Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-14
VOTERS WILL SHOW
PRESIDENTIAL CHOICE
AT THE PRIMARIES
Justice of the Peace May Be
Elected In All Districts
Of County

The election notices which were sent
out for posting today by the county
clerk show that Marion county voters
will have the opportunity to make 81
crosses on their ballots on May 10 at
the primary elections. The members
of the Progressive party win vote for
but SO since they have two less dele
gates in the national convention and
one less delegate at large.
The notice for the Salem Justice dis
trict contains the space on the ballot
for one justice of the peace. There is
a wide difference of opinion as to the
length of the term of the justice of the
peace. The officials elected in 1914
are held by some authorities to have
been elected for six year term while
others hold that the justices of the
peace are elected for but two years.
The county clerk states that it is not
for him to settle the question and that
since no harm can be done by allow
ing the electors to vote for their selec
tion for this office they will be allowed
to do so while considerable harm can
be done by leaving the names off the
ballot in the event that the court
should decide that the term for the
justice of the peace was for but two
years.
The full list of officials to be
elected in this county follow:
Five electors of president and vice
president of the United States.
One representative in congress. First
congressional district.
One secretary of state.
Two justices of the supreme court.
One dairy and food commissioner.
One commissioner Of the public serv
ice commission of Oregon-district com
prised of counties lying west of the Cas-
cade mountains.
Two Judges of the circuit court, Third
judicial district.
Five representatives in the legisla-
tive assembly, First representative dis
trict.
One district attorney.
One county clerk.
One county sheriff.
One county assessor.
One county superintendent of schools.
One county recorder.
One county treasurer.
One county surveyor
One county commissioner.
One county coroner.
One constable (for each justice dis
trict).
One justice of the peace (for each
Justice district.
Also at said primary nominating
election, to be held at this time, the re-
publican, the democratic and the pro-
gressive parties will elect the follow
ing officers:
Republican Party.
Four delegates to the republican ma
tional convention-state at large.
Two delegates to the republican ma.
tional conventioh-First congressional
district.
One committeeman for the above
named precinct.
Democratic Party.
Four delegates to the democratic ma
tioual cOnvention-state at large.
Two delegates to the democratic ma
tional convention-First congressional
district.
One committeeman for the above
named precinct.
Progressive Party.
Two delegates to the progressive ma
tional convention-state at large.
One delegate to the progressive ma
tional convention-First congressional
district
One committeeman for the above
named precinct,
Also at the primary nominating elec-
ton, May 10, the republican, the demo-
cratic and the progressive parties will
have an opportunity to vote their pref
erence for their choice for one person
to be the candidate for the nomination
by their respective political parties, for
the office of president Of the United
States, and for one person for the office
of vice.president of the United States.