The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-06

now or hereafter made thereto, relating to
t sns canvass OF the return OF the Novem'
oeI election. shall, as far as appllcapie
apply to the canvass, return and certfi-
cailon to the secretary of state OF sucn
p pfefaaary Such board shall meet at tn ms
o,e, OF the secretary OF state at ~
CLOCK q. m. on the third Tuesday OF
Aug. 1908. and bienniaily thereafter. CD
as AS soon as the state canvass of primary
sham De completed, the secretary OF state
snau publish in the official state paper q
esIllIieo statement of the result or such
GERS. United States Senator representa-
lives IN congress. state senators and state
d5gSp4lsssentatlves, and all candidates whose
oislricts extend beyond the limits or
single county; and shall mail to the CHAIR
man OF the state central COMMITTEES OF
escn party SO much of such certificate
Snau show in relation to candidates TOT
United States senator: The party vote
and each senatorial district: it being the
purpose and intention of this provision
SO far as the same is within the power OF
me LEGISLATURE SO to do. to give all eiec-
tors OF the State of Kansas the right TO
express their party choice for United
states senator. and to direct that the
same be carried out by their party MEM
Ders Of the Legislature of the state 20
Within thirty days after the completion
state shall certify to the county clerk OF
each county, within which any OF the
electors may vote for the candidates for
such offices, the name of each person
nominated and the office for which he is
nominated as specified in the nomination
papers.
Sec is. Official party candidates. %
The person receiving the greatest number
OF votes at a primary as the candidate OF
a party for any office other than United
states senator shall be the candidate OF
that party for such office, and his name
as such candidate shall be placed upon
the official ballot at the ensuing electlon
r1r inn
case or a tie vote, the respective boards o,
canvassers provided for by this act shall
forthwith determine said tie by lot I'D
The candidate for United States senator
receiving the highest number of votes OF
his party in the greatest number of rep
resentative and senatorial districts of the
of canvassers the nominee of such politi-
cal party for United States senator
Sec. 1s. Vacancies. how filled. Vacan-
cies occurring after the holding OF any
primary shall be filled by the party com
mittee OF the city, subdistrict, district,
county, or state. as the case may be-
ment. The organization and government
of each Of the several political parties Is
hereinbefore provided for, the members of
a party residing in each precinct in each
of the several counties of the state shall
precinct committeeman" q The Whole
number Of county precinct committeeman
Of each Of the several political parties
such party, such county committee shall
be organized~by electing from Its own
membership chairman. secretary AIRY and and
may be filled by the same person. 90 The
chairman of the county committee shall
be ex officto a member of the state COM
committees Of the district within which
his county is situated. "a Where judi
comprises but one county or less. the
county committee of such county shall
constitute such judicial. senatorial or rep
resentatfve district committee. % The
district party committee for each district
greater than a county shall be composed
of the county chairman of the several
county committees hereinbefOre provided
for. and one additional member, to be
chosen by each of the several party coun-
thousand votes or major fraction thereof
In excess Of fifteen hundred votes cast
by the party at the primary at
tee was the ehossa suoH district Par
ty committee shall organize by electins
from its own membership a. chairman, sec
last two may be filled by the same per-
organic by electing, from it's owr
and treasurer. The executive e'' com com.
mittee Of such state COMMITTEES
shall consist of the chairmen Of
tees. Of which the state chairman shall be
exc officio chairman. CD The city party
committee shall be composed of the city
precinct committeeman chosen at the an
nual primary, and shall organize by elect
ing from its own membership chairman
secretary and. treasurer. (s)The official
returns made by the primary board shall
show the name and address and the, name
of the party represented, and Of each pre-
committee provided for in this section. and
its officers, shall have the powers usually
exercised by such committees and by Of
ficers thereof, in SO far as is consistent
with this act. The Varfnuc md
committees now in existence shall exercise
the powers and perform the duties herein
sen in accordance with this act The du-
ties of the chairman or secretary of any
committee, when the committee is not in
such committee selected by such chair
man or secretary. Any vacancy in any
committee office shall be filled in the same
originally chosen. Q0) The candidates for
the various state offices, for United States
Tf ose d FOR ct the national
state senate, and for the state
House of Representatives, nominated by
each political party at each primary. the
national committeeman. the United States
senators and the state senator's of such
political party whose term of office ex-
tends beyond January of the year next
ensuing, and the chairman Of the county
committee of the several counties of the
state. shall constitute the party council of
each party, and shall meet at the capital
at twelve o'clock noon on the last Tues
day Of August after the date on which
any primary is held preliminary to any
general election. The membership of such
party council shall be determined by the
list of party nominees and party candi-
dates duly certified by the secretary of
state as on file IN his office. Such party
council shall be called to order by the
secretary of state, or by one of his as
sistants. who shall read the roll Of mem
berS: and thereupon the party council
shall organize by electing from its own
membership a chairman and secretary.
They shall thereupon forthwith formulate
the state platform of their party, choose
or alter the party emblem, and shall per-
form such other business as may proper
ly be brought before such a meeting. The
platform Ct each party shall be framed
and made public at a time not later than
six o'clock in the afternoon of the day
following their adjournment. The state
party council SO constituted shall be the
party council for two years, and shall