The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-03-11
THAT FIFTH RESOLUTION.


THAT FIFTH RESOLUTION.
The resolution of the County Central Com
.,ittee, requiring the judges of election at tn
primary meetings to examine the ballot o
each voter before depositing it, to see if th'
proper names are on, has been the occasion
of great deal of discussion amongst mem
bers Of the party. We have heard the reso
luton defended but once on principle, anc
that only as an expedient to prevent fraud
and the gentleman making that defense ha:
since decided, on reflection, that it would be
very impolitic, as bad precedent, and that
the resolution ought to be rescinded. We
understand the Central Committee will be
called together in day or two, to consider
the propriety Of resembling. 1t will be well
to do so, and we are glad to learn that the
committee intends to remove this obstacle to
full and cordial starter on the campaign.
Another matter in the resolutioas-that
fixing 4 test fer voters-kas been severely
criticised, and might be well enough expunged
or amended. 1t has been the policy of polit-
icai parties to hang out the lamp for repent
ant sinners, and invite proselytes to the latest
in the old party times was, Do you intend
to vote for the nominees of this party at the
coming election" No reference was made
to past votes, nor any solemn pledge for the
future To prevent fraud under such regu-
la.ion, discretion might be given the judges
Of election, as to the probabilities of the
truth or fslaty of the expression of intent
The Judges of election are selected as having
knowledge of the political rroclivities of vo-
tiers in their respective Precinets.-1respess.
Ioasmuch as the foregoing touches
upon subject which concerns the party
IN this county and bears indirectly upon
til action of our Central Committee, we
propose few words relative thereto.
TIE resolution in question is copy,
10 substance, of resolution adopted by
the Ormsby County Com mittee, and the
history of some proceedings which led
to its adoption may not be out of place
here. Some gentlemen, members of the
Uoion party, had discussed in the pres
euce of the chairman Of the committee,
the propriety of making liberia, test in
order that " converts" might vote aud
at the same time the necessity for put
ting az efficient guard against IMPOSE
ton was admitted. When the commit
tee came together, the author Of that
drew it up as much in order
10 solve the problem of " how to guard
the liberal test" as from aRy other res
son. 1t certaiEiy does guard it; and,
ia our notion, some such guard is
needed. The questions to be PROFOUND
Il. If satisfactorily answered by homes: ,
q On, are, in themselves guards enough {
at the history Of primary elections
.oes 10 sustain the painful charge |
IA. there has been, always, more .
e less fraud prae,icei at such cleo +,
ions; and popular or unpopular, the !
authorizing of the Judges or inspee- &
,rs Of the Election to examine suspi- q
ieus persons ballots and discard frau.
uisut votes is the only way to prevent I.
aeir getting into the ballot box. How +
veg. the verbiage Of the resolution b
right we'll be changed by substituting c
40 word may for p" shall I'm the in tt
II action to the Board of Election Off !,
srs. By such q change, the examiua- p
on of ballots would be left to the % .
cards discretion-as it should be. "
here is = sort Of meaningless sanctity = y
TEACHING to the "secret ballot" which n
abody claims 50 much as being dear to a. =,
imself as to the indefinite wide world S
{. some folks"
We disagree, IL toto with the Tres 81
49, position concerning the test. The q
story Of Nevada State Conventions is b.
narrative Of annual frauds praetiesd ei