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

TIE e0HHfSE t0H 46nfiV3N tn EfSfpsE Oi3iz
sress, candidates for Jndges .af the
circuit court, and cahdidates efsr
state senator, and 4 mail d copy
thereof to the state secretary Of tito
respective congressional districts,
judicial circuit, and senatorial4re.
publican executive committeesv re-
tanning a copy Of each certificate
with the ballots, etc. The certif,-
Gates provided for in this para
graph shall be signed by the chair
IA ff-afa secretary OF the-ey4Ilty
committee of each county, and veri-
He'd by the affidavit of one OF such
persons, They shall likewise mail
to the secretary OF the state central
committee a certificate showing the
number OF votes cast for each can
didate for member Of the repu blican
state central committee, in the
county, the same to be signed ana
verified as above provided, in the
case OF candidates for offices. They
shall likewise make out and mail to
the secretary Of the congressional
committee, the secretary Of the jul
dicial circuit committee, and the sec
rotary OF The senatorial committee,
In which the county is included, a
return showing the number Of votes
cast for each candidate Tor mem Der.
ship Of such of :" said committees.
The result Of the primary" election
for county and magisterial district
offices, and mem bers or the county
committee, shall be made out and
declared in any manner required ny
the republican county executive
committee, for the county. .. - -:
a. The poll books, tally sheets,
and ballots used at the primary
and the copies of the certificates Of
the result thereof, shall be re-Geliv-
cred to the secretary of the county
committee Of each county, who stall
safely keep the same" for a period
of thirty days after the date of the
primary election; and If no recount
has been demanded, and no contest
be pending involving the vote ctAt
In such county. the said ballots and
tally sheets shall be DESTROYED by
the secretary Of the committee. H., .
%. Any candidate for any OF.
flee, or for membership of any com
mittee, voted for at the .. primary
election shall have the right to de-
mand recount of the ballots cast
In any voting precinct or county
and the ballots for such precinct
shall be opened and recounted, by
the republican county executive
committee Of the county, in the
presence of the candidate or his
representative. The actual cost of
any recount shall be paid by the
person demanding the same. In case
OF any contest Of the primary at any
precinct. the ballots, tally sheets
and poll books of that precinct shall
be kept by the secretary Of the com.
m1ttee, to be used for all proper
purposes in such contest, and shall
be preserved until the contest is de-
termined. '.''
office who believes he has been de-
frauded In any county Of the state
by another candidate for the same
office, OR by any other person, shall
f1aUeH'tt1e right ia, file with the sec
rotary Of the state committee, al
any time before fifteen days next
succeeding the date on : which the
primary election is held, a petition
in writing, under oath; stating sub
stantially the grounds upon which
he bases his belief that fraud has
been committed, together with any
other matter pertinent or relative
thereto, and cause to be served upon
the party In whose interest the al
legged fraud has been committed, q
copy Of said petition. The alleged
beneficiary of said fraud shall there
upon, and within ten days of the
time Of the service of q copy Of said
petition, upon him, Ale with the Sec
rotary Of the state committee an
answer, in writing, duly verified,
under oath, to said petition, and he
snail also cause to be served upon
petitioner a copy Of his said answer.
Thereupon, and within i ten days
from the filing Of said answer, the
petitioner and respondent shall each
name, In a writing to be filed with
the secretary Of the state commit
tee, a referee, who, together with
some one selected by the republican
state central committee, shall pro
coed, without unreasonable delay
to hear, try and determine the mat
ters set UP in said petition, and
answer according to the very right
OF the case. It shall be the duty
Of said referees to hear any proper
eraf-ef- documentary evidence that
may be offered by either party, and
they may adjourn their proceedings
from time to time, and from place
to place, in order that every rea-
sonable opportunity may be given
the parties to the CONTROVERSY to
present their evidence. Within ten
days from the time the evidence has
all been submitted, the referees
| shall file with the secretary Of the