Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13


ask for votes atthe statewide pri
marics which wi be held March ~
Twcnty-onc of - states have made
provision for dosing candidates for
presidential nOnations in a popular
manner. The ger y states still adj
here to the oldstate convention Sv>
TEN of SeleC" delegates 10 the na
tiOnal convey +.
New Hamp8e will hold the first
of the preSidentiaprimarie on March
q. Although the is no direct vote
on presidential csdidates n that state
in the primary, delegates may file
statements Is, y&srence if they 80
desire. The { 81 direct vote for
presidential will be In North
Dakota, Malx here candidates
may have I''"S' placed on the
primary ,T o"l sucrc petition ho OF not
The next pra ASH Us that of South
Dakota. On Apr 10 the Michigan pri-
mary will be helt At least 100 quail
fed voters of tie state must sign
candidates petition before twelve
O'Clock noon ontIarch in order hat
the candidate PE participate in the
primary. Dk bites to the national
convention ~ Mot selected At this
primary in q slgan. hut at state
convention. tT"f
In No. and Wisconsin.
ON April 6. Nv York and Wiscon-
sim hold presidential preference pr
mar..- DcIcga&s are selected at IN,
priv ~ in NeI York, but no prefer.
ru. indicatd on the primary ha'.
'ul . Wis~-4n. however at Ica-.
... en-. f1S,f party electors III .I
.a- X i (not less than ! p,.
.... g,r fF~--ian 10 per cent of th.
." tdELDRJ state) must file pet.
..I FOB. -tidential candidate moi
latter tNtp{- =. u.s. The delegates ar.
chosen In the eimary and candidates
Tor delegate " file "A statement of
principles or RESIDENTIAL choice, in not
exceeding fiveywords, which Will be
printed on the BALLOT.
The Illinois primary comes on April
I3, at which dhegateS from congress
siOnal districts to the national conven-
ton will be Selected Delegate At
large from the kntire state of Illinois
are to be nameh in a state convention
held on May i'd The last day for fill
ing petitions isl March 3. Delegates
running in the district primaries must
state their chOite or declare mo pref
erence." Presidential candidates may
disavow a candidacy for delegate.
whereupon the candidate for delegate
is not certified The Nebraska 9ri-
mary will be held on April 20. At
least 100 voterilfrom each congression-
al district mritt sign a presidential
candidates petition not later than
March 20. In gMOntana the preSiden-
tial primary isl fixed for April 23.
Three c sme on One Day.
Three print Fies are scheduled for
April 81. i'm h Massachusetts,. New Jer-
sey and Ohio.hxIn the Bay state there
is no direct HAte for presidential can
didates. Thd presidential preference
OF The candif ties FOR delegates is in
~ --l-sx1 ~ 1x--s,.a==-
= diced Oh Nut<yffdfy Odfs0t. N fsc7'
al Jersey at least boo voters must sign
n petition for + presidential candi
J. date before Ap41. In Ohio the pres
lie idential candidI either in person OF
[. by authorized ryresentative. must file
il personal dedratiOn containing
y pledge to suppoA the party principles
It as declared in Il national platform 81
J. his party. Thetrimary in Maryland
e is to be held o1 May 8. Presidential
e candidates are tquired to file per
g sonal declaratiotnot later than Apri
4 ~. Delegates 1.-THE national cOnven
ton in MarylaDfare selected at STATE
n conventions andlnder the law are in
y structed TO vOtqin the national con
e vention for the cndidate of their part.
IL who carries the,tate in the primary
IS May will witIss primaries in Cali
y fornia and in I4iana.
P Primaries WILDE held in Pennsyl
l. vania and Vermht on May Is. In IN
keystone statektitions must be hle'
2, by the presidenAl candidate not late
e than April 8, antaining at least Nv
Y, signatures frOnat least ten counties
d On May 81 thelrcsidential preferenc
IS primary is TO bheld in Oregon. Can
IS didates for tnepresidency may file
written requeslf the printing q
their names onHe' ballOt, this rcQucS
It to be made NJ later than April 1t
IS The candidacSlIay be presented b
It petition of ct east 1000 electors be
is longing to the hndidate's party. Pr
p maries will be ED i'm Texas and Yves
IL Virginia on My 90. June s is tn
20 date fixed in florida for the selectlo
g of delegates ; the national CONVEX
h ton
v Had to Cmonstrate Speed.