The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-10-14
NATIONAL CONVENTION
TO ELECT DELEGATES
MORE THAN HALF TO REPuBll-
CAN GATHERING TO BE cHoS-
EN- BY PRIMARY ELECTION

year will be chosen at primaries in
is or more states that have passed
primary laws which are applicable
Between now and the time the con-
Ivention assemblies several other states
are expected to pass primary laws
which will be in force by the time del
egates must be selected.
Minnesota will be the first state to
select delegates by the primary meth
i cd, leading off on March IA. From
that date until June IS the state pri-
lmaries will continue the selection or
idesigation of delegates under the va
rious laws now in force.
Laws Not Uniform.
There is no uniformity in the state
primary laws, but oregon appears TO
| be the only state in winch the voters
are permitted to vote for single
delegate. In some states voters vote
for total number of delegates allotted
their state; in other states they vote
for four delegates at large, and two
in each congressional district;
that is to say each voter votes for
six delegates all together.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee, after correspondence with Re-
publican leaders in the several states,
has compiled table showing the
states which elect delegates at pri-
maries and the date on which the pri-
maries will be held. This compilation
follows.
California, second Tuesday in May 2t
Illinois, first Tuesday in April .5s
Indiana, first Tuesday in March - S
Iowa, second Monday in April .....2t
Maryland, first Monday in May. IL
Massachusetts, last Tuesday in
April ....,........,. ...........'.3t
Michigan, first Monday in April 81
Minnesota second Tuesday in
March Observation-Disclosures. .'Z'
Nebraska, April 49,. -. ...........l'
New Jersey, fourth Tuesday In May. q
New York, first Tuesday in April 81
North Dakota, third Tuesday In
March ..........,. ....'.,'.'..'.u
Ohio, second Tuesday in May 49,
Oregon, March 16 .................1
Pennsylvania, third Tuesday in
May ......,.....,. ...,.........7
South Dakota, first Tuesday in
June ....................
, West Virginia, first Tuesday liz
June. ..,..'..,,'..'.,''' '''A
Wisconsin, rirst Tuesday in April 2
None From So, tn.
,, It is nota3ie that No southern Stat
, has yet pasted a primary law und"
: which delegates to the national con
vention will be chosen, and this fac
will pave the way for more contest
over soutiern seats wnen the neS
Republican convention meets and "
ganizes. The Alabama Legislature
now in sc ,sitn, has before 1t a ori
mary law applicable to delegates an
= this bill lGy become a law befor
1 Alabama'5 delegates ere chosen Tn
= Vermont gsiature last winter passe
= a primary law but it carried refer
0 endum provisO, and 1t viii have to
ratified by majority OF tie voters {
the state before it becomes operatiy
: The legislatures Of Kansas, MISSISSIPPI
and Virginia will meet in January all
there is prospect that one or more {
9 them may enact primary laws in tin
: to cover the selection Of delegates
y the next Republican convention.
I Primary Select Majority.
q Even If none of the states latter
mentioned enact primary laws in lin
to become operative by next spring
'' substantial majority Of all the dele
gates will be chosen directly by I'll
r people as the convention will seat 81
: delegates and the states included
e the foregoing table will have a reI
: resentation of SIS. Under the d.
O cision of the Republican nations
d committee, reached year ago, deli
gates elected at primaries will
q seated without contest and conte
It can only arise in states which seIe'
delegates by the old method.
In the nature of things there W
. be no unanimity of choice amor
e delegates chosen at the primaries, 4
o of the states named, Illinois, Indian
: Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, re
~ york, Ohio and possibly Pennsy
vania and Wisconsin, will have IA
orite sons, more than likely ID ha
= instructed delegations behind bel
This multiplicity of candidates wi
next year at least render 1t necessa
or for many primary chosen delegates
f. disregard their instructions after
70 York, Ohio and possibly Pennsy
"a delegates will be supporting cant
a. dates who have no chance for MOI
r. nation. Just how the primary met
n cd Of instruction would work out
there were fewer candidates Y.
field presents an interesting pr 'bl'
,7 that will have to be studied by co
a. trast when the convention assa &b
next summer