Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-24
NeD Primary Lao
Provides For Many
Important Changes

The new presidential primary law
provides for the election. first Of a
national committeeman, and, second,
the selection of delega ties at large and
alternate delegates at large. and third,
district delegates and district alter
nate delegates to the national conven-
ton. and fourth, delegates to the
county convention. The number Of
delegates elected to the national con-
vention under this act shall be the
number Of delegates for each congress
sional district and the number of dele
gates large, to which each party is
entitled. as set forth in the call for the
national convention and as provided
for by the national committee 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 conven
ton will be selected at the primary in
presidential years under the rules and
provisions of the old primary act
which will govern in all cases in the
presidential primary except where
otherwise provided in the presidential
primary act.
If they desire to have their names
printed on the official primary ballot,
candidates for national committeeman
and delegates and alternate delegates
at-large must obtain signatures to
their nomination papers comprising at
least one-half of l per cent of the
voters In at least ten counties Of the
state and aggregating ne-fourth Of l
per cent of the full party vote at the
last general election. 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 delegates, candidates must
have 1 per cent of voters Of party in
onehalf of the counties OF the district
aggregating one-half Of l per cent of
total party vote in the district. All
nomination 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 thirty days prior to the primary
day, their affidavits that they are ELI
Sible for the office for which they are
candidates and that they are bona
fide candidates for such. office and
that they will in good faith submit
their candidates. to the national con-
vention of the party. Such affidavits
will be- in form and substance as fol-
lows:
I. John Doe. being duly sworn. say
that I reside in the city Of -, coun-
ty of - and state Of -; that I
am eligible to the office for which l
am a candidate, and that the political
party with which 1 affiliate is the -
party; that l am a bona fide candi-
date for the office of - and that I
shall in good faith submit my candi-
dacy to the national convention Of
my political party in the year -
and I hereby request that my name be
printed upon the official primary bal
lot as provided by law as a candidate
of the - party. I furthermore de-
clare that if I am nominated an!
elected I will qualify as such officer.
(Signed) - -. Il
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to Cor affirmed) before me by
.- this day of -,
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