The Redwood gazette., 1901-03-27

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| election. but no person will be al
I lowed to receive primary ballot,
or be entitled to vote until he shall
have frs. been duly registered as a
voter. The voter must then make
an open declaration as to aUlsiclt po-
litacal party he d1fiilidtes acitla, where
upon he is to receive the ballot of
that party. the ballot to be endorsed
! with the initials of two of the
judges of the primary election. In
case his vote is challenged, that is,
in case his declaration of affiliation
is disputed, he must sacear an has
cote. A first voter will not be re
quired to do this, however. He
must vote and fold his ticket as
/ provided in our general election
law. the ballot to be placed in the
box of the political party represent
ed by it.
The judges and clerks of the pri-
mary election are provided for in
/ the same manner as in the regular
election law, and their work is pre-
scribed as being along the same
| line, the return to the auditor, and
by the auditor to the secretary of
state, being as prescribed in the
general election law. The canvass
ing board of the county is to certify
| to one candidate for each Office re
ceiving the highest number OF votes,
and the secretary Of State certifies
the candidates to the county audi
| tors, and the latter makes up the
ballot as before stated. The county
canvassing board must complete
it's canvass of the vote of the county
by the evening Of the third day fol-
lowing the primary election, and
certify the result Immediately.
In case of a tie between two or
more candidates of the same politi-
cal party, the tie shall be deter
mined by lot to be cast then and
there by and as the canvassing
board may determine. The county
auditor must notify each successful
candidate of his nomination, and
place his name on the official ballot
for the ensuing election, providing
that the candidate puts up his $40
fee within the proper time.
The canvassing board, under the
secretary Of state, must make its
canvass of the district vote on the
seventh day following the primary
election. The secretary Of state is
to certify the result to county audi
tors. mail to each candidate a no.
tice of nomination, and on payment
Of the required fee, the name Of each
can didate is tosbe placed upon the
official ballot.
| The first and the main objection
| to the law is the time set for the
primaries. This will be right in
the midst of harvesting and thresh-
ing, when farmers will certainly re
fuse to quit their work in order to
attend the primaries. and some of
them oficiate as judges and clerks.
| The result Of this will be that the
farmers will have no say in the
choice of the candidates, whatever,
because the large cities of the diff
erent counties will have innumer-
able candidates, the full vote will
be gotten out, and the candidates of
the city will be chosen for all of the
offices. Applying the rule more
closely, it must be conceded that in
Redwood county, where the farming
vote is heavy, and where it will
certainly not be gotten out on Sept.
1st, the city of Redwood Falls will
certainly dictate every nominee Of
the Republican party. And if a
combination is made with Morgan
and Lam berton villages those three
towns are sure to control every
nomination. Let us presume that
the law had been in effect last year.
! What chance would Alvin Small, or
any other candidates of the country
districts have had, against the can
j didate of Redwood Falls? Presum-
ing that the farming vote might be
gotten during the harvesting
season, with fair weather, what
chance would there be with foul
weather? In Redwood Falls CITY,
!. Lamberton and Morgan villages
the full vote can be gotten out, but