West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-05-18
NUMBER 80

the office OF national committeeman
shall be hlled by the state committee
OF the respective parties. unless tho
rules OF the national party otherwise
provide; ana vacancies I'm all other
committees shall be fllod as provided
IN section throo OF this act.
Nothing in this chapter contained
shall bc so construed as TO prohibit
any political committee from appoint-
| ing any subcommittee OF its own
members, or other committee charR-
cd with any duty named In the order
or resolution providing for the selec-
tion OF said subcommittee; nor the
appointment of any campaign or CEN
tral committee to have charge OF the
administrative or executive work OF
the political campaign: but no such
cchtral committee or sub-committee
shall be competent TO discharge any
uuties deyolyed by this chapter on any
pohuCal party committee, or the MEM
Ders thereof.
Sec. 2S. Municipal executive com
mittoes shall exercise similar func-
tons and be governed by tho same
laws In regard TO primary elections as
county executive committees In regard
to general primary elections. so far as
the same may be applicable. All ex-
penses OF conducting such primary
election shall be paid by tho munich
pality.
Tho provision OF this act referring
more specifically TO primary election
shall, so far as the Same can be np.
piled, and not otherwise provided, gov
ern the conduct OF municipal primary
elections.
Sec. 20. Between tho FIRST and If
toeuth day of August in each year I'm
which President OF the United States
Ia TO be elected, each political party
shall at somo convenient place to bo
designated by tho chairman OF the
state committee thereof, hold a meet
lh6 Tor the purpose, and shall formu-
late and promulgate state platform,
and select presidential electors for the
state at large, and each Congregational
district, And II at the said election a
judge or Judges OF the Supreme Court
OF Appeals is or are 20 be elected, the
candidates of such party for such
Judge shall be nominated, and the
name of such candidates for such on
ces OF Judge, and elcctor shall be- cer-
titled by the officers OF said convention
TO the Secretary OF State.
Candidates for judges OF tho Circuit
court of the several circuits, as well as
judges of the intermediate and Crimi-
nal courts of those counties having
such courts, shall also be nominated
by similar conventions I'm their respec-
tive circuits and counties, and tho re-
suits similarly certified TO the clerks
OF the Circuit courts OF the counties
composing such circuits and counties
having such intermediate and Crlmi-
maj courts.
The respective executive committees
of each party shall have the right and
power TO adopt such rules as they
shall see fit TO govern the holding OF
such conventions and the number and
selection OF delegates to the same.
Any nominations 80 made shall have
the same force and effect as II made
by primary
Sec. 30. OF the candidates for each
oilice respectively, including that OF
party committeeman and delegates
ana alternates TO national conven-
tlons. the one receiving plurality OF
the votes cast for the candidate for
that Office by his political party In the
territory for which he is n candidate,
shall be declared the nominee OF his
party for tho Office for which he was
a candidate.
Sec. 81 I'm Presidential election
years. I'm addition to the candidates
required to be nominated
at the general primary election. the
qualified voters OF each political party
shall have the opportunity OF voting
Tor their choice among those aspiring
TO be the candidates OF their respective
parties for the President OF the Uni
ted States. The names OF such aspir-
ants shall be printed on the official
primary election ballot OF their re-
sDoctiye parties. as provided I'm sec
tion twelve OF this chapter, upon the
Ming with the Secretary OF State the
announcement as provided I'm section
eight OF this act, and the ballot shall
be marked and the vote shall be count
ed, canvassed and returned under the
same condition as 20 names, certin-
Gates and other matters, as the names
and certificates OF the party aspirants
Tor the party nomination for the Office
Of governor.
Any person or persons who shall be-
come candidate for delegate or alter
nate TO the national convention as
herein provided shall file with his an
nounccment, or include therein, n
statement as TO whether or not he will
support the popular choice OF such
primary.
Sec. 20. An acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent and i'm conflict with this
act. are hereby repealed.