The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-07

Guiding the sheriff constable ana ON
er ncace officers themselves and with
.he aid Of a sufficient number Of dep
aucs 20 preserve the peace and pro-
-ec. tte election officers .n strictly en-
forcing The law. are charged with the
duty so 70 do and 10 promptly report
20 ne In case they are unable 10 50
preserve the peace and protect the
rolling p ace and the election )1ictrs
end ! will promptly aid in delIin} with
am such unlawful conduct.
Disregard Letters.
The ALLEGED opinions pub !shel n
ONE Of orr newspapers ard senl ou'
ia anonymous letter lorm % elecucn
officers. several of HaIrl have cone
into my possession TO be from Unit
Cd States district attorneys, or their
assistants. DO not believe were Of
fcialIy Issued by said attorneys, and
hey have no official hearing on the
conduct Of this election They co
rot state tie aw and must not De 30
regarded
Election officers I'm the discharge Of
their duties are not legislative offi-
aers The people have ouaote' the
'aw. the courts have construed and
held TIC law valid, and election orl-
GERS must obey and administer r. law
without adding to or taking tAeso-
from
All who are entitled to vote under
the laws Of cur state should be per
mitted so TO do.
Those who are not entitled TO vote
under our laws must be excluded from
the privilege, and an election officer
who accepts the vote Of one not en-
ttled TO cast a ballot Is himself sub
ject 20 prosecution and punishment.
Dea ing with the questions of quail
incation OF a voter, Of which numer-
Gus inquiries have been made, I de-
sire to say, upon the opinion e the
attorney general OF our state, tha. reg
is,ratlon prior TO the second day Of
last AUGUST Is not conclusive due TO
The fact that additional qualifications
upon certain voters are required un-
der the provision of the so-called
grandfather clause, and, therefore,
when any person presents himself to
vote who has registered prior to Aug,
., as well as al! those who vote in
precinct where no registration is
| had, are subject to proper inquiry "a
| 10 their qualifications, including su'h
qualifications as We're addc 10 the
laws OF oklahoma by the proq'siol Of
said constitution amendment adopted
Aug .. and the Inquiry into the nla,-
lnca.ions Of such voter sh0"'l re
made by the inspector upon his own
account If he has doubt as 10 he quail
| ification Of the voter unless the per.
son Offering to vote was registered
since the adoption OF the amendment
that is, during the period when the
registration offices were open Tor spc-
cial classes. lccinning in the end Of
October 1910, and the challenger
should he heard to challenge any vot-
cr REGARDLESS of when or whether he
may have registered and upon chal-
onrc call attention to section 4.
chautcr 1l6 session laws year 1910,
found on page 2i2, as n means OF ad-
ylsing the election board rs to the
qualifications Of the voter, anl If al
any time during the election II shad
! be aeccrtained that any voter has vo'-
Cd illegally. ne must promptly b. dea't
with as provided in section s OF IN"
same chapter, found on page 90.
Honest Election.
also call attention to the fact that
any person who aids, assists, advises
or cncouras an Illegal voter to vote
also is subject to arrest and punish
mcnt by fine and imprisonment under
the laws Of orr state and that, rs pro-
Iyilcd in section six. page two nun.re'
and fortyfour. OF the sane chapter,
the frcoholdcr and householder VINO
makes an affidavit to aid any person
10 vote who is in fact entitled 50 20
DO. said aNi avits being false subjects
himself to the penalties under our law
provided In cases OF perjury and
should be Immediately arrested and
prosecuted for his offcnse. The avs
OF Oklahoma are ample TO insure an
Eoncst election by those only who are
entitled TO vote and an honest count
OF the votes cast and |, therefore.
urge upon all you to administer our
laws to the end that our people may
have their viii and the law prevail
Signed c. y. HASKELL,
Governor.