Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-03

may be, shall have power 10 determine
what delegates aresentitled to participat.
in the temporary organization Of tts
convention, and thereafter the conven.
ton itself shall be the sole Judge Of ttls
/ election and qualifications of its o.vr
members.
Sec. IL. AT the time and place desig.
mated in the notice mentioned in section
10 of this act, those delegates entitled
/, to participate in the temporary organ.
zation shall meet and organize by the
election 70 a temporary chairman ane
secretary. The temporary organization
shall have power to pass upon the ere
! dentials Of delegates and determine the
names Of all persons entitled to seats
1, in the permanent organization of the
convention.
The permanent organization of con-
1 vention shall be made by the election OF
{ a chairman, a secretary, two Judges and
Fsnch clerks as may be deemed necessary,
The chairman shall preside at all meet
ings Of the convention, and the secretary
shall keep full and complete record
of all the proceeding thereof. The
Judges and clerks shall receive and can
| vass the votes cast in the convention
as provided by this act.
Sec. IS All voting for delegates in
convention shall be by ballot Each
delegate in person or by proxy shall pro-
vide himself with ticket on which
shall be written or printed the names
of all persons for whom he wishes to
vote for delegates, but not exceeding
the number of delegates to be chosen,
which ticket, so folded as to conceal the
names thereon, shall be delivered to one
of the judges and by him be deposited
in the ballot box; and the clerks shall
enter the name Of the delegate voting
in books to be kept for that purpose.
When all appear to have voted the
chairman shall announce that the polls
are about to be closed and if no further
votes are offered the polls shall be
closed and the votes canvassed at once
by the judges and a record thereof made
by the clerks. Every person having
maj ority of all the votes cast shall be
declared elected & If none Of an INSULT
Gent number be elected on the first bal
lot then other ballots shall be taken IN
like manner until the required number
|2of delegates be chosen.
If at any time two successive ballots
be taken without the choice of dele
gate, then on the third and each sue
ceeding ballot the name Of the candidate
having the least number of votes shall
be dropped and no more votes shall be
cast OF counted for him until at least
one delegate is chosen, and thereafter
votes may again be cast for any person
until the conditions again arise making
1T necessary5to drop names as above pro-
Yided.
Any COW ertion may by a tWo-thirds
Vote adopt any other method OF choos-
ing delegates.
Sec IA A convention may by ma
iority vote of all its members instruct
1.-The delegates chosen by it how to vote
on any question or candidate for office.
Tt shall have power to adopt its own
rules and order of business not neon
sistent with this act.
The chairman and secretary shall is
sue to each delegate chosen a certificate
Of election to which shall be attached
certified copy Of the Instructions if.
any, adopted by the convention. The.
said chairman and secretary shall pre-
pare list of the delegates chosen. giy-.
ing the name and postohice address Of
each, together with a copy Of the in
structions, if any adopted by the con-
yention and immediately file the same
with the secretary Of me committee
whose duty it IS to call a convention in
which the delegates chosen are to par
ticipate. Il
Sec Is Ali voting in convention for
candidates for office shall be by viva
voce vote The secretary of the conven-
ton shall call the roll of delegates, and
each delegate as his name is called shall
rise and announce THE name OF the per-
son for whom he wishes to vote, and the
clerks shall keep record Of the votes
on suitable blank forms to be provided
for that purpose. "a separate roll call
shall be taken on the nominations for
each Office.
Any convention may by a three
forrths vote adopt any other method Of
nominating candidates for Office, but this
shall not be SO construed as to deprive
any delegate Of his right to vote for the
candidate Of his choice or for whom he
may have been legally instructed to
vote, and to have his vote SO recorded,
Except that where there are more. than
| two candidates for nomination to the
same Office, the name of the person llav-
ing fIle least number of votes therefor