Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-02

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tary of the territory has just sent to
the public printer the forms prepared
by him and Attorney General Wright,
necessary to carry out the provisions
of the primary election law passed by
the last legislature. There will be
| 10000 copies of the forms and the law,
which will be distributed as soon as
possible according to section Is of the
act.
The act entirely changes the political
machinery of the territory. 1t entails
upon every aspirant for Office at least
one campaign and if he should be sue
cessful in the first one he will still have
another before him, The party con
vention is eliminated, but there is a
partial substitute for it in the party
council provided for by the act.
Assistant Secretary Kirk has pre-
pared the following digest of the act
which to the average citizen will con
vey better information of it's provisions
than the long act itself.
First general primary-To be held the
first Tuesday in September, 1910, and
biennially thereafter.
City primary--To be held thirty days
prior TO all city elections.
Notice of primary--Secretary of Ari-
IONA shall give notice at least 80 days
before primary TO clerks of board of
supervisors, designating offices for
which candidates are TO be nominated.
Nomination papers-In behalf of all
candidates must be filed at least 40
DAYS prior to primary. Also must have
affidavit of an elector as to contents.
Fees for candidates-Delegate to
congress. $25 to secretary of Arizona;
district offices. $500 to secretary of Arr
IONA; county and precinct offices, $500
to clerk of board of supervisors; city
Offices, $500 to city clerk.
Signers of nomination papers-Can
only sign one nomination paper.
Signature to nomination papers:
For delegate TO eongress-One per
cent of the voters of candidates party
in at least three counties of the terri
tory, aud in the aggregate, not less than
one per cent, nor more than ten per
cent of the total vote of the party in
the territory.
District offices-At least two per cent
of party voters in at least one-tenth OF
the election precincts in each of at least
one. half of the counties of the district.
In the aggregate not less than two per
cent. nor more than ten per cent OF
the total vote of the party in the dis
trict
County officcs-At least three per
cent of the party vote in at least one
fourth of the election precincts of the
county. In the aggregate not less than
three per cent. nor more than ten per
cent of the total vote of the party.
County pecinct committeemen--Ten
per cent of party vote for delegate to
congress in such precinct.
City offices except councilmen-At
least five per cent of party vote in at
least one fourth of election precincts
of the city. In the aggregate not less
than FIVE per cent nor more than ten
per cent of the total party vote.
City councilmen-At least FIVE per
cent of party vote in at least one-half
of election precincts in the ward to be
represented In the aggregate not less
than FIVE per cent nor more than ten
per cent of the total party vote.
Precinct committeemen-At least ten
per cent of the total party vote in the
precinct.
Filing nomination papers-For dele
gate to congress and joint councilman,
with the secretary of Arizona.
County offices and county and pre-
cinct committeeman with clerk of the
board of supervisors.
City Offices and city precinct com
mitteemen with the city clerk.
Party organization:
County precinct eommitteemen--One
for each precinct and one additional
for each so votes or major fraction OF
the votes east for delegate to congress.
County committee-To consist OF all