Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02
Provided, That no person who desires

Provided, That no person who desires
to become candidate for office Of su !,
certify his party utilization, nor shall
any other candidate who runs upon
any nonpartisan ticket in any city or
or enabling act provides that the office
is nonpartiSan.
SEC. g. That section 1909 of Reming-
ton & Ballingers Annotated Codes and
Statutes of Washington be amended to
read as follows:
Section 1909. Any political organiza-
ton which at the general election last
on the official ballot, by regular party
candidates. may upon complying with
the provisions of this act have a sep
tical party: Provided, That any of it's
candidates received ten per cent. Of the
total vote cast at such last preceding
division. thereof in which the candidate
seeks the nomination.: Provided, fur
ther, That such political party shall
of June preceding said primary, a state
convention. in said state, at which con-
vention said party shall have declared
it's political principles and it's legisla
That a copy of such declaration of po-
lftical principles and legislative pro-
gram shall have been certified by the
with the secretary of state within ten
days after the adjournment Of such
convention.
SEC. 4. .(a) Hereafter, each political
party of this state, entitled under the
existing laws to participate in the Sep
TENDER primaries, shall! hold county and
ut in May and JHne re-
year thereafter. The county conven-
tions shall be held by, each Of said po-
litical parties upon the SECOND satur
1915, and biennially thereafter.
at a meeting duly called and held not
twenty 600 days before the holding Of
the May caucus, shall determine the
hour and place of holding the county
convention, determine the total number
Of delegates to be elected thereto, fix
the basis of representation in each pre-
cinct, which basis shall be the same
for each voting. precinct in said county,
That each voting precinct shall be en-
titled til i ,, to at least one delegate. The
provided for, shall thereupon be filed
in the office of the county auditor,
without charge, duly certified by the
chairman all n and secretary of each party
sap pace hold f g0 the eoun afs cone
VENT vention shall sha be given through the
ecutive officers of each party and in
addition thereto, the said notice shall
be mailed to each delegate SELECTED at
before the holding of said convention
(c) 1t shall be the duty of the state
organizations of each of the political
der this act, to issue a call for their
state conventions, specifying the time
and place of holding the conventions,
and which said call shall be issued not
due notice hereof through the press,
and by mailing a copy of said call to
executive officer of each of the county
organizations of that party, and to the
county auditor of each county. The
STATE committee in its ca shall de-
gates to attend the state convention,
and shall fix the basis of representa-
ton for, and the number of delegates
That the basis of representation for
each county shall be the same. The
state conventions herein provided for
shall be held on or before the tenth
day of June, 1916, and biennially there
after
(d) In addition to the usual powers
ventions, each county convention shall
select the number of delegates to the
state convention provided for in the
call of the state committee, and shall
select one member of a state advisory
platform committee.
(e) 1t shall be the duty of the mem
bers of the advisory committee herein
provided for, to meet at the place Of
holding the state convention at 10 a.
m. on the Monday preceding the hold
ing of said state convention and shall
state convention an advisory platform
CD 1t shall be the duty of the state
conventions of each of the parties re-
quired to hold conventions as herein
provided to adopt platform, and to
make a clear and concise statement of
it's principles and it's general Legislative
program. In addition thereto the said
ers and perform the duties heretofore
and usually held and performed by
state conventions; and shall elect the
in 1915, and each presidential sid ut year
of the national committee of said
party and shall have the power to
which the said state shall be entitled
and the names of which. said electors
shall be printed under the party des-
the succeeding general election.
(g) The delegates to the various
county conventions herein provided for
Tuesday of May, 1916, and biennially
thereafter, in accordance with the pro-
y ysGna 1884, es4S 4sqS 4s4 4s
1861 1851 5? 1885, 1885, 1855, 1884, 1884, 4sss 1872
1853, 1864, 1855, 1866, 1857 and 4S6S of
Remington & Ballinger's Annotated
Codes and Statutes of Washington
(h) No proxies shall be allowed in
any conventions provided for in this
act.
SEC 5. That section 1910 of Rem
ington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes
and Statutes of Washington be amend
ed to read as follows:
Section 1910 All declarations of
candidacy shall be filed as follows:
First: For state officers, United
States senators, representatives in
Congress, and those members of the
state legislature and judges of the SUI
more than one county,-in the office
of the secretary of state.
Second: For officers to be voted
for wholly in one county, in the office
of the county auditor of such county.
Third: For precinct committeeman