The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-03-03
VOTERS SHOULD
ENROLL IN APRIL
OR BE DDFRANChlSED AT THE
- JUNE ELECTION.
no WAY OUT OF II
I'd
Nov Urinary law Has Stringent Re
sulaiions on This Point Register
when You Vote.

The Diamond Drill wishes 70 again
call the attention Of the voters OF this
district TO the fact that unless You on.
roll under party name at the election
ON the first Monday in April it viii be
impossible TO vote at the election next
June wnen the question Of submitting
the adoption Of the primary election
law will be submitted 70 the voters of
the state.
II YOU awake next June 70 lind that
Won are disfranchioed on this question
10 not blame anyone but yourself for
no agency but your own negligence
win be 20 blame. We wish further TO
impress upon your mind that at this
enrolment you must have your name
listed as member Of one OF the
political parties at present in existence.
This regulation Is designed to keep
voters from influencing the nomina-
tiona in other than the party b which
they are members
The primary election law is basicaliy
= law 20 purge the nomination OF can.
didates within the several parties OF
the corruption that has existed within
the parties through the delegate sys.
tenn. IL 10 not designed to furnish In
dependent candidates or higher class
Of candidate without the party. 10 10
essentially party measure and ns
such must be confined 10 work within
the respective parties.
Luren D Dickinson member of The
house OF representatives from Eaton
county, who was one Of the fathers OF
the present law, in recently publish
od digest of the enrollmenS feature Of
The laws, says:
Inurder 70 participate IN the direct
domination for governor and lieuten.
ant governor every voter must go 4
his regular polling place on the hrsi
Monday in April and have his name
enrolled in enrolment books of the
party t. which he belongs. This ii
very important. No voter who Is noI
enrolled can participate in the primary
election 10 be held on the second Tues
day in June when eandidafes foi
governor and lienGnant governor vii
De chosen.
This much is necessary II Iron
county IL 10 have any voice whateye
in choosing the candidates for governor
and lieutenant governor aud in tn
decision as 10 whether the practice o
nominating these two officials by direc
vote shall be continued. IL any furth
or extension Of the primary reform
law is desired. some time before tn,
date Of the primary election in June
it will be necessary for nj least 30 pc
cent OF the qualified voters Of an.
election district, whether II be- city
county, Legislative, senatorial or con
gressional district, 10 petition the 80
cretary Of state 10 call an election oi
the question. II this is done then th
voters may vote on the proposition -
10 whether the proposed primary elec
tion law shall be adopted for th
nomination OF their congressional
Legislative and county officers Thi
vote will also be taken on the secon,
Tuesday in June and only those VIII
enrolled on the party enrolment boo
on the first Monday in April may vote
II a majority Of these voters vot
yes then the rtvisions Of tn
primary election law shall apply 3
the nomination Of these officials
n a majority ~ the enrolled voter
vote in favor Of nominating by IN
direct system a. outlined above. the
every enrolled voter must 20 to his RI
gular voting place on the first Tuesda
in September and vote for the name
he desires printed on his party ticket
1ne candidates getting the laIges
number OF votes on that day will b
declared the regular nominees OF thei
respecuvs parties and will be voted II
| AZ the -lgular election 20 be held /
November. 1905.
All Of the foregoing only serves I
make plain how important Il IL tina
every qualified elector be enrolled upo
the enrolment books OF his party o
the first Monday in next April Thi
Is April 2, and is the date OF the r,
gular spring election. 40 that enrol
ment can be- made at the same tim
that the election is in progress.