The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-01

now or hereafter made thereto, relating to
the canvass Of the return OF the Novem-
apply to the canvass. return and certifi-
cation to the secretary Of state OF such
p prrl,msrg Z, Such board shall meet at the
Aug. 1905. and bienniaily tnereafter' tS q
As AZ. noon as the state canvass Of q primary
shall publish in the official state paper a
certified statement OF the result of such
GERS. United States senator. Representa-
tives IN Congress. state senators and state
representatives., and all candidates whose
single county: and shall mail to the chair
man Of the state central committee of
each party SO much of such certificate
shall show in relation to candidates for
United States senator: The party vote
for each candidate in each Representative
purpose and intention of this provision;
SO far as the same is within the power of
SO to sSs all
express their party choice for United
States. senator. and to direct that the
bers of the Legislature Of the state. 60
Of such state canvass, the secretary Of
each county, within which any of the
electors may vote for the candidates for
such offices. the name of each person
nominated as specified in the nomination
Sec. Is. Official party candidates. %
Of votes at a primary as the candidate of
party for any office other than United
States senator shall be the candidate Of
as such candidate shall be placed upon
the official ballot at the ensuing election
for which such primary is held. CD In
n NJ a IL nj - I've I'd n n
canvassers provided for by this act shall
forthwith determine said tie by lot. ca
The candidate for United States senator
receiving the highest number Of votes Of
his party in the greatest number, OF rep
resentative and senatorial districts of the
state st shall be declared by the state board
cal party for United States senator.
Sec. ls. Vacancies: how filled. vacan-
prsy sha be tnf ed By PatS
mfttee of the city. subdistrict. district,
county, or state. as the case may be.
sec. Il m, Party organisation and govern n,
Of each Of the several political parties
shall be as follows: % At the primaries
a party residing in each precinct in each
OF the several counties of the state shall
choose one of their number as county
number of county precinct committeeman
OF each OF the several political parties
shall constitute the county committee OF
be organised by electing from its own
membership chairman. secretary and
treasurer of which offices the last two
chairman of the county committee shall
be ex officio member of the state COM
mittee and of each OF the several party
his county is situated. % Where Judi
cial, senatorial or representative district
comprises but one county or less, the
constitute such judicial. senatorial or rep
resentative district committee 90 The
district party committee for each district
greater than county shall be composed
of the county chairman of the several
county committees hereinbefore provided
for. and one additional member. to be
chosen by each of the several party coun-
ty committees in the district, for each one
thousand votes or major fraction thereof
in excess of fifteen hundred votes cast
which the said county commit
tee was chosen. Such district par
ty committee shall organize by .electing
rotary and treasurer. of which offices the
last two may be filled by the same per
son: 90 The state party committee shall
and treasurer The executive com.
sha consist su Of the state chairman Of
the various congressional district commit
tees. Of which the state chairman shall be
shall ns sfE party ot
precinct committeeman chosen at the an
nual primary. and shall organize by elect
ana aa
returns made by the primary board shall
show the name and address and the. name
cinct Committeeman chosen. Cg) Each
committee provided for in this section. and
its officers. shall have the powers usually
ficers thereof, in 30 far as il consistent
with this act. The various officers and
committees now in existence shall exercise
prescribd until their successors are cho-
sen in accordance with this act. The du-
ties of the chairman or secretary of any
session. may be performed by members of
such committee selected by such chair
man or secretary. Any vacancy in any
manner as that in which such officer was
originally chosen. (1O The candidates for
the various state offices, for United States
House of Representatives. for the
state senate, and for the state
House Of Representatives. nominated by
national committeeman. the United States
senators and the state senators of such
political party whose term OF office ex-
tends beyond January OF the year next
ensuing. and the chairman of the county
committee of the several counties Of the
snS ss the Of
at twelve o'clock noon on the last Tues
day of August after the date on which
any primary. is held preliminary to any
party council shall be determined by the
list Of party nominees and party candi-
dates duly certified by the secretary Of
shall be called to order by the
secretary of state, or by one of his as
sistants. who shall read the roll of mem
bers; and thereupon the party council
shall organize by electing from its own
a chairman and secretary.
They shall thereupon forthwith formulate
the state platform Of their party choose
or alter the party emblem. and shall per-
form such other business as may proper
ly be brought before such a meeting. The
platform e each party shall be framed
and made public at time not later than
six o'clock in the afternoon of the day
their adjournment. The state
party council so constituted shall be the
party council for two years, and shall
have power to call special meetings and
perform such other business as may be