The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-12-04


ing these candidates provided by the
present statute, by making 1t neces-
sary for candidates for judicial offices
to campaign actively for both nomina-
tion and election, really brings these
offices into the arena of politics more
than they have ever been before. Be-
siles this, our judges have always
been non-partisan in the best sense,
as witness the fact that judges who
have made good have Jas a general
rule, been reelected without opposi-
Etion and without regard to party at
filiation.
II. It provides, except in the mat
tiers indicated, practically the same
machinery as the present law for the
nomination of candidates to be voted
on at the primary election, the form
of the primary ballot, the challenging
Of voters, expenses of candidates, etc.
The matters to which special atten-
tion has been called above, together
with all others included within the
proposed bill, can best be seen and
understood in their several relations
by reading the bill itself, which is
as follows:
A Proposed act for the Amendment of
| the Direct Primary law
Nomination of Candidates
/. Hereafter all candidates of po-
litical parties for United States sena-
tor, representatives in congress, and
for all elective state, district and
county Offices, at regular elections,
shall be nominated as in this act pro-
vided.
Political Party Defined
Q. A political party, within the
meaning of this act, is body of cleo
tors affiliated as political organiza-
ton unler a given name, which or
ganization shall have cast at the last
proceeding election not less than 20
per cent of the total vote cast for
governor, and upon whose ticket at
such election there shall have been
at least five nominees for state Of
| ficers.
County Central Commute,
Organization
8. A county central committee of
any political party shall consist of
one qualified elector of such party
from each duly organized and exist
| ing precinct within the county, each
| of such electors to be known as pre-
cinct committeeman of his respective
precinct and to be chosen as herein
afer provided. Each county central
committee of political party shall
organize by electing a county chair
man and county secretary, each OF
whom shall be duly qualified cleo
tor of such party in such county but
need not be chosen from among the
members of such county central CON-
mittee.
State Central Committee, ,-..
| Organization
: CD ~ "a pf
any political party shall consist OF
one qualitie elector of such party
from each county Of the state, each
Of such electors to be known as state
central committeeman for his respec-
tive county and to be chosen as here
matter provided. Each state central
committee shall organize by electing
a state chairman and secretary, each
of whom shall be duly qualified
elector of such party within the state
but need not be chosen from among
the members of such state central
committee.
State Platform and Nominating Con-
ventions, Basis of Representation
S. A state platform and nominal
ing convention Of any political party
|shall consist of a number of duly
1 qualified electors of such party from
each county in the state, such cleo
tors to be known as convention repre-
sentatives and to be chosen as herein
after provided. The number of con-
vention representatives to which each
political party in each county shall
be entitled shall be determined as fol-
lows The total number Of votes cast
at the last preceding general election
in such county for all candidates of
such political party for the United
States senate, representatives in con-
gress and state officers shall be taken
and this number divided BY the num-
Der Of said candidates. The quotient
SO obtained shall be taken as the
normal vote Of the sail political party
in the said county AMI the number
/ Of convention representatives to which
such political party in such county