The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-05-30
AUDITOR NAMES
PRIMARY JUDGES
AUDITOR BITTERNESS SELECTS
MEN TO OFFiCIATE AT PRi-
MARY TUESDAY.
VOTERS MUST ENROLL BY PARTIES
Voter Must Announce His Intention of
Supporting Party at the Follow
ing General Election.

Next Tuesday is primary election
day in South Dakota, when the voters
Of the different parties will select
their candidates for the coming cleo
ton. This years primary will be one
of unusual interest, as delegates to the
national conventions will be selected,
in addition to a United States Senator
and complete state and county tickets.
A heavy vote is expected, as the farm
ers will probably have their spring
work out of the way by that time. The
polls open at eight o'clock in the morn
ing and close at five o'clock in the
afternoon.
A new section was tackled onto the
primary law by the last legislature,
providing for a primary party enroll
ment book" In every precinct a book
will be provided for the voters of each
party, and in registering the voter
binds himself to support at the follow
ing election the ticket of the party in
whose primary he votes. The law is
intended to keep the voters of each
party in their W primaries.
Another new feature Of the law is
the requiring of the election judges to
send in unofficial returns. The ballot
boxes are sealed of course, and may
be opened only by the county board,
but in returning the boxes the judges
are required to send a memorandum
of the vote in Their precinct. The
county auditor then makes up a re-
port for the county and sends it to the
state auditor. The object of this law
is that the result may be known be-
fore the official canvas is made. While
the law first went into effect two
years ago, it was not observed by
some of the election officials, but this
year Auditor Bitterness has called the
especial attention Of the judges to this
section.
Auditor Bitterness has made the fol-
lowing appointments for judges of
election:
Afton-A. L. Bulls, A. E. Mcknight,
M. S. Thayer.
Alton-E. A. Brelsford, c. n. Fricke,
B. A. Smith.
Argo-Peter Bentson, Sam Skar-
locken, j. l.. HadeD.
Aurora-T. w. Morris, Henry Koes-
ter, Sam Elston.
Bangor-Christ Roso, VIM. Brook
smith, Oscar Ahmberg.
Bookings Township-Iver E. Steen,
John Johnston, ]. n. Johnson.
Elkton-Ed. Heffernan, J. E. Hodge,
M. E. Murphy.
Eureka-Robert Cochran, John H.
Johnson, Frank L. Perso.
Lake Siani-Henry B. Nelson, Ole
Slime, N, ]. Svaren.
Laketon-Allen Matteson, Gust
Bjorklund, P. A. E. Hall.
Lake Hendricks-Ellef Sandro, G. l..
Johnson, Ole o. Mennis.
Medary-C. N. Trystag, Tom Han
non, E. j. Ust.
Oak Lake.. c. Fjerestad, VIM. De-
Croft, L. E. Sverdal.
Oakwood-Fred Krumm, l.. H. Bur
dick, Tom Jacobson.
Oslo-L. E. Royholl, E. j. Burdick,
z. f. Clement.
Parnell-Wm. Connolly, Thos. Fo-
gerty D. J. Coughlin.
Preston-Albert ]. Lee, o. E. Cot
ton, o. D. Plumb.
Richland-E. U. Kretsinger, ]. H.
Kinney, j. A. Silvander.
Sherman-C. J. Cowles, T. G. Haber,
E. E. Tompkins.
Sterling-Albert Odegard, Geo. Duff,
John o. Rebne.
Trenton-Frank Telkamp, j. NJ. Gull
bertson, P. j. Haggard.
Volga Township-M. A. Stumley, j.
C. Wright, NJ. w. Bandy.
Winsor-W. ]. Parker, j. H. Bur-
dick, H. A. Odekirk.
Volga City-Ed. Hillestad, Gust
Leite, ]. l.. Hall.
Aurora Village. w. Collins, F. I.
Baker, H. A. Hoy.
White Village-John Doughty. VIM.
Farrell, H. M. Palmer.
Bruce Village-A. E. Bunday, F. F.
Ribsein, John P. Carlson.
Brookings City-Frst Ward-P. o.
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