The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-21

not exceed 5000, a candidate may ex-
pend $3.50. For each 100 voters over
5000 and under $4,000, 81 for each 100
voters. For each 100 voters over 5000
and under $4,000. 81; and for each 100
voters over $4,000, so cents The basis
of the vote for estimated expenditures
IS upon the total vote, and not upon the
party vote. Thus, If there is total
republican, democratic and socialist
vote of 5000. a party candidate for
nomination may expend in such district
$3.50. While, if the total vote was
10000, party candidate could expend
$3.50. If there should be 100000 votes
in the district, the candidate for nomi-
nation could spend $3.50 for the first
5000, $500 for the next 10000 votes,
$3.50 for the next $4,000. and 1875 for
the remaining $4,000, making a total of
s1.275 in the district which cast total
of ESQ. 090 votes.
The direct primary law provides for
political conventions. Blank spaces are
left at the bottom of the last column of
each party ticket in which the voter
may write or paste the name or names
of electors as delegates to his party
convention. Party conventions are en-
powered to formulate platforms and
transact any other business not in con-
hict with the direct primary law.
State conventions shall be held within
four weeks after the August primaries
at time and place designated by the
state central committee The state
central committee is required to file
so days prior to the August primary
election, a written petition with the
secretary OF state and to mail a copy
of same to each chairman. This pc
tition fixes the day and place of hold
ing the state convention, the number
of delegates entitled to seats, and the
number of delegates apportioned TO
each county, together with a brief
statement of the purposes for which
the convention Will meet Delegates to
the state convention from each county
.ra CO al ~ he. ~
IN PRESIDENTIAL YEARS
The act also provides for a May con-
vention in the year in which a presi-
dent is to be elected, which is called in
the same manner as other state con-
ventions, and the delegates to the May
convention are likewise elected by the
county conventions The Nav party
conventions elect delegates to the ma
tional convention TO nominate candi-
dates for president and vice president
of the United States.
County conventions must be held
within. two weeks after the August
primary and are called by the chairman
and secretary of the county committee
fling with the county clerk a petition
stating the date and place OF holding
the county convention, and the number
of delegates entitled to seats therein
and also the number of delegates ap-
portioned to each election precinct or
subdivision of the county. The petition
of the purposes for which the conven-
ton will be held. and a copy of the
petition must be mailed to each COM
mitteeman within the county. The
delegates to the county convention are
elected at the August primary by the
voter writing or FASTING the names of
candidates in the blank spaces left on
the official party ballot.
in the same way and delegates may be
elected as they are to county conven-
lions.
City and county central committees
are elected by the party conventions.
and state, county and municipal central
committees are authorized to select
from their number an executive COM
mittee which may have charge of the
The several officers and committees
of political parties now in existence
are authorized TO exercise the powers
of such officers and committeeman until
their successors are chosen, as provided
under the direct primary law. and CEN
trail committees are authorized to fill
vacancies in nominations which may
occur after primary elections are held.
ELECTION EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
The lay requires each candidate for
nomination within % days after the
primary election TO file a verified state
expended by him or under his direction
or in hissbehalf in his effort to secure
the nomination. This statement shall
be filed with the officer authorized to
issue the certificate of nomination fer
the Office for which he was a candidate
and a duplicate shall be fled with the
county recorder of the county in which
he resides, and no certificate of nomi-
nation shall be issued unless such state
ment has been filed. The law makes it
a misdemeanor TO bride a person to
sign a nomination paper or for any
person to suppress a nomination paper
and all offenses against the general
election laws shall also be an offense
concerning primary elections.
Yours very truly,
LEROY A. WRIGHT