Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-02
ANYONE CAN Become CANpI.
DATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE,
MUST BE MADE PUBLIC
City Clerk Norsman viii Publish In
Daily Papers Notices Of the Date
OF the Primaries and the Names OF
Candldates---Fines Provided for
Bribery.

This year anyone who has an am.
hilton for u public Office can become y
candidate without the hmdrance OF
party boss, gang or slate This Is
made possible by the new primary
election law which will be In opera,
ton for the first time this spring. In.
dependent candidates may also cast
iIeetiug glance at the law and have an
opportunity to land In office. Thus
far only three nou.partisau candidates,
G. A, loslin for alderman and c, +
ELLIS for supervisor, and II, c. Moves
for justice OF the peace OF the ninth
ward respectively.
should the nonpartisans enter the
primary, however, only the one receiy
ing The highest number Of votes at the
primary would appear ON the official
ballot However an independent can
tidate may be nominated In tho same
way as formerly.
Suppose three democrats, three re-.
publcans and three Independents are
running for alderman In any ward In
the city, two Of the democrats and two
of tho republicans would he eliminated
from the race at the primary, but all
! three Independents may go on into the
general election by getting out the old
form OF nomination papers
Law Puzzles Politicians.
just how party men are to proceed
under the new law, Is question that
has been pu2zling some of the men
who want to he aldermen, supervisors
or justices, and those who have only
an innocent curiosity about it's work.
ings. There really Is no mystery about
the law when II is studied a little
carefully.
Suppose three men wish to be nom.
mated in one of the wards of the city
ON the republican ticket and three on
the democratic ticket Each must
have circulated nomination paper
some time before March 6, and must
secure as signers to that paper at
least three per cent. Of the republican
or democratic vote in that ward Mt the
! last presidential election, All who
sign the nomination paper must sign
declaration that they intend to sup,
port the prospective candidate at the
| primary election, The form of the
nomination paper IL much like the old
one. except that the signer has to give
the date of signing opposite his name.
No signatures shall be counted un.
less they be upon sheets having sub
| stantlally tho form written or printed
at the top.
Some qualified eloctor, not tho can.
dldato. must swear that he knows tho
I'signers, and knows them to be quail.
fed electors and living In the ward.
As many nomination papers for can.
didatcs for nomination in any party as
/ are desired may be circulated and
/ filed with The clerk All those signed
I Ivy the proper number Of names and
iiled IN the required way Will be
placed on the Official ballot for the pri.
mary election, As many as wish to
run independently on nonpartlaan
ticket may do so, except that nonparti.
san candidates must have as signers
two per cent Of tho total vote OF tho
ward at the last general election.
After all nomination papers have
been filed city Clerk Norsman will
publish in the daily papers notice OF
the primary election. together with
the names OF all candidates. The law
says:
THE city clerk shall cause one pub.
/ LEGATION of this notice TO be made In
at least two, and not TO exceed four,
newspapers OF general circulation In
4 the city, one OF which newspapers
shall represent the political party that
cast the largest vote in such city at
the preceding general election and
one OF such newspapers shall repre-.
sent the political party that cast the
next largest vote, II such publication
can be made, II not, then In any news.
paper having general circulation in
said city. He shall also post this no.
tice in three public places In each
election precinct In said city. Such
publication and posting shall not be
more than twenty, nor less than ten,
days before the primary election"
Primaries March II.
For the primary election, which
takes place March Il, ballots are pre-
pared separate ballots for each party
All republican candidates will be
placed on one ballot, all democratic on
another, and so on. All the nonparti.
san candidates will have a ballot 70
themselves. The names will be placed
on the ballot In alphabetical order for
each Office. The number Of ballots
prepared will be twice the number
used at the various polling places at
the last general election.
How to Vote.
Election day dawns At 8 O'Clock
the polls open. Az the eiector steps
up 10 vote he IL handed the different