Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-07-25
Vote cast for Number OF
Cooper in 1906 Delegates

The apportionment of delegates
among the several precincts of each
county above named shall be approx
mated as near as may be in accord
lance with the above ratio. and no ar
bitrary or different apportionment shall
be made in any county; that is to say,
that where there are two or more ad-
joining precincts in each of which
there was less than twenty-five votes
cast for Honorable w. +. Cooper in
1906. such precincts shall be united and
constitute one precinct, at such primary
election and entitled to one delegate.
Within ten days after the date of this
call meeting of the republican coun-
ty central committee shall be held in
each county of the territory, pursuant
to call therefor to be issued by the
chairman or secretary of such county
central committee, which meeting shall
have power to and is hereby directed
to apportion the number of delegates
allotted to such county among the sew
eral precincts thereof, in accordance
with the ratio above fixed, to designate
the place. for the holding of said pri-
mary election in each of the several
precincts of such county which are en-
titled to representation. and to ap-
point an election board to conduct said
primary election in each of said pre-
cincts; provided, that If the said re-
publican county central committee in
any of the counties of this territory
shall fail for any reason to hold said
meeting within the said term of ten
days, then any three members of said
county central committee; or any three
qualified voters of said county who
belong to the republican party, may
designate the place for the holding of
said primary eelction and the election
board who shall have charge thereof in
each of the several precincts of said
county entitled to representation; pro-
vided, that appropriate and proper no
tice of such designation and the selec-
ton of such election boards shall in
any case be given by posting or publ
cation, so that the voters of each pre-
cinct where such primary election is
held shall have due and proper notice
thereof, and of the place where such
election will be held, and of the cleo
ton board selected to conduct such
election; and provided further that if
an election board appointed in any pre-
cinct in accordance herewith, or any
member thereof, shall not be present
at the place and hour designated for
the opening of such primary election.
the vacancy or vacancies so occasion
ed may be filled by the republican vot-
ers then and there present.
Credentials as delegates to such ter
ritorial convention shall be signed eth
er by the election board appointed as
herein provided. in case delegates are
chosen by direct primaries, or by the
chairman and secretary of the county
convention, in case a convention be
ordered by the county committee, and
where delegates are chosen by direct
primaries, any contest shall be decided
by the territorial convention with re-
spect to the precinct or county from
which such contesting delegations may
come, without regard to the remain
der of the county in which a contest
may exist.
By order Of the republican territor-
ial executive committee
H. B. TENNEY, Chairman.
G. A. MAUK. Secretary.