The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-21
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Rules and Regulations Governing
Them.-Held May IA.

rats of ChayeS county is hereby call
I'd by order of the Democratic Cen
tral Committee of said county, to be
neld in the various precincts on Sat
irday. May IA. 1904, from 9 o'clock
IN. to 6 O'Clock p. M. OF said day for
the purpose of nominating a ticket
o represent the Democrats al the
general election in November.
The purpose and intent of this pri,
mary is to ascertain the will and
choice of the Democrats for the nom
nee for the county offices. and it Is
expected that only democrats shall
axe part. Therefore, the following
rules and regulations are adopted
governing said primary election.
Qualifications.
First.--'n those holding the Demo
,ratic principles as promulgated by
the various national conventions OF
The party and issues of the day.
Second.-Legal voters at the time
Of said primary under the laws OF
New Mexico. that is. ciuzens of the
United States ,~wenty-one CID years
Of age, a resident of New Mexico sin
months, OF Chaves county three
months and Of the precinct where
voting 80 days No other, under any
circumstances shall be allowed to
vote.
The judges of election in all pre-
cincts except No. /. shall pass upon
and decide who shall vote and they
shall enforce the above regulations
in a fair and impartial manner.
On account of the large number of
voters in precinct No. l. and the var
ious voting places thereof, a further
qualification is required, that of reg |
istratiOn.
A board of registration composed
Of the following democrats is ap-
pointed for Precinct No. /: w. NJ.
Atkinson, Mark Howell, Lucius Dills,
w. G. Burrus, Joseph Jones, F. J
Beck. They shall meet at the court
house on the End, Bird and 4th days
of May n hold a continuous ses-
sion from 9 o'clock a. m. to 4 o'clock
p. m, each day. and shall register the
legal democratic voters by wards. in
books provided for that purpose un-
der the following regulations:
They shall as far as practicable as
certain and list after ZACH name, the
street, block or resident number Inc
register each voter in the ward in
which he resides. Those residing out
side the City Limits in precinct No
! shall be registered and vote in ward
number one. They shall use all in
formation obtainable to make a com
plete n correct registration of the
democratic voters as provided for in
this call, and may make such rules
and regulations as they see fit to as
the same. No voter shall BIZ
in more han n ward.
After closing on the third day they
shall Immediately post a typewriter
list of the voters of each ward in the
han of the Court House. and shall or
the 10th day Of May, meet with the
members of the Central Committee
of precinct ono. for the purpose OF
complaints or appeals and
any names.
Any one refused registration has
the right of appeal to this Committed
meeting.
The members of the Board of Reg
istration shall be paid $3.50 per day
each, for the three days. No n un
der any circumstances by swearing
in or otherwise shall be allowed to
vote, unless registered.
The names shall be numbered and
the books closed and signed at the
meeting on May 10th, after which no
names can be added.
The judges of the election in the
wards shall allow only those
as registered in the book furnished
by the Board of Registration, to vote.
Each candidate has the right of a
at the polling places.
Each candidate has the right of a
at the polling places.
The following are appointed judges
and clerks of election:
Ward No. ii. A. Foreman. j.. NJ
Dickson. E. l.. Cooper, judges: Ross
Malone, VIM. Beatty, clerks. Voting
place, Court House.
Ward No. 2.-H. r. Webb, A. c. Sea
well, Francis Divers, judges; r. H..
McCune, F. j.. Beck, clerks. Voting
place, E. B. Stones store.
Ward No. 81. H. Lea, c. A.
Moore. J. H. Henning, judges; 7. NJ.