Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-08-24

scratch your ticket In tne NONeuDei
election, following the primary. does
not mean that you are not affiliated
with the Republican party.
Remember this: THE QUESTION
OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS Is
NOT INVOLVED IN THE STATE
WIDE PRIMARIES TO BE HELD ON
SEPTEMBER TENTH. The names Of
presidential electors will not appear
on the primary ballot
The purpose and intent of the pri-
mary law as intended by the Legisla-
ture is: (a) to preserve the secrecy
OF the ballot; (b) to prevent one party
from voting the ticket Of the opposite
party in order to guarantee majority
for some political party plan or prin-
ciple.
Under the provisions of the law.
therefore, you can vote but one ticket.
and this year that ticket must be ell
ther a Republican or a Democratic
ticket. The law requires that party.
to appear on the primary ballot, must
have cast at least ten per cent. OF the
votes cast at the preceding general
election. This prohibition excludes all
except the two parties mentioned from
participating in the primaries this
year.
Keep this in mind: YOU MAY
ONLY VOTE A REPUBLICAN OR A
DEMOCRATIC TICKET AT THE
COMING PRIMARIES.
You will be handed two tickets con-
tanning the names Of the candidates
for nomination made by the assem-
blies or filed by petition for these two
parties.
In order that Democrats may not
vote Republican tickets, or Republi-
cans vote Democratic tickets in fur
therance OF a prearranged plan to pro-
cure a nomination Of some candidate
dishonesty, the primary law provides
a form of oath. in case a voter is chal
lenged, as follows:
II DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY
SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT l AM
A QUALIFIED VOTER, THAT l AM
A MEMBER OF AND AFFILIATED
WITH ONE OF THE POLITICAL
PARTIES. REPRESENTED BY BAL
LOT AT THIS PRIMARY ELECTION
AND THAT WILL AT THIS ELEC-
TICN VOTE ONLY UNDER THB
BALLOT AND ONLY FOR THE CAN.
DIDATE OF THE POLITICAL
PARTY OF WHICH AM A MEM.
BER AND WITH WHICH l AM AF
.FILIATED."
The reader will note that this oath
duct as an elector in the fall election
to be held in November. The oath
says: AND THAT / WILL AT THIS
ELECTION VOTE ONLY" etc.
When you go into your booth at the
election to be held In November the
form of ballot will be the same and
the law governing the conduct OF the
election the same as it has been here
tofore. The old election law WAS
NOT CHANGED, ALTERED OR DIS
TURBED BY THE NEW PRIMARY
LAW.
Your vote at the primary cannot
bind you in any way for the fall cleo
ton.
To illustrate: II you voted a Re-
publican ticket at the primary on Sep
tember 10th and conditions should
arise which led you to believe that
you had made a mistake in casting
your primary ballot for certain candi.
dates who had manifestly deceived
you, you would have the legal and
moral right and would be justified and
warranted in voting for some other
candidate at the election on Tuesday.
November 9Th.
The vital intent and purpose Of .
primary law is to permit the people
10 make their own nominations in
stead of having the nominations made
by conventions packed by the machine
in control of parties-as 1t has been
heretofore.
At the coming primaries 1t is q VI
tally important that the people of
Colorado should go to the polls and
register their votes for good men who
will guarantee clean government.
Go to the primaries and give the old
machine its last lesson.
Go to the primaries and show your
appreciation of law that restores to
you your rights in the electorate OF
the state.
Go to the primaries and nominate
msn who will conduct the affairs a
the state as any ordinary prudent and
cautious man would conduct them, and
not a. the politician conducts them.
The primary law II a potent appeal
to the sensible man and woman of the
state. It stirs their patriotism. awak.
ems them to a full realization of the du.
ties Of citizenship and clothes them
with power whereby they can nomt
nate men who will represent them -
servants and not a. masters.