Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-14
VIOLATED LAW ON PRIMARY BALLOTS.
Continued from Page one.)

Secretary State Davis Nose connection with the
Sentinel Publishing Company rendered the printing between
Company void and upon the fol
lowing remarkable Interpretation of the the number of ballots
be provided primary elections Mr. Davis evidently bases the
number the total by all political parties and on that
basis furnished the June primaries for each Of those parties
number of ballots sufficient for all of them combined
Such only opposed and
but is in direct violation of the law N4
The primary election drafted almost wholly by Hon Herbert
NJ Heath of this city It apazard piece of legislation Every
section shows the of the trained the skilled and careful
craftsman Upon the proposition under discussions the language
of the primary election law clear and nnsakabe We quote
tons 20 and p in full: a
Section Except modified superseded by this
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Rc17ed Statutes fH all acts additional thereto and aenddory there
therefor terea or thereafter for the thereof and Of this
Sections eleven thirteen sixteen eighteen
nine forty ortyon fotyour sxtyone sxywo sixtythre six
snd Eighteen ons and D @ Ds
and hundred and three to hundred and y both
inclusive
"seon a7, In constituting the provisions of this and of all
tons Of the Revised Statutes h all acts additional thereto and amend
tons TO be held hereunder and all herein contained before
SHAT as 10 The dne Of oate forms blanks barofs elections car
rants all other matters necessary
pfshg The purposes of this be understood and interpreted
though said primary election separate election for each political
Party making nominations hereunder and be conducted that
elections September conducted all except
said primary elections The provisions of this act do modify
elections they be herein expressly and directly
amended
Section of Chapter of the Revised Statutes referred above
Section 20 of the primary election law amended by Chapter
of the Public Laws of 1905, reads as follows
Section There shall be provided for each voting place. which
election to be held of such general ballots sets
of ballots containing amendment other question
submitted the of the people, each of less than for
50 and fraction of said voting place the
cedng
which said ballots to be provided
Section 20 of the primary election law tells that the above quoted
applicable primary elections the be
NECESSARY for the purposes hereof That
question of the number of ballots be printed But left
any doubt for Section that All sections of the Revised
Statutes with all acts additional thereto and endaory thereof
SHALL the duties of officers FORMS blanks BALLOTS elections
warrants and all other far necessary for
pshg the purposes of this understood interpreted
though SAID primary election separate election for each political
party making its nominations hereunder"
In other words determine the number of primary ballots be
printed for the Republican party the number of by that
party the preceding gubatora election to be ascertae
and not less than ballots in each of the be provided
each polling place for and fraction so BY that
party And for the Democratic Socialist parties There
not the slightest chance for plausible bubble meaning
lof the
So much for the law Now for the facts.