Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-23
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to delegates and members Of the coun-
ty central committee, and certify the
(. results to the auditor with the returns
The auditor SHALL Immediately after
\ such returns are filed. notify the dele
gates and members of the county cen
trail committee who have thus been
elected, OF their election, and Of the
time and place Of holding the county
! convention. and shall on the second
Thursday following the primary cleo
tien, deliver a testified Hist thereof to
the chairnen Of the respective party
central committees for the county.
When the delegates, or majority
thereof. thus elected shaH have assem-
bled in the county convention at the
time herein: prescribed and at the
county seat convention shall be called
to order by the chairman of the
county central committee who shali
present the certified list of delegates
and members of the county central
committee, and a list Of the offices
for which no nomination was made at
the primary election. If any precincl
shall not be fully represented the dele
gates present from such precinct shall
cast the full vote thereof but there
shell be no proxies. The said county
convention shall make nominations of
candidates for the party for any office
to be filled by the voters of county
when no candidate for such office has
been nominated at the preceding pri-
mary election as shown by the can-
vass OF the returns provided for In sec
ton 10 of this act. and shall nominate
candidates for the Office OF judge OF
the district court in counties comprls-
Ing one judicial district Of the state.
and shall select delegates to the next
ensuing state and district conventions
OF that year upon such ratio of repre-
sentation as may be determined by
the party organization for the. state.
district or districts Of the state. as the
case may be-, but no delegates shall be
SO selected to any OF the district con-
ventions referred to in section 26 Of
this act. except judicial conventions,
unless call therefor has been issued
rs therein. provided The said county
OF the party central committee for the
senatorial, judicial. and congressional
districts composed OF more than one
county.
Sec 2e.-District convention. In
any senatorial. judicial, or congress
Bional district composed of mofe than
one county, in any year in which
senator in the general assembly, a
Judge Of the district court, or repre-
bSnCdIlSe III lle COn&ESS VI lHc CHlNca
States, Is to be elected, senatorial or
congressional convention may be held.
and a judicial convention shall be held
by each political party participating
In the primary election of that year.
Not less than ten days and not more
than sixty days before the day fixed
for holding the county convention a
call for such senatorial, judicial and
congressional convention to be held
shall be issued by the party central
committee for any such district and
published In at least one newspaper of
general circulation of each county
composing any such district and which
call shall state among other things the
number of delegates each county OF the
district shall be entitled to and the
time and place Of holding the conyen-
ton. Any such call shall be signed
by the chairman of the party central
committee for any such district, and
be fled by him with the county audi
tor not less than five days before the
county convention and the county aud.
itor shall attach true copy thereof 70
the certified list of delegates required
to be delivered by him to the chatrlnsn
Of the respective party county central
committees. In case no nomination
was made in the primary election fol
the office of senator in the general as
Bembly in any district composed of
more than one county. or for the office
of representative. in congress of the
United States. as shown by the certi-
f1cate issued by the state board Of cam
yassers provided for in this act then
in any such district tho chairman OF
the party central committee therefor
shall forthwith issue such call for a
convention in such district and deliver
the same to the county auditor Of each
county In the district and in. such case
said call need not be published.
No such district convention shall be
held earlier than5the first Thursday or
later than the fifth Thursday follow
veTtion when organized shall make
nominations of candidates for the par
ty for any such district office when no
candidate has been nominated at the
preceding primary election as shown
by the canvass Of the votes provided
for IN section twenty-five hereof The
organization Of and procedure In any
such District convention shall be the
same as in the state convention. Such
district conventions may adopt party
. platforms and transact such other bus
mess as may properly be brought be-
fore them.
Sec. 27.--State Convention-State
Central Committee. A state convention
Of each political party, composed OF
delegates chosen in the manner here
In provided, shall be held not earlier
than the third Thursday and not later
than the fifth Thursday following the
primary election In the year nineteen
hundred eight. and biennially there
after, convening at such time and place
as may be deterlpined upon by the
party organization. The convention
shall be called to order by the chair.
man Of the state central committee
who shall thereupon present the lis
Of delegates. as certified by the var.
ious county conventions, and effect E
temporary organization. If any count,
egates present from such county shall
cast the full vote thereof, but Their,
shall be no proxies. Such convention
when permanently organized shall for.