The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-29
Important Things To Know
About The June Primary

Delegates to the national conyen-
lions from Florida may be selected
by the executive committee of the
party or the names of candidates as
dele -ates may be placed upon the
party ticket in the June primary
The Democratic executive com
mittee has been called together at
Jacksonville January 6, by George
p Raney, Tampa, chairman, and at
that time will make US the list of
Ulcers to be voted upon June 6,
1916. If custom is followed the
party will require candidates for the
office Of delegates to the national
convention and candidates for the
more appointive offices throughout
the state to run in the primary as
wass as candidates for elective Of
fees
The state laws permit participa-
tion in the primary by parties poll
ing at least per cent of the vote
cast in the preceding general cleo
ton. providing ballots for each
party and refusing the elector the
right to vote any other ticket than
hat Of he party for which he is reg
stored. Nomination can be made
only by primary and independents
cannot get on the ballot at the No
'emher election except by the mi
tiative of the individual voter as he
casts his ballot In allowing parti-
ipaticn. county, congressional dis
trict and the state at large are SEN
arately considered as units in com
putting the percentage of the vote
east and party may have ticket in
one unit and not be able to partici-
pate in another.
Only White Democrats in Democratic
Primary
The Democratic Executive Com
Etittee will exercise its right to
stlpulate the qualifications OF a
llemocrat, by declaring that only
whites who voted the Democratic
ticket at the last preceding election
ARE members Of the party and may
AXE part in its nominating primary.
state committees of other parties
will probably permit the negro to
vote. The Democratic committee at
lis January meeting will also pass
On the question of placing the names
q candidates for president on the
BALLOT and sending delegates to the
national convention with instruc-
lions to vote.
Three constitutional amendments
are to be submitted in the general
election in 1916. The most important
is that which in effect would dis
franchise the negro, requiring that
eye,y voter be able to read. write
and interpret any section of the con-
Stitution and own in his own right
property assessed at not less than
$500, but excepting from the re-
qnirement the lineal descendants of
any person who was on January |,
1867, entitled to vote, or any nat
uralized citizen or lienal rescendant
Of any naturalized citizen This
would appear to be non offensive,
however, in view of the L. S. Su-
premc Courts decision in the Okla
homa grandfather clause" case.
second amendment provides for
e-apportionment of the senators
and members of the lower house of
the state legislature. providing one
senator from each county and one
member for each 10000 population
or major fraction thereof of each
county, providing, however, that no
county shall have less than one rep
'esentative nor more than three.
he third constitutional amendment
would exemp from taxation prop
efty to the value of $500, to every
Widow that has a family dependent
On her for support, and to every per
ION who is bonafide resident of the
tate and has lost a limb, or been
lsabied in war or by misfortune.
Vote on MANY Offices
MS offices which will be voted
pon in the June primary if the
omAittee puts on all elective and
ppo'ntiye officers as usual, are:
10y rnor, secretary OF state, comp
foll-f, state treasurer, attorney
IN raj, superintendent of public in
fietion, commissioner of agricul-
u nited States senator. four
leAsers of congress, one member Of
a.read commission. adjutant-gen-
"a. state auditor, assistant state
sal p safe chemist. shell-fish com
-Ssilner, safe labor inspector. mem
as state tax commission, fifteen of
~f'y-two state senators, all mem
Us I the house of representatives
At'1ss of supreme court ca; judges
circuit courts, state attorneys,
.u,es Of criminal courts, county
.aefs sheriffs, clerks of circuit
slts. clerks of criminal conrts