Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-09

The report is signed by Herbert o. Bar
Der of Brattleboro. of the subcommittee
OF the state COMMITTEES, and Hale K
Darling Of Chelsea, for the committee
appointed at Burlington.
REGULATIONS AS PRESENTED
The subcommittee then presented the
following regulations for the proposed
primaries
The candidates of the Republican party
OF vermont for governor. lieutenant-gov-
ernor. State treasurer, secretary of state,
auditor OF accounts. attorney general
United states senator and representa-
tives to Congress shall be voted for in
direct primary to he held on Tuesday
September I, 1911.
The following regulations are adopted
by tho republican state committee to
provide that the persons receiving the
most votes for each of the said Offices
snail be the nominees therefor as the
candidates Of tho Republican party. at
the election to he held on the first Tues
day In November, 1914, and these regu-
'atons are to be interpreted In the alb
sence Of state law. n designed to pro-
vide that the direct vote of the repuhli-
can voters Of tho State shall be effective
in determining the nominees
Such primary vote shall be taken in
each Of the several towns Of the state
Under the supervision OF the renubli.
can town committee; and in case of the
absence or failure to appear at any town
committee or part thereof. vacancies
shall be filled by the republican state
committee from the particular county.
but such appointees shall no. he com
sidered as members Of the town com.
mittee. except for the purpose of acting
as such at the primaries
POWER or LOCAL OFFICIALS
The local officials shall have no power
TO change the registration provided II
shall be their duty merely TO see that
the voters affiliated with. or desiring to
AFFILIATE with. the Republican party shall
nave fair and full opportunity to express
thei- choice Of candidates. and that the
result OF the vote be promptly forwarded
10 the secretary Of state committee. The
local committees shall provide a voting
pace ana post notices stating the place,
the hours and no purposes of said pri-
mary.
On or before August l. 1914 a nerson
DESTROYS of having his name placed upon
the republican primary ballot as a can
ddate for an office named in tho intro.
ductory paragraph shall file a statement
or candidacy with the secretary of the
republican state committee, except TINT
candidates for representative to Con-
gress shall file such statement with the
secretary of the republican committee for
the district wherein they desire TO he.
com" candidates, respectively.
Hach such statement shall be in sub
stantially the following form:
FORM OF DECLARATION
10 the secretary Of the republican
............ committee:
i''.''''''''.'......... OF ....................
IN the county Of Observation-Disclosures. and
state Of Vermont, hereby declare that
am a qualified voter, and a member Of
the Republican party: and that am
candidate for nomination by said party
10 the oftlce of Observation-Disclosures. to be
voted for at the republican primary IN
ne held on the first Tuesday of Septem-
Der. l9li ! hereby request that nv
name be printed on the ballot for use -,
SAID primary, as a candidate for said
Office and I hereby declare that will
abide by the result of said primary.
and by the regulations promulgated nv
the republican State committee concern.
Ing the same
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county OF ..,................... this .........
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