Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-23

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candidates and an abstract showing
the Yates cast for all officers
The state. district and county con-
ventions then nominate for such Off
GERS as were determined at the pri-
mary.
All ties are to be determined by lot.
Vacancies will be filled by party
committees.
Candidates may make a showing on
which boards of supervisors may re-
count ballots in precincts in which
fraud or error is charged.
Delegates.
Delegates to the county convention
Will be elected at the primary.
Their names may be written on the
official ballot, or pasted on IL print
ed on uniform. white pastors. Those
In the primary will be declared elect
ed.
The judges of election constitute the
canvassing board with respect to del
egates to the county convention.
The number Of delegates will be Ak
ed by the central committees of the
parties and the number must be cefti-
Heu W liie county auQlLOr thirty Gays
before the primary election.
The judges will certify the elected
delegates to the county auditor. who
will notify them Of their election and
will send a certified list of them to
the county chairmen not later than
June IL.
The delegates to the state, congress
sional and judicial district conven-
tions will be chosen by the county
fh,,e,i rN,,o,,
not required to be members of the
county convention.
Ihere can be no proxies In any of
the delegations, but the delegates
from any precinct or county may cast
the full, vote OF that division.
County Conventions.
They will be held June 20, at the
county seats.
They will select nominees for Offices
candidates for which at the primary
failed to receive a majority or 35 per
cent of the votes.
They will nominate district Judges
If the district is co-extensive with the
county.
They will select delegates to the
state convention and to the congress
sional and judicial conventions
They will elect district committee
men.
They will meet at II o'clock a. m.
District Conventions.
Conventions may be necessary to
nominate district judges. state senat-
ors and congressman.
Judges are not affected by the pri-
mary law. County conventions will
nominate district Judges when the dis
trict is co-extensive with the county
When there is more than one county
in a district, a district convention
must be held, composed Of delegates
selected at the conventions of the
counties in the district.
County conventions will nominate
state senator's, In case the primary re-
suit is not final, II senatorial districts
more than one county is in the dis
trict and the executive council finds
that the primary election was not fin
al, then district convention must be
held, composed of delegates chosen In
the conventions Of the counties in the
district.
When the primary election is not
final as to congressional contests, 8
congressional convention will be held
composed of delegates selected by the
conventions in counties in the district
There Will be no proxies, but county
delegates present may cast the entire
vote Of the county in all Of these con-
ventioIis.
They must be called not later than
June 10 and not earlier than April
20; the call must be published at least
once In a newspaper In the district
and the call must be filed with the
county auditors at least five days be-
fore the county convention that Sc
lected delegates to the district conven-
ton.
The district conventions. must be
held between June and July 2.
Such district conventions may
adopt party Platforms saws the law
which is silent as to this power being
conferred on county conventions
State Convention.
The state central committees deter
mine the number of delegates in, the
date and the place of meeting Of the
state convention. They must be hello
between June IS and July 3.
They will have full power to nomi-
nate candidates for supreme Judge
to candidates for state officer ant
elector, the state convention will pro.
coed to their nomination as usual.
Delegates to the state convention
will be selected without restriction by
the county conventions, no proxies vii
be permitted and the delegates from {
county present may cast the total vote
OF the county.
A platform may be adopted.
The convention shall elect a stat,
central committeeman from each dis
trict to hold two years
Committeeman.
At the same time that the people
vote for delegates to the county con.
yentions they will vote for committee
men, electing one from each precinc
as county committeeman to serv,
two years from June 20.
The state convention will elect
state committee OF one member from
each district. The language seems tt
give the whole convention power, buI
It is SUPPOSED it will ratify the com
mitteemen chosen in each district eau.
cus, as usual.
The committeeman are given power
to organize, as usual.
The county conventions will cleo
members Of the district committees, as
usual
Committees are given power to or
ganize, as usual.
They arc given, power to fix the ra-
ito OF representation as formerly, cal
conventions, AK the date and place 81
holding them. and select ofTicers IN,