Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
STATE PRIMARY
CALL is ISSUED
BY the Chairman and the 3ecretary
of the State Com
mittee.

The official call for the republican
statewide primary election to be held
june next for the purpose of noni-
rating state ticket was issued We'd
|nesday as follows:
BE it resolved: That a primary
election be held throughout the sew
[eral counties in the state of West vir-
ginia ON the 4th day of June, A. d.
1912, by the members of the reprbli-
can party in said state, for the pur-
pose 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 Representa-
tives of the United States, to repre-
sent the state Of West Virginia at
large.
At said primary election the voters
of the republican party. in each sena-
torial district, shall elect one member
of the Republican State Executive
Committee and the voters OF the en-
tire state shall elect two members of
said committee at large, the two men,
bers at large to be chosen from the
Icolored race; and all the members of
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tive offices for a period OF four years,
and until their successors are elected
and qualify.
Said primary election shall be held
in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 81, of the Acts of the West
Virginia Legislature, session A. d.
' 1891, and the provisions Of said acts
shall apply to the holding and cou-
Quoting of said election, and all the
PAINS and penalties therein prescribed
shall be enforced against any per-
son violating any of the provisions
! Of said act, ia conducting or partic-
pating in such primary election. Said
urinary election shall also be held
in accordance with all the provisions
| Of Chapter 3, OF the Code of West
Virginia except as hereinafter pro
vided. Any call for a primary cleo
ton. by any Congressional Committee,
Judicial Circuit Committee Senatorial
District Committee, and County EX-
ecutive Committee shall expressly FRO
vide that the primary so called shall
be held under the provisions, and in
\ accordance with the terms of Chap
ter 81. of the acts of the Legislature
of West Virginia. session A. d. 1891,
and Chapter 3, OF the Code OF West
lVirginia, and the rules and regula-
'tions prescribed by the Republican
State Central Committee.
| The Republican State Central Com
bmittee respectively requests the sew
eral Congressional Committees, Judi
cal Circuit Committees, Senatorial
District Committees, and County Elk
lecutive Committees for the republi
lean party throughout the several sub
divisions of the state, to participate
In the primary election called by the
, Republican State Central Committee
to be held on the date above stated
land to provide for the nomination
at said primary election. Of candi
| dates for the House OF Representa-
: tives in Congress from the severa
Congressional Districts, for Judges o.
: the several Judicial Circuits, for mem
hers of the state Senate In the sew
eral Senatorial Districts, candidates
for the county offices, or offices to be
filled by the voters OF the entire coun
Ay and candidates for the magisteria
| district Offices in the several coun
ties Each OF said committees are re
J uuested to meet in their several dis
tricts, circuits and counties, at least
: ninety days before June 4th, D
1879 and after notice of such meet
J ings shall have been published for a
} least ten days prior to the date n
; holdin9 the same, and make provi
J eions for nominating officers and elect
ing members OF said committees a