Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
TO HOLD PRIMARIES
District Conventions VIII Take Place
Four Days Later.


The town primaries for the election |
of delegates to the republican state
convention VIII all be held on the S0th
Of this month, next Thursday. The
conventions that are to choose sena-
torial district delegates will be held
is, technically. to have the conventions
three days after the primaries. Ac-
cording to this rule. the day for the
conventions would fall on Sunday.
committee decided on an exception
this year, which win allow the cities
or towns to hold their conventions on
Monday, April s. The rules concern
ing primaries, etc, as contained In the
republican handbook. are as follows:
'tAll primaries or caucuSes for the
selection Of delegates to the state con-
yention shall be held in the several
towns upon the same day; all prima--
les or caucuses for the selection or
delegates to congressional conven-
lions shall be held in the several towns
upon the same day; all primaries or
caucuses for the selection OF delegates
to county conventions shall be held in
the several towns upon the same day;
all primaries or caucuses for the selec-
ton Of delegates to senatorial conven-
lions shall be held IN the several towns
upon the same day; all primaries or
caucuses for the selection OF delegates
to representative conventions or for
the NOMINATION. VI All AOp-
resentative in caucus, where no con-
vention for such purpose IS held, shaIl
be held IN the several towns upon the
same day; all primaries or oaucuses
for the selection of delegates to con-
ventions to select judges Of probate
and justices of the peace shall be held
In the several towns upon the same
day.. In all the towns or cities where
said delegates and officers are elected
at city or town conventions, the dele
gates to said city and town conven-
tons shall be chosen at caucuses or
primaries held on the date specified
by the state central committee as above
provided, and said city or town con-
ventions shall be held three days after
said caucuses or primaries The state
central committee shall, at least fifteen
days previous to such caucuses or pri-
| maries, designate the days upon which
such primaries or caucuSeS shall be
held, which days shall be at least ten
days before the meeting Of such con-
vention. but nothing herein contained
shall prevent the state central COM
mittee from designating the same day
| for the holding of primaries or eau
cuses for the selection OF delegates to
| the state, congressional, county, sena-
\ torial and probate conventions, nor
4 from designating the same day for
| the holding of primaries or caucuses
| for the selection of delegates to the
| senatorial, representative, probate and
! justice of the peace conventions and
/ caucuses at which senators, represen
| tatives, judges of probate, and justices
| of the peace are nominated directly In
| caucus without the intervention OF q
| convention. No primary or caucus
| shall be held for the appointment oil
| election of delegates to any convention
| except at the time and in the manner
4 herein provided.
TT shall be the duty OF the chair
| man of the republican town commit
| tee in each town to give notice Of ev-
| cry republican primary or caucus tC
be held in such town, by posting {
| call for such primary or caucus, speci-
flying the day and place thereof. a:
designated by the state central com
mittee, except that the chairman of {
town committee may indicate the houl
Of the day upon which such pTimar,
or caucus is to be held, on the sign
post in such town and also by publish
ing said call in a republican newspa
per published in said town, If any Their,
be, otherwise in 4 republican news
paper having n substantial circulation
IN such town, at least five days befor
the day of such primary or caucus
But If any town committee shall fai
to call primaries or caucuses, undo
the provisions of this rule, the mem
Der OF the state committee for tn
district in which such town committe
resides shall call the necessary pri
maries or caucuses upon REASONABLE
notice.
1.-THE delegates from the several sen
atorial districts comprising two o
more towns each shall be appointe
by the delegates elected to the stat
convention by the towns comprisin
J such districts, and all conventions 70
the purpose of selecting such delegate
shall be held in the several district
! upon the same day and shall be he'll
not more than five days after the sc
: lection of delegates by the severa
: towns to the state convention and up
/ on day to be designated by the stat
; central committee"