Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-08-27
RE CISTETsi RECISTER!

Ii i, 100 late lcW to regista r earl,
ad OF are not al owed to registe
often: but dom let the time of tn,
c,osing OF the registration books Sat
arday night find your name or tina
o. any other good citizen lacking
The man or woman who will not max,
this slight exertion to do his share
in selecting the best men or WOmeI
to serve the County and the STATE
is not worthy to be called a good cit
izen.
The very object of the new Prima
ny Law is to provide means where
by the people at large instead of sci
fish political rings, may first choose
the party nominees at the Primary
This Primary law is new one and
its provisions are not as yet
clearly understood by the people gen
orally and there seems to be dispo-
sition ON the part of many to say
that they don't understand it and
let it go at that, thus trying to es.
cuse themselves from exercis ing the
privilege and duty of every citizen.
The main provisions of the law are
not difficult to understand If one
makes the effort Drop in at one of
the newspaper offices, or ask one of
the candidates or ask any lawyer C.
any of your friends who have studied
the matter UP. 1t is likely that the
will be a mass meeting, probably
the Opera house as Mr.. Cannon has
generously offered 1t without chargt
for the purpose, on either Saturday
or Monday evening to discuss and ex-
plain the Primary Law. II there is
suchh meeting, COME. 1t will be
entirely non-partisan, just as the Re-
publican and Democrats have been
having joint meetings for the same
purpose in Boise and in various parts
of the state.
The greatest confusion seems to be
in regard to the second choice clause.
it ought to be possible to make that
clear, as 1t applies to the ballots In
our county, in few words. When
there are THREE or MORE than
three names appearing for any one
office, you must indicate a second
choice as we'll as first. In other
words, in such case you must mark
"a (X) after the name of your favorite
candidate in the column marked first
choice and you must put another (X)
after one of the other names in the
column marked second choice; or you
are allowed to put your second choice
(X) after some name not there that
you write in yourself. When there
are only two names on the ballot for
any given position DO NOT mark sec
ond choice.
To be more specific and coming
right down to the ballots that we will
have to vote, the second choice will
be required only for the following po-
sitions On the Republican ballot,
for Representative in Congress when
there are three candidates. for Gov
ernor -four candidates), Lieutenant
Governor -four candidates), Secretary
of State five candidates), State Ire
asurer (three candidates), State
Superintendent of Schools five can
didates), County Commissioner for
Second District (three candidates.,
On the Dmeocratic ballot second
choices will have to be made only for
the following. State Senator (three
candidates), County Commissioner OF
Second District (three candidates).
and County Commissioner for third
District -four candidates.,
1t should be understood that at the
primary election on Tuesday, August
80, each person will be handed two
ballots, a Republican and Democrat
ic. He may mark either one but must
not mark both. In other words you
may help select either the Repubh-
can or the eDmocrattc official nomi.
nees, BUT NOT BOTH However la
ter at the general election you will
be given only one ballot which will
have all the names on it of all par
ties. 1t will then be your privilege
to Mix 'em" as much as you choose.
In other words, there will then be
only one official candidate of each
party for each position and you can,
If you like, vote for the Republican
candidate for Governor, the Demo
fhe Republican candidate for State
Senate, the Democratic candidate for
State Representatives, the Socialist
candidate for certain offices etc. etc.
selecting the best men irrespective of