Gunnison news-champion., 1912-08-30

that party--or that vou are gong
scratch your ticket iB the November
election. following the primary. does
not mean that vou 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
puesideutial electors will not appear
IN the primary ballot
The purpose and in cent OF the pri
nary Law as intended by The Legjsla
ure is. ta) to preserve the secrecy
II the ballot. tb) to prevent one part
.rom voting the ticket Of the opposite
larty In order TO guarantee q majority
tor some political party plan or prin
siple.
Under the provisions of the law.
therefore. you can vote but one ticket
and this year that ticket must be 0i-
ther a Republican OF Democratic
ticket The Law requires that a party.
10 appear on the primary ballot, must
have cast at least ten per cent. of the
votes east at the preceding general
election. This prohibition excludes ali
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 viii BE- handed twe tickets con
tanning the names of the canai1atss
or domination made BY the sssen-
blies or filed by petition for these two
J parties.
| In order that Democrats may not
vote Republican tickets. or Republi
cans vote Democratic tickets In fur
tberance of a prearranged plan to pro-
| cure a nomination of some candidate
dishonesty. the primary Law provides
a form OF oath. in case q voter Is chal-
ienged, as follows:
/ Il DO HEREBY sOLEMNLY
SWEAR COR AFFlRM) THAT I AM
! A QUALIFIED VOTER, THAT I AN
A MEMBER OF AND AFFILIATED
WITH ONE OF THE POLITICAL
PARTIES REPRESENTED BY BAL
LOT AT THIS PRIMARY ELECTION.
1 AND THAT I WILL AT THIS ELEC-
rION VOTE ONLY UNDER THE
/ BALLOT AND ONLY FOR THE CAN
DIDATE OF THE POLITICAL
PARTY OF WHICH AM A MEM
BIER AND WITH WHICH I AM AZ
FILATED"
/ The reader will note that this oath
has no bearing whatever upon his con-
duct as an elector in the fall election
to be held in November. The oath
says: AND THAT I 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 an1
the law governing the conduct Of the
election the same as it has been here
o-ore The old election law WAS
or CHANGED, ALTERED OR DIS
URBED BY THE NEW PRIMARY
LAW.
Your vote at the primary cannot
bind you in any way for the fall elec
| uon.
10 illustrate: II you voted q Re
publican ticket at the primary on Sep
| Jember 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 5th.
The vital intent and purpose of q
primary Law is to permit the people
% make their own nominations in
stead OF having the nominations made
by conventions packed by the machine
N control of parties-as ii has been
heretofore.
At the coming primaries il is a vi
tally important that the people o.
Colorado should go to the polls anc
register their votes for good men who
sill guarantee clean government
Co to the primaries and give the ole
Machine its last lesson.
Go TO the primaries and show youl
| Ipreciation of Law that restores ts
-ou your rights in the electorate OF
he state
| Go TO the primaries and nominate
men who viii conduct the affairs o
he state as any ordinary prudent anc
aautious man would conduct them, and
not as the politician conducts them.
The primary Law is a potent appea
% the sensible man and woman of ths
state. II stirs their patriotism, awak
rs them TO fun realization of the du
ties OF citizenship and clothes then
with q power whereby they can noai