The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30

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The delegates to said convention shall
be selected in the following manner:
Delegates and alternates to the
number to which the various counties
are respectively entitled shall be Sc
lected at large from the various coun-
ties at primary elections held between
the hours of one o'clock and seven
o'clock on Tuesday, the 18th day of
February, 1908, under the provisions
Of Sections 29l6, 2917, 29l8, 29l9,
1920, 1921 and 292la, of the Revised
Statutes of Ohio, and in no other way.
Official Australian ballots and none
other, furnished by the Board of Dep
uty State Supervisors Of Elections at
each voting booth, in the manner pro
vided for general elections shall be
voted at such election. If any other
primary election shall be held in any
county at the same time, separate bal
lots, and ballot boxes shall be provided
exclusively for the election Of delegates
to this Congressional Convention.
Upon the petition of ten Republican
electors at any time requesting the
Board Of Deputy State Supervisors of
Elections of such county to print the
name of any Republican elector of
such county upon the ballot, as candi-
date for delegate or alternate, provided
such petition is accompanied by the
written consent to the use of his name
in that connection, signed by such
candidate for delegate or alternate,
said Board of Deputy State Supervis-
ors ofElections shall print the name of
such candidate upon the ballot. The
names Of candidates for delegates shall
be placed upon the ballot without des-
ignation except "For delegates to Con-
gressional Convention" in a uniform
manner and in al phabetical order
Names of candidates foralternates shall
be printed in the same way, except
that the designation shall be "For
alternates to Congressional Conven-
ton"
Provided, however, that if Republican
electors of a county equal to teD times
the number of delegates to which the
county shall be entitled, shall petition
the said Board of Deputy State Super
visors Of Elections to place upon the
primary ballot complete ticket con,
sisting of a list of candidates for dele
gates and alternates to the exact num-
Der to which such county shall be
entitled, accompanied by the written
consent to the use of their names res,
pectively in such connection, signed
by all Of such candidates, and contain,
ing also a request that such list be
headed, "Our choice for President ....
........ ...... .......,......," bearing the
name of some Republican candidate
for President of the United States;
and, provided further, that such Re.
publican candidate for President OF
the United States, either personally OF
by his representative, duly authorized
in writing, shall give his written con.
sent to the use of his name as request.
ed in such petition, then said Board Of
Deputy State Supervisors of Elections
shall print such ticket upon the ballot
in a separate column with the heading
requested, and with the names in the
order presented. Complete tickets
shall be printed upon said ballots only
in accordance with the foregoing con.
ditions, and no ticket shall bear any
other designation than the choice Of
such delegates for President of the
United States, and the name Of nc
person for President Of the United
States shall be printed Oh the ballot
and the designation of any such ticket
without his written consent or that OF
his duly authorized representative,
filed with such Board of Deputy State
Supervisors of Elections.
Tickets upon the ballot shall be
provided with circle under the name
of the candidate for President, and all
names of candidates for delegates or
alternates whether upon tickets or
otherwise, shall have the proper place
to the left of such names where the
voter can designate his choice by plac-
ing a cross therein. Electors may
vote straight ticket by placing a
cross in such circle under the name of
the candidate for President, or they
may vote mixed ticket Upon each
ballot shall be printed the following
directions: Vote for ...... ......., del.
egates and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. alter
mates. Insert number of delegates
and alternates to which the county is
entitled } No ballot shall be counted
upon which the elector shall vote for
more candidates for delegates than the
number to which his county is entitled.
All petitions hereinbefore provided
for shall be filed at or before noon on
Saturday, the 1st day of February,
1908. and not later, at the office of
the Board OF Deputy State Supervis-
ors of Elections. The written consent
of candidates for President or of their
duly authorized representatives to the
use of such candidates names respect
lively, as requested, shall be filed at
the office Of the Board of Deputy