The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-02-24
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY NOTES.
To Be Held in Iowa on the End Mon
day in April, 1916, and Every
Four Years Thereafter.

The new presidential primary law
provides for the election, first, OF &
national committeeman, and, second
the selection of delegates-a t-large
and alternate uelegates-at-large and
third, district delegates and district
alternate delegates to the national
convention, and fourth, delegates tC
the county convention. The number
of delegates elected to the national
convention under this act shall be the
number of delegates for each con-
gressional district and the number OF
delegates at large, to which each par
ty is entitled, as set forth in the call
for the national convention ana as
provided for by the national commit
tee and certified to the secretary OF
state by the state chairman.
At this primary the voters will also
express their preference for presiden-
tial and vice presidential candidates.
The delegates to the county con-
vention will be selected at the pri-
mary in presidential years under the
rules and provisions of the old pri-
mary act which will govern in all
cases in the presidential primary ex-
cept where otherwise provided in the
presidential primary act.
If they desire to have their names
printed in the official primary bal
lot, candidates for national commit
teeman and delegates and alternate
delegates-at-large must obtain sig
natures to their nomination papers
comprising at least one-half of one
per cent of the voters in at least ten
counties of the state and aggregating
one-fourth of one per cent of the full
party vote at the last general cleo
ton. In computing the full vote, the
vote on the head of the ticket will be
the one considered. In the case OF
district delegates and alternate deel-
gates, candidates must have one per
cent of voters CT party in one-half OF
the counties of the district, aggregat-
ing one-half of one per cent of total
party vote in the district. And NOM
nation papers above provided for
must be filed in the office of the Sec
rotary of state not later than thirty
days before said primary day.
If candidates for president or vice
president of the United States desire
their names to appear on the official
ballot, it will be necessary for them
to file with the secretary of state, at
least lnirty days prior to the primary
day, their affidavits that they are eli
gible for the Office for which they are
and that they are bona fide
for such Office and that
they will in good faith submit their
to the national conven-
ton of the party. Such affidavits
will be in form and substance as fol-
lows:
/, John Doe, being duly sworn, say
that reside in the city OF -------,
of --, and state of ------,
that l am eligible to the office for
which l am a candidate, and that the
political party with which l affiliate
is the party; that ! am bona
fide candidate for the Office Of
and that l shall in good faith submit
my candidacy to the national conven-
ton of my political party in the year
and l hereby request that my
name be printed upon the official pri-
mary ballot as provided by law as a
candidate of the party. / fur,
.hermore declare that if l am nomin-
,ted and elected will qualify as
such officer
(Signed)
Subscribed in my presence and
worn to Cor aftirmed) before me by
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