Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11

total vote of the party, in the state.
For representative in congress, sena-
tor in the general assembly or judge
Of the district court by per cent of
the voters of the party in at least one
half of the counties of the district, in
the aggregate not less than 2 per cent
Of the vote of the party in such dis
trict For the Office to be filled by
the voters Of the county by at least
4 per cent of the party vote in the
county, the percentages above to be
based on the vote at the last general
election.
The secretary Of state is required at
least thirty days before the primary
to transmit list of the persons for
whom nomination papers has been
filed to the county auditor who shall
publish the same together with notice
of the primary election, for three con-
secutive weeks prior to said primary
election.
Copies must also be posted in public
places in each precinct and the publ
cation required shall be in at least
two and not to exceed four newspa-
pers of general circulation in the
county, such papers being of different
political parties.
me names of the candidates of
each political party shall be printed
on separate and uniform ballots pre-
pared by the county auditor ands cleo
ton supplies shall he furnished by
the county auditor
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Each political party shall be entitled
to. have two challengers at each poll
ing place. Votes shall sbe canvassed
INN ediately after the closing of the
polls and the ballots after being count
ed and certified to shall be sealed up,
each party ballots in a separate enve-
lope and all sealed in one large enve-
lope which shall be returned to the
county auditor within twenty-four
hours after the primary has closed.
If there is failure in such return
the auditor shall send messengers for
the missing returns. On the Thurs
day next following the primary the
auditor shall in the presence of the
chairman of the county central COM
mittee of the parties whose candi-
dates have been voted for, shall open
and canvass said returns, and candi-
dates having received the highest
number of votes cast shall be declared
nominees of the party and in such di-
visions of the county. For offices to
be filled by the votes OF the county
the auditor shall make an abstract OF
the returns and deliver W.T. the re-
turns to the chairmen of the political
parties. For offices to be filled by the
voters of the state or districts of more
than one county the auditor shall
make an abstract of the returns and
send the original returns to the sec
rotary of state who shall thereupon de-
liver to the chairmen of the central
committees the returns for the Offices
to betfilled by the voters of the entire
state, and for these of district to the
chairmen Of the district committees.
State Convention.
A state convention for each political
party composed of delegates chosen
as provided shall be held on the sec
in 1906 and hiennially thereafter, in
such place as may be designated by
the party organization A committee
of this convention shall canvass the
returns as certified by the secretary
of state and report the names of those
who have received the largest number
Of votes at the primary election and
the chairman of the convention shall
declare on the adoption of this report
such persons to be the nominees of
the party. In case of tie the con-
vention shall decide. A certificate of
the findings Of the convention shall be
filed with the secretary of state.
Congressional conventions shall be
held on the first Tuesday following
the primary election and canvass of
the returns shall be the same as for
the state convention.
In judicial districts such convention
shall be held in the year for electing
district judges and shall proceed as
above and the same shall be in effect
as to senators and members of the
house in districts composed Of more
than one county.
County conventions Of each party
shall be held each year in which there
is an election, such conventions to be
composed of delegates elected at the
last preceding primary election. And
one member of the county central com
mittee for each precinct shall be elect
ed in the same manner as the dele
gates
Includes Municipal Officers.
A committee of one member from
each township of the county shall be
raised by the convention which com
mittee shall make oath to faithful dis
charge of their duty and shall receive
from the permanent chairman the re
turns of the primary received from the
county auditor and canvass the same
and report to the convention. The can
didates receiving the highest number
of votes shall be declared the nomi
nees. And within three days after ad
journment the president and secretary