The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06

any such district the chairman of the
party central committee thereon
shall forthwith issue such call for a
convention in such district and del
lver the same to county auditor of
each county in the district and in
such case said call need not be pub
lished
No such district convention shall be
held earlier than the first Thursday
or later than the fifth Thursday fol-
lowing the county convention The
convention when organized shall
make nominations of candidates 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 provided for in
section twenty-five hereof The
organization and procedure in any
such district convention shall be the
same as in the state convention.
Such district conventions may adopt
other districts as may properly be
brought before them.
Section 81. State convention
state central committee. A state
convention of each political party,
composed of delegates chosen in the
manner herein provided, shall be
held not earlier than the third Thurs
day and not later than the fifth
Thursday following the primary
election in the year nineteen hundred
eight, and biennially thereafter con-
vening at such time and place as
may be determined upon by the party
Organization. The convention shall
be called to order by the chairman of
the state central committee, who shall
|thereupon present the list of dele
gates as certified by the various coun-
ty conventions and effect temporary
organization. If any county shall not
be fully represented the delegates
present from that county shall cast
the full vote thereof, but there shall
be no proxies. Such convention
when permanently organized shall
formulate and adopt the state plat.
form of the party it represents. and
shall make nominations of candidates
for the party for a.y state Office 10
be filled by the voters of the entire
state when no candidate for such e.
flee has been nominated at the proceed
ing primary election as shown in the
canvass of the returns provided for in
lsection twenty-five hereof; and shall
nominate candidates for the office
of Judge of the supreme court.
1t shall also elect a state central
committee consisting of not less than
one member from each congressional
district and transact such other bust
ness as may be properly brought be.
fore it. The state central committee
elected at said convention may or
ganiZe at pleasure for political work
as is usual and customary with
committees and shall continue to act
until succeeded by another committee
duly elected
Section %. Existing party COM
mittees. The regularly organized
political committees of each party
as at present or hereafter constituted
may continue to act until supplanted
by the committees elected under the
provisions of this act.
Section 49, Nomination by petition
Nothing contained in this act shall
be construed so as to prohibit nomi-
nation Of candidates for office by pet
ton as now authorized by law: but
no person so nominated shall be per-
mited to use the name of any politi
cal party authorized or entitled under
this act to nominate ticket by pri
mary vote or that has nominated
Ticket by primary vote under the pro
visions of this act.
Section 80. Special elections
This act shall not apply to specia
elections to fill vacancies.
Section 81. Misconduct of election
officials-penalty. Any party com
mitteemen or any primary election
or other public officer upon whom q
duty is imposed by this act or by acts
herein made applicable to primary
elections, who, shall wilfully neglect
to perform it in such a way as tc
hinder the objects thereof, or shall
disclose to anyone, except as may
be ordered by any court of justice
the contents of any ballot or any
part thereof, as to the manner in
which the same may have been vot
ed, shall be punished by fine of moi
less than one hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary moi
to exceed five years, or by both such