Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-01
PRIMARY LAW IS A QUEER
 AFFAIR.

on the coming campaign comes in for more or less discussion, and the opinion of those who have studied the matter Is that the new law will upset the usual method of doing politics prior Co the conventions.
 According to it's provisions the pri. mary elections may be held on any date between September c and October q, while the party conventions may bc held at any time between September 2s and October 16.
 Perhaps the greatest innovation from the old system of holding the prim. aries is that according to the provisions of the new law all political parties cn. titled to nominate candidates for any office as provided in the general clef- tion laws of the territory shall hold their primary elections on the same day and at the same time and in the same room, which said room shall he provided with a separate ballot box for each such political party and under the same penalty for bribery. illegal or fraudulent voting as provided in the general election laws.
 For the purpose of carrying this pro. vision of tho law into effect the board of supervisors shall appoint n boar'l of primary election officers, to con sist of one inspector, two judges, and two clerks from each political party. and all such election officers shall he selected from and belong to the poll. tical party whose primary they pre- side over, such election board to have all the powers and privileges provided for election officers in the general cleo. ton laws of the territory.
 In tho matter of holding conventions the law further provides that all poll. tical parties entitled to nominate can. di,latos for office shall hold their part ' conventions on thc same day and at the same time and under the same penal ties for bribery as provided in the | general election laws; that the date and place of holding said conventions shall he Rxed by the board of super vi-ors and the nominating of all can | didatcs for office and the transaction of all other business in connection witl the convention shall be complete, without adjournment for a time exceed ing two hourA
 The representations to these conven lions is governed by the rules of ap portionmcnt of each political party, suc' rules to bc mnde by the central com mittes~ and furnished to the board O supervisors.
 One of the effects of the new law that d will abolish n number of th smaller pr~ipcts in the county, there by vr>lurin1 to n great extent the r' prr~ntstius of the outside places l
 the ~vunty convention. AS will b r-s,sily observed, it is apparent that q
 kwst five members of al least two q tlr rolitwnl parties arc necessary
 er'kr to secure kxni election boar
 with whieh to conduct n primary ele'
 tisn.
 Yke sssv img ef the .inte of the prin
 my election in the different precinc, | 'n nIhe csAuIfty win come before tl
 bara of supervisor for discussion |
 is~ next vegular meeting on Augui
 G, z,s wen us the selection of electio
 boards for the conduct of the prin
 wrics.
 The general opinion of the leadin
 nicnibers sf both the Republican au
 Dcw,ocratie central committees resi-
 ing in this city is thnt a short car fmixn is advisable and in the namiu
 eff thc dst.s for the primary electit
 sna the ecsvcutions thc board of supe visors will, to a great extent, he go
 "rpcd by the wishes of the eentr s'ominittees. No dates have yet bcs
 suggested. 1~r 1t is hinted by some tHe lending politicians that the prir aries Wifl bc ct for some date near q 18th of Sept~wber and that of the eo veutioDs on ~ about the 27tb. Tn ' VIII gfvs the candidates for the di f--nt county offices ample time csry on n tbor~1gh and vigorous can Paisn.
 The new law aisD contains some oth, interesting provisions as follows; | Section u. The qualifications neee
 s~ry i~ vote st any primary election |
 provided in fhis act. shall he ns fo
 lows, to wit;
 First. that hc is N qualified eleetor ,
 the city. wari or precinct as provid.
 by The scncval election laws of th