The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-13

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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 1916, 2917, 29lS, 2919,
1920, 1921 and 2921a, 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 eIector 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 alphabetical 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 ten 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 mum
ber 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 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 O.
the United States, either personally OIL
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 o
Deputy State Supervisors of Elections
shall print such ticket upon the ballo
, in separate column with the heading
requested, and with the names in the
order presented. Complete ticket
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 o
such delegates for President of thu
United States, and the name of n,
person for President of the United
States shall be printed on the ballo
and the designation of any such ticke
without his written consent or that O
his duly authorized representative
filed with such Board of Deputy Stat,
Supervisors of Elections.
Tickets upon the ballot shall b,
provided with circle under the nam,
of the candidate for President, and al
names of candidates for delegates O
alternates whether upon tickets O
otherwise, shall have the proper plac
to the left of such names where tn,
voter can designate his choice by plac
ing a cross therein. Electors ma,
vote straight ticket by placing
cross in such circle under the name o
the candidate for President, or the,
may vote mixed ticket Upon eacl
ballot shall be printed the followin,
directions: Vote for ..... ......., del
egates and Observation-Disclosures. alter
mates. 0nsert number of delegate
and alternates to which the county
entitled } No ballot shall be countet
upon which the elector shall vote 70
more candidates for delegates than tn
number to which his county is entitled
All petitions hereinbefore providet
for shall be filed at or before noon OF
Saturday, the 1st day Of February
| 1908. and not later, at the office Q
the Board OF Deputy State Supervis
ors of Elections. The written consen
of candidates for President or of thei
duly authorized representatives to tn
use of such candidates names respect
lively, as requested, shall be filed a
the office of the Board of Deput,
State Supervisors of Elections al d