ABSTRACT
The convention system is extremely complicated. Composed of representatives of the people assembled in party meetings, the conventions are invested with the mission of pointing out to the general body of the party the candidates for whom they may vote. But as the elective offices are exceedingly numerous, and the areas of their territorial jurisdiction are by no means identical, and as the party Organization entrusted with the choice of candidates is formed on a strictly representative basis, those charged with this duty cannot be the same for all the offices within the limits of the State, or even of a part of the State. The number of the delegates sent to each convention is not a fixed one; it is determined by the respective county, city, or State committee, according to the number of votes polled in each locality by the candidates of the party at the last general election.
