Cañon City record., 1911-08-31
THE PRIMARY LAW
BY A. a. SWAIN

votes are counted in the usual way
and are certified to the various officers
the same as general election results
are certified and the same fficials
who announce authoritively general
election results announce the primary
results.
On the third Tuesday in September
the state canvassing board meets and
canvasses the returns on state, coun-
gressional, legislative and judicial pri-
mary candidates. This board is only
given one week in which to canvass
these returns and it is exceedingly
doubtful if it can do the work in the
time allotted. On the fourth Tuesday
of September, the candidates for state
offices, the candidate for the state
senate, and house of representatives,
together with the state chairman and
the hold-over state senator's meet in
Denver at 12 o'clock, noon, and shall
proceed to draft a party platform.
This platform does not, prohibit any
candidate from announcing any other
platform upon which he cares to run.
County Committees.
The county central committee shall
be composed of one vice chairman and
one vice chairman from each pre-
cinct who shall be elected at the pri-
maries when the state candidates are
nominated. This committee shall meet
within five days after the primary
election and elect a chairman and a
vice chairwoman, who shall be mem
bers of the state central committee.
Any party in any county polling ten
thousand votes for governor at the
preceding election shall be entitled
to two extra committee men on its
state central committee and shall also
be entitled to two more for every 9th
ter ten thousand votes, or major por-
tion thereof, it cast at the preceding
election.
1t is not mandatory that any part
of this extra number shall be women
Independent candidates who do not
care to affiliate with any party can
have their names placed on the cleo
tion ballot by petition. Those who are
candidates for an Office greater than a
county office must have their petitions
signed by 300 resident voters. Taose
who are candidates for a county Office
must have their petitions signed by 100
resident voters, and those who are
for an Office below county
office must have their petitions signed
by so resident voters. No Independent
candidate or candidates can use any
part of the name of political party
as part of their political name. In
other words, it would be impossible
fer an independent candidate to use
the words Independent Republican"
or Platform Democratic"
Expenses Of Candidates.
The expenses of candidates are lin
tied:
No candidate can spend more than
s.. 200 in order to secure his election
to the United States senate, nor more
than $500 in order to secure his cleo
tion to state or congressional office.
nor more than 81, 900 in order OF secure
his election to any other office.
No corporation, copartnership or
firm is allowed to pay or agree to pay
any expenses of any candidate. A vio-
lation of this act means a fine of $500
or an Imprisonment not to extend one
year or both
As to candidates for the United
States senate: Any one desiring TO be
a candidate for United States senate
may go before his party assembly and
contest for votes in the assembly. If
he secures ten per cent of the total
vote his name is placed on the pri-
mary ballot. He may also become a
candidate before the primaries by Sc