The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05

ToBe Given 4 First rs 4 satisfac tory I'''
4 Trial IN B baltimore. :5.si.
IHoWsI1s I'LL w DIRK d '' ( THERE. ! I: i; },
There Has Been New Registration %
8 Since last Q and Each E Voter W
Has Name Of. Party Beside Nli8E
His Name. Il; & sIs3
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9fel9 Especial to The s.DiSpatch 3hs4i|
BALTIMORE. April "a novel sxperi-
3ment Will be tried Ia this city on = 7 Tues-
day. It will be the first test OF the pri4
mary election law Under favorabl e 9 con. ~.
tdltions Tho law was paused at the 2ses- s.
sion Of the lie sialatura last year. 4 and nd
was used for the first time by both por. t'l:
tiles IN nnrnlng their cand Ida tes for Con.
|. gress last fall. Il Tho new system how "
ever, did not receive a fair trial. /. as the
reg glstration lists did not convey the Iii Iii
formation whether tho Yot or was a Re- e:.5
spublica.,, ;z OF ii q Dem ocrat. q The congress,
slonal3 primary was, there fore, a sort of}
eo-as-you- please a fair. II WI
s.a since then, 4 h owever, there has been d.
complete regis istraton Of vote ters. AZ each
voter applied for enro ollmenta he was asked! s
1.-The quest ions Are YOU sa II epubl lean 2'
3p,tiAra you a. Democrat he said 4 he
was 8 a sRepublicanIt1l the word Rel pn 81 can.'
was entered opposite his rinme. e. The same
system was followed In, the case M
ocrats who stated thel pa the ne
case Of voters who ref fused tos divtllge "
their par atus. the ~
81 the 1o1 ,ln voters; who reglstere #4 d
669 said they were DEMO- IS g ai said
~. ~ =. ~ ware .Renubll al, d 5,ss2 de-
clln ed $ to "A state their poll lies. Monday
wIllSbe :reg1 g1strat lon sday on " nc hfSoters
will have an rtunity to cham their
politics from one part to- Eano ther. While
THOSE. who have declined to rev ca lHthelr
political leaning an ~ We hemselves lsAsIC
registered As Demo tss Or Repuh 10 an =
Ths az, 600 M according & n y me
pottc census, re trained IL last fall e from
stsring will al % slbe 81 en- u q. q allce
ttcys, tcg,, hay rs their names enroll ~ sts
/; 3prohAble /. there =. N that " whsnS the list
|5oloses "a t 9S 8 clio OK M ond mig INT &
i Conf ain + tbs names OF about 55, 900 pem-
ocra Is and about so 200 Republ cans. 81;
The eSvoting Son Tuesday wi be confined
exclusively to those who have e
al Den1ocrats Is sors Republ ltean Ms. None 9th, =
srs need apply The Prohi oittonists, So, e,
SlScialIstsS ana other side parties htch did
not spoll 10 perE cent t. Of the total vote
"a st 5at the last election will have TO get
4 the nam es of their candida on the Of
4 tlcial ballot, to be voted May 9TH, by re-
Sort TO pc tition.ss
4 |85srhe 4 nominations 4 to 30 made are / for
4 Nj ayor, 4 sPresld ent OF! the second branch
5)SofRgthe3 City Council, Com ptrollsr, four
4 members the secord q bran CHI OF City
cornell and "a me- 4 b7rsS OF the first tranch.
4 OF one In each ward In each party IN IN
$terest Tin the prime. a.ry has been ARGUS ed
4 Mo- a 4 high pitch by the 8mul plicity OF
4 ca andidates for tho several offices by the
/ terrific onslaught upon the organizat ions
Il $of the two parties by out ders, and by
Il the q 9extravagant expenditure OF money.
4 Hence the sprospect OF a large vote at the
II primaries which will "a ford a. most ex-
4 |cellent# opportunity to stud VI the opera
I iGtion OF law and to eterin IN g her
4 it shall 4 be ii fixture here, and w hether
i sit will be appltca ble to such larger cities
4 as Now York, Boston, Phil adel phia.8 Pitts
4 burg, @ mcinnatti. chlca goS and Atlanta
Il l&3The urinary for both PARTIES will be
4 held simultaneously IN 4 he II same room.
f5wlth thep same set Of election Off ctals,
4 those ficials being sci ected by tn Board
\ OF Election Supervisors YsSs is, aj
/! 8 They are subject to the closest scruti,,
4 ny and those with $unsavory political
]. Or criminal records are barred from an
!; pointment, These jud ges serve from year
to year and also a ct as registers OF Voters
Two are Democrats and two are Repubt p
lIlicans. The primary, with a few de VIA
htlons, Is conducted In the samo ma anner
as\ a general election under tho Austra!T
ianNa ballot system. Violations OF the law
are iNunishahle in the snnle ma ner ns
those ORG the general elect!on 70 W---tllat
To-, by terft.r1s In the penitentlary.
S{s The chief sd ference hetweenS tne pr'- =!
mary ana the -
ballot box In lshe former twp ooxes
are used j, one for til "a Rapubllfn and one
fo. the pemocratl tlp bail6ts. On Tuesday !!
the Republican boxes will be decorated
with a pink posterS Into this box must
50 ali Repuhlican ballots, which VIII he
printed on pink pa per. For Democratic
ballots white paper will be used. These
ballots Will .ba deposited by the judges
ii the box, over which ga piece 3ot white
papar & will ba posted The Democratic
ballot, will be counted first s n