The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-04

TOday'S election Is an election by
members Of some one Of the political
parties, only The Independent voter
has no concern in It. It's purpose is
not 10 elect any one to office, but mere
lIy 10 nominate candidates for office
for the several political parties. The
independent voter can take his choice
on election day in November, from
the candidates thus placed on the
party tickets in accordance with the
vote cast today.
| There are four tickets in the field
1 The Democratic, or pink ballot; the
/ Republican, or yellow ballot Social.
list, or red ballot, and the Prohibition
Tor blue ballot Besides the ballots
| bearing the names Of the candidates
there are also ballots bearing the
names OF delegates 10 the several con
ventions which are TO nominate the
candidates. and voters viii be reguir-
ed to vote both, the one TO express
their choice OF candidates and the 9th
er 10 name the men who shall con
stitute the convention which is to
give formal effect or confirmation TO
that choice.
Republicans will vote a third bal
lot which bears the names of their
rival candidates for county commits
sioner Or. Cause and Mr.. Cauble
There is no provision in the law for
nominating candidates for county
commissioner and the voting on these
candidates today by the Republicans
is in accordance with an agreement
made some days ago, between the two
candidates above named and the coun-
~ central committee The Demo
cratic candidate for county commits
sioner viii be nominated by their
county convention, which will nomi
nate the other candidates.
The manner Of voting will be the
same as has been in vogue under the
Australian ballot law which has been |
in force a number of years. The yot |
er must make cross in the square /
opposite the name of the candidates
he wishes 10 vote for; but there are
no squares on the delegate ballot and |
these need not be marked
So far as known there is hut one
set of delegate ballots out for each
party, but there may be more than
one set. as. under the law, any per
son may aupplyN delegate tickets to
BE- voted at this election and the yot
er NAV take his choice
The method OF yotifs~ is thus rye-
scribed In the primary law:
Section SO On receiving from the
Judges an official primary ballot of his
party, and having a delegate ballot of
his party, the voter shall forwith and
without leaving the polling place. re-
tire alone to one of the voting booths
and prepare such official primary bal.
lot by making cross (X1 in the
rquare in front of and opposite the
name Of each candidate of his choice
for each office to be filled
Section 81 Before leaving the
booth the voter shall fold his official
primary ballot in such manner as to
the marks thereon. He shall
also, before leaving the booth, fold
the delegate ballot to be voted by him
In such manner that none of the print
ed or written matter on the inside
thereof shall be visible. Said voter
shall then vote forthwith by handing
the primary judge the official pri.
mary ballot received by such voter
and by delivering to the primary judge
one. and only one. delegate ballot of
the party with which he declares him
self affiliated Such primary Judge
shall thereupon mark with pencil the
initials of his own name on the back
OF such delegate ballot as ii is fold
ed. Thereupon the primary Judge
shall deposit such official primary
ballot and such delegate ballot. in the
ballot box The primary clerk shall
'herupon enter in the registry poll
books the name of the voter. his resi-.
Cence and his party affiiation
Section 80. Any primary elector
who may declare upon oath that he
cannot read the English language. or
that by reason of any physical dis.
ability he is unable to mark his Off
cial primary ballot, shall, upon re.
quest. be assisted in marking his
official primary ballot in the same
manner as provided by the general
election laws OF this state: and shar
also. upon request. be assisted in Sc
lecting and preparing his delegate
ballot"