Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-15
NEW PRIMARY LAW.
Democratic Authorities Prepared 10
Comply With Act Which Has
Gone Into Effect.

| Richmond, June 15.-That a single
ray may not go down on the duty left
undone, the authorities of the Demo-
cratic Party in Virginia complied yes
terday afternoon with the conditions
of the new primary law, which went
into effect yesterday. The necessary
notification concerning the extent to
which the party will avail itself to
the law was signed and sealed by
State Chairman Ellyson and by Sec
rotary Brenaman, and by them deliv-
cred to the secretary of the common
wealth 2. o. James.
BY the terms Of the law 1T shall be
the duty Of the chairman and sec
retarv Of the State Central Committee
of every party by writing, signed
by themselves, to notify the secretary
of the commonwealth whether such
committee has or has not adopted the
direct primary and to what candidates
such adoption refers. In case the dis
erection Of nominating local candidates
bevested in the local committees, then
it shall be the duty Of the chairman
and secretary Of such local committee
to notify the secretary of the common
wealth of the action taken by them
in such regard. and the secretary of
the commonwealth shall thercupon or
der the holding Of primary election
in any county. city or district of the
state in which he is so notified that
a primary is intended to be held
List of Applications.
Acting upon this section, Chairman
Ellyson and Secretary Brenaman vii
notify the secretary of the common
wealth that the Democratic party il
Virginia will use the direct primary
in nominating it's candidates for the
United States Senate, for the House
Of Representatives. for Governor
observation-disclosures, Superintendent
of Public instruction and Commission
er Of Agriculture and Immigration
Candidates for other offices may b,
named as local party authorize:
deem best and local committees il
many parts of the state may discharge
their duty in notifying Secretar!
James. 1t will also be the duty Of
State Chairman c. B. Slemp and Sec
rotary George /. Hart to serve notice
that the Republican party does no.;
nominate by primary. 1t seems thai
Just such form must be followed al
so by the State organizations of the
Prohibitionist, Socialist, Socalist-L Labor
and Peoples party (if there he one).
The secretary OF the commonwealth
must order primary elections held this
year in the First, Third, Fourth anC
Sixth Congressional districts and il
the city of Richmond for members OF
an Administrative Board.
Beginning with yesterday the en-
penscs of conducting primary elect
ions in Virginia will be paid by the
counties and cities, as in general cleo
tions. All provisions of the pcnai
code Of the state which now protect
regular elections are to apply to pri
mares, but Judges are to be nance
from lists furnished by party commit
tees unless more than one party take:
in the primarYs
a fee of FIVE per cent of the frs,
years salary is. required of each can
didate to keep out the pikcrS. This l.
returned If no opposition dcvclopeS
Candidates may not cxpend money t.
secure their election except for trav.
cling expenses, printing circulars anC
newspaper advertisements. postage
stationary. telegraph and telephone
tolls and hiring Of rooms and publ,
halls for public speaking or as cam.
paign headquarters. Besides no can
dldate may spend "a sum equal to more
than 10 cents for each vote cast foi
the candidate of his party receiving
the highest vote at the proceeding
gubernatorial election. Paid matter
in newspapers in the interest of any
candidate must be marked as such
and no publisher or editor or reporter
is permitted to accept money or any
other valuable consideration to sup
port any candidate in the primary.
1t is provided: mo person shall b,
permitted to vote for the candidate OF
any party unless at the last next pro
ceeding general election he voted fol
the presidential electors nominated by
such party or for the nominee of the
House of Representatives of such par
ty, or the nominee of such party fol
Governor. or the nominee Of such par
t. for the House of Delegates. provid-
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