Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
IS
NOW ON FOR
CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, March-The " fence
menders' are getting busy. SO, also,
are their enemies, the fence busters.
Which is just another way of say
ing that the congressional campaign
of 1922 is on. TO the ordinary Amerl-
can whose interest in elections is us
ually confined to voting, it seems Il
long time until November 1922. To Il
large number of Americans who con
slider themselves just bit better than
ordinary, next November seems to be
Just around the corner, and they are
getting ready to turn the corner.
The reason is that before you can get
Yourself elected to the $500 salary
that attaches to Il congressman or scna-
tor, you have to get your party, 'in con
gressional district or state, 10 put IT'S
o. *. on YOU. This is done ut party
convention, or, as in most states nova
days, ut primary election. Which IS
why those who aspire to hold on to the
81 800 annually they are now drawing
and those who aspire to get on that
payroll as new hands, are now engaged
in the gentle pastimes of fence busting
and fence mending
You always bust the other fellow S
fences and always mend your own. To
do Il really effective job either way,
YOU have to start while this winter $
frost is on the coalpile, though you
won t get final results until next fall s
frost is on the pumpkin. The way to
do :s to start in about the time the
women begin trotting out their spring
hats, and either by busting somebody
else's fence or mending your own,
make it certain that YOU will get the
party nomination fenced in, cOralled,
and tied to Il stake in your own back
yard. 49,.
They start holding primaries in
March and from then on until late in
September the nominating goes on.
This is one of the most trying and most
"practical - periods in the political
year. If YOU are in congress, somebody
in your own party is almost sure to
want to get YOU out, and the entire
personnel of the opposing party is de-
termined to eject you. If you are out
of congress wanting in, the fellow who
has the particular $500 you covet is
going to do his best to keep you from
collecting. With this explanation, any
body should be able to understand the
importance of the primary.
The first primary this year will be
March %, in South Dakota, Three can
didates for the house will be nomin-
ated. The next is April IL, in Illinois,
for nomination of house members. On
May 2, comes the first senatorial frlm-
AIRY, in Indiana, where Senator Harry
New and Albert j. Beveridge will see
whose fence is better. Oregon will Sc
lect candidates on May 10. On the 10th
OF that month Pennsylvania, besides
nominating a house delegation, will Sc
lect candidates on both tickets to sue
ceed the late Boies PenrOse, and Sen
ator William +. Crow. Crow was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy Senator
Knox s death caused, and his health
may not permit him to run again. The
PenrOse place will be sought by George
Wharton Pepper, now filling the seat
by appointment.
There are six primaries in June
Iowa the 5th; Florida with Senator
Tralhmel up, 9th; North Carolina, Sd;
Minnesota, Goth, with Senator Kellogg
seeking denomination, Main, 90, Sen
itor Hale up; North Dakota, 2Sth. Sen
ator McCumber.
Jnly is an off month, only one prim
ary being scheduled. That is in Texas,
where they have two primary days.
July 30 is known as the first primary.
Senator Culberson is expected to be
renominated. '"1' 'P'~
August is a big month for primaries
and conventions. On the first, West
Virginia, Virginia, Missouri and Kansas
nomihate. On the Sth come Arkansas,
Alabama, Ohio and Oklahoma and Wy
Oming. Nebraska is the 18th; Missis
sippi the 18th; Texas has its second
primary the Goth; Kentucky the 5th;
Idaho, 22nd and California Goth.
September ~ sees more nominating
than any other day. On that date Ari-
IONA, Colorado, Louisiana, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, Vermont and Washing
ton will select candidates. On the
9th Nevada, New Hampshire and Wis
consin act, 18th, New York, and 27to,
New Jersey. In a number of states
where the dates of conventions are not
fixed by law, they usually occur either
i'm Auoust or Sant ON har Those include