South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-07
Political Gossip

Friday is the day!
Within the next two months-6O
days until the first Indiana primary
petitions will have been filed by
all those seeking nomination to vari-
Gus Offices on the respective tickets.
A number of aspirants are already
prepared to swOop down on the
county clerks office bright and early
In the game, and number of petit
tons are expected before the day is
over.
Something might be said of the
form of primary petition. Just any
old application to have ones name
paced on the ballot March I, will
not do. The legislature has provid-
ed style of petition, which is given
below. While stress is placed upon
the wording. nothing is established
as to the form of petition. The word
ing follows:
state of Indiana, County of st. Jo-
seph, s.:
I, the undersigned, do hereby GER
tify that L am a qualified voter of
80. precinct of the township OF
.. or the ...... ward of
the city or town of ... =. county
of ... state of Indiana, and
that / am a member Of the -. ..
party, and reside ut No. -. on
.. -. street and request that you
place my name on the official pri-
mary ballot to be voted on for the
Office Of ... ut the primary
election 10 be held on the seventh
day of March, 1916, as representing
the principles of the ........ party.
signed ...............
Filed i'm the Office OF ...... this
...... day of ......... 1916.
Section Is OF the primary law
requires that the name of no can
didate for state or county office shall
be placed on the primary ballot un-
less his petition is filed at least 80
and not more than so days before
the holding of the primary.
Regarding section Is. the supreme
court of the state Wednesday de-
tive to the payment TO the county
clerk of one per cent OF the salary
as a fee to be unconstitutional. This
fee will not now be necessary. AS
% section 10, the other section over
which dispute waxed warm, ii was
constructed by the state court thai
a challenge under the statute must
be made by a member Of the party
with which the voter wished to affil-
late. Challenges will be hardly pos
sible.
A district gossip holds 1916 will
witness seven eclipses; three of the
sun. three of the moon and one OF
the g. o. p.
r. .. JOhnson's republican gov
ernorship nomination petition left in
the care of a detachment of Gary
policemen. subpoenaed as witnesses
in the federal court. who will take
advantage of their visit to Indian
apOlis 10 file the document with the
secretary of state. The petition con
tains 652 signatures. 1t will be in
the custody of Pontius Henitz. chief
OF police OF Gary. William Forbis.
assistant chief, and other officers
subpoenaed TO testify in an insur-
ance fraud case, will make up the
rest of the honorary guard.
Both the republicans and pro-
gressives Of Michigan have chosen
Col. Roosevelt as their candidate for
president. Ii is now up to The DEM
ocrats to make il unanimous-Go-
shen News-Times.
II might also be added that re-
publieans of Michigan have filed pc
titions in the interest OF a presi-
Dental candidacy for Henry Ford.
and in speaking OF Ford, James f.
Watson wants 20 know has that
premier pacifist demanded his name
be taken from the Nebraska ballot.
Before Ed Lee became active in
state politics hs was employed about