The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-02

central Committee which meets at
Clarksburg next Monday, two plans
lor the holding of a primary election
~ west Virginia next June by which
candidates whose names will appear
on the Republican ticket may be nomi-
mated by the voters Of the party. The
longest and most elaborate of these
plans Is plan for primary election
such as the State Committee has called
with the State as aunt. This plan we
are today publishing in it's entirety.
The other plan that will be submitted
by the Governor is a plan for a pri-
mary election for the selection of del
egates to a State convention for the
nomination OF candidates. This plan
we expect to publish IN it's entirety
tomorrow or the next day following.
VIZ believe that the voters of the par
ty In this section Of the State will
be interested enough In the Governors
propositions regarding a primary cleo
ton to read every word Of the two
plans he will submit to the sub-com-
m1ttee when it assemblies at Clarks-
burg on the 9th instant to consider all
plans submitted to it. The plan for a.
statewide primary election which the
Governor will submit is as follows:
|. In accordance with the authority
vested in the Republican State Cen
tral Committee by section AZ, chapter
3, Code Of West Virginia, there shall
be held on the 4th day of June, 1912,
by the Republican electors of West
Virginia, Statewide direct primary
election for the nomination of all cam
didates for State, District and Coun-
ty offices, except olnces of Senator in
Congress, Representative in Congress
and the Judges of the Supreme Court
OF Appeals, said primary to be held
under the laws Of this State In so far
as they are applicable to the holding
OF primary elections, and under such
rules and regulations are herewith
prescribed by the Republican State
Central Committee not inconsistent
with the statutes governing primary
elections.
At the said primary election there
shall be nominated by the Republican
electors one. person for each of the
following offices:
Governor.
Secretary Of State.
State Superintendent of Free
Schools
Auditor.
Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Congressman-at-Lar
At the said primary election the
Republicans Of the State will elect
two colored persons members-at-large
Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee; and there shall be nominated
in each of the fifteen senatorial dis
tricts Of the State, one person for the
following office
Member of the State Senate: and
there shall be elected from each of
the fifteen senatorial districts one
member Of the
Republican State Central Commit
tee; and there shall be nominated in
each of the tWenty~three judicial cir
cults, except the First Judicial Circuit
where two persons are to be momi0at-
ed, one person for the office Of
Judge Of the Circuit CourJ; and
there will be nominated in each of the
hfty-five counties Of the State, candi~
dates for all the county offices to be
voted upon at the general election to
be held on Tueadav nayf q az tho R,c4
Monday in November, 1912, including
members Of the House Of Delegates.
The offices to be filled to be designated
in a call by the respective county
committees; and the Republican elect
ors in each Of the fifty-five counties
Of the State will elect one person TO
membership on the judicial committee
Of the said circuit one person to
membership on the senatorial commit
tee of tho said district, and as many
persons to membership on the county
committee as Is designated by the
county committee in it's CALL
Any person desiring to be q candi-
date for any Of the State Offices above
named will certify to the Secretary
Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee, at least sixty days before the
date Of said primary election, an an
nouncement Of his candidacy, said an
announcement to be accompanied by
the assessm ent hereinafter provided.
And the Secretary Of the Republican
State Central Committee shall certify
TO the chairman Of the respective Re-
publican County Committees. at least
thirty days before the date Of said
primary election, the names OF those
persons who desire to become candi-
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