The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-03
BENNINGTON, VT, JULY 3. 1914.
THE PROPOSED PRIMARY

The Republican state committee at
Montpelier Thursday voted to accept
The primary plan prepared by a sub
committee. This plan is very simple
ana easily carried out providing for
the fling Of candidates. with the sec
retay of the state committee and the
Republican voters voting on these
candidates.. Under the state law it
requires q convention to actually get
the names on the ballot and the pri.
mary plan includes the following pros
visions to make sure that the vote Of
The people is effective:
ANY person who viii be a legal
voter at the November election and
who intends to support the cand.-
dates Of the Republican pa ty shall
be eligible to vote in said primary. IA
case a voter is challcHsed, his right
to vote shall be forthwith determined
by the members OF the Republican
town committee or in their absence
or failure to decide, by the chairman
Of the prima y. A record shall be
kept Of the name OF each person who
votes in the primary and such list
shall be open to The inspection Of the
party committees of the Republican
or any other party.
"lnasmuch as by force Of section ~
Of the Public Statutes. in order TO
nominate candidates of the Repubh.
can party, state and district conyen-
tons must be held the Republican
voters present at said local primary
shall at some hour designated by tie
Gown committee, elect delegates to
state and district conventions; hut no
delegates shall be eligible to partici-
pate in said conventions until he
signs a declaration that he VIII voie
in said conventions for the candidates
who receive o plurality Of the votes
cast in the primary throughout The
state or district, rs the case may be.
The sec 'etary of the state commit
tee shall also announce in the Repub-
lican state convention the result OF
the primary and the yo.e cast for each
person voted for for state Office and
United States senator. and the con
yention shall proceed to nominate as
the candidates for he several offices
Tie persons who received the most
votes, respectively, at the primary
Tho secretary or some person au-
thori2ed by him. shall make similar
announcement at the distrlc cOnyen-
tions OF The vote east for candidates
for representative TO Congress. and
the same proceedings shall the euaon
be had i'm such conventions.
"As soon rs the result of the rri-
mary is ascertained and announced.
as provided in paragraph *. the can
didates who have received the great
est number of votes. respectively.
shall forthwith file with the see ctary
of the Republican sta.e committee O.
statement OF the expense incurred By
such candidate in his canvass; and
copies or such statements shall be
furnished TO the press of the state Tor
publication, at least six days in adj
vance of the convention. n Candi-
date nesleCts or refuses so e. lie
such statement The convention may
nominate some other person as the
Republican candidate for the par leu
lar office.
"Ihe state and district conventions
shall have power 90 formulate plat
forms. and The successful candidates
at the primary shall become members
of the convention when it proceeds To
thc preparation OF the platform"