The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-01-23
WARNER !; -HOMPE Bill.
Measure to Eliminate Objectionable
Features in Primary Law In
PRODUCED in House.
Bill Aimed to Meet widespread De,
mand for Radical Change in
Present Election Laws.

Present Election Laws.
a joint measure providing for nom
mating by the convention method Of
state officers, other than justices Of;
the supreme court, has been intro
duced in the house by Representatives
Warner and Hompe.
The bill provides, among other.
things, that state officers shall not be
nominated at the statewide primary
but by political party conventions.
these conventions to be composed Of
delegates elected at the statewide
primary. At such primary election
there shall be. chosen delegates to the
party conventions. A political party
shall mean political party as the
same now is or hereafter may be de-
fined by law. Members of the senate
or house may act as delegates to the
party conventions.
Not more than 40 days or less than
20 days preceding the date. Of the
primary election any person desiring
to be delegate too party convention;
shall file with the county auditor of
the county in which he is a voter an
affidavit substantially in the form now
provided by law to be filed by a can
didate for nomination for state office.
No filing fee shall be required. Candi-
dates for election as delegates to the
state convention shall be classified and
numbered l, 2, 8, etc., using as many
classes and numbers as there are dele
gates to be elected.
Delegates to each OF the party state
conventions shall be apportioned
among the several counties as fol-
lows: Four delegates at large from
each county having less than two SEN
atorial districts, and in addition there
to one delegate for each $50 votes or
major fraction thereof cast in said
county at the last preceding presiden-
tial election for the presidential cleo
tors of each party. In counties hav-
ing two or more senatorial districts
four delegates at large from each SEN
atorial district therein and one addi-
tional delegate for each4,25O votes or
major fraction thereof cast in said
senatorial district at the last presi-.
dental election for the presidential
electors of each party. In counties
having two or more senatorial districts
the delegates shall be elected by the
voters of each senatorial district.
There shall be held on Monday,
three weeks subsequent to the date for
holding such primary election, con-
vention for each political party for
which delegates are so elected as
aforesaid. After the permanent or
ganization of the convention shall have
been perfected and a platform Of prin-
ciples adopted, the convention shall
nominate candidates for United States
senator and for state officers, except
justice of the supreme court, and the
chairman and secretary shall certify
to the secretary Of state the names
of such nominees. The nominees shall
elect state central committee to have
charge of the campaign. The cohven-
ton may, by majority vote of the
delegates present, authorize and pro-
vide for the appointment of county
committees and prescribe their powers
and duties.
The names of the persons nominat-
ed at the convention shall be placed
upon the official ballot by the secre-
tary of state for the state election.
1t will be readily observed upon
perusal Of the points set forth that
the Warner ompe bill is not hostile
to the primary law and does not have
for it's object the ultimate repeal Of
that law. Neither does it provide for
a return to the old convention methods.
There us widespread demand for
radical changes in our primary law.
and the object Of this measure is to
apply the primary in a practical man
ner to the nomination Of candidates in
the state at large, and to perfect,
strengthen, protect and preserve the
primary system. # this measure be-
comes law delegates to party con-
ventions will be elected by direct
primary vote, q full attendance Of
voters is assured, the ballots used will
be officially printed, the primary will