The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-18
Official Call for the Dem
ocratic State Convention

'NflHEhltH lIl'ltlDs
Ordered tHat State Delegate con
yentiOn be held ut Joplin, Mo, be
ginning at II O'Clock n. m. on Tues
day, the 2Ith day OF February, 1912
for the purpose Of clecting thirty
six alternates To represent the Dem
UCratic party OF Missouri IN the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Convention Ia. b,
held at the city of Baltimore, Stat,
Of Maryland, on the 18th day oI
June, 1872; four delegates-at-larg,
from the State Of Missouri and foul
alternates elected by the State Con
ventiOn, and two delegates and two
alternates from each of the sixteen
Congressional Districts to be select.
ed by the delegates in each of the
Congressional Districts and report.
ed to the entire convention for rati.
fication; eighteen Presidential Elec.
tors, two of whom shall be nomi-
mated by the entire convention and
one from each Congressional Dis.
trlct to be nominated by the dele.
gates from each district and report
/ ed to the entire convention for ratl-
/ iication, and one member of the Ma
/ tional Committee to he elected BY
f the entire convention.
Ordered that outside OF the city
/ OF st. Louis and Jackson county
which are hereinafter provided for,
the Democrats OF the several other
Ia In
shall select the number Of delegates
hereinafter apportiOned TO each
county in the manner the several
County Committees shall deem best
provided, however, that in each OF
the counties having more than one
legislative district except Jackson
county and the city Of st. Louis
shall select the delegates apportioned
to the State Convention By seperate
legislative districts in the manner
the County Committees thereof may
deem best.
Each County Committee Is here
by authorized and directed to meet
at such place snd at such time as
the chairman OF the committee may
designate, which shall be not more
than fifteen days after the date OF
this call
In all counties where the com
mittee orders county delegate con-
vention the precinct or township
meetings shall be held two DAYS
prior to the County Convention, and
all County Delegate Conventions or
County Mass Conventions shall be
held on MondOy, the 18th day of
February, 1872.
In all counties where the County
Committee shall order primary
election TO elect delegates to "A coun-
y convention the primary election
shall be held two days prior to the
date Of said county convention.
In all counties in which the Coun-
y committee may order primary
"l"rliou 10 choose the county dele
yates To the State Convention such
primary shall be held uudr. the au-
-pIces aud direction of the County
Committee and at such place or
places az the said County Commit.
o." may designate on Monday, the
eth day of February, 1872, the cleo
tIon 10 begin at lu'clock p. IN. and
the polls to bc closed ut j O'Clock p.
m.
In all the primary elections herein
provided for the County Committee
shall name two judges and two
clerks to serve at each voting place
In said county, and, so far as prac-
ticable, not more than one Judge
and not more than one clerk shall
be appointed who is known to favor
any particular candidate for the
Presidency, and said County Com.
mittee IL hereby directed to appoint
the judges and clerks as submitted
by the accredited representatives of
Joseph W. Folk and Champ CLARK
In each county where primary
election is held the County Commit
tee shall meet at the county seat at
] O'Clock y. IN. the second day after
the election is held, and the judges
and clerks OF the several precincts
aud townships holding such primary
election shall certify and deliver the
returns OF such primary to the
County Committee at the time and
place last mentioned, and the COun-
~ Committee shsll thereupOn cast
up the returns of the entire county,
declare the result, and, through the
chairman and secretary of the com.
mittee, issue credentials to the dele
gntes elected.
In all counties and in the City Of ST.
Louis the duly constituted authorized
who shall issue the credentials shall
mail a copy thereof as soon as complet.
ed to Honorable Joseph b. Shannon,
Chairman OF the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, Midland Building, Kan
sas City, Missouri, aud the said Chair.
man is hereby instructed to call meet
ing OF the State Committee on Tuesday,
the goth day OF February, al Joplin, at
9 a. m, for the purpose of preparing a
temporary roll OF the convention select
temporary officers. and transact such
other business AS may be necessary.
Here follow instructions as to pri-
maries to be held in St. Louis and Kan.
sas City.
Ordered that every person qualified
as a voter and registered in the City Of
st. Louis and in the City OF Kansas
City, and every person qualified as
voter under the laws of the State, or
who will be so qualified on or before
November Sth, 1919, outside OF the
cities of ST. Louis and Kansas City, or
who voted the National Democratic
ticket in 1905, or who voted the Demo
cratic State ticket in 1910, or is known
to be a Democrat ny the judges and
clerks holding the primary election, Tor
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