Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23

low GOVERNOR CANDIDATES AND SO ON ARE CHOSEN
Candidates for the goveorship, well for euten-
angovernor and other Offices in Vermont have been back
ward about coming forward this year. Report said of
them were waiting to whether the State to have d-
rect primaries 1t held that could be nominated
IN convention who could not appeal successfully to the peo-
pie as whole and vice Be this it it will be
both helpful and interesting note the which cand
oates must proceed under the law.
Hitherto Vermont in every presidential has held at
east I'VE sets OF to nominate candidates for town
and city Offices, to elect delegates conventions for the
lection in turn of delegates to the national conventions to
ect delegates to the State conventions the nomination Of
State ticket and to congressional conventions for the NOM
naon of candidates for Congress- for the selection of dele
gates to the county convention to county ticket and
for the selection of candidates for and city representa-
tves.
Under the direct primary system the number of eau
cuses will be materially reduced Town and city officers will
be nominated before since they already nominated
for the selection of delegates to the national conventions and
to vote direct for candidates for the presidency if desired
will be held the already described in these
The direct primary law provides that the second Tues
day of September which this falls September H. and
biennialy thereafter primary shall be held
nation of all candidates to be voted for at the November cleo
on except presidential electors justices of the peace
In other words in this single September primary
each individually by direct vote will help select his
parys candidates governor and other State officers for
United States senator when one to be nominated for
State Senate and House Of Representatives.
The first step of candidate for governor for example,
will be to the signature of 500 reemen who
bers of his party his petition nomination. and this must
be filed with the secretary Of state at least days
the paV b e o MS
also required of candidate for nomination of United
out the State whereas candidate for Congress
$50 Candidates for county Offices signatures
equal two per cent of the total vote cast for all
candidates for that particular office at the preceding ec
ton petitions to be filed with the county clerk and candidates
Tor representative to the General Assembly, three per cent
to he
furnished by these officials respectively.
nomination State and other Offices will be voted for on
ballots similar to present ballots in elections with each party
cos officers and @ are voted for DIRECTLY the
the State ticket Sample ballots be posted
thrown about elections apply to the primaries
1t follows as matter of course that each voter will vote
instead voting delegates to select his candidates for
him. For example the voter makes his mark opposite the
antgoverno and secretary of state and
and throughout the entire list of State
these offices is the candidate of his party for that Office with
out any further action of voters their representatives
The direct primary also provides for State convention
to follow the nominations but it is entirely different from
our present State convention and it's platform will be binding
on the Legislature well all others participating great
Improvement over our present lack of responsibility
The direct primary law provides that not later than the
first Tuesday of October the call of the chairman of the
State committee of the party the nominees for and
al State officers well the candidates of the party for the
State Senate and representatives the General Assembly,
snail meet IN State convention for the of making and
adopting the platform of the party nominating presidential
electors and eecng organization for the ensuing
The party nominees from each county must designate a
legal from such county to be voted by the convention
and elected by the convention he becomes the member
the State committee for that county The party members
from each town may effect such organization they fit
and may nominate candidates for justice of the peace
political party which the preceding election cast less
than per cent OF the votes nominate candidates in the
provided by convention petition but any
ton must be held on the day of the general primary
not less than ten days after the primary candidate for
nomination must file with the officer with whom his nomina
ton filed itemzed statement setting forth
each of and thing of value other consideration
whatever contributed promised by him any for
him with his knowledge and acquesed for the purpose of
securing, influencing any affecting nomination
to such office The penalty for violation of the law fine
of not than $780, Imprisonment in the county Jail
six month, or BOTH
1t is to be noted in this connection that the last Lega
also amended the election laws that the seectnen
town must make alphabetical list of the persons
qualified to vote general election and post the thirty
days before the election.
A candidate may his be withdrawn by no
tce in writing to the officer with whom the original certificate
fled such notice to be given at least eighteen days before