Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-06


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/ Congressional. Committee.
The congressional committee shall
consist of the county chairman Of the
counties in the congressional districts.
In districts wholly within one county
and partly in another. the committee
shall consist of the precinct committee
men in the district.
City Committee.
! The city committee shall consist Of
the precinct committeeman within the
city.
Special Provision.
! The various political party commit
, tees now IN existence are recognized
and continued and shall exercise all
powers given by. the act until their
! successors are e,ected.
| COUNTY Convention.
On the second Wednesday after the
April primary, each county central
committee shall meet at the county,
seat and elect from its OWN members
a chairman and other officers. This
meeting is the county convention At
il shall be chosen delegates to the
senatorial, congressional and state
conventions. Delegates to senatorial
fand congressional conventions shall be
| picked by the precinct committeeman.
living within the respective congress
sional and senatorial districts. In the
county convention, each delegate shall
have one vote and one additional vote
for each fifty or major fraction of fifty
Votes cast by his party in his precinct.
Senatorial Conventions.
The senatorial convention shall be
| April primary.
/ Congressional Conventions.
The congressional conventions shall
be held on the fourth Wednesday after
the April primaries. 1t shall have
power to select delegates and alter
nate delegates to- national conventions
and to recommend to the state con-
vention the nomination of candidates
from the congressional districts for
presidential electors.
State Conventions,
The state conventions shall be held
on the fifth Wednesday after the April
primary. 1t shall have power to NOM
mate presidential electors and candi-
dates for university trustees. to adopt
any party platform and to choose ma
tional delegates and alternates.
Calls for Conventions.
At least thirty-three days before the
April primary the various committees
shall issue calls for the respective con-
ventions.
Legislative Ticket.
At least thirty-three days prior to
, the April primary each senatorial COM
! mittee shall meet and determine the
number of candidates to be nominated
by its party 1T the primaries for rep
resentativeS in the general assembly.
. Within five days a certified copy of the
resolutions shall he filed with the Sec
retary of state and with each county
, clerk in the senatorial district. At the
primaries each elector NAY cast one
, ] vote for each of as many candidates as
the senatorial committee has decided
shall be nominated.
Candidates for Aldermen.
In cities which have adopted minor
i, ity representation in the city council
the city committeeman shall thirty
, days before the primaries meet and
, fix the number of candidates for alder
men in each of the wards of such city
to be nominated by their party.
; Notices of Primary Election.
: At least twenty days before earl
primary the county clerk, or city, vii
lage or town clerk. shall prepare no
tices stating the time aud place o
holding the primary. Such notices
shall be posted fifteen days before the
primaries.
Primary Election Officers.
P The judges Of general elections shall
, act as judges of primary elections
n Except in cities having election boards
: the primary judges shall select three
r electors to serve as clerks. not more
\ than two of whom shall be of the same
: party. In cities having election com
. missions the regular clerks of election
shall serve as clerks of the primary
, Both, judges and clerks shall take oath
shall be subject to the same penalties
: as judges and clerks of elections. and
shall receive the same pay as judges
and clerks of election.
I The precinct committeeman of each
party may appoint in writing two
party agents to act as challengers.
! BallotiDg,, Places.
Equipment for the primaries Is tc
, be provided by the officers who provid,
}. polling places for general elections
y Boxes. poll books, tally sheets ant
other supplies are to be similarly sup
piled. and the expense is to be paiC
as in general elections.
United States Senator.
I Any candidate for United State.
; senator may have his name printed
on the primary ballot by filing with th,
secretary of state thirty days befor,
the primaries petition signed by no
, more than 5000 primary electors no
more than 5000 members of his party
The vote on candidates for Unite,
States senator shall be had "for th
sole purpose of ascertaining the sent