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

q 1s1, ] IN lt SSint stkS 2iSf-
tion q - "a ~ shaii: fis TO
the -rsEr Hktoah 9tnk |ntral scofl mit-
tes. sMht6d isrpt sna be made BY
rs per csAtstof the lepublican voters
OF any election precinct. but not
fewer than fifty voters In any case.
On such appeal the republican state
central committee will examine into
the fitness and qualifications of the
officers appointed to conduct the
election, of whom complaint Is
made, and shall make such changes
IN the appointmerlts,-by suBstit,tt.
Ing other persons, as will, in the
opinion of the committee, promote
Justice. and secure honesty and
fairness In conducting the election.
All such appeals shall be made not
later than May 49,, 1912, and shall
De decided within Is days of the
date made. 49,
Provided, also, In all counties In
which there were two rival commit
tees atFthe time OF the last election
claiming to represent the republican,
party. Of the county, each committees
shall select one election commis
sioter ana one clerk for each voting
prseinct;:' and the committee here
tofore recognized BY The republican
state central com mittee to- be law
fully chosen and constituted COM
mittee for the county, shall select
a third missioner. :5's -:
-, I3..I To, - secure = economy. any
county executive committee may
consolidate two or more voting pre-
cincts, In the same %1nagisterial dis
trict,' In the county notice Of such
Consolidation, and Of the place
where the residents Of the different
Rrecincts are to cast their votes; to
Re contained in the published tioticg
Of the primary election; but in an
cases where two >or*"n1ore precincts
are consolidated, the place Of voting
must be convenient and accessible
to oil the voters Of the precincts,
and a full ard fair opportunity
given to all voters to cast their bal
lots 49, '-:.. 1850, i'.-~. '..' ....
IA. In each voting precinct
throughout The state, the polls shall
be open at O'clock a. nj: In the
morning Of the election, and be
kept open until shutdown Of thai
day. a:.?s-
IS. IF any person appointed tc
conduct a primary. election at any
voting place, <klils to appear and aci
his place shall be filled by the re-
naming commissioner or commits
sioners for the voting precinct. In
case all of the persons appointed
TO conduct a primary election at
any voting place fail to appear and
act, their places shall be filled by
the voters Of the election precinct
present at the voting place, at the
hour fixed for the opening Of the
polls. '''::. ) -. 49,
16. To respective county ex- :
ecutive Committees shall procure a:
su1tah'e room, at each yotin pre-.
cine, in which to hold the election
- ich shall be located as nearly as
.ossible to the usual place of voting
in tAe election precinct, and shall
provided and snstall not less than
sWo, nor more than Ave, booths for
the voters to enter IN fixing thei1
ballots. E".' >*'-...o -. III
II. If one or more Of the can
d1dates to be voted for at the prf-
mary election desire to have chal.
lengers appointed in any or all Of
the precincts Of any county, there
shall be a meeting of all Of the can
d1dates for the various offices in the
state and the subdivisions thereof
whose names appear on the officfa!
ballot, held at the county seat of
each county, at ten o'clock a. M.
ION the third Tuesday in May. The
meeting shall organize by electing
a chairman and secretary Of the
candidates meeting, If the candi.
dates can unanimously agree upon
challengers for the various voting
precincts where they are desired
they shall select two for each pre-.
c1nct, by agreement. In all cases
IN which the candidates canno,
unanimously agree upon the chal.
lengers for the precinct they shall
proceed, by majority vote, to elect
one challenger for each precinct.
ne persons voting in favor Of the
one challenger shall then retire
from the meeting, and the remain.
ing candidates shall, by a. majority
vote OF those remaining, select &
second challenger. The names O.;
the persons selected as challengers
at each precinct shall be certified tc
Ine chairman OF the county commit,
Tee by the chairman and secretary
or the candidates meeting, and the
chairman Of the county committee
shaft thereupon appoint such per.
sons challengers at the several cleo
tlon precincts. Amy candidate may
be represented at the candidates
meeting by a proxy, and letter
from the candidate requesting am
person to appear and renraeo