The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-11-20
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Presidential candidates may disavow
candidacy for delegate whereupon
the candidate for delegate is not GER
titled.
The Nebraska primary will be held
on April 20. At least one hundred
voters from each congressional dis
trict must sign a presidential candi-
dates petition not later than March
20. Presidential candidates are not
required in Nebraska to file a per-
sonal declaration nor is the presiden-
tial preference for candidates for
delegates indicated on the primary
ballot.
In Montana the presidential prim-
ary is fixed for April %, the petitions
IF presidential candidates requiring
The signatures of one hundred electors
n one-tenth of the precincts in seven
counties. The last day for filing pc
titions is April 2. Delegates elected
1T the primary are not required to in
licate their presidential preference.
Three primaries are scheduled fol-
April 27, in Massachusetts, New Jer-
;ey and Ohio. In the Bay State there
S no direct vote for presidential can.
didates, but delegates may express
preference, which statement of pref.
erence must be approved by the presi
Dental candidate before 5 p. m. or
the last day of filing, which is March
%. The presidential preference Of
the candidates for delegates is indi
Gated on the primary ballot.
In New Jersey at least one thous
and voters must sign a petition fol
the presidential candidate before
April 1. The presidential candidate
may, if he desires, withdraw the pc
tition. If requested the presidential
preference of delegates running il
the primary must be indicated on the
primary ballot.
In Ohio the presidential candidate
either in person or by authorized rep
resentative, must file a personal dec
laration containing a pledge of sup
port of party principles as declared il
the national platform of his party. Ii
Ohio presidential candidates must file
their declarations not later than Feb
ruary 81 and may withdraw from the
primary race prior to March IS. The
declaration of the candidate or his
representative must be accompanied
by certificate from five electors OF
the state belonging to the candidates.
party. Candidates for delegates tt
the national conventions elected in
Ohio are required to state their first
and second choice for president
which statement appears on the bal
lot Immediately below the candidates
name. Candidates for delegates also
pledge themselves to support in the
national convention the popular choice
for the presidential nomination in the
primary in Ohio.
The primary in Maryland is to be
held on May 8. Presidential candi-
dates are required to file a personal
declaration not later than April "a.
No petitions are required in Mary
land, however. Delegates 60 the ma
tional convention in Maryland are Sc
lected at state conventions and under
the law are instructed to vote in the
national convention for the candidate
of their party who carries the state
in the primary.
May a will witness primaries in
California and in Indiana. The Cali
fornia law provides that the names
of the presidential candidates shall be
printed on the ballot at the head of
the column containing the names of
delegates pledged to them. The law
stipulates that vote for group of
delegates is a vote for the candidate
to whom the delegates are pledged.
Delegates are required to file their
petitions not later than March "a, and
these petitions must be signed by at
least one-half of one per cent, or not
more than two per cent of the entire
party vote in the state. In Califor-
mia when the candidates for delegates
express their presidential preference,
they usually do so by groups, with
the name of the presidential candi-
date printed at the head OF the COL
umn. Candidates for delegates ex-
PRESSING NJ preference are printed
under title "no preference"
III Indiana the candidate for presi-
dent is required to file personal