The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-21
FIRST
Presidential Primary Will Be
Held Next Tuesday
when Democrat and Republican
VIII Say Whom They Prefer
for Party Candidates.

on straight and remember that they
and not the politicians, have power
when II comes to naming candidates
for office.
There will be two general primar-
les this year In which voters will par
ticipate. The first VIII be held on
next Tuesday. April 25. at the usual
voting precincts. between $3.50 am.
and $3.50 pm.
This primary, known as the Pres
idential preference primary, is for tra
voting OF choice for president, for
delegates to the national political
conventions and delegates to the state
conventions.
The Presidential Primary law,
passed by the General Assembly Of
Ohio, May 81, 1915, and approved
by Governor Willis June 4, 1915, pro-
vides for the election of delegates
and alternates to the national con-
ventlons by direct vote of the people
Every candidate for delegate or al
ternate to national convention must
file with his declaration of candidacy
and certificate, a statement in writ
ing signed by him in which he shall
state his first and second choice for
the nomination of his party of a can
didate for president.
The name of such first and second
choice candidates shall be printed on
the primary ballot Immediately below
the name of the candidate for dele
gate or alternate in such way as to
clearly disclose his preference.
In addition to voting on the cleo
tion of delegates and alternates at the
primary election, the law provides
that the voters of the several parties
of Ohio shall be given an oppOrtun-
ity on separate party ballots to ex-
press their preference as to who
should be the nominees ror their
respective parties for president and
vice president of the United States.
In order to do this it is provided
that a declaration of candidacy for
each candidate for nomination for
president and vice president may be
filed in the same manner as candi-
dates for state office.
At the voting booth the voter will
De furnished with a separate ticket
on which will be printed the names
of the candidates for the nomination
of President who have complied with
the law. This ticket will be headed
presidential preference ticket" and
the ballots will be deposited in separ-
ate ballot boxes
On the Democratic ticket two can
didates for President have complied
with the law and their names will APP
pear on the ballot-Presiden Wood
row Wilson and Ex-Governor James
f. Campbell Mr. Campbell is for
President Wilson and is on the tick
ct merely that the law, technically
may be complied with.
Besides this the delegates and al
ternates to the state convention chos-
en- by the Democratic mass conven-
tion in this city in February, will be
elected at the Primary next Tues
day.
There are seven each of these as
follows: Delegates-D. r. Smalley,
Emmett Mannix, C. r. Jenkins, EN-
ory Loudenbeck, d. C. Kinder, T e.
Williams and Fred Gottemoeller.
Alternates-J. E. Snyder, G. w.
Kinkley, James G. Staeger, H. j. Stel-
zer, Irwin Hoel, H. C. MeineTding
and Otto Summers.
The delegates to the state conven-
tion will meet at Columbus on June
S and 6. This convention, in addi-
tion to nominating candidates for
presidential electors, shall formulate
the state party platform.
Each political party will have two
delegates from each of the % con-
gressional districts, and four dele
gates at-large. The latter are elect
ed by the voters of the entire
state The delegates chosen at the
primaries will represent the state in
the National Democratic Convention
at st. Louis and the National Re-
publican convention at Chicago.
Both of these conventions will be
held in June.
The second general primary will
be held on the second Tuesday in
August, which will be the Sth. At
this primary the parties will nomin-
ate all candidates for Office from Gov
ernor and United States Senator
down to the smallest Office in the
county There will be no convention
of any kind for the selection of any
candidates. The voters themselves
will choose the candidates. Party
committeeman will also be selected
at the August primaries. Petitions
of candidates for this primary must
be filed so days before the date Of
the primary election.
At this August primary will be
chosen candidates for governor and
United States Senator, congressional
and legislative candidates, as well as
candidates for state and county Of
flee and judicial positions.
The Ohio voter has something to
think about this year and he will !