The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-06-09

elected from their own townships. Under
this rule all that would be necessary
would be to get some fellow from small
township to remain at home and for man
who could not be elected at his own home
to work the rest of the delegates and get
into convention. An instance of this
was cited where man living in nearby
township saw plainly that he would be de-
feated if he ran as delegate. So he
withdrew and when he got to Trenton he
went in and represented township that
had mere fraction of vote and, in ad
dition, was made chairman of the county
delegation.
The majority of the delegates present,
however, seemed to think this was just
the correct thing. and the amendment was
defeated. The rules were then adopted.
They follow in full:
RULEI
tive bodies of the Republican Party of the
County of Burlington, N. j., shall be-
l. County Committee,
2. Advisory Committee.
Section l. The qualifications of Republic
can shall be: He shall have voted for ma.
jority of the Republican candidates at the
preceding election, and shall, If challenged,
declare his Intention to support the candidates
of the said party at the ensuing election.
RULE III
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Section l. There shall be County Com
mittee consisting of nine 90 members to be
vention Of the party, to be held each year on
the first Saturday in May, which Convention
one hundred (l0O) Republican voters or frac-
ton over fifty (5O) cast at the last gubernatorial
election, provided that nc. election district
Section 3 The first County Convention for
the purpose of electing County Committee
shall be held in 1903, and like convention
shall be held annually thereafter upon the
date herein designated.
Section g. At the first County Convention
held as aforesaid, there shall be elected nine
l9) County Committeeman, who shall meet
and organize Immediately after their election,
and shall divide themselves by lot Into three
serve for the term of three years, one class to
serve for the term of two years, and one class
to serve for the term Of one year. ,s
County Convention shall elect three members
of the County Committee for term of three
years each, to take the place OF the Committee
men whose terms expire at that time.
RULE "
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Section l. The Advisory Committee shall be
appointed by the County Committee, and 1t
shall consist Of one member rom ea ot1 down-
cinct shall be entitled to one Advisory Com
mitteeman.
Committeeman shall be for one year, and they
shall hold office until their successors are ap-
pointed.
voting precinct or precincts in the County, they
shall be entitled to an Advisory Committee
man. -
Section 4. No person who is not a qualified
Republican as defined by these rules, shall be
eligible to motion to the County Committee,
or to appointment to the Advisory ommittee,
and any member of the County Committee or
Advisory Committee who fails or refuses to
support all the candidates of the Republican
party shall be disqualified from holding such
position. Persons who are accused under the
provisions of this section, may demand hear
ing before the County Committee, whose de-
cision in the matter shall be final
RULE V.
Section l. The County Committee shall meet
and organize by the election of a Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer, of whom the Chair
man shall be member OF the Com m1ttee, on
1920 O'Clock in the morning, at Mount Holly,
at the headquarters of the Republican party.
Section 2. The County Committee shall have
general charge and direction of all political
campaigns and have supervision generally OF
all county political matters. The Chairman of
said County Committee shall have power TO
appoint all subcommittee he may think prop
er. who shall perform all duties assigned to
them by the County Committee.
RULE vi.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
Section /. The Chairman of the County Com
mittee shall have general charge of each cam
paign, and shall preside at all meetings of the
County Committee. In his absence the Coun-
ty Committee shall elect temporary chair
man, who shall have all authority vested In the
chairman. The chairman shall appoint all
subcommittee and be an ex-off1cIo member
of the same.
shall keep record of all proceedings of the
Committee, and have charge of the head
quarters of the County Committee, subject to
the direction of the Chairman.
The Treasurer of the County Committee
shall receive all contributions, and disburse
Committee, which Committee shall audit his
accounts whenever it is deemed advisable.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of all sub
committees appointed by the Chairman of the
County Committee to attend to all matters
assigned to them by the County Committee.
RULE Wis
Section l. 1t shall be the duty Of the County
Committee to call all primary elections, and
all primary meetings, unless otherwise pro-
vfded by law. The Chairman of the County
Committee, or some member of the Commit
tee, or someone designated by the Commit
tee, shall call all Conventions to order, unless
otherwise provided by other Rules of the
Section q. All primary elections shall be
held upon the same date in every voting dis
trict in the County.
Section 8. The County Committee by pub
LEGATION in one or more Republican news
papers of the County, not less than five days
prior to any convention date, when 1t is
necessary to elect delegates, shall call upon
the Republican voters of the County to meet
in their respective Wards. Townships and
Election Districts for the purpose of electing
such delegates as the Ward, Township or
Election District may be entitled to. The call
of the County Committee, as provided for
above, shall also designate the day upon
which day shall not be less than two, nor
more than six days Sunday excepted) before
shall state the number of delegates to be
elected and the place where and the time
when such election shall be held. And the
Advisory Committeeman from each Election
District shall post, his district not less than
five notices at least five days before said
delegate election, giving notice of such cleo
ton.
Section 4. No person shall be elected a
delegate to any Convention unless he be a
resident of the Ward, Township, or Voting
Precinct he claims to represent. When any
vacancy occurs in the representation, and
alternates or substitutes have not been ap-
pointed, such vacancy shall be filled by the
delegates in attendance from such election
district, and If none are in attendance, then
by the other delegates to the Convention.
RULE VIII.
Section l. The assembled Republican voters
at all elections for delegates under these rules,
shall at the time designated, elect chairman
and secretary from among their numbers In
case of contest the Chairman shall appoint a
judge and two ,tellers, and the polls shall
remain open for one hour.
Section 2. The Chairman and Secretary of
said meeting shall, Immediately after the
election, give to the elected delegate or dele
gates, proper credentials signed by said
Chairman and Secretary.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of the Judge
and Inspectors of said Election to ascertain
the eligibility of voters under these rules,
prior to the casting of any ballot, and they
Shall have the power to reject any ballot un-
less the conditions of these rules be complied
with.
RULE TX.
Section l. In case any dispute shall arise m
any voting district, or precinct, as to the con-
struction of these rules, or as to the proper
action to be taken under them, such dispute
shall be referred to the County Committee,
and its decision is final
RULE X.
Section l. These rules shall not be modi-
fed, changed or repealed except by regular
Convention of the party, specially called for
that purpose. the delegates to which shall be
elected In the same manner as herein pro-
vided for other Conventions; but any Conven-
ton shall have the power to modify or change
the same by a two-thirds vote of the mem
bers of such Convention, such modification
or change to be the rule for that Convention
only, and not TO be binding upon any subse-
quent Convention,
Section 2. The County Committee SIS at
present constituted, shall remain in office
until their successors are elected, with power
to fill all vacancies that may occur, by ex pir-
alton of the term of service of any commit
teeman, by resignation or otherwise.
Section 8. Cushing's Manual shall in all
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