The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-12-04
Primarf Election

the nomination of candidates OF each
political party to be voted for at the
succeeding general election in NO
vember and required by this act to
be nominated at primary election,
and for the election of convention
representatives.
Candidates Nominates-
Candidates Elected
Z. The candidates required to be
nominated at such primary election
shall be as follows: (a) All candi-
dates for county Offices which are
now or which shall hereafter be re-
quired to be filled by election. The
candidates which shall be elected at
such primary election shall be as
follows: CAD All candidates for con-
vention representatives.
Nominating Conventions, Meeting,
Organization, Oath Of Members
8. A state platform and nominat-
ing convention for each political party
shall be held at the seat of state gov
eminent commencing at IL o'clock
noon on the thirl Tuesday of August
following the primary election. At
the designated hour the secretary Of
the respective central committee, or
someone acting in his behalf, shall
call the roll Of members from duly
certified list to be furnished by the
secretary of state. At the conclusion
of the r. ll-call the said secretary shall
administer to all members present
the following oath:
do you each and every one Of you
solemnly swear that you will well and
truly perform the duties of conven-
tion representative; that you will
honestly and conscientiously endeavor
to secure the adoption of such plat
form principles as will, in your opin-
ion, enacted into law, be for the
best good of the state Of Idaho, and
that you will vote for the nomination
of such candidates only, of known
honesty, integrity and ability, as will
II elected to office, reflect credit upon
your party and upon the whole people
of the state of IDAHO"
II any representative shall refuse
to subscribe to the foregoing oath he
shall not be allowed to take any part
in the proceedings of the convention
of which he is member, nor shall
he receive from the state of Idaho any
part of the per diem or mileage to
which he would otherwise be entitled.
Representatives not present for the
administration of the oath las above
prescribed shall take the same before
the presiding officer of the convention
before they shall be allowed to quail
fly as members. The officials men
toned are hereby given authority to
administer oaths for the purposes of
this section only. When at least
majority of the counties fthe state
are represented by duly qualified rep
resentatives the voncention shall or
ganize and proceed to the making of
a platform and the nomination of
candidates.
Candidates Nominated at Can
ventiOns-Distric Offices
8. The candidates to be nominat-
ed at state platform and nominating
conventions she'll be as follows: Ia
presidential electors, (b- United
States senator's, (c) representatives
in congress, (d) elective state officers
(e) elective district officers. Pro-
vided, that candidates for district of
fees shall be nominated and reported
to the convention by the representa-
tives present from the district in
question. The convention shall nom
mate candidates for such Of the above
designated offices as are to be filed
at the succeeding general election in
November. Candidates shall be nom
mated in the order named. In the
nomination of candidates for state
Offices the following order shall be
observed: (1) Justice of the sup
rene court, (2) governor, (3) lieu
tenant governor, az the remaining
state officers in the order named in
the constitution or in the laws Great
ing them. Candidates so selected
shall be the duly accredited candi-
dates of their respective parties for
the Offices to which nominated and
shall be entitled to have their names
printed in the proper party column
and under the appropriate heading
on the ballot for the ensuing general
election n November.
Proxies
10. No proxies shall be allowed
at any staterplatform and nominating
convention held under the provisions
of this act, but the delegation actual
ly present from any county shall be
authorized to cast the ful1 vote tn