The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-05
PRIMARY MARCH 10.

March 10, the second Tuesday in
March, when delegates to the ma
tional conventions to nominate
candidates for president and vice
president will be elected.
The law requiring that delegates
shall be voted for by the people in
the primary election was passed by
the Legislature of 1913; the law
was amended in 1915, and reads as
follows:
"Section 4. The names of candi-
dates for president and vice presi-
dent shall be placed upon the bal
lot by a petition Of two per centum
of the total vote cast for the can
didate for president at the last pre-
ceding presidential election of the
political party with which such sign
ers are affiliated, not exceeding, how
ever, five hundred (500) petitioners,
such petition to be filed with the Sec
rotary Of state not less than forty
(4O) days before such election. Any
person eligible and DESTROYS of hav-
ing his name placed upon the bal
lot as a candidate for presidential
elector or delegate, shall, at least
thirty (30) days before such election,
file his affidavit with the secretary Of
state when to be voted for in more
than one county, and with the county
auditor when in a single county,
stating his residence, that he is a
qualified voter of the subdivision
where he seeks nomination, the name
of his party and the office for which
he desired to be a candidate and
either that he affiliated with such
party at the last general election and
either that he did not vote thereat,
or voted for a majority of the can
didates of said party at the last gen
eral election and intends to so vote
at the ensuing election, and that he
will, to the best of his judgment
and ability, faithfully carry out the
wishes and preferences of the voters
of his political party as expressed by
the voters at such nominating elec-
ton; and the affidavit of such can
didate for delegate shall further
specify his choice of the names so
filed by petition as candidates for
president"
Sec. 2. That Section of Chap
ter 449, Laws of Minnesota for the
year 1913, be, and the same is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
"Section 7. In the election Of
delegates to party convention the per
sons having the largest number of
votes shall be elected delegates, and |
each delegate SO elected shall forth-d
with, upon notification of such elec-
ton, by an instrument in writing,
filed in the office Of the secretary of |
state, appoint one alternate who shall /
accept such appointment in writing |
likewise filed therein, and who shall
therein declare his choice for presi-,
dent, which choice shall be the sam
as that of the delegate making the
appointment and such persons so1
chosen shall be the delegates and ALL
ternates to the national conventions
of the respective political parties par
ticipating therein" /
Sec. 3. That Section 8 of Chap
ter 449 of the Laws of Minnesota
for the year 1913, be, and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: =
"Section 8. The secretary of state
shall certify to the auditors Of the
several counties the names of all
persons to be voted for within such
: counties whose affidavits or petitions
have been properly filed with him
for presidential electors, delegates,
president and vice president of the
- United States as near as practicable,
as provided by Sections 1856 and 1877
of the Revised Laws Of 1905, as
amended, and the county auditors
shall prepare for use in their respec-
tive counties primary ballot for
such election, which ballot shall be
substantially in the following form:
Party
Candidates for President.
Vote for one.
r. Candidates for Delegates.