The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-13
IMPORTANT
Information In Connection
With Primaries
To Be Held By Both Parties
Tuesday, May II
When County Tickets Are To
Be Nominated
Much Care Must Be Taken
In Marking Ballot
As There Is No Such Thing
As A Straight Ticket

Tuesday, May II, is the day and
date for the mocratic-Republican
primary election.
! AT this election candidates for con-
gressman and for all county offices eX-
cept probate judge, will be nominated
and those who are successful will be
entitled to have their names printed
on the ballots for the November cleo
! tior.
On this same day delegates and al
ternates to the Democratic and Re
publican county conventions, which
will select delegates and alternates to
the state, senatorial and judicial con-
ventions, will be elected.
One committeeman will also be
elected on this day in each precinct
of the county by each of the parties,
these men to compose the county cen
tral committees.
The voting places in the SS pre-
cincts of Knox county will be opened
and closed as at a regular November
be officered by four judges and two
clerks, as under the Australian sys-
tenn that has been in vogue now for
many years
In each voting place there will be
Republican ballots and Democratic
ballots, which will contain the names
of candidates who qualified by filing
petitions and declarations.
Republicans will be supplied with
ofncial ballots containing names of
Republican candidates. Democratic
ballots will have candidates of that
party thereon. If no petitions were
filed for any particular Office, the bal
lots will contain blank spaces. This
condition does not prevail in the coun-
ty or district offices, but each party
has a few vacant" places for dele
gates and committeeman. In but two
or three precincts will there be al
ternates on the ballot. These are on
Republican ballots in the First ward,
in Clinton township, and one name in
Morris. There may be as many
alternates as there are delegates, and
these may be elected by writing
names in the blank spaces and then
properly marking with an X in the
space at the left This may also be
done where no name appears for COM
mitteeman 1t should be remembered
in this connection that name written
upon ballot should be that of mem
ber of the party represented by the
would not be counted on that particu-
lar office That is, if a Republican
elector should write in the name of a
Democrat and mark it properly the
vote would not count. The reason for
, this is obvious. Otherwise it would
be possible for Republicans to control
Democratic nominations and vice ver-
sa. The law intends that the pri-
maries shall be separate except that
they are held at the same time and
: place and under the same supervision
g The marking of ballots at pIj
mary election is an important mat
ter. There is no such thing as q
straight ticket. If an elector marks
3 only in the space at the left of the
2 first name on the ballot 1t will count
3 for that candidate only. The electol
/: should mark opposite the name Of
3 each candidate for whom he desires
Z to vote Care should be exercised
: also where there are more candidates
Z than are to be nominated for the of
: flee under the title of which the names
: appear. For Instance, each party has
Z four candidates for members of the
3 board of county commissioners Three
z are to be nominated. If an elector IL
: either party should happen to make
marks before all four names II
would indicate no choice and none o.
the candidates for commissioner
would benefit. 1t is very importan
that care should be exercised in the
matter of marking the ballots, an(
electors who go TO the polls on Tues
day should bear in mind these thre,
facts:
W Republicans cannot participate
In nominating Democrats, nor car