The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-20
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION

Resolved, that the Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee
of Missouri be and is hereby :,uthor-
lied and directed to forthwith call
delegate convention of the Democratic
party of Missouri, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for prcsiden-
ticl electors, selecting delegates and
alternates to the Democratic National
Convention ard to elect member of
the Democratic National Committee;
such call is TO be issued in the follow
ing provisions, to-Wit:
Call for Democratic State Convention
By virtue of authority vested in me
by the Democratic State Central Com
mittce Of Missouri, delegate con-
vention of the Democratic Party of
Missouri is hereby called to meet at
the City of Joplin, in Jasper county,
Mo-, on Thursday, the 22nd day of
April, 1920, at II M, for the purpose
of nominating candidate for prasiden-
tial electors, selecting delegates and
alternates to the Democratic National
Convention and elect member of the
Democratic National Committee, rep
resenting Missouri.
Each county, outside of Jackson
county; each ward in the city of Kan
sas City; and each township in jack
son county, outside of the city Of Kan.
sas City; and each ward in the city Of
s.. Louis, shall be entitled to one del
egate for each $50 votes cast in such
county or ward, for the Democratic
presidential ticket in 1916, as reported
in the Missouri Blue Book for 1917
1918, or major fraction over $50 there
of: provided, that as nearly as may be
each county, ward or township entit-
led to such representation in the State
, convention, shall provide for equal
representation for women, in accord
ance with the number fixed in the roll
of counties or wards attached there
to; and, provided, further, that no
county or ward shall be entitled to
less than two delegates. All dele
gates to the State convention shall be
chosen as hereinafter provided,
The County Central Committees in
the various counties, and the City Cen
trail Committee in the city of St, Louis,
shall call county and ward conventions.
at some convenient place in said coun-
ties and wards, as soon as practicable
after the issuance of this call; provid-
ed, that not less than ten days notice
shall be given, prior to the date fixed
for holding such county or ward con-
ventions; and, provided, further, that
no county or ward convention shall be
fixed for date later than one week
next preceding the date of the State
convention.
In the calls issued by the County
and City Central Committee, provision
shall be made for the selection Of del
egates to the county or city conven-
tions from the various townships or
wards in township or ward conven-
tions to be held at a time and place,
to be fixed by the county or city COM
mittee, as the case may be, and the
number of delegates and the manner
of selecting same, to the county or
city conventions shall be fixed by the
county or city committee; provided,
that as nearly as may be equal repre-
sentation of women from each town.
ship or ward shall be provided, that is
to say if township or ward shall be
entitled to six delegates under this
basis of representation, at least three
delegates from that township or ward
shall be women, and if the number to
which the township or ward shall be
entitled shall be five delegates, at
least two shall be women; and, pro-
vided, further, that no township or
ward shall be entitled to less than two
delegates, one man and one woman.
Women shall be admitted to partici-
patton in the township or ward con-
ventions with an equal vote, and in the
matter of the selection OF women del
egates, the women present at each
township or ward convention shall be
entitled to name the women delegates
to the county convention, in accordance
with the number to which the town
ship or ward shall be entitled. The
County Central Committee in each
county and the City Central Commit
tee in the city Of st. Louis shall desig-
nate the number of women delegates
to which each township or ward shall
be entitled, in compliance with tho
rule and basis herein provided.
The county and ward conventions,
thus called by the County Central
Committee and the City Central Com
mittee in the city of st. Louis, shall
meet at the time and place named, and,
after being duly organized, shall pro-
coed to elect delegates to the. State
Convention in accordance with the rule
and basis herein fixed: provided, that
in the election Of women delegates
from each county and ward, the wo-
men delegates in the various county
and ward conventions shall be entitled
to name the women delegates to the