The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-19
WHO FOR MAYOR2
Three Candidates Make
Live Contest.
The Democratic Primary viii Be Held
TomorroW---The Outlook Now
Seems Good For Large
Vote.

Tomorrow is the day when the
Democratic voters will hold an all day
primary to nominate a candidate for
Mayor, Police Justice, City Clerk, Tax
Collector, a1ght aldermen, and MEM
bers of the City Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee. The entries are all
in and no person can be voted Tor
whose name does not appear on the
official ballot. This viii be the hrSt
primary held under the legaliZed prl~
mary law and the Australian ballot
Booths have been provided at each
of the eight polling places and every
voter will be protected in his right to
vote a secret ballot. Nobody can
have any idea of how the vote stands
until the ballot boxes are opened ana
the result declared. Heretofore the
poll-holders and bystanders could sec
how every man voted, and late voters
seeing how the tide was running could
get on the band-wagon. That VIII be
impossible tomorrow The polls vii!
open at nine o'clock and remain open
until eight o'clock. The poll-holderS
are sworn officers of the law and the
primary is held like an election, ana
any violation of the law is punisha bic
just as at a general election.
None But Democrats.
None but white Democrats in good
standing can vote in the primary. II
any Republican or any person calling
himself a Democrat who is not true
blue" offers to vote, the poll-holders
will decline to receive his vote unless
he is a Democrat In determining the
matter, if there is any division of op1n-
ion, the matter will be settled by the
vote of two out of the three members,
and he must take this oath:
q m q Democrat and am QulHflGd
to vote in this primary election ac-
cording to the rules of the Democratic
party; | have not voted before in this
election; and 1 viii abide the result Of
this primary"
A voter swearing falsely, or voting
unless he is qualified, will be sub
ject to the same penalties as if he
swore falsely or voted illegally in
general election.
A report was circulated yesterday
that Mr.. Joseph e. Pogue, City Chair
man, had instructed the pol!-hoiders
to let all white men vote. AS
matter of fact Chairman Pogue gave
no instructions whatever. He merely
explained the law and the rules, which
permit none but Democrats in good
standing to vote. If anybody queS-
tons the right of any one to vote on
the ground that he is not a Democrat,
the poll-hoIders settle that without
appeal. If two of them find, after the
oath that he is a Democrat he can
vote. But he must take the oatn.
The Democrats of Raleigh do not pro-
pose to permit any Republican CT
Populist or Ring-tail or Independent
to name their candidates.
Candidates for Mayor.
The head of the City Government,
of course, will be the Mayor. There
are three anddatesA-Me sSrs. j. ,.
Wynne, James l. Johnson and Frank
Stronach. All have active supporters.
Mr.. Wynne and Mr.. Johnson voted
| for the dispensary Mr.. Stronach OPP
posed it, Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Wynne
| declare themselves in favor of muni-
| cipal ownership of water. Mi. Stron-
ach does not state his position but
says he is in favor of whatever the
people want. Will there be another
| nomination on the first ballot? Some
people think SO; some think second
| primary will be required. If so, only
the two highest can be voted for in
| the second primary. If there is a
second primary the fight will be one
| in which the lines will be drawn more
/ tightly than tomorrow.
New Police Juaticc.
The new City Charter provides FOR
the election of Police Justice new
departure. Charlotte and Asheville
each have a Police Justice and in both
those cities-it is required that the
position will be held by a lawyer. II
is necessary that this place be filled
by one we'll versed in the law and q
man who has the nerve to enforce the
law if the position is worth anything
to the city. AS to law and order anC
the punishment of crime, the Police
Justice is the important officer of the
city. He ought to be called Cit4
Judge, so important is the place. Mucl
more power is given to him than ha!
been conferred upon both the mayor
and any justice of the peace.
Let All Vote.
There are more than two thousanC
voters III the Democratic ranks il
Raleigh. Heretofore many of then
, have not participated in the prima
ries. Let all turn out this year 81
that the men nominated will be tn