The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-24

the provision that the candidate re-
ceiving the highest number or votes
is the nominee of the party, and ne
Is not obliged, as under the original
law. to secure any certain percentage
of all the votes cast. No party conven-
lions whatever are provided for except
in cases of parties which cast less than
10 per cent of the total vote for COVER
at the last election. The nonl
nations of all other parties must De
made in the primary elections. Noml-
petitions. must be filed with the
county auditor at least thirty days
prior to the primary election; the
petition must contain the names of not
more than 5 per cent Of the total vote
for governor, cast by the party at the
last election upon whose ticke the
petitioner wishes his name TO appear.
The signers must write their m
with pen and ink or indelible pencil,
and must give their postoffice address
their voting precinct and the date of
signing.
Thus far Mrs. ]. L. White, Of Sioux
Falls. is the first of the leading women
suffragettes of the state TO come out in
opposition to the proposal of some of
the "horrid" men that a separate bal
lot be provided at the primary election
on June Z for the purpose Of enabling
the women who favor votes for women
casting their ballots, and thus by the
result of the primary establishing
whether or not a r ajority of the wom-
en- of the state really wish to become
regular voters. The idea was that by
the taking of such a ballot at the
primary election the men voters of the
state would know how the women of
the state stand on the women suffrage
question, and could thus vote more
intelligently when casting their votes
upon the proposed women suffrage,
amendment to the state constitution,
which will be unlimited to the voters
Of South Dakota at the election next
November. Mrs. White whose views
doubtless will be sustained by many
of her sex who are genuinely in favor
of votes for women, appears to look
with suspicion on the proposed suf-
frage ballot at the June primaries,
thinking a snare of some kind is con-
cealed in the suggestion. She thus
states her views:
Was the negro en~franchised by hold
ing a primary? Did a majority of them
ask for a ballot? Who gave mar the
right of a ballot in the first place? Did
he have to petition for it? The absur-
dity of the whole thing is that we have
to ask for a ballot. The suggestion of
the primary is simply a ruse TO mis-
lead the unthinking. | believe that as
d free born American citizen, | am NOR
ally entitled to the ballot, although I
be the only women in the United
States who wants it,"
Stalwart republicans say that while
the progressives intend making an ag-
gressive fight to defeat Congressman
Burke and Martin for denomination at
the June primaries, they have on ex-
ceedingly difficult time taking the
scalps of the two men. They point
out that as an important factor in the
coming fight the two congressman have
the friendship, political and otherwise,
of hundreds of postmasters in every
nook and corner of the state, who owe
their positions to the two congress.
men, and that this influence will be
powerful in the coming fight and have
nc small part in the result of the June
primaries so far as congressional nomi
nees are concerned.