Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-02
ALL OBSTACLES AT LAST REMOVED
TO A UNITED REPUBLICAN PARTY
Commission Follows Closely the Plan Laid Down by Territorial
Executive Committee for Organization and Conducting of
the Primaries, Mr.. DObSOn Alone Dissenting; Carefully
Prepared System Of Rules for Taking and Counting of
the Vote

The commission named under the
recent resolution of the executive
committee of the republican central
committee of New Mexico to take
charge of and conduct the primaries
and the preliminary organization of
the county convention which will send
a delegation from Bernalllo county to
the Santa Fe convention, held Its first
session for the transaction of business
last night in the office of Otto Dieck.
mann, the third member of the com
mission. named by Governor Curry at
the REQUEST 0f the territorial organi
cation. All members of the commits
sion We're present, organization was
effected and the commission adopted
the rules and regulations under
which the primaries as well as the
preliminary business of the conven-
tion will be conducted.
Aside from the fact that the or
ganization of the commission puts a
definite end TO the long series of fac
tional differences which have disturb
for years past and opens the way to
a regularly organized party, the inn
portant feature of the meeting was the
adoption of the ballot system for con-
Quoting the primary election soon to
be called. The adoption Of the ballot
system for the coming primary puts
an end to the long existing system of
mass primaries under which the use
of unfair and Illegal methods has been
made easy; and establishes a system
by which every republican voter may
cast his ballot for the delegates he
chooses to have represent him i'm the
county convention, with the assurance
that his vote will be fairly and ac-
curately counted. The commits
sion. following as closely as 1t cc.id.
the outline laid down by the trri-
torial executive committee in the ESQ
luton creating it,, determined that the
primaries shall be conducted by the
precinct chairman, to be named by the
commission, and who shall act as
Judge, and by two clerks. or tellers.
who shah assist in receiving, inspect
ing and counting he ballots. UndeI
the rules adopted one of these clerks
IS to be chosen by Mr.. Grunsfeld, rep
resentlng the Independent republicans
of the county ana the other by Mr..
Dobson, a majority of the commission
being empowered to make such selec-
ton in case either of the two commits
sioners should not do so. In addition,
there are to be two challengers who
are to be allowed within the ropes
at the polling places and who are to
be present at the. counting Of the bal
lots. In q word the commission has
adopted, as nearly as II could, under
the authority erecting It. modern
and intelligent system of primary cleo
tions the continued existence of which
should mean fair primary elections in
the republican party in this county for
all future time and put a definite end
10 the factional disturbances which
have existed largely as a result of the
inability of majority of the voters 10
obtain recognition under the old sys-
tem of mass primaries. The rules laid
down are clear and explicit and are
free from verblage and opportunity
for mlsinterpretation.
The commission will meet again on
Monday night at o'clock when the
official call for. the primaries will be
formulated and issued. this call tc
name the precinct chairmen, clerks
and challengers for the several pre-
clncts: the places whore the primaries
are to be held and 20 set forth the
rules and regulations governing th'
taking Of the vote. In order that ev-
cry voter may have an opportunity t'
cast his ballot the commission IN the
rules. fixes the time Of holding pri
marles IN the country precincts al
from IL a. m TO 2 p. M. such hour'
being considered moro convenient fol
the people In the thiniy settled pre-
cincts. while in the two city precinct
the ballot box will be kept open from
.. m. until p. m. giving FIVE hour
In which 10 take the vote.
The representation In the county
convention to each precinct is fixed b