Evening journal., 1913-02-22

mary election preceding the election
OF a United States Senator every
qualified elector shall nave an oppor-
tunity TO vote his preference for one
person to be the candidate Of his
political party for United States SEN
ator Provision Is also made to cover
the case where two Senators are to be
elected. The method by which this
is done Is that one hundred or more
qualified electors OF the State shall fle
with the Clerk of the Peace OF any
county, a petition setting forth tha
name OF their choice OF a candidat8
or designated party for the ofice Of
United States Senator. and certified
copies thereof with each OF the other
Clerks of the Peace. This petition
must be approved by the person se-
lected as a candidate.
After the fling Of such petition, the
County Committee Of the particular
political party "a required to cause
the name OF such candidate to be
placed on the Official primary ballot
Provision Is also made for the tabu-
lation and count OF the vote
Section provides that the ballot
of each party shall. after the proper
heading and title, be in substantially
the following form:
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR,
John Doe
Richard Doe
Vote for One)
FOR GOVERNOR
John Doe
Richard Doe
Vote for One.)
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
/ John Doe
Richard Doe
Vote for One)
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS-
John Doe
Richard Doe
Vote for One)
A like provision iB made for all the
other officers to be elected Any cleo
tor may vote at any such nomination
for a number of candidates for any
particular office equal to the num-
Der 10 be elected at the subsequent
General Election, and In case Of a
United States Senator. for a number
equal to the number to be elected at
: the next Legislative Session.
Section makes provision for the
} fling Of names OF candidates for the
! various Offices.
Section determines who shall he
! the nominee after the votes are
counted
Section provides for the prepar-
, alton and distribution OF ballots and
the ascertainment OF the result Of
. the votes cast for all persons whose
4 names have been regularly placed Ia
I nomination.
Section provides that each candi-
Z date seeking nomination for the ofiic5
!, OF State Senator or member Of the
House OF Representatives. at the time
OF filling bis name as candidate
a may file one OF two certificates. IN thu
= irst Of which he may agree that h
will always vote without regard to In
20 diyidual preference for that candidate
A. Of his party for United States Sena
r tor who shall receive the highest mum
"A Der OF votes OF such party cast in thu
Ie State for that position at the Primary
Z Election preceding the General EIec'
b tion, and in the second OF which he
, may state that he will consider such
s vote as nothing more than a recon.
q mendation which he shall be at liberty
IS wholly to disregard
II Section provides that on the bal.
y lot used at the primary election aftef
u the name OF each candidate for State
Senator or member OF the House ol
n Representatives there shall appear a
!, statement TO the effect that the csndi-
= date signed statement No. 1 or state
= ment No. 2. or that he signed neither
- statement
- Section 10 provides that State and
i County Conventions for the formula.
l. tion OF party platforms. nomination oi
Il presidential electors and for other
purposes not prohibited by law MAJ
J. be held and conducted as heretonors
" The whole object of this bill ig to
T. permit the electors OF each party. by
their own direct vote, to express their
q choice as to what persons shall be the
. nominees OF their party for the sew
eral offces- At present, the state on
GERS are ali nominated at the party
> conventions and frequently the voters
= have not the faintest idea who viii hs
the candidates Of their party until tbs
conventions have been held.