The Delta independent., 1911-09-01
WHAT THE CANDIDATES
WILL BE AGAINST NOW
New Law Embodies Both Conyen-
ton and Direct Primary Fea-
lures.


sembly feature. However it embod-
les all the elements of direct noml-
nation after the convention has
been held. This will be the first
time that Colorado has elected Of
ficials under a direct primary noml-
nation law of any kind. The fact
that the law embodies both the con-
vention and the direct primary fea-
ture will serve to complicate mat
ters and especially will this be true
inasmuch as it is the first election
to be held.
The first few sections of the
party law defines a political party
as any organization that cast ten
per cent OF the total vote for its
candidate for Governor at the last
preceding general election. The
law provides first, for the conven-
ton or assembly, and then for the
direct primary nomination. The
assembly is for the purpose of main
tanning the regular political organl-
zation 1t is formed the same as a
political convention is formed un-
der our present law. There are
caucuses, primaries, county conven-
tions and state conventions. Any
person desiring to be a candidate
for any office presents his name to
this assembly and if he receives sup
port equal to ten per cent of the
total number of delegates elected
to the assembly, his name will be
placed on the primary ballot.
The names are placed on the pri-
mary ballot according TO the num-
in
assembly. In other words the can
didate polling the largest number
of votes comes first and so on to
the last. All the assembly can do
is meet and take one ballot for
each office which is to be filled.
If candidate does not desire to
enter the assembly he can have
his name placed on the primary bal
lot by petition. Anyone desiring to
be a candidate for national, state,
district, or any office greater than
a county, must secure 300 sigma
lures OF regular voters to petit
ton and for county or lesser of
flee he must secure 100. 1t is not
necessary that the signers of these
petitions shall be members of the
same political party to which the
candidate ascribes. 1t is only nee
essary that the signers shall be
resident voters in the territory
over which the office TO which the
candidate aspires covers.
Candidates who are named by
petition have their names placed on
the primary ballot alphabetically,
but following the candidates nomi-
mated by the assembly.
The primary election for all par
ties is held on the second Tuesday
in September and the election is
conducted the same as any regular
election. Each party has its judges
and watchers and each candidate
is allowed TO have representation.
Any advertising that is required in
connection with the nomination
shall be published in two news
papers of opposite political faith
in each county, but the papers
must. if possible, represent the two
parties that cast the highest vote
at the last preceding similar cleo
ton.
Ballots are prepared for each
party represented and when the
primary voter presents himself he
is given the ballots containing the
candidates of all parties and pro-
ceeds TO the booth and votes for
whomsoever he may desire as his
party's candidates for the various
offices to be filled. The ballot he
votes is placed in the regular ballot
box and the others are placed in
hat is known as the blank ballot
box The votes are counted in the
usual way and are certified to the
various officers the same as gen.
eral election results are certified
and the same officials who announ-
ce Ruthoritatively the general cleo
ton results announce the primary
results.
On the third Tuesday in Sep
tember the state canvassing board
meets and canvasses the returns
on state. congressional, legislative,
arc. judicial primary candidates
This board is only given one week
III which to canvass these returns
and II is exceedingly doubtful II it
can do the work in the time allot-
ted. On the fourth Tuesday. in Sep
tember the candidates for state of
fices. the candidates for state sem
ate and house of representatives.
together with the state chairman andi
the hold-over state sneators. meet
in Denver at 10 O'Clock. noon, ar5
shall proceed to draft a. party plat
form. This platform does not pro-
h'hit any candidate from announc-
ing any other platform on which he
cares TO run.
The county central COMMITTEES
shal, be composed of one vice chair