Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-05-29
WILL YOUR VOTE coUNra
The Importance of Party Enrolment
Before the Primaries.

before the f'rffuaric$s
VIII your vote count? This is perth
nent question at this time. Never be-
fore in the political history OF Maine has
the individual had the power that he has
to-day BY the new direct primary law
you, Mr.. Voter. have been given a direct
voice in the choice OF the candidates. No
longer are your candidates chosen by
caucus and convention. To-day you have
the choice OF the candidates OF your party
In your own hands.
viii you use the power that has been
given yous VIII you make your voice
heard and your vote counts To do this
you must vote in the primary election
June II next. In that election You and
every other voter will have the opportu-
nifty to register your individual choice for
a candidate for all offices. You can vote
only for the candidates for your own
party. Members of other parties cannot
vote Tor the candidates for your party.
This means you can only cast the primary
ballot to nominate candidates for one par
ty. You can, however, vote for any man
as candidate for nominee OF your party,
no matter to what party he belongs. The
candidates OF your party receiving the
greatest number of votes in the primary
for the respective offices will be the nomi-
nees OF the party. A
The time to make your vote count is at
the primary election; attend 1t, and vote
for the man you wish as the party's candi-
date for each Office; you have this right,
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The matter of enrolment is quite gen.
orally misunderstood. To prevent fraud,
and keep members Of other parties from
debating to your party, every voter mus,
enroll as a member OF some party before
be can vote in the primary. This is a
wise provision OF the law. 1t keeps the
nomination of representatives OF the party
In the hands OF the party.
1t is merely an expression by you OF the
party to which you wish to belong, and In
the management Of whose affairs you wish
to have q voice.
Until you enroll you cannot have q voice
in the choice OF candidates When you
have enrolled. you can then at the primary
election vote for your own candidate for
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enrolment is absolutely necessary, there
fore, to enable you to make your vote
count. Having enrolled, 1t will then be
your duty to attend the primary election
on June IL.
II you believe in the principles that the
republican party stands for and desire to
have q choice in shaping its policy and
choosing its candidates, you are entitled
to enroll as a republican, irrespective of
how you have voted in the past. The en-.
rollment is neither a statement OF how
you have voted in the past nor pledge as
to how you will vote in the future. II Is
simply your choice OF the party with
which you wish to work and of which you
wish to be a member.
The new Law knows no mugwumps.
You are either an enrolled member OF
some party, or you have no voice in the
choice OF candidates. A majority OF the
citizens OF Ellsworth and Hancock county
are in sympathy with the principles of
the republican party. To have one Of
those old-fashioned republican maiorities
next fall, you should enroll as q republic
can, and help to nominate q ticket Of
clean, honest and able men.