The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
JOKER IN PRIMARY ELECTION BILL AS PASSED BY SENATE
Would Permit Election Of Judges By Convention
 Rather Than Primary
STATE CAPITAL BORE tu 1
 THE A0E-HERALD ! MnnfwOmArY Ala Sept, lH ]

Judges of the supreme court, court of appeals and circuit may be noml- mated in conventions and may DC taken from the primary elections un- der the Ellis bill as passed by the senate Tuesday afternoon. This discovery was made "Wednesday night. The state democratic conVen' ton last September defeated move ment to provide for the nomination of judges by the convention.
 The discovery of the joker in the bill came after 1t had received the approval of the senate and had gone to the house committee on privileges and elections for report. The au- thority os the state executive com mittee to order a convention Is given by omission rather than the insertion of words in the primary election law Section one provides that the proper executive committee of pohtlcal marty may determine from time to time what officers shall be nominated in the primary" and Section o42 pro vides for the method of nominating ridges in primaries If the proper party committee determines to cal a primary election to nominate mem bers of the supreme court, memper or members of the court or appears or A circuit judge or circuit 1uoges'
 SeCtlOn one QSCldTcS bhAI 1 RON-~-0 party which does not elect to come under the primary election law snail be deprived of its party emblem on the ballot in the general election hut is has been pointed out that tnls section would be compiled with py the certification of the names or or ficers entered into the primary oy the executive committee and the elimination from the list of canoi- dates for judicial posities.
 section one, which, coupled with Section 515, provides the method TOT the nomination of candidates Tor or fees follows:
 How The Section Reads.
 "Be it enacted by the legislature Of Alabama, that primary election within the meaning of this act IS an election held by the qualified voters who are members of any poiitlcai party for the purpose of nomlnaLlns III. s a candidate or candidates for pupilc or party office. Primary electlohs are not compulsory. A political party Lnay hv it's state executive commute erect nh etber if will come under the prl- mary election law. All political par, tjea are presumed to have accepteo and come under the provisions or tne urinary election law, provided that any political party may slgnlly us aiection not to accept and to come under the primary election law ny filing with the secretary of state, oo days before any general primary. statement of the action of its state execntiye committee certified by US chairman and secretary Said state ment shall contain copy or the res olution or motion adopted decllnin.e to accept and come under the pll,, mary election law. Any polltlcal narty which declines to accept ana come under the primary election Ia" shall not he entitled to party em blem or party column for its nom inees in the general election. 1T a political party declines to accept ana come under the primary election law it shall not change its acton or ac- cent and come under the primary Jaw untiI after the next general electioli
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 HIf'' Is Big Word. :.
 "The state executive committee oi a politicai party my determine from time to time what officers snail De nominated in the primary"
 Section 5, which confers authority upon the state committee to prescribe the method for the nomination o1 judicial officers by the use Of the word eff" follows:
 "If the proper party committee de-