Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-14

unfortunate omission of the three
-of that r,s-" in a recent story in
s.asrtment made an account of the
.,ie.o and Illegal manner in which
,,., ,ct Of primary nomination pa
| LA been filed at the secretary of
! artpo arpcar as though the figures
.enid 20 al such petitions. 1t also
,.5 70 IN, Hit the correctness of the
RI, -.o., VT intended to bring out
~. i. brought inquiries from far and
.. fron p,orir who were supposed to
/ - ,te roculr"H.,nts OF the law and
..s,,a.- rom some who had made the
, husl.r mentioned in making out
o~r l'r-.
70 r:a.a'r names required on set
.,u,,.. -on payers is fixed by law. and
49,. rcrr. no. d, may be said that Clerk
.-,.ll O, -.e elections department OF the
-,ary 81 Statc- office has prepared
.a tH.-a bow II ii glance the num-
Il .i9naturc- required for the candi
..,.. In ,a.t voting district, that for the
....rsr representative class being. as pre-
..., ..rul not les than Il nor more
..+sa p "a the Primary law will give
.t. a4a.uIuea the proper instructions
? MAKING out rholr primary nomination
.s4r- {; tol"w-
>t Nominations Tor places on the
,..,., 20 te used at primary elections shall
III, b, :ur each o; III" political parties
g, ,j 2. .ioy1-.iG Ia representation there
as aon.~u.ou papers signed in the ag
~. lo. ,..N candidate of each polit-
a. Mr-9 d. quanGed voters within the
am.7fs! plyi iop or district, wherein such
..4eur, is .p J." voted for. in number
40. Ie.. n.a oat por cent. nor more than
so 0er ,,A' al the entire vote cast for
,,v-rsor tn ;Ie last preceding state cleo
5e In 'Lo State at large. if the office for
ps such candidate is 10 he voted for
X. "a r. f'I.d ny IN" voters OF the State
rs,. or i. for the office of United States
senator ofbsrNl. not less than one per
~ aa. more than two per cent. of such
g. .sraatouei vote within the electoral di-
son or district wherein such proposed
.,-lal.-. t- =, h. voted Tor. All such NOM
rF.on rlnrr- ~hall besides containing the
"a, ., OF the propo-od candidates specify
f. u.,a.8. inst, ihc name Of the office for
,a.H 3. ,. proposed a. a candidate; sec
.t H. poijti,al party which he repre-
,~- llrH. bis pla,c oil r'~,dence. There
.l1 mat hc m any nomination paper the
..rc or mos n.au onr c,ndidate propos-
Or nomination Nominatjon papers
ii j.. signed hg mcmbcr~ OF the political
~ ulluct 'n,Iciu Tor which The nomi-
2tor made Each voter signing Il
.mrtfun Paper shall make his signature
Neg-on aud add to it hi, place OF resi-
.,.e Zach voter may subscribe his name
IA. ..satuttion for "A candidate for each
p ta o.. .iicd and no more. except in
a,s- Na,e he Office is 10 be filed by
Reg, ,Alu en-, person and in such cases
MS ,o. .!. ,Xtcnt of such number. One
A.. .tAA,r- to each such separate pa
MP or nh. person circulating the same.
u..&. o,th thereon. or by certificate
usg4 .A.r>,d thereto. that he believes
To- SIGNATURES are genuine and that the
+r,,a, signing are members of the poliu-
Al party named therein and that they re-
I'll, WITHIN rhc electoral division or dis
,1 loy vhi.h the nomination is proposed
le State a, large shall be considered an
,,,tol4l division within the meaning OF
d, s4,rioD provided. that nothing herein
bah make II necessary for nomination pa
e's for auy candidate to be signed IN the
aggregate hv qualified voters greater IN
4Mtrr rAau ten per cent, of the last gu
--aa;oriu yot, east by the party of sueh
.stu.Jtt WITHIN 'ho electoral division or
.tr1D; Wh.r,H ,uth candidate is to De
,'ut for