The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-04-15

been issued as therein provided. The
| said county convention shall also
elect member of the party central
committee for the senatorial, judicial.
and congressional districts composed
of more than one county.
| District Convention.
| In any senatorial, judicial, or con-
| gresSional district composed of more
than one county. in any year in which
n senator in the general assembly, a
| Judge of the district court, or a repre-
| sentative in the congress of the Uni
| ted States, is to be elected. a senatori
| al or congressional convention may be
| held. and Il judicial convention shall
be held by each political party partici
| pating in the primary election of that
year. Not less than ten days and not
more than sixty days before the day
| fixed for holding the county conven
ton call for such senatorial, judicial
and congressional convention to be
held shall be issued by the party CEN
| trail committee for any such district
and published in at least one newspa-
per of general circulation of each
county composing any such district
and which call shall state among 9th
er things the number of delegates each
county of the district shall be entitled
to and the time and place of holding
| the convention. ANY such call shall
he signed by the chairman of the par
ty central committee for any such dis
trict. and be filed by him with the
county auditor not less than five days
before the county convention and the
county auditor shall attach true,
copy thereof to the certified list Of
delegates required to be delivered by
him to the chairmen of the respective
party county central committees. In
case no nomination was made in the
| primary election for the office of sen.
| ator in the general assembly in any
| district composed of more than one
| county. or for the office of representa-.
| tive in congress of the United States
as shown by the certificate issued by
the state board of canvasserss provided
for in this act. then in any such dis
| trict the chairman of the party cen.
| trail committee therefor shall forth
! with issue such call for a convention
in such district and deliver the same
| to the county auditor of each county
| in the district and in such case said
call need not he published. No such
district convention shall be held earlier
than the first Thursday or later than
the fifth Thursday following the coun-
| ty convention. The convention when
organized shall make nominations OIL
scandidates for the party for any such
| district office when no candidate for
such office has been nominated at the
preceding primary election as shown
| by the canvass of the votes. The organ.
ization of and procedure in any such
| district convention shall be the same
1 as in the state convention Such dis,
\ tsict conventions may adopt party
| platforms and transact such other
business as may properly be brought
before them. 4. ..sx. ~
ses:se State Convention.
A state convention of each political
party. composed of delegates chosen
in the manner herein provided. shall
be held not earlier than the third
Thursday and not later than the fifth
Thursday following the primary cleo.
ton in the year 1908, and biennially
thereafter, converting at such time and
place as may be determined upon by
the party organization The conven.
| ton shall be called to order by the
chairman of the state central commit
| tee. who shall thereupon present the
list of delegates, as certified by the
various county conventions, and effect
a temporary organization. If any
county shall not be fully represented
the delegates present from such coun-
ty shall cast the full vote thereof, but
there shall he no proxies Such CON
vention when permanently organized
shall formulate and adopt the state
platform of the party it represents
and shall make nominations of candi.
dates for the party for any state office
to be filled by the voters of the entire
state when no candidate for such Of
flee has been nominated at the pre-.
ceding primary election as shown by
canvass of the returns; and shall nom
mate candidates for the Office of Judge
of the supreme court. 1t shall also
elect state central committee con.
sisting of not less than one membe,
from each congressional district and
transact such other business as may
properly be brought before it. The
state central committee elected al
said state convention may organize at
pleasure for political work as is usual
and customary with such committees
and shall continue to act until sue.
ceeded by another committee duly
elected.
4 Punishments Prescribed.
i ANY party committeeman or any
primary election or other public officer
upon whom duty is imposed by this
act or by acts herein made applicable
to primary elections, w.4o shall wilful.
~ neglect to perform any such duty,
or who shall wilfully perform it in