Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-04-15

purpose of each of these conventions
shall be to select a full state ticket,
including candidates for u. S. Senator
and U. s. Congressman, and also can
dldates for Judge Of the Supreme
Court and Judges Of the District
Courts, and that the republican and
democratic delegates from the several
judicial Districts jointly caucus prior
to selection of candidates for District
Judges for the purpose of recommend
ms candidates for Judges for each of
the several judicial Districts; and
that the delegates of the respective
parties from each of the Congression-
al Districts caucus separately for the
purpose of recommending candidates
Tor member of Congress from each Of
the several districts.
Basis of Representation
"To each of the anti-Townlev anti
socialist chairman of the republican
and democratic organizations, we
recommend that in their calls for the
proposed state conferences thew pro-
VIDE that the republican state confer
ence be composed of one delegate from
each county for every one hundred or
mayor traction votes cast for John
oteen at the primary election in 1918.
n That the democratic conference be
composed of n delegate from each
county for each n hundred or major
traction votes cast for S. j.. DOYLE at
the genera election in 1918, and that
the antl-IoWnley and anti-socialist
chalfmen OF the respective parties be
elected as one of the delegates from
their respective counties.
Delegates at Large
I'VE recommend that the anti
IoWnley anti-socialist central com
mltteemen in the respective parties
(fepubllcan and democratic,) and the
state executive committeeman of the
independent Voters Association he
made delegates at large in the confer
ences OF their respective party affilia-
lions.
Substitutes And Proxies
we recommend that in case any
elected delegate or any delegate at
lafge can not personally attend the
state conference he shall make an eff
tort to get a substitute to act for him
IN event a substitute cannot be obtain
ed then the delegate may be repre-
sented by giving his proxy to some
otller voter Of the same party who is a
resident and voter in the same county
as himself. No elected delegate can
be represented by proxy given to any
voter who is not q resident of The
county, from which the delegate was
elected.
No "Un;t Rule" Voting
IN oTael that delegates Ilay be in
the best position possible to use their
oWn Judgment in deciding what course
VIII DC the best to pUrsue Tor the good
OF the state in all matters that NAV
come before the conferences we re-
commend and urge that no county con-
yentlon should Tie the hands Of its
delegates by the endorsing Of candi-
gates or bV any form OF instructions.
tof che same reason we recommend
mat each delegate be allowed to cast
ms own vote i'll all matters and that
no county Unit rule Of voting be ap-
plled IN INC conventions.
Secret Ballot
'Llkewlse for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the frecst expression possible
IN the conference, we recommend that
all voting be by secret ballot, each
man Writing on his ballot his choice in
each instance and that a candidate
sinai! be declared nominated when he
receives a majority Of all votes cast,
except that on the Governor, there
snail be two informal ballots, and that
the third ballot shall be the first form
al or deciding ballot, and that the low
man STALL be eliminated on each ballot
after the first formal ballot until one
candidate gets q majority Of all the
votes cast.
Legislative Tickets
we recommend that the anti-Town-
ley Central Committeeman of each Of
the various legislative districts for
Inc respective parties be requested by
S]le state chairman to get together
with the County Chairman or Chair
llah OF the various counties and ar
range fer sac. legislative tickets for
each OF the parties IN each district, as
:'l.i insure victory over Townleyism
= 2&eh district, and That the [. V. A.
d l~cq4c5scs! I'D DEPENDED on to make
Il SPECIAL cIfoAt By means of fieldmen.
p9Allc meetings, copies Of the hide,
#.'i'vailt aGd Other t~tsTatire to arouse
he Vo.crs IN all districts where o.
~&an'1at!ng work is still needed so that
me Central Committeeman and County
Chalrmen will be supported by active
?. e'hcC-2fn IN every precinct possible
III their various counties.
County Tickets
foc.A1InEni tl!aG the matter of
- ,1'i~:3 ..'t,ts G@nd.da+es fcy
>'2!-5.r o1S''i"G, ~, nurIose Of
r =. ,4ll@ IL Ito lines on Townlevism.
o., s",t 70 tic active anti-rTounleyites
= NEHs 'CU.>tv 20 ds,,rn'ne. and that