The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-02

| enemies are ever alert But all Ameri-
cans who believe in the principle of pro-
lection, every workingman who ap-
preciates the advantages which the
creation of great industry brings to
him. should give the bill active support.
President Roosevelt has encouraged the
measure because he sees in its applica-
ton added glory to the county. Toledo
Blade.
Direct Nominations Schedule for 1906
April p
| Party enrolment.
May 12-
| The time expires for filing petitions
| for the submission of the act to a
! party referendum in each political
district
These petitions must be signed by
a number of ENROLLED members
of the party equal to 20 per cent of
party's candidate for governor in
1904.
June 12-
Party referendum in all political
districts where petitions have been
filed.
Delegates apportioned to each cleo
ton district by party committees, to
be elected by direct vote to attend
county conventions to send dele
gates to state conventions.
On this day each party MUST
proceed to nominate by direct vote
it's candidates for governor and lieu
tenant governor.
On this day each party MUST
also vote by referendum for or
against this method of making nom
nations for these offices.
IF any person receives a plurality
and 40 per cent of the total party
vote cast for the nomination for
either office, and
IF a majority of such persons's
party vote in favor of this method
of making nominations for these Of
fees
Then such person is the nominee of
that party.
BUT IF both of these conditions
are not complied with, the nominal
tons of that party's candidates for
governor and lieutenant-governor re-
vert to the state convention, where
minor candidates on the state ticket
will be nominated as heretofore.
June 10
All county conventions for the Sc
lection of delegates to state conven-
tons MUST be held on or before this
day.
All county conventions for any one
party MUST be held on the same day,
to be designated by the state central
committee.
August 12-
All state conventions MUST be held
on or before this day.
f.
Direct nominations to be held in
all districts in which any party's ref
erendum vote of June IL favored
such method.
enrolled as such in April can vote at
these party elections.
In all districts in which the neces-
sary petitions are not filed by May
IL, or in which any party votes
against direct nominations on June
IL, nominating conventions will be
held by that party as heretofore.
Independent voters cannot partici- |
pate in the nominations of any exist
ing party without taking oath that |
they intend to support that party's |
ticket.
Supreme and circuit court judicial |
are exempt from the opera
ton of this act.
All political districts existing
wholly within the boundaries of
Wayne, Kent, Muskegon and Alpena |
are exempt from the opera
ton of this act.
The representative of each county |
IN the state convention of such party |
shall be apportioned by the state CEN
raj committee according to the vote |
cast in that county for that party's
for governor in 1904.
Primary election ballots for the re-
publican party shall be white; for the
party blue, and for the
party red. Different col
,rs must be designed for other par
les by the election commissioners.
Names of candidates shall be
printed on primary election ballots
irst in alphabetical order; then the
positions of the names shall be
changed as often as there are candi-
iates for any nomination, and to
give as even a division of ballots on
his basis as possible.
Any person who wishes to have
his name printed on the party
ballot as a candidate for nomi-
nation under the direct voting
system, must first file with the
proper officer q petition signed
by a number of the enrolled
members of his party equal to
per cent of the votes cast in
that district by that party for
governor in 1904.
Soliciting votes or plugging"
within 100 feet of voting booth is
and primary day is de-
Jared an election day within the