Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-17
COUNTY
CLERK
BUSY
Registering Voters = One
Thousand This Year Against
One Hundred Last

Office keeps up well Over 1000 voters
have already had their names placed
on the list, as against about 100 names
two years ago in the same time. Lists
are coming in from the outside pre-.
cincts 50 rapidly that the clerk is uu.
able to keep up with them, and has 70
work overtime TO keep the general roll
up to date.
Considerable discussion has taken
place over the fact that persons who
arc on the registration books as Re.
publicans are signing petitions FOR
Democratic candidates, and Democrats
are signing Republican candidates
petitions 10 appears that some voters
sign every petition that comes along
without stopping 70 think Of its import
and as to whether or not they have
a right to sign e. Not only must cv'
cry voter who signs a petition be regis
tered. but he must be registered as bc
ing affiliated with the same political
party as the canddato whose petition
he signs.
some voters when appearing az the
county clerks Office FOR registration
refuse 90 give their political afilia
tion. BY doing 20 they deprive them
selves Of a vote at tho primary cleo
tion Tor tho candidates Of their party
Tho names of tho candidates Of ths
two parties viii be printed on scpar
ate ballots. and the Democrat voter
viii DO unable 90 vote for a Republican
candidate, or a Republican for a dem.
ocratio would bonomincc. 10 a. cN
pec,ed that tho Republican ballots
will hc on white paper aud those Of
the Democrats viii be blue In color
These ballots cannot bo scratched
either
or course. this does not hold AZ On,
general election but only az the pri
maries, when each voter must vote foi
candidates OF his own party. a. th'
general election each voter can vot'
for any candidate ho wishes who's.
name IL on tho onleial ballot
Quite a number arc voluntarily tak
log up tho task or Assisting tho coun
" clerk In obtaining registrations, ant
tho majority OF fhe precincts have meI
who are supplied with tho proper blank
for tho registration Of voters A vot
Or can thus have a legal registry made
without tho necessity Of coming 3,
salem for the purpose.
The following Is the list by pre-
einets and registrars now supplied viii
blanks Others win b. announced NJ
the appointments are made by the eoun
~ clerks
Aumsyiile, p. L. Pound, Aurora
Henry A. Snyder, n. P.i Brooks 3
A. Jones, ~ P.i Butteyille, John
vandelver, N. P.j Champoeg, Henry r
zoFn, }. P.i Gervais, W. s. Taylor, n
p, L. H. Poujade, ~ P.i Horeb, Geo
A. Spencer, J. r., GATES OFei Howell
Clifford o. Rice, n. r. Hubbard, /
lsaaeson, n. P.i jefferson, G. II. Ga
slek, n. P.i Maeleay, Clifford o. Rice
! y. Pi Marion. NJ. A. Barber Meha
ma, =. u. HUI, r. r., WIN. p Mul
kerry, J, P.i Mount Angel, p. w. Ness
iN. P.i Salem No. 7, r. HofeFi Silver
ton, l.. j. Adams, n. r., NJ. j. Walking
berg, n. r., Rauoh and Sem, n. p
d. v. Vaughn, n. r.; stayton, r. h
Walters y. P,i sublimity, J. A. Ditter
n. p. ST. Paul, J. =. r. b. Bfentano
Turner, VIM, NJ. HnleaFy, n. p, II
l.. Earl, J. p; woodburn. J. A. Le
yesque, II. Overton.
The total registration 10 date Is a
follows;
Aumsville, o. Aurora, p Brooks, 20
Chemawa, 81 Geryais, 27j Howell, 7
Hubbard, i jefferson, 4, Liberty, 40
Aaeleay, Ia Marion, 5; Mehama, /
salem No. ], AL Salem No. 2, ILL., sa
lem No. 8, 40; Salem No. 4, 9s; sa
lem No 5, AZ, Salem No. o, s2i saleu
No. z, s5i salem, east, s6i Sidney, 2
Silver Falls Il SilyeTton, South, 4
Silverton, IL silverton, North, ]; 81
Paul, Il stayton IA sublimity, o. Tur
ner, 49, WOodburn, p total, 705. ThL
does not include about 25O names OF
blanks that have been received at the
county clerks once, but which hav'
not yet been entered IN the great reg
lister.