The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-09-08

party, and the state central committee
shall consist of one such committeeman
from each county: Provided, that the
present party organization of each party,
both state and county, shall continue
until their successors are elected under
the provisions of this law. county or
state central committee may elect its
chairman, secretary or other officer, and
fill vacancies in said committee, ard
shall have the power to make its own
rules and regulations, and shall prepare
and announce principles and platforms,
call platform conventions, elect delegates
to platform convention, county, state or
national, provide for the election of such
delegates, fill vacancies on the ticket,
provide for the nomination of candidates
to fill vacancies, or for offices not required
to be nominated as herein specified, and
may perform all other functions inherent
in such organizations by virtue Of law or
custom, not inconsistent with the terms
of this law the same as if this law had
not been enacted:
Provided, that the state platform con-
vention of all political organizations sub
ject to the provisions of this act shall
meet at the seat of the state government
at II O'Clock m. of the twentieth day af-
ter the primary election. and shall forth
with organize and each and every such
conventions shall by majority vote adopt
and prcmulgate the party principles and
declarations Of the respective parties, and
shall within 4S hours after assembling file
a copy of such platform with the secre-
tary of state, and which copy shall be
duly certified and attested by the chair
man and secretary Of such convention.
County platform conventions desiring to
adopt and promulgate any principles, de-
clarations or pledges, shall in like man
ner meet at the county seat at u o'clock
m. on the thirtieth day after such pri-
mary election and forthwith organize and
by majority vote adopt their platform
and file the same with the county auditor
within tweuty-four hours thereafter and
which platform shall be duly certified by
the chairman and secretary of such con-
vention."
Section 80 of the act says: ''In case
no convention call be made by the pro-
per officers, prior to one week after the
primary, for the purpose of preparing a
party platform, and in that event it shall
be the duty of the candidates of each par
ty for the different offices within the
county or state, as the case may be, act
ing together as a convention, to meet at
the time and place and in the manner
herein specified, make and announce
platform Of party principles FOR such party
within such county or the state, as the
case may be-"
The law provides that the county com
missioners shall meet within ten days of
the date of the primary to canvass the
returns and the state board shall meet
within fifteen days. twill be noticed by
the terms OF the law if the county plat
form convention is held it will take place
on September 20, while the state platform
convention win be held on September 10.
The law evidently presumes the canvass
of the votes can be completed by the Off
cial boards and the nominees be notified
within week, so that the further steps
outlined can be taken.
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