The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-07-31
PRIMARY ELECTION.

There are few people who fully un-
derstand the workings of the fearfully
and wonderfully made primary election
law which prevails in this state, for the
Republican party, in the nomination
for governor and lieutenant governor.
The other state officers, ii we mistake
not, being nominated i'm the old way,
by convention.
The law provides that unless a candi-
date receives a plurality of forty per
cent of the votes cast at such primary
election, there will be no nomination,
and the decision will be left to CON
vention of the party.
AS there are three candidates for gov
ernor, DR.. j. b. Bradley, of Eaton Rap
ids, the present governor, Fred NJ.
Warner, of Pennington, and Horatio
Earle, of Wayne, it is possible that
neither of them will receive the plural
ity demanded, and in that case the state
convention that dominates the other
state officers will be called upon to nom
mate a governor also.
The more candidates the less the
probability of choosing by primary vote
In st. Clair county all of the county
officers and the state senator are to be
chosen by primary election.
The two members of the lower house
of the legislature will be nominated by
convention, according to former prac-
tice
The primary election is fixed by stat
ute, and takes place on Wednesday,
September LIST this year.
Make up your mind who you want,
and go to the polls and vote for them
1t is the duty of every good citizen, of
every lover of good government and
good citizenship to attend the primar-
les of his party and use his influence
for the nomination of the right kind of
men for public Office.
All candidates for county offices must
file petitions with the county clerk at
Port Huron on or before o'clock p.
m, August 10.
The petitions, where two men are
running for the same office, must not
each bear the same name, and all names
have to be checked up to see if they
agree with the conditions imposed by
the law, and with the enrolment books.
1t will he noticed that the time is
growing Short and it behooves all can
didates to "get a hustle on"
The candidates, as far as known
are
Governor-Dr. James b. Bradley.
Fred NJ. Warner, Horatio ;. Earle.
Lieutenant Governor Patrick ii.
Kelley.
Congressman-He Henry McMorran.
State SENATOR. A. Weter of Rich
IN ond.
Representative in the Legislature, LIST.
district lillian Cunning.
Sheriff Harrison w. Names, w. +.
Wagenseil.
Judge of Probate-Ilugh III. Hart,
) A. Graham.
County Clerk VIM. a. Cavanagh,
Daniel Foley, j. G. Brown.
County Treasurer-Stephen H.Moore
Register of Deeds-David ID. Martin,
Spain +. Pearce.
Prosecuting AttOrney-Fred b.
Brown, Alex. Moore, Cyrus A. Hovey,
Thos. ii. George.
Circuit Court Commissioners
In case there are two candidates for
each office mentioned the primary bal
lot will contain thirty-six names, for
the voter to consider when he enters
the booth with his pencil, and it may
take him some little time to give the
various aspirants due consideration.
He should not be crowded, but given
plenty of time to make his selection.
III duulllOn 10 the llel Ol CdHuludltS
the primary ballot will contain blank
spaces in which the voter should write
the names of those whom he desires to
represent him as delegate to the county
convention which will be called to
elect delegates to the state convention
which will nominate all state officers
below lieutenant governor. Also dele
gates to the two representative conven-
tions to nominate candidates for the
state legislature in the first and second
districts of this county.
The Democrats will make their NOM
nations in the old way, by caucuses
and convention
No man should go to the legislature
who will not pledge himself to reyise
the present primary election law, and
make il compulsory upon all parties,
and for all offices, township, city, legis-
lativa aountv and state