Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04

president and vice president OF the
United States are to be named, every
qualified elector of q political party
subject to this act shall have oppor-
tunity to vote his preference. on his
party nominating ballot. for his choice
for one person to be the candidate of
his political party for president and one
person to be the candidate of his polt-
ical party for vice president OF the
United States. either by writing the
names OF such persons in blank spaces
| to be left on said ballot for that pur-
the printed names of the persons of
his choice, as in the case of other NOM
nations"
The Oregon plan is therefore at first
referendum on choice for president,
but it also includes selection of electors
and delegates at the same time.
North Dakota Gets in Line.
North Dakota was next to get in
line with a legalized presidential pri-
mary. and the act providing for this
was approved by the governor March
s. 1910. 1t is patterned after the Ore
gon law, to a large degree, but goes
one step further. and included recon-
mending choice for member Of the
national committee. The North Dakota
act says:
in the presidential elections years
qualified electors Of the political par
ties subject to this law have oppor-
tunty to vote for their preference. on
ballots provided for that purpose. for
their choice among those aspiring to
be candidates of their respective par
ties for president and vice president or
the United States. shall have their
party delegates to their national con-
ventions. their presidential electors.
and shall nominate and recommend
their choice for national committee
men, The names Of the aspirants in
each such party for election for the
office OF president. for the office Of
vice president of the United states. for
national committeeman. for delegates
to their national conventions. and for
presidential electors. shall be printed
on the party nominating ballot and
shall be marked. counted, canvassed,
etc as for other offices.
Aspirants for presidential nominal
ton need not tile ANY personal petit
ton nor signature
received by each candidate for presi-
dent and vice president shall be fur
nished TO the delegates.
Petitions for delegates. electors and
committeeman go on the ballots with
per cent of the party vote or not Eess
than 500 names.
Voters Vote for as many candidates
for delegates as there are to be elected
and one for committeeman.
The state canvassing heard can
May
Secretary of state prepares and
prints ballots at state expense
Expenses of delegates paid to ma
tional convention up to 5000.
Election conducted same as regular
primary in every respect.
Delegates take oath to the best Of
mis- judgment and ability to faithfully
carry out the wishes of his political
party as expressed by the votes at said
election
The Nebraska Plan.
The Nebraska presidential primary
law was adopted less than a month
after North Dakota got into line for
popular referendum of the matter. The
date fixed is the forty fifth day prior
to June /, which brings it next year
two days earlier than the Oregon
presidential referendum
Four delegates at large for the state
are elected and two fot each congress
sional district.
Petitions for the nomination Of dele
gates at large and members of the ma
tIonal committees shall have not less
than 500 names of electors Of each
congressional district
Candidates for district delegates
must file petitions with 500 names with
at least tWO-thirds Of the counties of
the district, represented.
Not more than 3 per cent Of the total
party vote in any district or in the
state shall be necessary to get name
on the ballot.
Names of candidates for president
and vice president shall be printed on
the ballots "solely on the petition Of
their political supporters in Nebraska
without such persons themselves sign
ing any petition or acceptance"
These votes for president and vice
president shall be marked. counted and
canvassed as for other offices.
of preference for president and vice
president.
Secretary Of state will issue certif-
Gates to persons elected as members Of
the national committees and as dele
gates to the national conventions,
which certificates shall show the
number Of votes received in the state
by each person of such delegates po-
litical party for nomination as it's can
didates for president and vice presi-
dent"
Provisions OF the general primary
law apply in other respects.
New Jersey the Latest.
The New Jersey law is Of still more
recent completion. having been adopted
at the session which closed last sum-
mer. and it has not yet been printed
in the session laws. 1t is understood
that it. like the North Dakota law. is
"a Oltx Of -,