The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-04
CHANDLER HAS
PRIMARY BILL
Modifies Measure Reported by
Commission i'm Several I'M
p0rtant Details
KEEPS CONVENTION PLAN
Sessions i'm Different Places to Be
Held on Same Night-Other
Ideas Set Forth.

George B. Chandler, Representative,
from Rocky Hill, has prepared a draf
for a direct primary law which h,
| contemplates submitting to the gen
eral assembly this year. Mr.. Chand
Ter says that his bill is based upoT
| the measure reported by the ablt
commission consisting of John H
Perry, Charles Hopkins Clark, Norri.
G. Osborn, Frank T. Brown Ode.
ceased), and Theodore H. Macdonald
Mr.. Chambers bill modifies the
commission measure in the following
important particulars:
1. The retention of the convention
system. with instructed delegates and
the roll call vote, wherever the town
is now the unit of representation in
nominating bodies.
2. The retention by the party or
CARNATIONS of the authority of de-
termining what shall be the basis OF
representation in conventions from
the several towns.
8. The retention and utilization of
existing party machinery, in so far a.
it's operation is not inconsistent with
an authentic registration of the party
will.
4. An attempt to shorten the bal
lot as much as possible.
Party conventions, as at present,
shall nominate candidates for the Of
fees of governor, representative-at-
large, district representatives in con-
gress, sheriff and state senators from
districts composed of more than one
town.
All caucuses or party primaries
held for the purpose of electing dele
gates TO the same convention or class
of conventions shall be held on the
same day throughout the state.
All candidates for nomination for
the office of governor, Representatives
at-large, district representative in
congress, sheriff, or state senator
from a district composed of more
than one town, shall be voted for at
the September primary; and the can
didate for such nomination who re-
ceives the greatest number of votes
in the primary of any town within
the constituency Of said Office, shall
thereby become entitled to have the
votes of the delegates Of that town
recorded for him in the party con-
vention organized under the provis-
ions of this act.
If no candidate for such nomina-
ton receives 80 per cent. or more of
the votes of the delegates so recorded
as above, said convention shall there
upon proceed to choose, from the va
rious candidates for said nomination
for whom delegates have been in
structed, a nominee for that office,
and the candidates receiving the votes
Of majority Of the delegates shall
be the nominee.
e A primary shall be held in each
precinct throughout the state on the
second Monday of September, 1912,
and biennially thereafter, for the in
struction of delegates as aforesaid to
the conventions, and for the direct
nomination of candidates for other
offices.
Candidates for. the office of repre-
sentative in the general assembly, of
state senator from any district entire-
ly within the limits of single town,
and all candidates for any city or
borough office, shall be nominated by
direct vote of the electors at prim-
aries so held.
Candidates for the office of United
States senator shall be nominated to
the general assembly at the Septem-
Der primary next before the session
at which they are to be chosen. to the
end that it's members may thereby
become acquainted, SO far as may be,
with the wishes of the electors in that
regard.
The bill then goes on to follow the
terms of the original commission
measure in designating how the no
tice of primaries shall be given; how
nomination papers shall be prepar-
ed, signed and filed; how the names
and proper notice given; what the
official ballots and the qualifications
for the procedure in voting shall be;
how the primary expense shall be
paid; the local and state canvasses
made; whose names shall be placed
on the official ballot,and how nomi-
nations by petition can be made