The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-16
FULL DETAILS Of Plan
ADOPTED [ ] |. TO / y! !. T|HE
-. REPuBLlGbINI01ER
Fullest Opportunity
to Give Expression
..... to Preference
IN NAMING
CANDIDATES

Following will be found the full
text Of the statewide primary plan
that was adopted, at the meeting Of
tho Republican State Central Com
mittee at Parkersburg the first OF
the week " - PHI. - .~ 3
Be 1t Resolved: That a primary
election be held throughout the sew
eral counties in the state Of West
Virginia, on the 4th day Of June, A.
D., 1912, by the members of the re-
publican party in said state, for tn.
purpose Of nominating candidates
for the following offices:
Governor OF the state. -:
Secretary Of state.
Superintendent Of free schools.
Auditor OF the state.
Treasurer Of the state.
Attorney general. -.
Commissioner Of agriculture, and
Member Of the house Of represent
tatives of the U. S., to represent tho
State Of West Virginia at large.
At said primary election the vot-
Iers Of the republican party in each
senatorial district, shall elect one
member Of the republican, state ex-
ecutive committee, and the voters Of
the entire state shall elect two men,
bers OF the said committee at large,
the two members at large to b.
chosen from the colored race; and
all the members Of said committee
to hold their respective offices for
period of four years, and until their
successors are elected and qualify.
Said primary election shall be
held In accordance with the provIs-
Ions Of chapter Ct, Of the Acts of the
West Virginia legislature casslon A.
d. 1891, and the provisions Of said
act shall apply TO the holding and
conducting Of said election, and all
the pains and penalties therein pre-
s}crlbed shall be enforced against any
person violating any Of the provis-
Ions Of said act, in conducting or
participating in such primary cleo
ton. Said primary election shall
also be held in accordance with all
of the provisions Of chapter 8, of the
code of West Virginia, except as
hereinafter provided. Any call for b
primary election, by any congress
sfonal committee, judicial circuit
committee, senatorial district COM
m1ttee, and county executive commit
tee, shall expressly provide that the
primary SO called shall be held I'M
der the provisions, and in accord
ance with the terms, OF chapter g.,
or the acts Of the Legislature of
West Virginia, Session A. D. 1891,
and Of chapter 3, Of the code or
West Vfrginia, and the rules and
regulations prescribed by the repub-
1ican state central committee.
The republican state central com,
mittee respectfully requests the
several congressional committees,
judicial circuit committees, senate
rial district committees, and county
executive committees, for the repub-
1ican party throughout the several
subd divisions Of the state, to particl-
pate in the primary election called,
by the republican state central COM
mittee, to be held on the date above
stated, and to provide for the NOM
ination, at said primary election OF
candidates for the house of represen-
tatives In congress from the several
congressional districts, for judges
Of the several judicial circuits, for
members Of the state senate in the
several senatorial districts, candi-
dates for the county offices, or Of
fees to be filled by the voters of
the entire county, and candidates
for magisterial district offices In the
several counties. Each Of said COM
mittees are requested to meet in
their several districts, circuits, and
counties, at least ninety days before
June 4th, A. D. 1912, and after
notice Of such meeting shall have
been published for at least ten days
prior to the date Of holding the
same, and to make provisions for
nominating officers and electing
I members Of said committees, at the
primary election now called by the
republican state central committee.
Rules for Conducting the Primary
Election.
]. The actual expenses incurred
in conducting the primary election
to be held June 4th, 1912, shall be
betrayed by the several persons
seking nominations at said conven-
ton, and the expenses shall be
equitably apportioned among the
candidates for state, congressional,
judicial, senatorial, county and dis
Continued ON page tenD
trict Offices and mbership OF
committees, throughout the entire