Show the season for politics according to new primary election law the time Is now at land hand to begin the processes that will determine who the county and some other officers are to be ba for or the coming term in this issue there appears a notice by the county clerk calling attention to a primary election to be held september to choose party candidates for or a list hat ot of offices named also in this issue there appears a news item telling of the ahe salaries fixed for or the various county offices for or the coming term the act provides that not more than 75 days nor less than 15 days the names of all persons who desire to run for or a nomination on the party ticket it if the ottice office desired is a county or precinct position must be tiled filed with the county clerk it if the position desired is state or national in scope then the petition mus inus be lied filed with the secretary or of state not more than days nor less than 30 days the petition can be tiled filed by the candidate or by ten tell signers who are qualified electors of the same political faith as the candidate in the event ten signers designate an elector as a candidate the person named must tile file an acceptance at least 30 days before the primary election in either event the candidate must pay a tee fee in the amount of one fourth of one per cent of the total salary tor for the full term in order to get his name printed upon the ballot aw 1 lie he primary election law while should result in ia officers F fio AO more nearly represent the peoples ples choice than has been possible under the old system it will also tend to minimize the effect of the efforts of professional party politicians tic ians in tact fact the parties under this law will become what they should be merely the machinery of getting gelling candidates before the public this year when the law Is new people are urged to make their nominations early and to make a careful study of the act so as to cause as little trouble and cliance chance tor for mistake as possible A great amount of information will have to be mastered by the public between now and september public mass meetings and classes may have to be held the press will have to be freely used and in this respect this paper pledges its best effort in conveying this information to the public |