The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-02-18

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for which he is candidate. It is an
equal ofense for any person to
accept any pay or promise Of favor
or pay or other consideration for the
support Of any candidate not allowed
under personal expenses. This pro-
vision makes it appear necessary for
each person receiving pay even for
legitimate purposes to ascertain first
whether or not the candidate has ex-
pended more than the amount he is
allowed to expend.
| Provision is made for maintaining
the party organization and for that
purpose conventions shall be held at
which the organization is continued
and declaration Of party principles
is made. This is done as follows:
Within week after the primaries,
the successful county candi idatcs
shall meet and elect county central
committee Of their respective parties,
such committee to consist OF not less
than one, nor more than three men,
bers from each precinct in the
county. This county central CON-
mittee may elect its own officers ard
fill vacancies that may occur in the
county ticket, and prepare and an
nounce the party principles or plat
form or It may call platform con-
vention, electing delegates them
selves to such convention or provide
the manner Of electing such delegates
otherwise.
The county central committee Of
each county may elect one delegate
to the state platform convention,
which shall meet for all parties at II
O'Clock noon, on the twelfth day
after the primary election at the state
capital. The state platform convcn-
ton shall within 48 hours after
assembling, by majority vote, adopt
their respective party principles
and file with the secretary Of state
copy OF such platform duly certi-
fed by the chairman and secretary
of the convention. On failure to
name platform in this manner
the candidates, either of the coun-
ty or state, shall assemble as
convention and promulgate plat
form.
!, Each voter may vote for two
candidates for the same Office. By
putting his cross in the square
closest the name he votes first
choice, and by putting it in the
next square he indicates a second
choice. Should no candidate have
a majority of first choice votes, he
] is entitled to have added to that
, vote the second choice votes he
may receive, and if the total thus
received is more than the like total
of any other candidate, he shall be
declared the nominee.
Candidates for United States
senators shall have their names
placed on the official primary bal
lots the same as other candidates,
and the one receiving the majority
of first choice votes, or the great
est number of first and second
choice votes is expected to be
elected by the legislature. Legis-
e lative nominees may, II they pre-
fer, but this is not obligatory,
e annex to their declaration of can
didacy or nomination paper the
following declaration:
! hereby declare that during my
: term of office, if elected, | will
: always vote for the candidate for
: United States senator who has re-
I ceived majority of the first choice
! votes upon my party ticket, and in
the event no one has received a
D majority of the first votes, then |
a will vote for the candidate Of my
$ party who has received the largest
! number OF both first and second
n choice votes for that position at
= the primary held next preceding
I the election Of a United States
n senator"
ri Any lesis,a.iv. can li1ate taking
= such pie lge shall have printed
! on official ballot the words,