The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-04-20
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Rules and Regulations Governing
Them.-heId Nav IA.


rats of Chaves county is hereby call
I'd by order of the Democratic Cen
trail Committee of said county. to be
leld in the various precincts on Sat
'rday, May IA, 1904. from 9 O'Clock
:. III. to 6 o'clock p. m of said day for
the purpose of nominating a ticket
represent the Democrats at the
general election in November.
The purpose n intent of this pri-
nary is to ascertain the will and
:hoice of the Democrats for the nom
nees Tor 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.-Al those holding the Demo
ratio principles as promulgated by
the various national conventions of
the party and issue of the day.
Second.-Legal voters at the time
of said primary under the laws OF
| New Mexico, that is, ciIlzens of the
United States ,wenty-one CID years
Of age, a resident of New Mexico sin
months, of Ihaves county three
months and Of the precinct where
voting 80 day S. No other, under any
circumstances shall be allowed to
vote.
The judges of election in all pre-
,incts except No. l, shall pass upon
and decide who shall vote and they
shall enforce the above regulations
in a fair and impartial manner.
On accoun 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
If the following democrats is APP
pointed for Precinct No. /; w. NJ.
Atkinson, Mark Howell, Lucius Dills,
w. c. Burrus, Joseph Jones, F. ]
beCh. 1uty Sudll ulCCI at Tic Soult |
house on the End, Bird and 4th days
Of May and hold a continuous ses-
sion from 9 o'clock a. m. to 4 o'clock
D. m, each day, and shall register the
legal democratic voters by wards, in
books provided for that purpose un-
der the following regulations:
MI -l-l 1- Co. a, ~rootinnh 1a n O L
certain and list after each name, the
street. block or resident number nj
register each voter in the WARD in
which he resides. Those residing out
side the City Limits in precinct No
l shall be registered and vote in ward
number one. They shall use all in
formation obtainable to make a com
plete and 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
certain the same. No voter shall be
registered in more than n ward.
After closing on the third day they
shall Immediately post a typewriter
list of the voters of each ward in the
hail of the Court House. n shall or
the 10th day of May, meet with the
members of the Central Committee
of precinct one. for the purpose OF
hearing complaints OF appeals and
adding to or striking from the list
any names.
Any one refused registration has
right of appeal to this Committee
meeting.
The members of the Board of Reg.
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 m shall be numbered and
the books closed and signed at the
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 DOCK IlTulSneu
by the Board of Registration, to vote.
Each candidate has the right of a
challenger at the polling places.
Each candidate has the right of a
challenger 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. I'll. r. Webb, A. c. Sea
well, Francis Divers, judges; r. H.
McCune, F. ]. Beck, clerks. Voting
place, E. B. Stones store.
Ward No. 81. H. Lea, c. A.
Moore, ]. H. Henning. judges; T. Nj.
Daniels, Walter PaylOr. Clerks. Vot-
ing place, Central school building.