The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-07

state OFFICES must present lnuoTSe-
ments bearing 5000 signatures, not
more than rs per cent Of which were
obtained in single county. IN or
der TO make their appeal, aEce OH the
November ballot as independents.
Aspirants 10 the several mantles
which will be distributed by the
state conventions ar epermitted to
spend in campaigning a sum eqaul to
Is per cent of the yearly salary paid
in the position sought. lli,nezed ac-
counts of all expenditures must be
presented to the secretary of state.
More Important Provisions.
The measures more Important
provisions follow:
Parties Defined-Within the mean
ing of the act, a party is political
organization, which, at the last cleo
ton, cast for one of its candidates
a total of 10 per cent of the entire
vote cast for all the candidates for
that particular office. The designa-
ton "party" is also made to apply to-
an affiliation of voters equalling in
strength 5 per cent of the total num-
Der of votes cast at the proceeding
general election.
County Primaries-The primary
will be the means used to nominate
district judges, representatives in the
legislature, all county officers, a
committeeman from each precinct,
and delegates from each precinct to
the county convention. In every
precinct the number of delegates to
be chosen will be determined by d.
viding the total of votes cast for all
candidates by the number of candi-
dates and accepting the result as the
precinct vote. One delegate will be
allowed for each thirty votes on the
basis of the average obtained. For
instance, if the total number of votes
polled in a certain precinct were
$500 and the numbered IL, the av-
erage to be used as the precinct
vote would be 21O and application
of the unit proposed, 80, would give
the precinct in question seven dele
gates to the county convention.
State and County Committees
Central committees for both state
and county are provided by the bill.
The state committee comprises a
single representative from each
county in the state and the county
body has precinct representatives
as its members. Each organization
has the power to fill vacancies COM
ing within its jurisdiction. Determ-
ination of the hour and place for the
holding of the state and county con-
ventions also falls to the central
committees.
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
the county's member of the. state
central committee and delegates to
the state convention is the import
ant duty of the county convention.
The formulating of county plat
form Is made matter of option.
State Conventions-The average
vote principle is again made use of
in determining the number of dele
gates each county may send to the
state convention. Totals of the en-
tire party vote cast for all candidates
having been compiled, and a divis-
made to reach a mean, the unit
employed is 400. In Ada county last
,ovember, for example, the average
vote was about 5000. Application
the proposed rule would make
Ada's convention delegation one of
Is members. Necessity for the hold
ing of a state platform convention
is eliminated in the Nelson-Nash
bill, as the single gathering planned
will function both as nominating
and platform making body. In the
selection of prospective representa-
tives in congress, the territorial linn
its of the respective congressional
districts will govern. The state con-
vention is made sole Judge of irreg-
ularities in the county primaries.
Who Can Vote-Only bona fide
members of the parties represented
are entitled to vote at the primaries.
Vots may be challenged on the
ground that they were not cast by
actual adherents of the party affect
ed.
Nomination by Petition-Indepen-
dent tickets are made possible in a |
provision which authorizes nominal
tons by the circulation OF petitions.
Effective petitions must bear 5000
signatures if they are for state or
federal positions, 900 for district Of
fees, 300 for county offices and 80
for precinct officers. Municipal Pc
titions must carry rs signers. All
state petitions must be filed before
the fourth Tuesday in July, and all
county petitions must be completed
two weeks earlier. The word "inde-
pendent" and nothing more will des-
ignate candidates who are named
by the signature route.
Campaign Expenses Candidates |
for nominations are limited to "per- |