The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-10
THE APPROACHING PRIMARY.

The first primary to be held under
the new law will be in evidence in this
city in a few days more. 1t is es-
sential that the law shall have a fair
showing, and meet with no technical
distractions. To that end every citi-
zen VINO has been selected to serve
upon the election boards should early
make a careful study of the State cleo
ton laws so far as they are applied
TO the primary election, and of the new
law also. With the exception Of uni
formity of tickets, the use of the booths
and the services of ballot clerks, the
primary elections under this new law
are to be conducted substantially under
the general election laws, and these are
now familiar to the people.
Citizens of all the parties should turn
election, that the test of the law may
be full and complete. If it works as
we believe it will under honest cleo
ton boards, there will not be the
zen who takes any interest in the right
government of the city, for remaining
away from the primary polls. There
the beginning of good government has
its fount and spring. At these polls
every elector, no matter what his party
faith, has opportunity to express his
wishes as to who shall compose the
conventions that are to nominate can
didates to manifest whom he wishes
for candidates in the field for final
election.
Under the new law there will be no
such thing as Democrats running the
Republican ticket, nor of Republicans
manipulating Democratic party affairs.
There win be no bowling mob about
the polling places, no blocking of the
way of voters, no casting of fraudulent
votes without serious risk of discovery
and condign punishment. There will
be no handling of the ballots by par
tisans interested in miscounting them.
for they viii be counted by Boards of
Election chosen from all parties, and
under the eyes of watchers officially
placed by the law. Nor will there be
any intimidating, challenging, brow
beating or dominating by roughs and
toughs
One IS not compelled to vote for the
men party cliques may select, but may
write ii ink upon his ticket any names
of citizens he wishes to represent him
There will be found at each polling
place Il ballot box for each party or
organization, and each so plainly
marked that no one of common intelli-
gence can make any mistake. In short.
this new primary law consolidates all
party primaries, so that they are held
at the same time and place and are
presided over by mixed election boards
chosen under the law.
Thus there are removed all the OBJ
jections which obtained against the
old system, and the opportunity will
be afforded every citizen TO freely and
easily vote within his party, and with
out any domination, dictation, menace
or COW on the part of ward strikers.
1.-The push" and the hired ruffians who
have in the past run that much of
party machinery according to their own
sweet wills. or as they were paid to
operate them.
The one thing above all others in the
approaching election is to bring out a
large vote of all party men that the
test Of the law may be made complete
We have not the slightest doubt about
the working of the new system. 1t is
complete, apparently. and will. if prop
erly conducted, as the law prescribes
give every man a fair chance and hon
estly represent the wishes of the vot-
eYS