The Republican journal., 1911-11-30
THE DIRECT PRIMARY.

oiio seeming " Ut IOIIlludJeu lOE oil Office
under the direct primary law adopted
the 18th of last September will have to
pursue very different method from that
of former days. There are to be no
more candidates nominated by conven-
ton. In fact, there will be none but
State conventions, and they will have to
be held between the 18th day of March
and the goth of April in each year in
which State elections are to be held, and
they are to adopt platforms, choose all
State, Congressional and county commit
tees, but cannot nominate any candi-
dates. The cities, towns and represen-
tative classes are allowed to choose their
committees as usual.
Now, if John Doe wants to be nomi-
mated for an Office he must get out
nomination paper;;" he must state what
Office he is after; what political party he
belongs to, and where he lives. Now he
has got to get his nomination paper
signed by between one and two per cent
of the voters in his party who voted for
governor at the previous election in the
territory which he wishes to represent.
That is, if he wants to be U. S. Senator,
governor or State auditor, he must get
from one to two per cent of all of his
party who voted for governor. If he
wants to go to Congress he must get
only the required number from his con-
gressional district, and if he is up for a
county Office he must get from one to
two per cent of the party vote in his
county, and if he wants to 60 to the leg
islature he must get that percentage of
his party in his representative class. All
must give their residence as we'll as their
names, and one of them must make oath
that he believes the signatures are genu-
inc, and that they belong to the party
and live where they say they do.
Now John must not start his petition
before January first, and he must get it
into the hands of the Secretary of State
on or before the first Monday in May,
and he must also inform the Secretary
of State that he agrees to accept the
nomination; that he will not withdraw,
and that if elected he will serve. Now,
John, if your nomination papers were all
right the Secretary of State will put
your name on the ballots to be used in
your electoral district at the primary
election to be held on the Sd Monday in
June. And if you get the most votes for
that office the Secretary of State will
notify you about the middle of July and
you must, within days, notify him that
you will accept the nomination, and at
the same time send him an itemized &C.
count of all the money you have paid out
to get the nomination, and it must not
exceed certain amount. either. The
amount runs all the way from $50 for
representative to the legislature to
81, 500 for governor.
The names of candidates in the differ
ent parties shall be on different ballots,
and on different colored paper. But,
Mr.. Doe, if there should happen to be q
cite" in the vote between you and some
other candidate for the same office in
your party, you will have to skip over tc
the Secretary of States office on such
day as he notifies you, and draw lots te
see who will win. Now, sir, if you wir
out, and your expense account is al
right, the Secretary of State will print
your name on the official ballot, for the
office you want, to be used at the next
September election, and you can take of
your coat and put up the best fight you
can to De elected, in the same old way.
G. E. SMITH.
Thorndike.