The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-20
THE PRIMARY LAW.
1t Provides Heavy Penalties for
Illegal Voting.
HOW ELECTIONS MUST BE HELD.
y. g. Goidsmith Leaves the CEtizsaS
Tfeket-Jerome Catiis's Pssftien-
Seventh Ward Caaess-Netes.

under which the delegates TO the Republi-
can city convention will be chosen. 10 very
strict In It's provisions. and all parties In
teresteC will do well 10 heed its provisions.
IS the esntrsl committee will see tka. IL Is
rigidly enforced. Unlike the caucus plan
OF choosing delegates, the primary election
Law insnrss 70 every Republican voter an
equal voice and opportunity in the selec-
ton of party candidates and managers
with ample notice OF the time and places
OF holding the election. The same precau-
tons are taken to insure full. fair and
free expression OF opinion and judgment
within the party as are provided in the
general election Law. The penalties for
violating the provisions of the primary
election Law are even greater than those
for violating the general election law. for
while in the latter case the penalty is fixed
st $50. in the former it may be as high as
500 and six months imprisonment.
Only registered Republicans voters can
take part In the primary election. He
must be qualified elector in the district
embraced within the call for the primary.
Ii any persons vote shall be challenged
the judges shall interrogate him under
oath as to all matters in particular upon
which objection was made and generally
rs TO all of his qualifications as an elector
at such election. III the person challenged
shall refuse to take the oath or refuse TO
answer the questions ASKED. his vote must
be rejected. He must also sign a state
ment that he is qualified voter OF tha,
district at that election. ana this state
ment must also be Endorsed by some quail
he'd voter known TO one of the judges. To
make false statement as to matter per-
tinent' and material in such examination
Is to commit perjury.
Fraudulent voting or aiding and abetting
1t. or offering reward or bride. or by
treating or giving liquor. directly or in
directly. attempt TO influence any voter
in giving or Withholding his vote or fur
nishing him with fraudulent ballot or
threatening to bulldoze. boycott. blackbail
or prosecute voter in order to influence
him at such election is punishable by a
fine not TO exceed 500 and SIX months in
jail.
Voters are not bound to choose from
among the caucus nominations or to use
the printed ballots prepared by the ward
clubs. They may write out their own
tickets and put any name they choose
upon the ticket. They may indicate their
preference for alderman ana delegates, but
as the election is only called for the pur-
pose of choosing delegates to the city con-
vention the judges are not bound to take
cognizanee of anything else on the tickets.
The full name or initial of the candidate
shall be given on the ballot.
The polls shall be open from room until
z p. M. and fifteen minutes before closing
that fact must be proclaimed. The can
vass must be public in presence of the by
ISLANDERS and the result publicly pro-
claimed on the completion of the canvass
by one of the judges. and the judges shall
issue certificates of election.
The election will be held on "Wednesday.
February n, at the following places: FRS.
ward. $40 1esler avenue; Second ward. APO
Market street; Third ward, Brewers hall.
on McCIair and Jesse streets; Fourth
ward. Temple court, near Third and
Cherry streets; Fifth ward. the Armory.
Sixth ward. Bellevue hotel; Seventh ward.
P.nckney hall, Broadway and Depot
street; Eighth ward. d. I. Denny's office.
Kentucky and Harrison streets; Ninth
ward. Milier's drug store, Fremont.
At the caucus of the Seventh Ward Re-
publican club. held last evening in Pinck-
neys hall on Broadway, the following
candidates for delegates to the city con.
vention were nominated: A. F. Burleigh,
Capt. John Taylor, w. Pierce. III. C.
Henry. c. +. Robinson, f. Berrum. Theo-
dore Johnson, George NARROW, +. w.
Gurney, ;. ]. Collins, Frank Iverson, Dan
Davis. W. ii. Gorham. j. +. Hayden.
Jr.. Charles Frisselt. George T. Kennedy.
l. J. Armstrong. r. A. Elingwood. J. w.
Gregory. W. s. Lane. j. H. Mclaughlin.
John Brewer. DR.. Markell. ]. NJ. William
son. .. Hougan, A. 4. Dolk. +. e. Emer-
son, NJ. Munson. f. IL. Rennick. Frank
Burrows, ". W. Wiltshire. J. F. Burns. W.
". Perrigo, Charles Baker. A. /. Adams.
g. L. Case. James g. Kelley, f. ]. Vim |
quist, 4. c. Nelson, O. l. Hall. Charles |
tosden. c. /. Conover, ]. L. Whiting |
ton. \. NJ. McCorkle. J. VI. Taylor. Frank |
Parker. Frank Hergert. Henry 7. ]. Han. |
sen. ;. NJ. shipley, H. f. Whitney, George |
\. White. ;. W Clark. Richard White |
Thomas Lyle, f. b. Fowler, A. III. Hill. |
III. lie Roller. Charles Duke. K. 4. Morris. |
q. VI. Leighton, A. II. Turner, John |
Decker, {. L. Webb. Charles Phillips, y. |
}. Caldwell. q. l.. Case, W. II. Davis. Fl. |
}. Mohler and l.. Matthews.
The following candidates for aldermen |
were nominated; ". ". kifkwood. II F
Compton, :. ". Clark, ". :. Lane. p
Pontius and l. Eiiingwood.
Candidates for delegates to the eounciI /
were also nominated as follows; Frank |
NJ. Little. Thomas Lyle, J. II. Mclaughlin |
and ". H. Goodrich.
After the nominations were closed the |
nominees for aldermen and TO the council |
were called upon and all made short an |
propriate speeches which were enthusiast /
tcal4Y received. Ii Was decided To hava /
two tickets printed for use a. the primary
one 10 contain the names OF the candi.
dates for seats in the city convention and
the other the names of the candidates for
alderman and delegate. In order tina, all |
voters may Know how 10 properly mark
their ballots, the chairman appointed a
coinIn'ttee consisting of Maj s. W CLARK.
John W. torson aad u. Waldo Bass. Ia
he III attendane. at the polls and iastruc,
The voters, should any advice be needed
Henry B.ackmRn, the newly annointed
collector % internal revenue for This d..
srIct. Is making tour of washington for
tue purpose OF selecting the six deputies
he $ allowed 20 appoint He was
II tacoma last Friday and Satnr.
Gay and came here Saturday night and
remained untl last evening. when he left |
Tor Spokane. IL Is said that a. a re.ult of
his vis.t ". II. Talbot, ex-Iudian agent
b, get the Sl,4l0 job in this city. THIS
Wiz re sGi prise 10 many. as Z i na. |
generally known that Mr. TsIn,.,
aaoAeFed alter the place. He Vas an
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