Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-06

Inc provisions or the ogloSby d.
rect primary bill. as passeu by the
Illinois legislature in special session,
entitled IA bill for an act to provide
for the holding of primary elections
lty political parties" are ais. follows:
The purpose of the bin lis to allow
the voters 10 pick their party candi-
dates by a direct plurality vote 1T the
primaries without tae Intervention of
delegate conventions.
The hil! applies to the nomination
of all candidates for elective state.
congressional, senatorial. county. city
and village dnclu,ling officers of the
Municipal Court of Chicago. town and
judicial offices. members of the state
board of equalization, clerks of the Ap-
pellate courts. trustees of sanitary dis
tricts and for the election of precinct,
senatorial and state committeeman, by
MI political parties. Provided, this act
Shall not apply to the nomination of
candidates for electors of President
and Vice President of the United
States and trustees of the University
of Illinois, nor to township and school
elections.
Special Provision for 1908
The name of no candidate for Offices
In the scope of the bill shall be placed
OH the official ballot for the general
election in November. 1905 unless the
| candidate shall have been nominated
| under the provisions of this act. All
| nominations made prior to July l. 1898.
| Of candidates for Offices covered by the
| bill, and to be voted on in November,
| 1908, are declared of no effect.
Definition of political Party
A political party which at the gen
| eral election next preceding the pri-
mary pofled more than , per cent OF
the entire vote cast in the state is Il
| political party within TIE state and can
| nominate candidates for all offices COW
per cent of The entire vote within
any congressional or senatorial dis
| trict. rs declared Il party within such
| district and shall nominate candidate;
| for Congress. state board of equaliza-
| ton and for senatorial offices. \ party
| which has p0lled per cent of the en-
| tire vote in any county is IL political
| party within said county and. shall
| nominate all county officers in said
county. \ political party that polls a
, per cent vote in any city or village
| is Il political party within said city OF
| village and shall nominate all city OF
| village officers. The same scheme ap-
| plies to the nomination of town officers
and officers of any other political sub
| division.
| Primary Dates.
| A primary shall be held Aug g. 1908
/ for the November general election. IL
] succeeding years primaries shall hc
held on the second Tuesday in Apr
| for the nomination of candidates fol
the November elections; the second
| Tuesday in April for candidates al
the June judicial elections; on the
last Tuesday in February each year
for nominations for the elections Eeld
on the first Tuesday of April on The
| second Tuesday in March for the nom
nations for the elections held on ths
third Tuesday in April. Primaries fo1
other offices are to be held three weeks
preceding the election.
Polls.
| Polls shall he opened from a. m, Il
!. n. III. Voters may absent themSelve,
| from their work for two hours in orde
to vGte. Applications for such abSenc,
| must be made before the day OF pr;
mary and the employer may specify
the hours. The regular polling places
established for the general election,
are to be the ordinary polling places
| Party Organization.
The following committees shall con
stitute the central or managing com
mittees OF each political party: 4
state central committee. n congress
sional committee for each congrcS
| sional district n senatorial committe,
for each senatorial district, Il count,
| central committee for each county.
icity central committee for each city o
| village. and a precinct committee fo
each precinct. Nothing shall prevent
i Ipolitical party from electing other com
mittees in accordance with it's practice
State Central COMMITTEES.
Ee--Sldte ttIllIil toDilliIIce Sndll Ht
composed of one member from eacl
congressional district. TO be elected Il
the primaries. Within thirty dap
after their election the state commit
teemen shall meet at Springfield ant
organize.
| Precinct Committeeman.
At the primaries Aug. 3, 1908, ant
mt the April primaries every two year;
thereafter. each primary elector ma,
write or attach to space left on tn,
ballot the name of one qualified electo
of his party in the precinct for mem
ber of the precinct committee. Th.
high man wins.
County Committee.
The county committee shall consis
OF the precinct committeeman IN Tn,
county.
Senatorial Committee.
In senatorial districts of three N
4 more counties. it shall be composed oi
: one member elected from each county
in the district. In districts of TIVE
counties. it shall consist of three mem
berS. one to he elected from the cOll0t,