Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-04-28
SOME FACTS THAT MUST Ap.
PEAL FORCIBLY TO ALL.
Reasons why Pledges OF the Republi.
can Party Have Been Fought by
Eastern Corporations.
why Certain Measures OF Great Bens-
fit to the People Are Being OPP
posed by Railroad Re
pubiicans.

There Is a tendency In all cases
where there are great questions under
discussion, and where the right is
issue, or conceal it under a mass OF
generaltics and non-essentials. Those
in opposition will always seek to di
vert attention from the merits of thu
proposition by bringing i'll side II
sues, by personal abuse and by max
| ing multitude Of charges and accu
sations against those who support the
measure to which they are opposed
This is the condition of affairs at pres
ent in Wisconsin The main issues, the
questions in which the people of this
pie in themselves and easily under.
stood, If presented in plain and direct
language.
| Proposed Primary Election Law.
| Do not neglect to read this state
ment on the primary election law I'M
der the impression that you know all
about it; possibly you will discover
| that you have overlooked some of the
| important features of the measure. in
| spite of the fact that ii has been twice
| approved by the voters of this state
by large maJorities- twice side
| tracked by the influences of rich cor.
| porations that are opposed to it for
what is to them very good reason.
| This reason" is that it insures you
a direct vote for the candidates of
your choice, enabling you 10 get rid of
delegates and to do this with absolute
secrecy of the ballot. Under the pri-
mary law you can vote directly for the
nomination of United States senator,
governor and all other state officers.
senator, member Of the assembly,
| sheriff and all other county officers
|
upon one and the same day. by a single
visit TO the election booth and by sim
ply marking a cross opposite the name
of the candidate of your choice for
each of the offices named. And under
this plan no one can know what ticket
or what man you voted for.
The process of voting at the pri-
mary under the proposed law is a very
simple one, and this may be the first
time that process has ever been eX-
planned to you. The proposed law pro
yides that when you enter the voting
! booth on primary election day the
clerk will hand you as many ballots
as there are parties, viz: Republican,
| Democrat, Prohibition. Social Demo
crat and lndependent-hve in this
case. On each ballot is printed the
names of all the candidates for place
| on the ticket in the fall electon-the
lot the Democrats on another and SO
on. You take all Of these tickets with
you and step into the voting compart-
ment and there by yourself select the
ticket of your party. you cannot
vote for candidates on more than one
| ticket This provision is TO keep yot-
ers from meddling Will the nomina.
tons of a party TO which they do not
beIoEgJ TIE next step is 70 place a
mark opposite the name OF each man
you wish TO have run as the caudl
date OF your party You then fold the
| ticket that you have marked and also
/ fold me G,lGr- Gotir'- ticseSS '.in ssi.e
same manner. Stepping out you hand
the ticket that you wish to vote to
| the ballot inspector, and it is deposited
in the ballot box. The other four tick
etc you hand 10 another clerk, who de
posts them in another box and the
contents of this box are burned as soon
az the primary polls are closed. Every
man has thus voted directly for the
men he wishes TO see on his pa ~
ticket and no other man can know
how he has voted.
This is the sum and substance OF the
proposed primary election law. II u .