Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-24

nor Warner has testified anew his in
terest In the subject, and his earnest
desire that the people shall fully ex-
ercise their privilege under the law.
by printing for general distribution a
large quantity OF circulars urging at
tention To the enrolment, and explain
ing the rights and duties Of the voters
In relation To IL; and these are being
| distributed through the hands Of every
civil officer in the state, general and
local. The governor does this at his
own private expense, and signs the
document, Fred NJ. Warner. In urg-
says the sole purpose Of that require
ment in the law is to prevent fraudu-
lent voting at the primary cleo ions
under the law, for the protection OF all
parties, aud that it in no way inter
feres with the right Of any citizen TO
vote at the regular election for any
candidate on any ticket he desires.
1t may be recalled that some gentle
men Of the opposition party, endeavor-
ing TO discredit the primary election
law, have grandilOquently announced
that they would not bind themselves
iD advance to vote any party ticket
nor pledge their support to any parti-
san cause. The governor here con-
siderately relieves their apprehen-
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free men and equal citizens and en-
roll themselves as members OF what
ever party they believe in, so that
they may be entitled to participate in
the nomination Of such candidates as
they shall desire TO see elected next
fall. And this privilege of primary
nominations, which was demand
two years ago by both democrats and
republicans, which has been enacted
into law by republican legislature
precisely as IT had been pledged by re-
publican a convention, is new cordial
ly urged by the republican governor
upon all parties for the benefit Of AL,
in these circulars which he freely dis
tributes to all
With the governors circular he
furnishes blank application for pri
mary election enrolment, to be pre-
sented by the voter to the enrolment
clerk on the election board, Monday,
May 2, 1906" Under that heading are
blanks for the information required:
Name. ................. ..............
II. O. Address .............
Street No. (if in city. )...............
Nativity ............. Age ....... d.
Party atiiliation.. ....................
This is merely convenience. and
not required. Many will! find it easier
and more agreeable to fill out such a
blank at their leisure, and hand 1t 10
the clerk, than TO give the information
orally; but the main thing is TO give
1t, and 1t must be given, either orally
or in writing in person: and to urge
attention to that. and TO make it easy
to perform the duty, is the purpose of
the governors circular and his blank.
He also urges attention TO the siguing
of the petitions on that day, that
there be no where failure TO secure the
required twenty percent for each Of the
propositions, as the petitions must be
In the hands Of county clerks and
secretary Of state Oh the tenth day
thereafter. Then will follow much
careful labor for those officers. deter
mining whether the petitions sub
mitted contain in all cases twenty per
cent Of the full recorded vote, ana
that also OF the names so signed are
names of enrolled veters Of the respeo-
tive parties for which the petitions
are presented. For this purpose a
copy of the entire enrolment of each
county must be in the hands of the
county clerk, and of the state, in the
hands OF the 'seceretary of state, who
determines as 10 districts not entirely
within one county.
H. should also be borne in mind by
every voter at this election that he is
called upon TO vote whether the legis-
lature shall be instructed TO pass an
act providing for the election Of dele
gates TO convention to revise the
constitution.
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