Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-04
STATE CONVENTIONS.
COMMITTEEMAN.

At the same time that the people vote
for delegates to the county conventions
they will vote for committeeman, elect
ing one from each precinct as county
committeeman to serve two years from
June 90.
The state convention will elect state
committee Of one member from each
district. The language seems to give
the whole convention power. but it is
supposed 1t will ratify the committee
men chosen in each district caucus, as
usual.
The committeeman are given power to
organize, as usual.
The county conventions will elect
members of the district committees, as
usual.
Committees are given power to organ
iZe, as usual.
They are given power to fix the ratio
of representation as formerly. call con-
ventions, fax the date and place of hold
ing them, and select officers for them.
The chairman of the state central
committee will call the state convention
to order and present the list of dele
gates certified by the county conven-
tons to him, and effect temporary or
ganization.
County central committees may xe-
move members for inattention, for in
competency, or for failure to support
Lie llCkSI Ol IHelTs party.
Committeeman are made election Off
Gals, in sense Committeeman and
election officials on whom a duty is i'm
posed who fail to do it or do 1t so as to
hinder the objects of the law or who
discloses a ballot or the way 1t was
voted are made subject to a fine Of from
500 to $1,000 or the penitentiary for
five years or both.
PENALTIES.
Misconduct of election officers In
cludes neglect to perform duties inn
posed by the law, performance in way
to hinder the object of the law, and the
disclosure of ballots.
A hne Of 300 to 81 900 or imprison-
me1t for I'VE years, or both, is the pen
atty therefor.
A hne Of not over $500, or not more
than ninety days in Jail is provided for
persons who perform services for candi-
dates for money or other valuable thing
or who accept ii. and for those who
offer or pay money for such service
A fine Of from 800 to $500 or jail
sentence of from thirty days to six
months is provided for persons Offering
II bride to influence voters, for voters
receiving such bride, for persons maxi
ing false answer as to qualifications and
party affiliations. for persons Offering to
vote who have not been in the state six
months or who are not 81. or who are
not citizens or who are not qualified
voters in the precinct, for all persons
otherwise violating the act or the code
sections alluded to in it, and for per-
sons aiding or abetting such violation.
The Peterson act provides a penalty
of form SIX months to one year in jail
and. in the discretion of the court, a
fine of $1,000 for any corporation or Off
Ger or agent or representative of any
corporation who gives or contributes
money, property, labor or thing OF value,
directly or indirectly. to any member
Of political committee. political party,
or employe or representative thereof
or candidate for Office or candidate for
nomination to any Office, or to the rep.
resentative Of such candidate. or to any
person, partnership or corporation for
to vote for or against any candidate for
nomination or for office, for campaign
expenses or political purposes whatever
The same penalty attaches to any Of