Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-02-06

received for these fees is to- be used
In defraying the expenses OF holding
the primary
Provisions Of the aili.
The primary is to be held on the
FIRST Tuesday in July and only regis
tered voters will be permitted to vote.
Ii this bill # passed 1t IS the intention
to try to get change in the registra-
ton laws SO that the registration Will
be taken in June Instead of In Sep
TENDER as at present.
The bill does not leave many loop
holes for those who nj gsat want to at
tempt corruption and its passage
would be a great blow 70 both those
who buy and sell votes As the candi
dates are named at present. The same
election officers preside for both par
ties, but these officers have but little
work to do. Provision Is made that
only those who are physically disabled
can receive aid in having their tickets
made out and all the officials will have
to do is to see that the dame Of any
one wanting to vote is on the regis
tration book and to help those who
are blinds or manned so that they can
not make their own tickets out.
Must Use One Ballot.
Provision, however. Is made for
those who cannot read or write.
Tickets the same as those used in the
primary except that they win be on
colored paper, can be secured from the
publisher OF the ballots and a voter
who cannot read or write can have
some person on tbs outside mark on
the names of those for whom he de-
sires to vote and can take this copy
| into the booth with him and by laying
/ Il alongside the ticket on which he is
1 to vote can easily prepare his own
ticket. This obviates the chance OF
clerks on the inside putting chalk
marks on the back of voters showing
that they have voted staight SO that
they can get the money promised
them for being good citizens and
coming out to vote. and vote for the
right party.
While both the republican and
democratic tickets are provided to be
on the same ballot a voter cannot vote
for a republican friend for one office
and democratic friend for another.
The voting must be done on only one
ballot and the marking OF a. single
name on another ticket would invalid
the entire ballot.
Where Votes VIII Count.
In making provision fof the naming
of candidates for United States sena'
tor. MIR. vinson, explaining his Dill
said that he believes he has gone as
ltfar in this respect as the federal con
stitution will permit. The names o.
the candidates will be placed on the
tickets in the various counties 'ane
the one receiving the highest number
of votes in the state will be the party
choice. This will obligate the mem
bers of the legislature to stand by the
choice OF their party and Mr.. Vinson
said that in his opinion there is not q
man in either party in the legislature
who would not stand by sach choice
In each county In the naming oil
election officers the committeeman
from each magisterial district will be
permitted to suggest to the county
court the name of a person to serve
as election officer in each precinct
but the county court will be permitted
to reject such name if it believes the
person named to be unified for the
place Each party will have one OF
ficer and each of these officers viii
name clerk.
!, In the counting of the ballots any
ballot which may be in doubt will be
left to the county court to decide, SO
that there will be- but little RESPONSE
bility resting upon the officials in the
count.
Must File Election Expenses.
Provision is made for each candi-
date to file list CT his expenses and
in case any other candidate finds
that the expenses filed by the winning
candidate is improper he can secure
redress through civil procedure. II il
/ lis proven that the expense account
filed by any candidate was not. proper
that candidate if he has been nomi-
mated loses the nomination as well as
the fee paid to have his name on the