The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-23

sought. Each signer may sign but
one such paper for representative in
Congress. The signer must give his
residence and the date OF signing.
STATE SENATOR'S.
For the office of State Senator
nomination papers must be filed In
the office OF the Secretary OF State
sixty dsysin advance of the primary,
as In the case OF state officers and
representatives In Congress.
As to the percentage OF signers, the
law requires that for an office repre-
senting less than Congressional dis
trict in area the nomination papers
must be signed by at least three per
cent of the party vote in at least one
sixth OF the election precincts OF such
districts and in the aggregate not
less than three per cent nor more
than ten per cent of the total vote OF
his party In such district. This
therefore would apply TO candidates
for the State Senate. The signers OF
each separate nomination paper
must reside In the same precinct.
The signer must give his residence,
and the date OF signing.
REPRESENTATIVES, TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY,
As to candidates for the office OF
Representative to the General Assem-
bly, OF Missouri Section 8 OF the new
law has the following: provided
that the office OF Representative
TO the General Assembly Of Missouri
shall be regarded as u county office
under the provisions OF this act,
Therefore the procedure covering IN
the nomination Of county officers
would apply to the ease OF Represent
tatives TO the General Assembly,
VACANCIES.
Vacancies occurring after the pri-
mary are filled by the party commit,
teemen OF the county, distr!cs or
state, az the case may be.
COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN.
County committeeman are elected
at the August primary election. No
nomination Is necessary. Each vot.
err may write in tie space left on his
ticket for that purpose, the name OF
one qualified elector OF the ward or
township as the case maybe, for his
ward or township committeeman,
and the one having the largest num-
her OF votes in such ward or town.
ship shall be the member OF the party
committee In such, county.
| JUDICIAL Committeeman.
| The Chairman of the County Com
mittee Is elected by the members at a
meeting held at the county seat on
the first Friday after the August
primary, and the chairman so elect
ed by virtue thereof, becomes mem
Der OF the party congressional, Sena
torial and Judicial Committee.
STATE COMMITTEEMAN.
The party congressional committt
elects two members OF the party
state Committee, at q meeting held
on the second Tuesday in August at
ter the primary election. The place
OF this meeting is designated by the
then Chairman OF the Congressional
COMMITTEE.
national Committeeman, PRESIDEN
TIAL ELECTORS AND DELEGATES
TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
| The State Committee OF the party
calls a convention of delegates, to be
Iappcinted, chosen or elected in sucf
manner as it may prescribe, for tn,
purpose of nominating Presidential
Electors, electing members ofNation
al Conventions, electlng members o
National Committees and doing any
act not inconsistent with the law.
STATE PLATFORM.
The State platform Is formulated
at a Joint meeting OF the State Com
mittee and party nominees for STATE
IoRoao Coprrooomop Stata Senator,