three counties not more than one SEN
ator and one representative shall be
nominated from one county.
Delegates may be released from in
structions only upon a majority vote
of the convention, after which they
may vote as individuals.
Saloons must close on primary day.
No proxies are permitted in cOnven-
tions.
The section of the law affecting Chi
cago provides:
No party casting less than 20 per
cent of the total vote shall hold a pri-
mary.
Primaries shall be held on the last
Saturday in February for spring cleo
tiOns and the last Saturdays of April
for the summer or autumn elections.
Each primary district shall be EMIT
led TO at least one delegate.
From two to seven election pre-
cincts, containing not more than 500
voters, may be included in one pri-
mary district.
Primary districts, when once estab-
lished, shall remain unchanged for
four years.
No person shall be deemed a mem
Der of a particular party if he has sign
candidate of another party or has vot-
ed at the primary election of another
party within two years.
Delegates must be legally qualified
voters of the primary district they rep
resent. If no delegates from a given
district are present the delegation is
empowered to fill the vacancies.
Mayor and Aldermen shall be voted
on at primaries. Fee for mayor. SIS;
alderman, s25.
Three-FOurths Vote.
The convention, on a three-fourths
vote, may nominate a person whose
name was not on the primary ballot;
in case of a vacancy by death ma
jOrity of the convention may nominate.
All candidates shall file with the
secretary of state petitions signed by
per cent of the voters of the party
in the district in which they live.
Candidates receiving the highest
number of votes in each primary dis
trict shall be entitled to the delegates.
Candidates for mayor, alderman and
congress are to be nominated by ma
jority vote of delegates in a cOnven-
ton. Should deadlock occur, a ma
jority of the delegates may vote to
release all in the convention from their
instructions.
Polls shall be open from II noon TO |
Z o'clock in the evening.
The Cook county convention shall be
held on the Monday following the last
Saturday in April. The sanitary dis
trict convention also shall be held on
the same day Senatorial conventions |
shall be held on Tuesday following the I
primary, and the congressional con
vention on Wednesday.
The Chicago city convention shall be
held on Monday following the primary |
election, the last Saturday in Febru- |
airy. The ward and town conventions |
shall be held the next day, Tuesday. |
When vacancy occurs in an elect
i've office the managing committee OF
the several political parties shall nom
mate the candidate to fill the vacancy.
The provisions of this act shall not
apply to the holding of primaries for
the nomination of candidates at any
of the elections in the year 1905. Such
primaries may be held under the pres
ent primary law. or such nominations
may be made by the central 5'r manag-
ing committees of the respective polit-