The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-17
NAY NAME ONLY REQUIRED
NUMBER FOR DELEGATES.
unusual situation Caused by Close
ness OF Dates Of Primary and
National Convention.

All over West Virginia. Republican
politicians are discussing the situa
ZION created by the closeness OF the
oates, respectively, OF the 1916 pri-
mary election and the national nomi-
hatinS convention at Chicago. The
primary, at which delegates to the
convention are TO be named, will be
held on Tuesday. June s. in accord
ance with the new state primary law.
while the national convention will
open the following day.
III more than fourteen delegates and
fourteen alternates are placed before
the voters OF the state at the primary,
II Is considered exceedingly doubtful
, whether the result could be ascer-
tanned for at least two days. possibly
longer
IL II turns out that there are no
contests for delegates and alternates
at the primary through only fourteen
names for delegates and fourteen for
alternates being placed on the ballot.
II would be made possible for West
Virginia to have its representation at
the national convention from its start
Many politicians consider this the
only way In which the situation
caused by the closeness of the pri-
mary and convention dates can be
Strengthened out
In addition TO voting on delegates
and alternates TO the national conven-
Mon, the new primary law provides
that the party vrters shall register
their choice for me Presidency-that
is that the names OF all candidates
for the Republican Presidential nom
ination shall appear on the primary
ballot. The primary result on the
Presidency probably would be made
known definitely within two days
In ample time before the Chicago con-
vention get to the point of voting on
the head of the national ticket.
In nutshell. the situation would be
greatly simplified by just the required
number OF persons for delegates and
alternates being voted for at the prf
mary. with the primary law providing
that they shall support the Presiden-
hal candidate for whom the voters OF
the state express their preference.
Section 81 of the new state primary
'aw makes this provision for prefer
entail vote on the Presidency:
Section SIN presidential cleo
ton years. In addition to the can
didates herein before required to
=, be nominated at the general prim-
NAtN tAnlf AAAf au0ll--u voters OF
each political party shall have the
opportuni-y Of voting for their
choice among those aspiring TO be
candidates OF their respective par
ties for President OF the United
states. The names OF such can
didates shall be printed on the Of
ncial primary election ballot OF
their respective parties. as prOvid-
ed in section IL of this chapter.
upon the filing with the secretary OF
state OF the announcement as pro-
Ntded In section OF this act and
the ballot shall be marked and the
vote shall be counted canvassed
and returned under the same condi-
tons as 20 names. certificates and
other matters. as the names and
certificates OF the party aspirants
FOR the party nomination FOR the Of
ucc OF governor. Any person or
persons who shall become a can
didate for delegute or alternate TO
the national convention. as herein
provided. shall file with his an
uouncement. or include therein "A
statement as 20 whether or not he