The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-30
HINTS TO ELECTORS.
Principal Features of the Pri-
mary Election Law.
POLLS OPEN TODAY FROM I2TO7.
Stringent Regulations Against Fraud at
the Polls-List OF Polling Places
and Judges.

The primary election law. under "hich
the Republicans of King county will hold
their primaries today, prevents fraud "a
far, probably, as any law can. The pre-
cautions to be taken seem TO be sufficient,
and there is no reason now why every Re-
publican should not go to the primary,
which is every bit as important as the main
election.
Republicans who take no active part
have often declared il TO be useless to 60 to
primaries, but there is no longer any such
excuse.
The object, of course, is to select dele
gates to party conventions where candi-
dates for the offices are TO be named.
The polls must be kept open from II un-
til and three reputable persons must be
selected to act as judges. These. as well
as two clerks to keep the records, are
sworn to do their duty, and are subject TO
punishment for violation of the law by
fine OF not less than $50 and imprisonment
for not less than one month.
No person can vote at the primary unless
he is fully qualified voter of the election
precinct in which he offers to vote, and
NAV be objected and barred from voting If
he Is challenged by any qualified voter,
upon the ground that he is not eligible
under the call for the primary. The judges
may swear any voter and may question
him as to his qualifications OF voter. In
addition to the usual qualifications voter
at the Republican primaries today must
Endorse the Republican platform and NOM
inees adopted at Minneapolis. No
other qualification of party ma
ture is necessary. If any man
should be challenged he must make a.
written statement and be vouched for by
known Republican, who must also be
sworn and sign statement OF belief In the
others party loyalty. 4 false statement,
90 sworn to, is declared by the statutes to
be punishable perjury.
The law is particularly severe rs to brib-
cry, treating or misrepresentation, and it is
even punishable to furnish avoter with a
ticket or ballot, informing him that it con-
talns name or names different from
those which appear thereon, with intent
TO induce him to vote contrary TO his in
tention.''
Each clerk must keep list of persons
voting with their residence, and the
Judges must cause one of the clerks to
keep list of all persons challenged, with
the cause, and the judges determination.
Before the polls are opened the judges
must exhibit the empty ballot box, then
close It, and must not open it till the polls
are closed. Before any ballots are re-
ceived the judges must announce that the
polls are Open and fifteen minutes before
the close that must also be proclaimed
aloud.
As soon as the polls are closed the
Judges must make the canvass in the pres
ence of bystanders. The whole number of
ballots cast must first be counted, and If
the number of ballots shall be found to
exceed the number of names on the poll
ing list they shall reject SO many names
thereof, without opening the same, or ex-
aiming or looking at the names thereon"
~ may be necessary to make them tally.
One judge will then read the ballots and
the others inspect them; the clerks keep
tally, and the result is announced in much
the same way as at an election.
The primaries will be omen at IL O'Clock
today and remain open until O'Clock.
Following are the polling places and the
Judges for the city districts:
District No. ]. Kinnear block, South Third
and Msin-charles F. Reitze, Charles Weber,
George Thornton.
District No. ., 2,507 Jackson street,. C. Ma
rum, ii. +. Phillips. John II. Hammer.
District No. 3. Brewers hall, McClaire street
:. Fay, J. G. Reisinger ii. A. sIzer.
District No. 4. No. Gle Third street,. J.
ouigley. George Is. kitiiuger, DIR. Neagle.
District No. 3, First regiment armory-Frank
i. Lewis, O. ". Yancy, Harry A. Bgelow.
District No. g. Hull building. Front aud Bat
telss -Albro Gardner, William Voght, A. f. Bell.
District No. 3 Pinckneys hall, Broadway and
Depot street,. II. Kupzie, Captain Taylor, H.
Van ASSET
District No s. Clarendon hotel Depot and
Poplar streets-F. Nj. Davis, j. L. Kahaley, James
u. Taylor.
District No. .. Judge Remsbergs office. Ere
nont-C. L. Remsberg. +. W. Carter, William
Copestiek.
District No. 10, Windsor hotel-W. A. Morse,
v. T. Walker. George Beekman.
The proportion of delegates to the city
districts is as follows:
That part of the First ward of the city of Sc
attic lying east of SOuth second street 800 Is
That part of the First ward of the city of Sc
attic lying vest OF South Second street .... 5
Second wBrd .... 70
Third ward .................. . l6
Fourth ward. ......... %
Finn ward OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
sixth ward ................... ........... 10
seventh ward -........-.. ........... ........ Il
Eighth ward ............... ..... IL
Ninth ward .......--. IN