The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-20

CONVENTION DONE AWAY WITT
"A STEP ] NTHE RIGHT
DIRECTION,
Full copy Of the Letter and ResuIa
lions ,Adoptedt

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Congressional committee. held pursu-
ant to call. in the city Of Clarksburg,
on the tenth day OF February. 1908,
the following rules were adopted:
/. Notice is hereby given that
primary election will be held in the
several counties of the First Congress
sional district of West Virginia, on the
ninth day Of April. 1908. between the
hours of ten o'clock a. m, and seven
o'clock p. M, to. select Republican
for congress in said district.
But the Republican executive commit
tee of any county is authorized to fix
any other day for said primary be-
tween the sixth and eleventh of April,
inclusive, instead of the ninth, giving
due notice thereof.
2. The Republican Executive com
mittee in each county shall designate
at least one place in each magistertal
district for the holding of such pri-
mary election and shall designate the
persons to act as officers of such cleo
ton and shall fix reasonable assess
ment upon each person who may offer
as a candidate for nomination to Con
gress; and such county committee
shall, on or before March seventh,
1908. certify to the chairman Of this
committee, at Fairmont. the names of
the places and persons SO designated;
and the amount OF the assessment SO
fixed. II the committee of any county
should fail to file such certificate on or
before March seventh. this Republi-
can Congressional committee will des-
ignate such places and persons for
such county, and fix the amount OF
such assessment.
3. II ten Republican voters OF any
county shall. on OF before March
seventeenth, 1908. file with the chair
man OF this committee, at Falrmont, n
statement complaining of any action
OF the committee OF that county,
copy Of said statement shall ut once
be sent to the chairman of such coun'
ty committee, and meeting Of this
committee shall be held as soon as
possible, at which the matters COM
planned of shall be finally determined
and the action Of this committee in
designating the places and officers Of
such election and the amount OF such
assessment and any other matters
complained Of shall govern in such
election which shall be held under and
in accordance with such order. No
tice of the time and place of such
meeting shall be given the chairman
OF the county committee and, also to
those who made complaint
4. The chairman of the executive
committee shall, as soon as possible,
after each primary election, certify
the result thereof to the chairman of
this committee Mt Fairmont. which
certificate shall be by such chairman,
laid before this committee at meet
ing to be held for the purpose, at
which the committee will ascertain
what person has received the largest
of legal votes in the district
for the nomination to Congress, de-
clare the result and make proper GER
tiricate of the nomination of such per-
son. And in the event that there shall
occur contest between two or more
for Congress as TO which
one of, such candidates has received
the largest number OF votes Mt such
primary election. then all of the poll
books and tally sheets used in such
election in any county shall be placed
by said county executive committee
before this committee acting as can
wasting board in any such county, for
the purpose Of determining such con-
test. This committee will. also, from
time to time make any further or
ders necessary or proper to secure
full and free expression of the will of
the Republican voters OF the district.
and to that end may amend this or
der.
''N'lll 'lSSll AAik7 ohNA hSAAa'
nation shall so state in writing to the
chairman Of this committee at Fair
mont, on or before March seventeenth.
who shall at once make known every
such candidacy to the chairman Of
each county committee. No person,
who shall not make such statement by
that date shall be considered candl-
date or voted for. and no vote for any
such person shall be counted or con-
sidered for any purpose. No person.
who shall not before March cath, 1908.
pay the assessment fixed for any
county, shall be considered candt-
date or be voted for in TINT county.
C. The person nomiratcd for Con.
gress shall choose one Republican
voter from each county MS mem
bcr of the Republican Congressional
committee for the district; the per-
sons so appointed shall constitute such
committee and shall continue in that