Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-11-04
GOVERNOR SUBMITS TWO
STATEWIDE PRIMARY PLANS
Fsvors Primary That Makes the Mag
isteriaI District the unit-6e-
lieves il is Safest.

l reauest of members OF the suD-com-
-nittee appointed at the recent meet
| ipe OF the republican state com mittee
| to formulate plans for the holding OF
/ a statewide primary on June 4. lsl2,
| Governor William y. Glasscock has
| mailed to the members of the sab
committee two proposed plans, FULLY
| setting forth his own views on the
subject OF statewide primaries.
| Inasmuch as the action Of the state
/ committee at Charleston In making a
declaration for "statew wide primary
was not specific, the Governor pre-
pared two tentative plans, one calling
for a statewide primary with the
rlagisterIal district as the unit for the
| purpose OF making nominations Tor
| state Offices. and the second Tor
} statewide direct primary in each
lease the primaries to be held stimuli
ltaneously in every county Of the state.
| Safeguards for Primary.
| The plaa for the statewide direct
| primary worked out by the governor
is long one. covering Is pages OF
ltypewritten matter. and setting forth
| many rules for the government OF
| primary of this character. Many of
| fhese safeguards thrown around the
| statewide direct plan, in the opinion
OF the governor. would work equally
| well with the statewide district unit
| plan. A brief synopsis of the two
| lisns follow:
| Statewide D.otrict Unit Plan.
/. Each county allowed number of
| delegates fixed by state committee;
no aFternates or proxies admitted to
convention.
| 2. List OF delegates certified By
county central committees TO consti-
lutte temporary roll OF convention, AID
| ary candidate in any territory larger
than a county feeling aggrieved can
appeal to delegates for redress.
| 4. County committees TO call dis
| trict primary elections 10 elect dele
| gates to a state nominating conven-
ton. and district or ward conventions
| IL elect delegates to state delegate
, convention. No committee shall ex-
ercise power of appointment of dele
| gates. or delegate that authority to
any candidate.
5. Cali for state delegate conven-
| ton to elect delegates and alternates
| 10 the national convention, and to
eject one member of new state cen
| trail committee from each senatorial
| fIstrict. and one colored person
member at large
! 6. Delegates to state delegate con-
ventioa to be selected at mass con-
| ventions held in each magisterial dis
| trict. In case of cities of not less
| than 1000 inhabitants, county COM
mittees may make wards the unit, or
may call precinct mass conventions
| 7. Delegates to state nominating
| convention to be selected by magis-
| terial district primary elections. and
| candidates shall have right TO go on
| ballot, and the delegates elected in
| said district will be instructed accord
| !ngly.
| s All primary elections TO elect del
| egates to state. judicial. senatorial
and county Offices shall be held on
June 4. 1912
I 9. Primary elections to be held I'M
der provisions of Chapter III, Code
of West Virginia; county committees
may consolidate two or more contigu-
Gus precincts; candidates fling petit
tions with 100 signers have the right
to have challengers in each voting
place
10. Rules for government of district
and ward mass conventions; chair
man. secretary and tellers to file GER
titled statements of votes at mass
convention with county committees;
chairman and secretary to make
sworn returns to state committee, said
returns to comprise the temporary roll
of the convention; county committee
authorized to call county primaries on
the same date for nomination county
officers: recommended that the com
mittee on credentials not be dispensed
with; recommended that convention
adopt e rule prohibiting persons hold
ing f .eral or state office TO be In
engioie to membership on the state
G. mnittee; recommended that the col
r.ed person to be elected member mt
Urge of committee (only one) be-
' chosen from some county not reTre
santed on committee; county com
mittees to meet on first TUESDAY I'm
May TO call district primary elections
or June 4. 1912; candidates for state
Offices TO be assessed $40 in each
county where not more than 1000
~. es were cast for President Taft,
over 1000 republican votes, 500
Statewide Direct Primary.
/. Statewide primary called under
| Chapter 3, Code of West Virginia, to
| be held on June 4, 1912, to nominate
candidates for all state district and
county offices, except senator and
Representative in congress and judges
Of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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