Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-25
Political PRIMARIES AND COS.
YINiiUNs.


We Do 20 been asked 90 publish th'
substance of the rtqu.Iomauu Of ih,
new law relative to iho holding o
political primaries ami convention
and the regulations the latter must CON
form to % order - hbvc the nomiua
lions snieHUy recognized ON the ball
lot 30 the new syslum 90 votingi ami ia
the queries submitted special sirrs8 boa
boon laid on the conduct u rrimnr.la,
under the furposiiiln tha. the Jaw
affected tho manner OF holding these
aud Of oloct.ng dr,csa.ol thcreif1m 10
political conventions
The new law docs net interfere VIII
tho operations OF political urlmnriC1 in
any way, or mako any regulation
therefor 10 ihros concerns The election
Of delegates 90 q Iot,y convention.
The statute pl-sl. by the Legislature
recognizes minimizing convention
and directs how nominations uhh.i Doe
ccrllncI 20 nui bee placed on official
ballots. II aprccinot rrmury does the
work Of convention Boa nominating
candidates for onlcr, lhgn 9. Do ni'
fecied by certain provisions o. hw.
Thoao recognize any political party
which poiIei i've per cent % tho
voie1 cagi "a, the ptBvl0u1 election ns
having the right 90 bo Cfi tally c1nsii'
cred Ia IT, regular conventions. a
primary OF such parry may nominate
candiiatg'--3r committee % such
primary may mako thr uomiuatlon
when authorized by lrs3luuon TO DO 20
sand such nomination musi BE- ccr,i-
lied by the chairman aud secretary Of
the meeting, giving name u candi.
da.U and office, rosIoiiico address ana
business, and party making the ngmi'
ration. with nominees Tor State
Ciiiccri the certificate goes 10 the see.
rotary OF state; with city OF town
officers to the city or town tecofler
aud with oil other oiliyeta 10 ,hu couu.
" clerk.
In the case Of regular convon.
lions the samo rulo 90 10 nom!ua-
iions and hliug O. certificates must
DO observed; aud whore no convention
10 held, voters may make nominations,
10 BE- certified as stated, Eve huudto4
signatures boing necessary for a State
office, one hundred ior a county or
district, aud ATTY Tor division Ices
than q county.
when nominations have been cert.
fed 10 the proper officer, tho persons
nominated must hlo letter Of sec 'pt.
anoe within hvo days, except that
with the two leading parties AZ the last
election the nominations shall DO
deemed 10 have been accepted unless
letters Of doclinallon arc filed within
hvc days. Objections to tho validity o.
certificates may 10 madc, ana will be
Ia,seu upon by the ofleer with whom
the original certificate was iilcd.
VACANCIES in nominations IRE filled
In the Same way tho ougi1nl nom,ra.
ton was made, aud the process Of
ding certificates ls tue same.
When the necessary certificates nrc
filed, tho rnicas having tnom mus,
give notice 10 the officials whose duty
II Il to publish nominations anu place
names on the ticket. This must be-
done olgh, days before the election.
This provision viii T5quIIo ilo holding
Of political conventions a little farther
IN advance Of election day than has
been the case in some instance. Al
ballots arc furnished by the county,
and when election day com,s around
there viii be no IOddlng OF uckuls in
the Interest OF any candidate. The
voter may be- "woIkoi" with in being
uidod TO make up his mind ~ 10 whom
he will vote Tor, but the actual pIcpsra.
ton Of tickets sin the polling boothf,
whore precautions Tor secrecy aro ts.
quirod,