The Alaska daily empire., 1914-07-24
Democratic Primaries
 Juneau Tomorrow

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 The Democratic primary election for the selection of delegates 10 the SkaGway Democratic Territorial con, yention win be held at the council chamber of the city hall tomorrow afternoon from the hour of l2 o'clock. noon. until s o'clock in the evening. All Democrats, men and women who will be qualified Co vote at the election next November are Quahned 70 vote at the primary tomorrow.
 If a voter Is challenged he or she win be required to sign pledge that n ia his or her intention tO affiliate with inc Democratic party and to SUD- port the nominee Of the Skagway con Yention.
 Committee Selects New Judges.
 William F. Britt and J. J. Reagan have been selected to act as judges of election at the primary in addition to Perry Wiley. Mir. Britt and Mir. Reagan were selected as substitutes for Angus Mackay and w. w. Casey. who were chosen for the work before they were nominated as candidates to be delegates to the Skagway con veutiOn.
 s. Fl. Mlllwee. who was chosen as one of the clerks. also a candidate for delegate. has been asked to be re- hsved, and the judges of election are authorized to select a substitute for him.
 RGiSs for Primary.
 Tie following are ne rules for the primary in full:
 Any male or female who is or may be qualified to vote in the next general election in Alaska. and who is, or de- sires to become affiliated with, and to support the candidates and policies of the Democratic party. is qualified 10 vote in said primary.
 Either of the Judges or any Demo cratic voter may challenge the vote of any elector for want of any of the above qualifications. If the challenge be for the reason that the elector is not Democrat, the judges shall deny such challenge, provided the elector subscribe the following pledge:
 'I honestly and in good faith state that am in accord with the prin. ciples and policies, and intend 10 affiliate with the Democratic party in | Alaska. and pledge myself to support l the candidate for Delegate to Congress ! that may be nominated at the SSagway ! convention 10 be held August Sd. 1914 | at Slagway."
 A challenge for lack Of the qualif- | cations Of a legal elector at the cleo ! ton in November next shall be decided . by the judges or a majority of them, upon credible statements of persons ! cognizant of the facts.
 The clerks shall keep a duplicate polling list the lines upon which shall be numbered consecutiyely from No. l inclusive Co the end. When bal lot Is accepted. one Of the judges shall receive the same from the elector, folded SO that the names thereon can not be seen. and shall call out the name Of the electOr. and the number. and shall mark such number on the ballot. and immediately deposit the same ln the ballot box and the clerk shall enter the name Of the elector on the polling list opposite the number corresponding with the number on the ballot.
 Immediately upon the closing of the polls the polling lists shall be sealed ln an envelope, and the judges of the election shall write their names across the seal and deliver said sealed pack age to the president of the club.
 After the ballots shall have been counted. the judges shall canvass the ballots and issue certificate of election to the twelve persons receiving the greatest number of votes and shall deposit all the ballots cast in a pack age or envelope and seal the same in like manner as the polling lists and deliver the same to the president of the club The president of the club shall preserve said packages with the seals unbrokeu until the holding of the convention, when if required by Q contest over the result of the cleo ton they shall be delivered 10 the chairman of the committee on creden- tials appointed by such convention. Af- ter the convention is held the package containing the ballots shall be de- stroyed without opening, unless op- ened on a contested election before the chairman of the credentials com mittee of the convention, such notice shall specify the grounds of the con- NNoNr eAAA lAAN oeAAA 4AAhN oAAeaAA eAA9g AAN- tiiy the president of the club, who shall thereupon see that the ballots and the polling lists are placed in the hands of the chairman of the creden- tials committee of the convention.
 Candidates For Delegates.
 As far as known there is only one set of candidates for delegates to the Territorial convention in the field the ticket nominated by the Juneau | Democratic club. However, other | tickets may be placed in the field at any time.
 The Juneau Democratic club ticket Is as follows:
 Angus Mackay. Fl. J. Turner, J. F. 1 Mcdonald. George F. Forrest, S. Fl. | Milwee, w W. Casey. Dr. Fl. c. De Yighne, J. Fl. Cobb, Franklin Johnston, D. A. Epsteyn, Thomas Cole. and J. M. Millwee.