The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-02

named. After that there are almos
continuous activities OF various char
acter, until the curtain goes up OF
the second Tuesday, which as hal
lately been featured in the politica
news. is on the day prior to the ma
tional Republican convention, so tina
national delegates TO be chosen at The
primary will have to hurry TO get Il
the convention in time to raise the
banner Of the little Mountain state
therein. The nominations close May
6 for big state Offices, when the sec.
rotary OF state is directed to prepare
certificates Of Candidates. 1t is pro,
yided, however, In cases OF emergency
he may telegraph certificates OF can.
didates to the circuit clerks OF the
various counties. May q, according
to the act Is approximately the last
chance for all candldatss, for on that
date the primary ballot commissioners
are directed to prepare their ballots
from the data furnished by the secre-
tary Of state, and from the data fur
nished by the circuit clerk of each
county. 1t Is provided that these bal
lots shall be Of separate hues, for each
party. the various colors to be desig-
mated by the secretary Of state. The
grade Of paper must be approximate
ly the texture designated by the same
official and sufficiently thick, says the
act, that the printing won't show
through on the reverse side. These
ballots must have places on them fol
the signatures OF the precinct officers
and must be arranged according to q
chart set forth In the statute as fol,
lows:
First column (NationaD-For pres
ident; for United states senator; fol
Congress; for delegates to national
convention.
Second column State -For COVER
nor; for other state officers, auditor
etc.; for state senator; for state exec
utive committee.
Third column (County)-For sher'
in; for prosecuting attorney, assessor
etc.; for house OF delegates; for state
senatorial, congressional, judicial com
mitteemen.
Fourth column (District)-For JUS
tice of the peace; for constable; fo'
county committee.
The primary calendar woul1 thu:
be figured out, for the kind OF priIlar,
to be used next year, as follows:
Primary Calendar.
March County court names two
registrars for each Precinct.
April 3-Registrars begin work, ant
are required to visit every voting res
ldencc in the county.
May 1-2-Registrars hold public
session to finish registration.
May 6-Secretary OF state certifie'
candidates to circuit clerk.
May S-County court meets to re
view and correct registration.
May 9-County court names com
missioners and poll clerks; primar!
'allot commissioners named by coun
ty executive committee.
May 21-Primary ballot commits
sioners prepare sample ballot from
secretary Of state and circuit clerk!
certificate Of candidates.
May 23-Call for primary is issued
June 2-Ballots delivered to precinc
officers.
June 6-Primary election held il
each voting precinct.
June County court meets a
board of canvassers to canvass cleo
ton.
August 1-15-State convention hell
under rules of state executive com
mittee to promulgate platform ant
nominate candidates for judges, ant
select electors.
Presidential Primary,
Some Of the dates would be changed
at the next nomipation election, a!
in years when presidential candidates
are not to be Nominated the primary
is to be known as the august" pri
mary. In 1916 1t is June primary
Interesting regulations have been pro.
vided for the nomination Of presiden
tial candidates, so that even il thu
national delegates aren't able to react
the Chicago convention in time, thu
will OF the state may be manifested
for whatever moral effect it nigh
have on the gathered clans.
Section 81, which is one of the las
of the act provides for the nomlna.
ton Of presidential candidates as fol
lows:
"In presidential election years
in addition to the candidates here
inbefore required to be nominated
at the general primary election,
the qualified voters OF each polit-
ical party shall have the oppor-
tunity of voting for their choice
among those aspiring to be can
didates of their RESPECTIVE parties
for the president of the United
States. The names OF such aspir-
ants shall be printed on the Of
fetal primary election ballot of
their respective parties as provid-
ed in section l2 of this chapter.
upon filing with the secretary of
state the announcement as pro-
vided in section eight Of this act,
and the ballot shall be marked
and the vote shall be counted,
canvassed and returned under the
same conditions as 10 names. GER
tihcates and other matters as the
names and certificates Of the
party nomination for the office of
governor"
Must Declare Fealty.
Any person or persons who shall
become candidate for delegate or al
ternate to the national convention as
herein provided shall file with his an
nouncement or include therein a