White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-18
NOMINEES MUST
MEET IN CARSON
LEGISLATIVE ASPIRANTS IN
CLUDED AMONG NUMBER WHO
ARE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL
AND FORMULATE PLATFORM.

One of the features of the new
primary law that is causing consider
able attention just now Is the section
which provides for the gathering of
nominees at Carson City on the 27tn
OF September for the purpose of
formulating platforms. Not only are
all nominees for state Offices to
assemble at the capital city but the
law also requires the nominees for
the senate and assembly shall be
present and participate in the pro-
mitigation of the party platforms.
This means that in addition to the
expense of going through two can't
paigns the successful candidates for
the Legislature must make a trip to
Carson City on their own time and
at their own expense. Section 26 of
the Primary Election Law says:
I'm Lie years when a governor and
other state candidates are to be elect
ed the candidates for state offices
and for senate and assembly nomi-
nation by each political party at such
primary election and state senators
OF such political party whose term of
office extends beyond the first Mon
ody III Jdnudiy VI tnc JCdi uCAl Cn-
suing shall meet at the state capital
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the
fourth Tuesday of September after
the date on which any primary cleo
ton Is held preliminary to such gen.
eral state election. They shall forth
with formulate the state platforms of
their party, which said state plat
form of each political party shall be
framed at such time that 1t shall be
made public not later than 6 o'clock
in the afternoon of the following
Tuesday"
In the East of candidates for state
Offices ii is not so bad, for they
would all want to visit Carson dur
ing the campaign. and they will not
be Inconvenience to any great ex-
tent thereby But with legislative
candidates ii becomes a serious mat
ter. In some cases ii takes w and
three days to make the trip, and the
railroad fare is a matter to be
reckoned with. 1t takes al the fun
out of the job, wen in the cas- of
men elected TO the office. After the
expense of two trips to this city from
distant points is paid, besides other
expenses and the time lost in attend
ing the session, there will be little
left of the 5000 the members receive.
And when a candidate is defeated he
will have as a legacy of the primary
law a pleasant recollection of having
visited the state capital for the pur-
pose of saying what he would do if
elected.
SIDAll IL - -a.l.. .-..s.AI
by law to owen appear on the 27th
1t will make a formidable gathering.
In all there are 81 candidates for
state Offices. The last legislature
was composed of 81 members. A
special act provides for the election
of a seator and two assemblymen
from Clark county. Dedueting one
seator from Lincoln leaves 50 mem
bers of both houses. The last reap
portionment act provided for one
more that the constitution allows, so
this number will be the representa-
ton in both houses. Assuming that
there are that many running in each
party, including hold-oyer senators,
there will be at least 13S legislative
candidates at the conventions. With
the state candidates the total num-
Der expected to appear will be close
to 200.
Should the law be complied with
it will mean one of the most unique
and the largest political gathering in
the history of the state. Though
the delegates will probably be in
session but one day the excitement
will last for several days and lively
times may be looked for.