The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-31
Governor Frazier Names July
10 for Congressional Election
EHyiL LCREnZ, Proprietor

ADMINISTRATION of candidates by
the method of nomination by petition.
1T is our opinion, therefore, that
the repeating clauses of the various
primary election laws taken in connec-
ton with the express intention stated
in such primary election laws and also
taken in connection with the express
provision Of the primary election law,
having and retaining the methods Of
selecting candidates by individual pc
titions, operated and were intended to
operate to wholly repeal the provisions
of law with reference to the old eau
Gus and convention system.
There exists, therefore, under the
present laws no authorized political
committee, as such might be termed
under the old caucus and convention
system, who can now call Or even
make provision for calling caucuses of
any kind or conventions pursuant to-
the old provisions of the law concern
ing caucuses and conventions.
1T is just as inconsistent for the
present state central committee or any
part thereof by which such committee
has been established and exists not by
reason of the old caucus and conven-
! ton system, but by reason Of the pro-
visions Of the primary election law, to
attempt to exercise the functions Of
the old caucus and convention system,
as it is to attempt to call caucus and
convention system, or as it is to call a
general primary at the special election
to be held to fill the Office of congress-
man rendered vacant by the death Of
its incumbent.
/ 1T is our opinion further, that you
may by proclamation fix date for the
holding of special election to fill the
Office Of congressman rendered vacant
by the death of it's incumbent and that
the method of procedure in selecting
a candidate for such Office is pursuant
to the provision of section sol, Revised
Sodes of 1909, and that at such special
election no other nominating method
is provided for by law.
! 1T is further our opinion that every
candidate who may so be nominated
by petition is entitled to state in his
nomination petition or to have stated
, therein the principles or the platform
, which he supports, and the party with
which he affiiates, and that upon the
ballot to be submitted to the electors
at the time of such election the names
of the candidates so nominated shall
appear thereon as such, with the party
p designation or party platform follow
:, ing the name of such candidates."
, AS result of the decision tina
nominations must be made by petition
=. it is believed that there will be man,
, names on the ballot. Many candidate!
have been mentioned and several have
:. announced that they will be candl
+ dates. Among those mentioned thi
= afternoon when the date of the cleo
= ton became known were Assistant At
: torney General Bronson and Franz
!. Talcott, of Cass county, warden at tn
state prison. Warden Talcott recent,
, made a statement in which he state,
:. that his friends had been urging hin
,, to become candidate and that he wa
:. considering the matter. Bronson is a
q MinOt in connection with Attorne
!, General Langer's arrest and it is nc
known whether or not he will be
- candidate.