Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-02
Harmony Commission Announces
Rules For Republican Primaries

held wherever it is practicable and
convenient to do sd, in the school
houses of the respective precincts, ex-
eept in precincts II. 13 and 26; but in
all precncts the places will be defi-
nitely announced when the call is is
sued for the primaries
5. The voting at said election shall
be by ballot, and the Judge of election
shall receive the ballot from each vot-
er, to be deposited i'm the ballot box.
and the elections shall be SO conductec
that the voter can see plainly his bal
lot and the ballot box until the judge
deposits the ballot in the box or re-
turns 1t to the voter.
g. If a challenge is interposed to
the vote of any person, it shall be the
duty of the Judge of election to pass
upon said challenge, and if the per-
sonal qualifications of che would-be
voter are not personally known to the
judge, the judge may receive state
ments from persons having such
knowledge, and shall make his decis-
ion thereon. If the vote of any person
Is rejected, his name may be register
ed in the poll book, if he so desires,
with the word rejected" written oppo-
site thereto, and the ballot which he
offers to vote shah be marked with
his name and deposited in the ballot
box, but shall not be counted i'm max
ing up the returns of the election. If
q challenge is Overruled by the judge
of election, the name of the person
challenged, at the request of the chal-
lenger, shall be, in like manner, re-
corded in the poll book, with the word
challenged, written after the name
and the ballot voted by such voter
shall be marked with his name.
T. 1t shall be the duty of the clerks
of election to keep a record of the
names of all persons voting, and in
precincts 5, II, 13 and 20 such rec
ords shall show the place of residence
Of each voter, in addition to his name.
Such record may be written by either
of the clerks the other clerk watch
ing what Is written to make certain
that the record is correct At the close
of the election the clerks shall annex
to such record their certificate that
it is correct.
s. In precincts II and 26 the polls
shall be kept open from 4 p. IN, until
p m. and in all 'the1 precincts they
shall be kept open from a. m until
2 y. m.
g. After the close OF the polls. it
shall be the duty of the judge and
clerks of election to open the ballot
boxes and count the ballots and make
a certificate of the result of such
count upoA the record of voters kept
by the clerks and during the count OF
said ballots the tw6 challengers who
have aeted d'riEs Abe eleaiipa. way .bd
present. or they may respectively,
designate other persons to attend dur
ing said count. in their stead, but no
other or greater number of persons
shall be present.
10. AT each polling place no one
shall be allowed to come nearer than
twenty feet from the place where the
judge receives the ballot, except the
clerks, ehallengers and person vot-
ing.
II. The cah for said primaries and
for the county convention shall be
published in each of the daily papers
of the city of Albuquerque, and shall
set forth the times and places of the
elections, the names OF the judges,
clerks and challengers, and the num-
Der of delegates to which each pre-
cinct is entitled.
2 After the close of the elections,
the counting Of the ballots and the
certification of the result, the record
of the election, with the certificates
thereon. together with the ballot
boxes, shall be sent to the chairman of
this committee, and, as soon as prac-
! ticable thereafter, this committee will
meet for the purpose of canvassing
the returns and making up the roll Of
delegates entitled to seats in the coun-
| ty convention In case of any con-
| tests, this committee shall decide the
same I'm the first instance and report
the same to the convention.
49, 1t shall be the duty of this COM
mttee to designate one of their num-
Der, or some other suitable person, to
call the county convention to order
and to act as chairman until the con-
vention shall be organized.
a. This committee shall meet on
| Monday, August 3, 1908, at o'clock
| in the evening, at the office of the
chairman, to make the call for said
primary elections In accordance with
these regulations.
IT, a majority of this committee
shall constitute a quorum for ethe
| transaction of business. y
E2So far as Is known, MIR. Dobson's
Withdrawal from the meeting last
night was based upon his dissatlsfac-
ton with the naming of a precinct
chairman as provided by the terrific
rial committee, and the refusal of the
other commissioners to accede to his
plan for the drawing names hap
! hazard out of a. hat.
Under the regulations as above, the
commission will meet Monday night,
when the official call will be prepared
and issued. The commission has not
yet determined upon the exact date for
the primaries or the convention.
HISTORY or MOVEMENT FOR
HARMONY IN THE PARTY
The organization Of the harmony
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