The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-16

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tees among the sev1faI s
fnakingHttp the congres pi0d9l ~ ~ !
tricts, judicial circuits, and - =
rial ~ districts, and atttrn the 1Jyik 81
over to the treasurer OF the cSGifi n
committee. The republican y St3tii
Central committee shall, sitter ~
ing the expenses incurred BIZ
providing for the primary elsstitH ,ss
the moneys paiid lito skai{
treasury of said committee aby 4th6
candidates for state office or offices;
to be voted for by the voters ofatHs
entire state, and members OF tfta 3
republican state executive cornfiffts
tee, apportion the remainder, be tia \,
money In the treasury, derived -fr0nl1
assessments, : as above iIfdtcakEHr
among the several counties OF the
state" and shall pay the same fnto
the treasuryof the different county
executive committees, except that
the said committee shall retain and
use, for the purpose of defraytng
the entire cost OF the primary. sllf- 1
flclent funds to pay the same. in 4
the counties in which the repubIf-
can party Is In a hopeless minority. z
and In which the several county !:
committees will. be Unable to rafse
FUNDS by assessing the candidates {
for county Offices. ~. ,+sS n.
&c. The several county executive
committees for the different. cou1l-
ties of the state are earnestly re-
quested to use the greatest economy
In providing for, and conducting
the primary election, and I'd secure
the service of election commission
ers, when practicable, without COM
pensation, and In no case tor pay
greater compensation than ia usual
~ allowed to the commissioner or
clerk for like services in CONDUCTING
general election; and to secure
publication Of notices, and Of the
official ballot, without cost and ex4
pense, wherever the same can be
done. ..'''.. '.'a,s, ,
II. The money raised by assess
ments levied upon the different can
! d1dates shall be used for no other
purpose except to defray the legiti-
mate expense Of holding the pri-
mary election, and If any surplus
shall remain, after defraying such
costs and expenses, the same shall
! be paid to the several candidates
who contributed to the fund, in pro-
| portion to their respective contri-
buttons. 81: "..'' '.''">. .s5@s
/ 10. The republican state central
committee shall meet at Charleston.
w. Va, on Tuesday, July 10th, 1912,
OF ten o'clock q. M, and tabulate
and canvass the returns Of the prl-
mary election, and declare the re-
suit thereof; provided, however,
that no contest shall then be pend
ing II any contest be pending the
committee shall adjourn until such
time as the contest shall be deter
mined, except that in all cases the
result must be ascertained and de-
clared within the time prescribed
by law for declaring and certifying
pominations for said Offices; and
therefore any pending contest shall
stand dismissed. ~
29. The candidates for govern.
Or secretary of state, superintend-
ent or free schools, auditor, treas
urer, attorney general, commission
| er Of agriculture and representative
in congress for the state at large.
receiving the greatest number OF
votes throughout the state, shall be
declared the nominee for the office.
and his nomination shall be certified
by the officers, and in the manner
required by law. The two persons
receiving the greater number Of
votes throughout the state, as mem.
oers or the state central committee
| at large, shall be elected and be-
| come members of the committee, to
serve for the period hereirbefore-
specified. The person receiving the
highest number Of votes for member
OF the republican state executive
committee from his senatorial dfs--
trict, shall be declared elected and
become member of said commit
tee, for the term above provided.
80. The nomination of candt-
dates for representatives in congress
from the several congressional dis
tr1cts, judges Of the circuit courts
OF the several judicial districts, and
| members of the state sonata, from
the several senatorial districts, shall
be under the jurisdiction, direction,
| and authority Of the respective con-
gressional district, judicial circuit.
and senatorial district republican
committees, and the result of the
primary election for candidates for
said Offices shall be ascertained and
certified in any manner which said
respective committees may provide
OF require. e 81
e 81. No person not q legal, quail
flied voter in the precinct, or con-
solidated precinct, or who will not