The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-02-18

address and party designation Of
each candidate entitled to appear on
the official ballot together with the
Office for which each is candidate
and the county clerk shall have pub
lished under proper party designa-
ton the list Of state, district and
county candidates Of each party,
giving the date Of primaries, the
time Of opening and closing the polls
the names Of the candidates appear
ing in alphabetical order under the
office and party designation. This
notice shall be published at least
once week for two successive weeks
in two newspapers representing the
two parties receiving the highest
number Of votes at the last election,
if any such papers, and if not, then
in any two most likely to give notice.
The Official Primary Ballot
shall be separate for each party,
uniform in size, color and printing.
A qualified elector appearing at the
primary polls to vote shall be given
ticket Of each Of the parties, but
shall vote for the candidates only
upon one, the other to be given back
and thrown into the waste ballot box.
The purpose Of this is to prevent the
voting Of a scratched ballot by any
voter, that is,to prevent democrat,
for instance, from voting for republi-
can candidates, or republican voters
voting for democratic candidates.
By reason Of the fact that blank
space is left on each bollot it might
appear that an opening would be
LETT for just such voting, but the law
/ provides that should the name Of
candidate be written in this blank
space who is candidate upon an
other ticket, such ballot shall not be
counted. Thus should Governor
Brady be candidate for nomination
for governor and the democrats be-
lieve that he would be good candi-
date for them to have in opposition,
they could vote for him, but such
votes would not count i'll nominating
him. The result might be announced
James H. Brady, 10000 votes as a
republican" and James H. Brady,
5000 votes as democrat but the
nomination would not be his provid-
ed some other republican got more
republican votes, because the demo-
cratic votes would be thrown away.
If he should happen to get more
such democratic votes than any
regular democratic nominee, he
could, by declaring his intention in
writing, accept the democratic nomi-
nation thus rendered him, but he
would have to run as the democratic
candidate.
| Officers Of election, registration,
counting and canvass Of ballots and
all things pertaining to the primary
election are regulated and governed
the same as for general elections, and
all expenses are to be paid by the
counties in just the same manner.
The expenses which candidate
may legally create are only Persona
Expenses, which are defined to be
only expenses directly incurred anc
paid by candidate for travelling ane
. for purposes properly incidental te
travelling and for writing, printing
, and preparing for transmission any
, letter, circular, or other publication
. not issued at regular intervals, where
! by he states his position or view
! upon public or other questions 70
} stationery and postage, and for th
necessary expenses in hiring halls, o
other room for the purpose Of hold
ing public meetings to address tn
, voters and others upon public. ques
5 tons and matters relating to hi
4 candidacy"
Each candidate is allowed to ex
pend not exceeding IS per cent G
r the yearly salary Of the Office h
a seeks. Under this law the leadin,
e candidates may expend the following
: amounts the county salaries based o.
e the amount paid in Canyon county