The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-03-05
Primary Law
IS Explained.
Voters Should Read Article, BY Repre-
sentative Maxey, Thoroughly. - Sec
tion a.. How Construed.

Owing to the confusion of the opin-
ions existing among some of the voters
in Baraga County relating to the man
ner in which the Primary Election Law
is to be submitted to the people, and
having been present when this law was
passed in. the legislature, in behalf Of
those voters who have not read copy
of the law, feel it duty on my part
to publish for their benefit an explana-
tion of that Section which now interests
the voters of Baraga County in the
coming April election.
That there may be no misundsrstand-
ing permit me to say it is compulsory
upon the County Clerk to provide the
proper formality for submitting this
law to vote of the people on the first
Monday in April, 1910. Therefore there
is no necessity Of securing petition
of 20 per cent Of the voters to have the
law submitted.
The election law itself provides that
it must be submitted to the people to
be voted upon without petition there
fore all who are interested in good
government in this county should go to
the polls on that day and vote to pass
the Primary Election Law.
Section "A of the new election law
which has the proviso that interests
the voters at this time is as follows:
Sec. "A. Whenever the voters of any
city of less than seventy thousand popu-
lation or of any county in this State
shall decide to select party candidates
pursuant to the provisions Of this act,
the petitions for submission or resub-
mission of the question itself, the NOM
ination of candidates, the printing of
bsllots, the conducting of the primary.
and any other provisions for the city or
county nominations shall be governed.
insofar as applicable, by the provisions
of this act relative to the nomination
of candidates for city Offices by all par
ties shall be by direct vote, and in cities
of less than seventy thousand popula-
ton and in counties where any political
party is now nominating its candidates
for city or county Offices by the direct
voting system provided for in this or
some former act, every political party
in such city or county shall here after
so nominate its candidates, unless the
qualified voters Of such city or county
shall decide otherwise, according to the
provisions of this act: Provided, fur
ther, That In all counties not covered
by the above proviso, the question Of
the nomination Of the party candidates
for county offices by direct vote shah
be submitted to the qualified voters Of
such counties without petition on the
first Monday In April, nineteen hum
dred ten. The primary election in cities
having adopted the direct voting system
for the nomination Of candidates for
city Offices to be voted for on the first
Monday in April provided for in this act
shall be held on the third Tuesday Of
March preceding such April election.
1 There should be no confusion IN in
terpreting the above section. It Is
plain and explicit. No petition is needed
and you as voters will have chance to
vote Yes or No upon this law the first
Monday in April.
j The Primary is popular movement
Il which has been adopted in many Of the
States and most Of the Counties OF
Michigan. The remaining counties ex-
lpect to adopt this law at the coming
April election.
! 1t is popular with the farmers be-
cause under the Primary he can force
his candidacy upon an unwilling machine.
They may object to his becoming can
didate but with the Primary Law they
cannot prevent him as can be done yn.
der the present caucus system.
i Under the Primary Law in lower
Michigan the farmers have thirty-one
representatives out Of one hundred
members in the Lower House in the
Legislature which signifies that all vot-
ers may have an equal chance for elec-
tion to public Office.
The Primary is popular with the vot-
ers of the country because where they
are industrious and honest they win have
the best chance to secure nomination
| for public Office. Under this law, wOr-
thy young men are coming to fhe
front wherever IL has been adopted.
Under the Primary younger men are
being elected to Office more frequently
than punder the older laws, and they ars
making good.
i Under the Primary Law the old cauc.
US system II abolished therefore giving
every voter fair chance to urge his
candidacy and no machine can prevent
him. Thereby securing square deal,
all that an American citizen asks for.
This much he has : right to expect
and this he has right TO demand.
JOHN O. Maxey,
Representative.