Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-27
SENATOR sIMON'S AMENDMENT.
Wants Power to Arrest Any Man
Whom His Satellites May Deem
DislOyal Partisans.


Following are the amendments
hat Senator Simon proposes TO in
'ist upon making to the Australian
Dallot bill now before the legislative
assembly:
Sec. 73.-In all election precincts
n polling places situated within an
incorporated city Of this state, the
Judges aud clerks Of any political
primary election held for the pur.
pose Of nominating candidates for
election, or Of selecting delegates to
II nominating convention whereby
candidates are selected for any pub
lie Office, shall before entering upon
their duties, take and subscribe the
oath prescribed by law for judges
aud clerks at "A general election.
Sec. 74.-The judges and clerks OF
such primary election shall keep
record Of all the votes cast thereat,
with the names and place of resi-.
dence OF every person voting ut such
election, aud also the names of all
persons whose votes have been re-
jeoted, and concise statement OF
the reason for such rejection. Such
record shall be kept In duplicate,
and substantially in the same form
M the poll-books ofa general election,
and shall be styled the poll-books Of
such primary election, and at the
conclusion of such primary election
one copy of the poll-books shall be
filed with the clerk Of the county
court Of the county In which such
election Is held, aud the other poll
book shall be delivered TO the politi.
cal organization under whose
authority such election is held.
Sec. 75. If, at any political pri.
mary election held by any party or
organization IN this state, any indi-
vidual shall falsely pcrsonate and
vote under the name of any other
person, or shall Intentionally vote
without the right to do so, or shall
willfully or wronRfully obstruct or
prevent others from voting who
have the right TO do 30 at such prl-
mary election, or shall fraudulcntly
or wrongfully conceal or destroy tai.
lots cast, or shall In any way inten-
tionally and wrongfully deposit
lallots In the ballot-box, or take
them therelrom, or shall commit
any other fraud or wrong tending
to defeat or affect the result of the
election, be shall be deemed guilty |
OF II felony, and punished ~ herein
after provided.
See, 7B.-lf any Judge or clerk at
amy such primary election shall
knowingly receive OF record the vote
I any individual who ~ known 10
him not 10 be entitled, by the regu.
mtions Of the association or political
larty holding the primary election,
iu vote at such primary, or shall in
amy manner fraudulently or wrong
fully deposit OF put any ballot iuto,
pr take any lr IN the ballot box OF
aid primary election, or shall
'nowingly make any false count,
statement, certificate or
,turn Of the ballotsscast or vote
AIKEN at such primary election, he
hall he deemed guilty OF felony,
nd punished ~ hereinafter pro
ided.
See. 77,-The punishment OF any
Il the otlenses in sections 70 aud -
{ this act, declared to be felony,
lall he fine OF not less than 500
ud not exceeding tl0O0, or impris.
d ment IN the penlIentiary OF this
tate not less than one year, nor
iore than three years, ar by both
ich fine aud imprisonment, Il
Following Is the editorial comment !
I the Owgunian;
1t would seem that these amend. /
lents propose three things; First.
I,at the Judges and CLERKS of pn- :
AIRY elections shall be required To !
,kv the oath prescribed by law Tor \
idges aud clerks at a general cleo
on; socond, that they shalt kecp .
'cord of all the votes cast at a pFi.
lary election; aud lhird, that they
hall not allow the bAllol.boNcs to =
e stuffed, nor conocal or destroy
allols deposited. Theso amend.
'ruIs should not be objected Ia,
hey are plainly la the Interest OF
.irncss and honesty la the conduct
I primary electious, -
Dvlici0as eanned frult at SqulR
arrar a Co.'s .