Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-04
THORN FINISHES
DATA FOR 1916
Important Information Regard
ing the Presidential Elec-
ton Issued


operation of new laws. and to the re-
quirements for nominating petitions.
The principal facts about next years
elections are as follows:
Elections of 1915
Spring primary election, Tuesday,
May 16. 1916.
General election, Tuesday, Novem-
Der I. 1916.
The polls shall be open between the
hours of o'clock q. M. and o'clock
Up. nj.
Selling Liquor on Election Days
All persons licensed to sell liquors,
either at wholesale or retail, or as
bottlers. shall be compelled to keep
their places of business closed, OH said
day for holding said primary, only
between the hours of 6 o'clock Il. nj.
and s o'clock p. M; and on the day for
holding the said general election said
places shall be closed during the en-
tire twenty-four hours of election day.
The political parties which must
nominate their candidates at the pri-
mary election are:
Democratic, Washington, Republi-
can. Socialist. Bull Moose, Keystone,
Roosevelt Progressive Prohibition.
None of these names may he used in
making nominations by nomination
papers.
Personal Registration in Cities
Registration days in all cities for
the Spring primary and for the Novem-
ber election. 1916
'If a voters name is not registered
he shall not be entitled to vote at any
election
(All previous registrations have eX-
pired.)
Registration days for the November
election: Thursday, September I.
1915: Tuesday, September 10, 1916;
SATURDAY.. October Z. 1916,
In cities of the first and second
classes, the registration day, for voters
who were not registered for the No
vember election, 1918. TO enable them
to vote at the primary election is
Wednesday, April II, 1916.
In cities of the third class, Wednes-
day. April 20. 1916.
Candidates for the GLOWING named
offices are to be nominated at the
Spring primary May 16, 1916:
President of the United States,
! United States senator, State treasurer,
auditor general, judge of Supreme
court, four representatives in Con-
large, one representative in
Congress in each Congressional dis
! trict. one senator in the general as
sembly in each odd-numbered Sena-
torial district. In each county or rep
resentative district the number of rep
resentatives in the General assembly
Petitions for nomination to be filed
on or before April is, 1916; no petition
to be signed before Saturday, February
Is, 1916, and all petitions to be filed
in the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, except for party otfi-
GERS exclusive OF members of State
committee.
No elector shall sign more candi-
dates petitions for the same office than
he can vote for at the election, and
should not use ditto marks in any
case, as ditto marks are in much dis
favor with the courts.
Petitions for nomination of candi-
dates for the several offices shall be
signed by qualified electors as fol-
lows
For the office Of President of the
United States or of United States SEN
ator, by at least 100 qualified electors
in each Of at least 10 counties of the
State.
For the offices of State treasurer.
Congress-at- Large, by at least 100
qualified electors in each of at least
five counties of the State.
For the office of district representa-
tive in Congress or senator in the
general assembly by at least 200 quail
fled electors of the district.
For the office of Representative in
~
qualified electors of the county, or, if
the county is divided into representa-
tive districts. the signers must be vot-
ers in the district.
The requirements as to nomination
petitions for judge of the Supreme
Court are similar to those for other
Offices. except that the party prefer
ence of the candidate is not given
the petitions are nonpartisan. Peti-
tions for this office require the sigma
lures of at least 100 qualified electors
IN each of at least five counties of the
State.
Petitions for the nomination of
member of the State committee shall
be signed by at least 100 qualified
electors of the district or county in
which he is a candidate.
Petitions for party officers shall be
signed by at least ten qualified cleo
tors of the county or district in which
the candidate is to be elected, and
fled with the county commissioners
three weeks before the primary.
The nominee of each political party
for the office of President of the
United States shall, within thirty DAYS
after his nomination by the National
convention, nominate as many persons
to be the candidates of his party for
the office of Presidential elector as the
State is then entitled to. IT, for any
reason. the nominee of any political
party for the office of President of
the United States fails or is unable to
make the said nominations within the
time herein provided, then the
nominee of such party for the Office of
Vice President of the United States
SHALL as soon as may be possible after
the expiration of said thirty days.
make the nominations.
The names of such nominees. with
their post office addresses, shall be
certified imm ediately to the Secretary
of the Commonwealth by the NOMINEES
for the office of President or Vice
President, as the case may be, making
the nominations.
Vacancies happening or existing
after the date of nomination of Presi-
Dental electors shall be filed by the
nominee for the office of President or
President making the original
nomination. Nominations made to fiji
vacancies shall be certified to the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth in the
manner herein provided for in the case
of original nominations.
Any of the candidates for nomina-
ton. including candidates for Presj
dent of the United States, to be voted
for at primary under this act, NAV.
at any time before four o'clock of the
Friday next succeeding the last day
fixed for filing nomination petitions.
withdraw his name as a candidate nv