f THE PRIMARY
Hanne Roll
Passed by the
An Art entitled: "An Act to provide ir
imar election! ana to reanieie u" ";
, nrnrlila for the noinlnetlon of certain
Ali1. ..rt.ln nMloes lit mull I'
h.ry elections; to provide for the election
: stele una connijr rtnn"""" ;
versl political parties; to M-rmlt c
lo express tiieir cnotce ror 7
Senator and upon proposed crmstlttitlonsl
Ijiendments: to provide peualtles fr.r vio
lation! of the provisions of thin '
amend action of ol.t.-T Aniiotsted
Itatntes of Net.rsskn for U. il to re
be I tiild orljlnsl ectHn, and to repeal
lections f!7t4, win. r7i. nTi". fi.is. pi''.
Ra. 67:21. f.722. ..
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6774 M73. f.774. n7ifi. find, of t -i.l.Ucr a An
tooiated ftntutes of Ncl.rr.ekn.
Ksilnl Onl.lyii 8npi.lcii.vnt for the yenr
JWKi. an the -nine now elxt, end all acta
tor parts of acta In conflict with the provi
sions of t III act. , .
I It Enncted by the LcKlsliitiire of the
Ktn.e of Nelirneks:
Section 1. iHjnnitlon and Construction.
3-he words and phrases In thla net shall,
sinless the snme be Inconsistent with the
(Contest, lie construed as follows:
1. The word 'primary," the primary
flection provided for by this act,
, 2. The word "election." a Rejiarnl or city
lection as distinguished from a primary
lection. . , , '
8. The wonla ?.oveniir nmumi
isoveniia-r.
toot be defeated by an Informality or fail-
. ,i, with all nrovlalnna of law in
lespect to either the giving of any notice
r the conducting of the primary or certi
fying the results thereof.
Section 2. Candidates, How Nomlnsted.
Hereafter all candl.latea for elective or
Bcea, except those expressly exempted from
thejjH-ovlslons of thla act, shall be noml-
"V. By a primary held In accordance with
thla act; , .
2. Hv nomination paper signed and Bled
a provided by etatute.
8. This act shall not apply to spefla
lectlone to till vacancies, nor to "'ntiMpal
elections In Htles hsvlng less than 2T..0.O
population. Tillage, township and school
district officers, nor to members of school
boards nor members of boards of euuea-n-
. . . .
Annotated Statutes of Neln-aska for inna
U ' amended to rend as follows: Sectl.m
67W Candldstes for public fflce insy I
SominaVed mherwls tUn bf convention.
eonimlttee or primary meeting In the fob
Sectfon za. mat section mw o. "'""vr
rnnnlt or with the secretary
case may be. The number of signatures
hill not be less than one thousand when
the nomination la for an office to lie tilled
toy the electors of an entire stjte, and not
less than two hundred when the nomination
Is for an office to be filled by the electors
'of the city, county, or other division less
than the state asd not less than fifty when
the nomination Is for an offlce to 1 filled
fcy the electors of a township, precinct or
-warn, privniea iubi ine umuwi nm-
tare need not In any Instance exceed one-
-ward, provided mat me nniuner oi s.iri.ii
m.rl nf lha tntnl nnmlier of voters), when
the nomination Is for aa offlce to be filled
ty the electors of a county, city, township,
K reel net, village or ward, and that the slg
atnrea need not all be apiended to one
paper, provided further than candldatea
nominated under the provisions of thla
ecUon. shall be termed "Candidate! by
Petition" and upon the ballot upon wmcn
K-t. -. .. nJn,. l.nll h nrtn.ul tf. 1
er such namee the wu-d "By Petition."
Caeh elector signing a certificate shall add I
to hla slgnnture his place or niisiness, ms i
residence, and addres" Certificates of
nomination for all county, district or pre
cinct offices Including members of both
brandies of the legislature, shall he filed
.with the county clerk of the respective
counties wherein the officers are to be
leeted. and In case the legislative districts
from which such candidate la to lie elected
in la-aces more than one county, then In
that case the certificate shall be filed with
the county clerk of each county Included In
ii.-h district. Certificates for nomination
of the Judge of the district court shall be
4le.l with the county clerk of each county
embraced In such judicial district. Certlfi
fcatea of nomination for municipal offices
sihall I filed with the municipal clerk of
such corporation wherein the officers are to
jbe elected." That section 67(l of Cobbey'a
'Annotated Statutea of Nebraska as hereto-
(fore existing be and the same li hereby re
Healed.
, Section 8. Primaries, When and Where
Held.
. 1. There shall be a primary election held
at the regular polling place In each pre
rlnrt on the first TuesdHy In September.
T.HI7, and annually thereafter on the first
Tieaday In September, for the nomination
lof all candidates, except those extempted
?ruu the provisions of tills act, tn be voted
or at the November election, and t'nlted
iStates senator, and said day shall lie the
Drat dny for the registration of voters tn
all cities where registration la renulred.
1 2. Any primary other than that provided
for shove shall be held on Tuesdav. four
(weeks before the elections, except In cities
of the metropolitan class and cities of the
first clasa having over twenty-five thonsnnd
Inhabitants wherein It shnll be held on
Tuesday, five weeks before the day of etec-
. lion.
Section 4. Notice of Primaries. How Glv
en. At least sixty () days before the
Doimng or any septemner primary the gov
oritur shsll Issue his proclamation designat
ing all the offices to lie filled by the vote of
II electors of the stste or by those of any
congressional, legislative, or Judicial dis
trict, und transmit a copy thereof by mall
to the county clerk of each county.
- 2. I'pon receipt of such proclamation
aald county clerk shall, within ten (Kb dnva
thereafter, make and publish a notice of
such -prluinry In manner and form substan
tially as now provided by law for notice
of NovcMilier election, and all persons tn
wuoiu ai'ici nonces mi' tie ny si.l.l county
clerk delivered, shall post and piiIiIIhIi the
ame In the same muutier as the notice! for
geueral election.
i 8. In case of city elections fhe city
clerk shnll post such notice at the regular
polling phice In each precinct, such post-in-
to l e not more than twenty -(. nnd
not less tnau ten u uuys LnTore such pit
umrr election.
; Section 3. Nomination Taper! How pre
pared and signed.
1. The name of ru candidate" shall be
Tirlnted i:n an official primary ballot tin
es at least thirty i'.Hn days prior to such
primary, either he or twenty-five itiiillnvd
electors of the party with which sold nn
didate atllliates. shall buve tiled a written
application with the proper authority In
ambatniiilnlly the following form: 1 (or we)
Hue uiiUi-i-Hlgned, quallned elector (or
Hied electors) of ' precinct (or V
f . county, bar city) lu the state
of Nehi-axka affiliating with the
party and residing at hereby
re
ijuest mat my tor tue name or
-I
name be placed upon the official primary
ballot of the ssld party for the primary
WK-uoii in ne rem on ine uy or
In . a candidate for the olllce of
land 1 pledge myself tsi abide by the results
of said primary election and qualify If
trlected. In caae a uouiluutlon shall be
made by electors other than the candidate.
aid nominee shall within five duys after
tue date, said certificate shall lie in, .1 with
the office., a statement lu wrltlnir Hulv
NreiiOed under oath stating that he atlilltes
Iwltb the psrty named In said certificate,
Ihst he v.lll sblde by the results of snld pri
mary snd if elected will quslif v and serve ss
tueh offi.-er. In esse aul.l statement ahull
oi be filled within five days the name of
the cuu.ll.late lu the petition shall not be
ailuced iiuon the Primary hull...
2. A polltlcsl party within the meaning
wi ina ho, suaii lie sucu an ssseiiililuge or
oragnlsation of electors ss 1 bv th i
dcslKUalcd as such.
- V. At the Heplemlier primary In 1!.
na every four years thereafter, them ahull
4 The word "precinct." a district estsb- shall be printed and provided for "''"":
llshed by law within which all qualified tlally aa Is required by law for oUi.-lnl
electors rote at one polling place. , ballots used at November elections, pro-
B The -word "dlat'lct." a subdivision of vlded. however, that a separate ballot shall
the state w a county or city or village In I prewired for each political party entitled
which ill Uie eletora ,re entitled to par- to participate In said primary, an. provided
tidnaVe In the elect Ion of any .me of-more further that anld bsllots shall all be nnl-
mndWUtea t office to 1 elected by otea form In else, color and qualify of paper,
S Hertora In suX subdivision exclusively, and In arrangement and style of printing.
Thle statute shall be liberally construed Hectlon p. The names of the candidates
...... .il ... .in i.. .lectors may for each offlce shall I arranged upon the
i ...... i.niH in nrpmlifr. I
lowing-manner: a cenincaie m urammw .......... ., ...... .... ,
rantnlnlnir the name of the candidate for officers as In the case of elections.
JSS StSt- Hectlon 12. Mat t, the tiling ,4 sr.ch
neTbnslness and ,".toffl-e address of petition, an. for the purpose of bHl'Ing
h.Mnit dit shall I slvned br electors to defray the exnenses tit such primary
JeSdlng In the dUt"l or .Utlca' division there shall be paid to the county treas-
In whlth the .officer! are to be elected and nrer for the use of the general fund, of
filed with the clerk the village, flty or the conntv of the candl.b.ua toelden.t..
foe Dominated by esch political par-Itbe questions provided for lu sertlou .r)
,ty one csndldate for presidential I Coliliey's Auuetsted Statutes of Ne
lector In each of the cougres- I brsska for the yesr 1H fit. required by ssld
amiuul districts within the stste, and
two candidates for nresliaciif lal ali-cti.i-a ..
Jarge. i'sudldiitea for presidential elector
Sonii iirj uuniiiimi.'ii aiers as requil'eu of
candidates for nomination fur stale otlic
Section o. Nomination nepers. Where
Mle.i All uoimuatiou papers shall be tiled
lis follows:
1. Vor officers elective III wore than one
-enmity. In the office of the secretary of
ktnie.
2. Fr officers to be voted for wholly
-wiiiuii one -iM.ui., eaccpi n,v om.-ers, in
jthe oi!i. oi tue county Ucrk of stu b c-oun-
3. For city officer!. In tha office of the
s-lti cl.-ik.
I Section T. Touting of Names of Ciindl
idaits. At least tvi.-uty-fire IX) days liefure
Isuy iriiuury pieituing a is-ueisl election.
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ELECTION LAW
No, 40l
Last Legislature ?J
the secretary of state shall transmit to
each county clerk a certified list emitslnlna
the name and poetofHee address) of earn
person for whom nomination pspors nave
been Med In bis offlce. and entitled to
he Tofed for at anon primary, together with
a destination of the off) for which be Is i a
candidate, and the party nr principle Be
represents. rtiu-h clerk shall forwlth, np
on receipt thereof, make public under the
proper party designation, the title of esch
office, the names and addresses of all per
sons for whom nomination pspera have been
filed, the dnte of the primary, the hours
dtirliis- which the polla will be opened, and
that the pi Unary will be held at the reirn
hir polling place In each precinct, fuch
clerk shall ennse copies of the same to be
posted In at lenet one public place In each
precinct In his ounty, dcslpnatlng therein
the locntc of the polling booth In each
election precinct.
Hcetbm K Primary Election Ilallots. The
method of otlnir at such primary election
shrill be bv ballot, and all ballot Toted
elm II be printed as herein provided. On the
fourteenth dny before the primary election
the county clerk, or city clerk In the case
of cltv election, shall group the candidates
for each party by themselves. Including
those candidates certified to him by the
secretary of stute, and shall prepare at
once. In writing, n separate ballot for each
party for public Inspection, which be shall
.st In a conspicuous place In hla office,
these ballots to I prepared In the follow-Ina-
manner: The official primary ballot
ballot alphnliotlcally according to surnsmes
and under appropriate headings designat
ing ea.-h offlilnl position, provided, how
ever, this section shsll not apply to primary
elections held In counties having more than
one hundred and twenty thousand Inhabi
tants. There shall lie no printing on m
lim it f the luaiifitM or anv mark to distin
guish them but the signature of the judge
or clerk. , M
Section 10. Notice and l'lnce or i-nmnry
li'l.w'tlfHia. The iirlinarT election shall be
held In each election district at the place
where the last election wss held, or such
other place as may be lawfully designated
ror the polling place lor ise eieciioii
trlct. and shall fie held at the place where
rerlNtratlon of votera oecura for the elec
tion next ensuing In cities where registra
tion Is required
Hectlon 11. Kxpensea or rnmary, now
aid. All ballots, blanka and other sup
plica to I used at any primary, and all ex-
penses necessarily Incnrred In the prepara-
Hon for or conducting such primary, shall
I Pll out of the treaaurr of the city or
oounur. aa.the case msy be. In the same
fee aa follows
Kor the office of T'nlted Htntee sena
tor I.ltMSJ
For state officers, members of con
gress and Judges of the district
court JO.fW
For county, legislative and city of-
ncers
No nominating paper shall 1h filed until
the proper county treaanrer'a receipt show
----- ----- --.- ------ -- :
presented to the officer with whom such
ing ine payment or sum niiug iee snail on
nominating natter Is to 1st filed,
No nlliiir fee shall he reuuired from can
dldates for regents of the stute university
or presidential electors.
Beet on l i. h-oi a. w ilea i.iH-n.
1. At the primary elections held under
mis act ror tue iovemuer election in cnies
where reglstrstlou Is reuuired. the poll!
shall he opened at eight 8) o'clock a. tn.,
IHU ClOSCU II IHI O CKM-K in Die rTei.ll.K, lu
a oiner places ami at primary elections , i
all other times when a primary election li
". . e.-.. r. ".r.
o'clock m.. and remain onen until nine (la
o'clock In tin- evening, hut If the JudgVs
and clerks shnll not attend at the hour or
opening, or If It shall be necesstry for the
electors present to appoint Jidgei or clerks,
or any of the in. the polls may then I
opened nt any time before the time for
closing them shnll arrive, as the case may
require.
2. If at the hour of closing there are
any electors In the polling place or In line
it the door, desiring tn vote, and who are
qualified to register and participate therein,
and have not been able to do so since ap-
r tearing at the polling place, sai.i pons snail
ie kept open reasonably long enough after
the hour for rlosing to allow those present
a that hour to register and vote. No one
arriving after the hour of nine (0) p. tn.
shall be entitled to register and vote be
cause the polls may not actually be closed
when he arrives.
Hectlon 14. The county board shall pro
vide a suttlHeut number of ballot boxes
with a sufficient number of lock and keys.
nt the expense of the county, for the sev
eral precincts or districts within whlrh the
primary election is to ne neiu.
Section in. That section rllfl, 5fUT. and
fidlH of Cohbey'i Annotated Statutes of Ne
braska, for the year 1ISKI, are hereby made
applicable to primary elvutluus held under
this act.
All primaries shall be presided over by
the sume Judges and clerks of elections
now provineu ny mw to preside over gen-ei-ul
elections during the time for which
they were so appointed, aud said Judges
and clerks shall receive for their services
at such primary, the same comneusation
aa Is prescribed by law for Judges and
clerks of November elections.
Hectlon Itl. The ballots cast nt any prl
mary election shall lie counted and the re
suits returned to the county clerk In mini
ner and form provided by law relating to
general elections.
Hectlon 17. Aiy qualified elector desiring
to vote nt utiy primary election hold under
tue provisions or iis act snail ie entitled
to participate In such primary election upou
presenting himself at the polling place
woiere ne la eutitieu tn vote: nut ne hiiiiii
not lie entitled to receive a prluinry ballot
or 4e entitled to vote at such primary
elections, until be shall hnvo first stated
to the i.i.iges or said primary election
what political party he affiliates with.
Section 1H. In cities where registration
Is by law required, no voter shall receive
a primary ballot or bo enlltled to vote, un
til lie snail tin ve llrst been duly registered
as a voter In the manner provided by law
u-ovlded that 111 cities where registration I
i.v law i-eiiiiire.i. no elector Hit. ill he ner
inltted to vote unless he be a first voter
or shall have moved Into the precinct since
the last preceding day of rcglHtratl.ni. !'
the purpime of providing a system of regis
tnil bin of party altilliitloti. It shall bo the
duty of the mayor and city council cf euch
ny wnercin registration is ruqiilreil, to
ir. vide In the registration books used fur
purpime of reglHt.-rlng persons V. ho arc
.liiiilltle.l to vote at the next general elce
tion, space for the reglstraNoii of all tier
sons who may desire to participate lu any
primary eiceiioii. nueti space ahull lie pro
vlil.-.l In snld registration bonk Immediate
ly following the last perpeii.llculiir. ruled
column In such hooka and shall lie headed
as follows: "Tarty Affiliation." It shall
lie tue nuty or the super Unit' of such reu
uiur l egist rations to ask each person who
apniiew to lie registered tne question: Wha
poii.icui imriy no you desire to am nli
with? Aud the names of the nollil.-sl our
ty given by such elector su applying to be
registerea, sunn tie recorded In the column
rovined In such, registration books for
li nt purpose. In case any uartv aniilvinir
dm-a not desire tn state Ills tisrtv adlRn.
tloii. he shall ut I required to do lu nor
suun ms iiiiiiire to do so act as a liar to hi
registration for the purpose of votluir
any election other than a primary elr.-tl.iu,
on I snail uenar him rrom voting at an
primary election. If the right of such per
son to vote be not rhsllensed. one of Hip
Judges of ssid primary election sluail theu
uhiiii hi in a uaiit or the political part
with which be athllatea. which ssld IwlUit
ami li ne endorsed Willi tue signature of tw
of the Judges upon the back at the bet
I ruse.
I Sect leu 10. Challenging Votera
.11. If the light of such ncraon tit vm
I '"" challenged, one of the judge! of said
I election shsll theu propound to such nerarni
I section to lie propoujifled to a voter at
1 genersl election whsn elialliiuiiil ami I
I addition thereto the Judge shall propound
'"e '.'.Wilis ui.eaii.iiis
1. What polltlcsl nurtv do vou aftliut.,
WHO I
2. Ilo you intend to suni.ort tha aa,ii
dstes of such polltlcsl party, or UJUjoilty
of them, st the uext eb-ctlouT
'f the challenge be not then deter
mined in tavur or such iersiu by tb
ju.ig.-s or saiu primary election snd lie uo
withdrawn, he shall uot be allowed tn v,,i
nut II be shall have taken the following
"tou do soh-muly swear (or affirm) that
rou are a ci.iseu or tlio ( lilted Slutes (i
,, ur. mini jour lu.en.i.m to o.'1'oui.
a.ieui. tust you liav lieen aa llUinl.llaut '
the stale of Nebraska for the last a
Jl
i inanrtu, u- , i 1 1 - pmn-i 11 11 i , in, null-
a state aa the I -T or on oeiiHir oi earn ciiii.ii.uue, u u.ik
months, and of the county of
for ine last forty dsyi, and of this precinct
for the last ten days: that yon hsve attsln
e. the age of, tweaty-one years, to the best
of yonr knowledge; thst politically yon sf-
milate with, the psrty, and thst
yon Intend to support the candidates of
ssM psrtv at the coming election.
8. H ihsll lie the duty of the clerks of
said nrlmsrv election tn write nt the end
of inch person s name, "sworn." Said
voter shsll then be allowed to vote the
ticket of the party which lis affiliates with.
a Judge of such primary election snan
Instruct the voter thst ha la to vote for
his choir- for each office, using only the
ballot of tbs party with which he affiliate,
and that ha most return the ballot with
the edges folded upon which are the sig
nature of the Judges uppermost.
Section 20. t Don any person entitled to
vote at any primary election atatlng the
name of the political party with which he
affiliates, the clerks of said primary election
shall thereupon, after the some of the per
son voting, write the name of such polltlcsl
party In the column of the poll book pre
pared for Ihst purpose.
Sec. 21. The city clerk of each city where
in a registration of voters la required by
law, shall Immediately after each registra
tion day, compile an alphabetical list of the
voters of eacn of the Political parties In
each precinct In such city, sud within fire
nays arter cacn day or registration ne
shall furnish to the chairman or secretary
of each political committee of his city and
county, a certified copy of such lists, and
also keep the same sccessabln to the pub
lic Inspection, lie shall also, un the day
of the primary, furnish to the officers of
the primary election In each precinct, a
certified copy of ncti list for the purpose
of determining whether or not any person
wlm desires to vote nt such primary was
registered st the last registration as affili
ating with the party the ballot of which
he desires to vote at auch primary.
When the elector has pre (hi red his bal
lot he shsll fold the same with the edges
upon which are the signatures, Judges up
permost, and so fold as to conceal the face
thereof and all marks thereou. and
hand the ssme to the Judge of the primary
election who Is In charge of the ballot
box.
Section 22. Challenges. The party com
mittee of each party may appoint In writ
ing, one party agent or representative, with
an alternate for each, who shall act as
challengers for their respective parties or
element! therein. The right of any person
to vote at any primary may be challenged
upon the same ground, and bis right to
vote be determined In the same manner,
as nt sn election.
Section 2,'!. Csnvnss of Votes.
1. Canvass of votes cast shall, except
as herein otherwise provided, Im made In
the same manner and by the inmo officer!
aa the canvass of an election. The party
committeeman of the precinct In a pre
cinct canvass, the chairman or secretary of
the county committee In a county canvass,
and of the state committee In a state can
vass, or some duly appointed agent to rep
resent each party, shall be allowed to lie
preaent nnd observe the proceedings.
2. The county canvass of the retnrns
of autumn primary sIibH lie made by the
ssme officers In the same lasnner pro
vided bv law f. the canvass of the re
turns of general election. The canvassers
shall meet at ten o'clock on the Krldav
following the September primary and can
vass such returns. Their returns shsll con
tsln the whole number of votes for each
candidate of euch political party, and a
dnpllcnte as to esch political party shall
be delivered to the county chairman of
such Putty.
S. The canvassers shnll also make an
additional duplicate return In the same
form as provided In siiIhII vlxlon 2, show
ing the votes cast for each candidate and
voted for wholly within the Urnlta of the
county. The county clerk shnll send to
the secretary of state by registered mall,
one complete copy of nil returns as to
such cnn.lldatea, and he shall likewise send
to the chairman of the State Ceutrul Com
mittee of each party, a duplicate copy of
the returns Inst described re'atiug to inch
cnndl.lntes of each such party.
Section 24. State llonrd of Canvassers,
How Constituted and Governed. The
hoard of canvassers provided for by law,
to canvass returns of a general election,
shall constitute the state board of canvass
ers of Septemlier primaries, and all the
provisions of law relating to the canvass
. .ne return or a general election, shall.
s far as applicable, nnnlv tn tn. anvnu
return and certification to the Secretary of
State of such nrlmnrr. Heh Ivinr.i ahaii
meet at the office of the Secretary of State
at ten o'clock a. in., on the second Tues
uay succeeding the September primary.
Hectlon 25. 1'nrty Candidates.
j. i ne person receiving the greatest num
ber of votes nt a primary as the candidate
'!!.". ""I'7, f,,r nn office, shall be the can
didate of that party for such offlce, and his
name as such candidate, shall be placed
on the offlclul ballot at the following elec-
Ai mon ns the stnta nnvaa .
nary shnll lie certified to him .(..
tarv of State shall make a eertlflu atni..
inent of the result of such mim,,, .
candidates for state officers aud memliers
... .-...igreaa. sna any other candidates
whose district extends beyond the limits
t a single connty. nnd shall mall to the
halrnian of the State Central Committee
r each uartv so ..inch fit a 11 sill nastlfi.
cate ss relatea to his party.
... n.n icaa man lourteen iiavs before my
November election the Secretary of Htate
!!.". J ffi to V',Bvrm,"tJr Pl,,rk of Mr-h
county within which any of the electors
may vote for the caniliilnto t..r ,...
iltl.-ea, the name and dewrlml..n ,
Iierson nominated for any such olllce us
specified in the nomination papers.
Section 20. City lt.mr.1 of Canvassers
Qnoriinii Meetings. When Held. '
The canvass of the returns of the city
pi Unary shall be inndo by the mavor. the
iij cierg and the treasurer of such cltv.
nd two of whom shnll constitute a quor-
....... ,,,,, tn canvassers sunn ni,.
at eleven o chick In the forenoon of h.
second day following the city primary and
ennynss the vote substantially ns provid
ed In sections 22-23-24 of thla act. ' They
shall tuuke and certify duplicate retiirna
,..- i.K ' '"' candidates and
forwlth certify and file one complete re
turn with the cltv clerk. Whenever n cnS
dl.bit.. for nny olllce under the primary law
i'Shi':.'?. .re e".""t ,he be shall
. ....... uuys arter the canvass ng
hoard has comii etc.! Its enm.t ni. .i i? . 5
canvassing board an affidavit reoi.eatl..
ami setting forth hla reasons for request
,"iiblthV"J!,,M'- "C "'""J nlH" " n '
affidavit the names of the o.i,u, ,....
bites whose votes he l..ui,... ,.
pon filing such nin.i,.vi. ,i "
Issird shall, within one day thereafter
proceed to recount the votes for the en n-
le.1i'.! n?- ? ffl"vlt or atlldaviVs
Hied iii the a I love manner.
n.i T. ,""t n" '""dlnntc shall he en
titled to a recount of h. ....... .. ..: '.
nnvasHlng board , nw. t... ' .:. ." "
when It ,.,.. to such canvassing i,"rd
i . .i ,r ."'r candidate Is suUi-
ivV, i ... . V r,,,'"t of the same
the affiant.
iiow.ie.1 nirtlier that this provision
ies IKit nnnlv in i, ,.i..i.. ... " V.r1 "
III seeking-, reetui i In 7',. ..i "B amuu
Section 27. Vaf-niioloa occniing upon anv
"irty ticket after tin. I...I.1
i. ....... -I...II i... .... . . m " nu.v on-
i... ..I... . , "v. H'nJorlty Vote- of
"".. ..iK.i-ict or stale, as the
i::r..:::"i,.:i r1u,,.:::,iLii'-'- .."
II.... Kt-.i required py Hec-
.. 1 aV-i .'oia-y Annotated Statu-
Scctloii 2S. prty Committees
At tun
. iocs p. in. on .he seen
Saturday sue
ceiling til.1
nilttee. collinosed not I.. Vi..... l"
er for each election precinct n the "m
ty. Such committee Ul serve m , II tl elr
successois ni-e chosen III like n.ai i er n'
;w,l ,.g the next geueral election for such
Co.mulun.s2n r"r,wl"' nd Judical
J lit 'llllllil1llli aal ilin, at.
''": "'V' of Judge ,.f tlie'Tds rictToun
and Member of Congress, shall have the
right to appoint a chairman, sectary
.... I. judicia. ,;;, r.K' 1 "".
... Uoi leas mail out) mrillber
''."","' " ty Iii the district. If theT
shull be more than one Judge to lie elected
In any district, oil the cuudldates ef es.h
respective party shsll l ent.tled to par
tlctpu e In the elwtlon of n.e otll.-era and
I'llllillllttM nf tliu nssts ...s.i . mvt
, - -- tw s willt'U IlitV Mr
iioinlnees. aud for that purpose It shall be
the duly of the chairman ,f the Judl.-ia
e.m,lttee ,.f ea.-h party to tlx the Vuk? an"
pla.-e of meeting rf ,Ue .Tnuildatea his
o l" i"ltte.
.... . m cauuinates there-
'"',lr 1'u' o attend such
,u ns neid uot earlier than
the second Saturday next s.p'.liug ,u2
lirl IIIU rif flant Ion u ...... I i. seal tUV
rhowu
tMKil
r. ..... w , V,.WH at -m uil'U TliMV
were
roiumiiTPe Vliail rr until
lllfMaW aTal m llll.uli... I.. 11 I.
eedlug .-e uext genersl election .ur lui-L
Section 30. K-acb. committee slia'l hsvs
he power to elect a chslriunn. vlce-chsir-
' ami treusurer, aud each
such commit toe aud Its offlivrs shall have
the power usually exercised by such coiu.
uilttees. aud by t!e officers thereof Tu
- .Timiiriii witn mis act. Tl
vsrloii! uttieers aud couiiuittce! now I
existence shall exercise the power and pe
r , . os uereiu prescribed until
liV. ir ,1'"-f'. are chosen In sccor.lsu.-e
" s i m.-euuini of such i ll
and comity cemniltteea, each uieinli.
inereoj siuiii nave oue vote only. Xh Uut
lea .rf the secretary or chnlrinan ..t ....
comiuittee may lie performed bv members
of su.b ctiuimitlw selected by .tkeiu. Auy
ecciing tn.. general prluinry In HsiT n,i
annually thereafter at su.h hour aud day
the nominees of the respective parties
for county officers In each county,' si. I
meet at the ..nice of the secret arv Vf " i"
county committee of their respective par"
lies, ll ud Klin 1 1 e ect n ....,.. J Mr
ill-
vacancy tn any committee office snail be
filled In the ssine manner as that In wi.kU
such officer was originally chws)n.
Section 81. The firth Saturday after the
primary eleeion the nominees for county
ofllres shsll meet at the county scat of the
respective counties In this state, snd by a
majority vote thereof select one com
mitteeman from each township t" precinct
In snld count and wfthln one week there
after said romtirltteeBien so selected shsll
meet and elect a chairman of the County
Central Committee of his respective party
and at snld time shall elect one delegate
who shsll meet with like delegates chosen
In the same war from each r-ounty In the
state at the capltol at 12 o'clock m.. on the
f.mrth Tuesday In Septemlier. liar?, and sn
nually thereafter on the fourth. Tuesday
of Beptemlier; and said
egates shall forwlth formulate tne c.s.c
platform of their party and select a state
Central Conmilttee composed of one mem
ber tr etich senator elected from sen
atorial district, and said committee so
elected, shall select Its chairman snd sec
retary. The plntform of each party shall
be framed at such time nnd ensll be made
public not later than 0 o'clock In the after
noon no the following day.
Section 82. Miscellaneous i rotssion.
1 In nf a tie vote, the tie shnll
forewlth be determined by lot of the can
vassers. Authority and jiirisniciion '
hereby vested In the county court and in
the Judges thereof In vscatlon, to hear and
determiue primary election conteat. ns
to count v. city or precinct offices, when
sny petition to contest a primary election
shnll be filed In the office of the clerk of
the conntv court within twenty-four hours
after the board of canvassers has made Its
return, said petition shall forwlth be pre
sented to the Judge thereof, who shall
note ther.ion the day of presentation, and
shnll note thereon the day when he will
hear the anme, which shall not bo more
than five days thereafter, and shnll order
Issuance of summons to each defenduut
named In tue petition.
2. Summons shsll forwlth Issue to each
defendant named In the petition and shail
be served In the same manner as is pro
vided In cases In chnncery. The case may be
heard and determlued by the county court
In term time, or by the Judge .hereof In
vacation, at any time not less than two
days after service of process, and shall
have preference In the order or nearing
tn all other cases. The petitioner snail
give security for all cos.s.
8. kf In the opinion of the court In
which fhe netitlon is filed, the grounds for
contest sllegcd are Insufficient In law, the
petition shall lie dismissed, ir tne grouin.s
alleged In the petition are sufficient, the
conrt shall proceed In a summary manner.
and may near evidence, examine tue re
turns, recount the ballots, and make r.u.-h
orders and enter such 'Judgments as Jus
tice may require. The court sliall hear
an i determine the case tylthln two weeks
of the filing of the petition. Immediately
upon rendering Judgment In any such con
test. It shall lie the duty of the county
Judge to at once certify the Judgment to
the county clerk, who shail cause to be
printed on the official ballots the name or
name of those whom such county Court
shall have so decided to have Iwen tioml
natetl at such primary, an., any appeal tak
en from such Judgment o. the county conrt
shnll not act -s a superscdas to prevent
the county clerk from so doing.
liectlon 33. It shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State and Attorney General,
on or before July 1st, 1907, to prepare all
forms necessary to carry ont the provla
Ions of this act, which forms shull lie sub
stantially followed In nil primaries held
In pursuance hereof. Such forms shall
be printed with copies of this act for pub
lic use aud distribution.
t-'ectlon 34. Any person entitled to vote
at a primary election shnll, on the day of
such election, be entitled to absent him
self from any service or employment in
which he then engaged or employed, fer
a period of two hours lietweeu the time of
opening and closing the polls, and such
voter shall not, Is-cuuse of so absenting
himself, lie Uabb to -anv penalty nor shnll
nny deduction be made, on account of
such absence, from his usual salary or
wngenc; provided, however, that upiillcn
tlnn for such leave of ubsence shnll tie
made prior to the day of the primary.
The employer may specify the hours
during the day when the employee may
absent himself.
Section 35. At the general primary
election next preceedlng any generul elec
tion at which any constitutional amend,
ment shall bv law he reduli-ed to lie sub.
mltted to the electors of the state. It
shall be the dutv of the Secretary of State
t the same time that he shall certify tne
amcs of cntull.lates for state officers to
he county clerks likewise to certify to
neb county clerks any such amendment
or amendments tn be suliniltteu nt the gen
eral election, and It snail be the duty of
the county clerks to cause to be printed In
primary election ballot- or nil mimical
parties the n.iestlnn of euch constitutional
mendineiits In the snme manner nnd form
as they are required to be printed on the
official general election ballots and each
elector may declare himself In favor nf or
gainst any audi ammenamenrs tue same
a at such general election. The electbsj
hoards In the vmlous precincts shall make
returns or tne milliner of votes in tavor
and agn.nst any such amendment, to
the county clerk and at the same time
nd In the snme manner as upon candi
dates for nomination, nnd aach returns
hall be cauvnsscd V the county canvass
ing boards with other returns, and county
u-rks shnll muke returns to the Secre-
r- of State of the votes upon such
nen.lments with the other returns of
his net. Such returns s .nll ls canvassed
by the state canvassing board, nnd If a ma
jority of the electors of any party voting
non such amendments snail declare in
favor of or against any such amendment.
uch declaration shall be considered as a
isirtlon of the ticket or such narty nnd
shall be so certified by him to the various
county clerks.
Lection .'HI. Delegates tn national con-
entlona of the various political parties
hall be selected at a state or state and
omrressloiinl conventions composed of del
egates chosen In such manner as may bo
de erinlned by the stnte committees of
each respective party; Provided thnt the
,ir-!ci!ticn .o nil.-., mmu or n.u.e aim .-wow
gressioiuil conventions shall lie apportioned
iy such committees to the several counties
upon the vote cast at the last election for
lectors for presiuetit and vlce-nres dent In
the respective counties; and. provided fur-
uer, tunt eacn county snail pe entitled to
t least one delegate In such convention or
conventions.
Section 37. renal I'rnvlslnns.
1. It shall lie unlawful for any person
tn fnlsly personate and vote under the
name of any other person or Intentionally
ote without the right to do so: to wilfully
or wrongfully obstruct or prevent .ithers
from voting who have the right tn do so.
nt such primary election: fraudulently or
wrongriiiiy deKisit in tne Pallet imx. or
a Ke tiierefi-om, any onicial primary ballot.
r commit any other fraud or wrong tend
ng to defeat the result of n primary elec
tion: give or neree to give to any qnalllled
voter at any prluinry election held uu-
l.-r the provisions of this act. nny money
I- valuable thing as a coiiKl.lenitlon for
us vote for any person to bo voted for
at said primary election; accept or receive
any valuable thing as a consideration foi
ls Vote for any iierson to be voted lor
at said primary election: offer to accept
and receive." or accept aud receive, anv
money or valuable thing III coiikIiIi atlon of
his tlltni; or agreeing tn tile, or not filing
agreeing not to file, nomination minora
for liliiiHelf us a candidate for uomlmi 'Ion
nt any primary election; offer to accept or
r.-c.-Me nny money or accept or receive
money or any valuable thing In voiiKl.ler.i
tloli of his wi h.lriiwliig his name as a can
didate or inclination nt such Pri
mary election. Any icron who
shnll offer, or with knowledge of the same,
permit any person to offer for bis bene
fit any bribe to a voter to Induce him to
sign any election or noml nut ion paper, or
any person who shall accept anv such bribe
or promise of gain of any kind In the na
ture or a mine as n consideration ror sign
ing the same, whether such brloe or prom
ise of gain In the nature or a brllie be
otlere.l or a. vented before or after such
signing, or any persou who shall sign more
lions' nation petitions than there are post-
noun in nn iu uuy sunt or omccs shall
lie glllltv of a laUdeineilllor. Anv ni.r.,,n
committing any of the acts hcrcln'declared
unlawful shall be deemed guilty of a mls-dem.-suor
and upon conviction therefore he
puniaiied ny iiiipi-isoiimcnt In the county
Jail not less than one nor more thuu six
UIOUlllS.
Any act declared an offenso bv the
geiieml laws of tills state coii.-ernliig can
cases snd elections shall also In like case.
ne an offense In all primaries, aud shall lie
punlaked In the ssais form and manner as
therein provided, and ail the nenaliies a.l
penvisiotM or tne law as to such csiicuses
snd election, except as otherwise nroet.leil
shall rpply lu such case with ennui r..r. J
sun to tne ssme extent as though fufly
set forth In this set. '
3. Auy person who shall forge anv noin
luatbiu paper shall lie deemed guilty of
"i.".'. su.i .it 1-11.1. .-non i.uuiHiied ac
cordingly. Any person who. beliia. i n...
sessiou of nomination papers entitled to lie
Dici uuuer tins set. or any set of the leg-
minium, buctii .imiKiunr rimer suppress.
neglect, or wiuruliy rail tn causa tn ,
Mod at the proper time In the proper offli-e
shall, no conviction, be punished bv lm'
prUonmeiit In the county jail not to exceed
six month, or bv a fin., nut to in.i ..-
hundred dollars $.l.ii or both such fine
and Imprisonment In the discretion of the
conn. i
Kectinn .vj. wener.M r lection I.awa to
appiy. me provisions or the statutes now
in ii'iit in rriiiiinn to tue uol.llng of ..cc
lions, tne solmitstlnn of voters st the
IMuis. tue ciiniieiiKiug oi voters, the man
uer or eniuiiiciiug election, of counting
.nt- .iiiiio.a n.ii. ninsiug returns theecof
slid all other kindred suhlocts. exi-m ,nn
test, shsll apply to all primaries Insofar
as they arc couahitent wlih this act, the
intent or tuis act, peing to place the prl
mary nndnc the regulation and protectlrsa
of the laws now In force ss to elections.
Section 3M. All nomination! for candi
date! of any political party for ofllne to
be filled at a siiecial election or any othev
office to lie filled by the electora, excepted
rmm the provisions or tni! art, man pe
nominated by a convention or committee
of their political party which nomination
shall be In writing, shall contain ths name
of the office for which etcb person was nom
inated, the name and residence of each
lerson, and If In a city, the street num
ier of residence, and place of business. If
any, and shall designate In not more than
nve w.a-ds, the party which said convention
or committee represents. It shall be sign
ed by a presiding tifficer and the aecretarr
of such conventlea or committee, who shall
add to tneir signatures their respective
places of business and take an oath before
a qualified officer to administer the same.
that the affiants were such officers at auch
convention or committee, and that said cer
tificate, nnd the statements therein con
tained, are true to the beet of their knowl
edge aud belief. Such certificate of nomi
nation of candidates for office to be 01 red
by the voters of the entire state, or any
division or district greater than a county,
including candidates for congress or ny
party action taken relative to any proposed
constitutional amendment, shall lie filed
Ith the secretary of state, except aa In
this oct otherwise provided. Such certifi
cate of nomination for all county, district,
township, or precluct offices, Including
memtiers or Doth branches of the leg a a-
ture. shall lie filed with the cnuntr clerk
of the resjiectlve counties wherein tha offi
cers are to lie elected, and In case the
legislative districts from which the candi
date la to be elected embraces more than
one county, then In that case, the certifi
cate shall be filed with the county clerk of
each county Included In such district; cer
tificates for nomination of the Judge of the
district court shnll be filed with the secre
tary of state; certificates for nomination
nf municipal officers shall be filed with the
clerk of such municipal corporation wherein
me omcers are to be elected.
It Is the Inentlon thst the tnMnnsr ntvivtd.
ed In this section for the nomination of of-
ncers uatued herein, by a convention or
committee, shall annlv onlv where sneh
officers are to be chosen at a special elec
tion, township or precinct officers to be
elected at a general election or village of-
in-ers or mcmncrs or school Doarda not
members of board! of education.
Section 40. When nominations are maris
by a convention or committee, aa provided
for In section 30 of this act. the certificates
of nomination to be filed with the secretary
of state, shall be filed not less than twen-
ty-nve days tierore the day fixed by law
for the election of the nersons In niimlim.
tlon. and the certificates nf nomination
herein directed to be filed with the connty
clerk shall be filed not less than ivuiii
dnys before election, nnd the certificates of
nomination herein directed to be Med with
the municipal clerk shall be Med not lnse
thun fifteen, duys before election. Certifi
cates of nomination for a new party may
I filed with the secretary of state or the
county or municipal clerk, twenty-five or
twenty or fifteen days before the election,
us the case may require.
Section 41. Whenever any person nomi
nated for public office, ns In this act pro
vided, shall at least fifteen duvs before
election, notify the officers with whom the
original eertltlcate of nomination was Med,
or If nominated at a primary election, as In
tills act provided, and the office for which
he was nominated was an ofties- to be voted
for In more than one county, the secretary
of stnte, and If to be voted for In one
county alone, the connty clerk of the coun
ty where such office Is to be voted, or If a
municipal office, the clerk of the cltv or villain-,
by a statement In writing bv him and
duly acknowledged, that he decline! such
noiuluatlon, the sume shnll be void, and his
name shnll not be printed upnn the bullots,
but no such declination shall be received
after the time above specified. The officer
to whom such notification is given shall
forthwith Inform by mail or otherwise, one
or more persons whose nnmee are attached
tn the original certificate of nomination
(provided he waa nominated by a conven
tion or committee), or if nominated at a pri
mary election, aa provided for In this act,
tiie chairman or secretary of the campaign
or party onrumlttae nf hla nniin..i
'there be imp, nnd If not. at least three
W) of the prominent members of his polit
ical party in this state, that he has' de
clined such nomination, by mailing or deliv
ering to them personally, notice of such
Tact, and three days ahull be given snob
party committee or convention to nominate
u itcikiu iu nn sucn vacancy.
Section 42. All crifl..t. ..i..
tlon or nomination statements, which are
In apparent conformity with the provisions
of this act, shnll be deemed to lie valid
unless objections thereto shall lie duly
.i. .! witiun tnre (3) aaye aftet
u:i.i ui i ue mi me. in case such oil
ectlon Is made. nntlcA thuranr uii.tt fi.
with lie mailed to all cnioii.ini.,. n-i,A
'e affected thereby, addressed to them nt
their respective tllaces of realrtanna .11
In the certificate of nomination or In the
nomination affidavits of euch persona, on
file in that office. Objections to the use of
party name uinv also be mnda nui ij
upon In. the sume manner as objections to
certificates and nomination statements. The
officers with whom the original certificate
nun uit-u. or wnom mnde an affidavit to
the original nominating statement, shall. In
the first Instance, pass upon the validity of
such objection, and his decision shall be
finul, unless un order shnll be made In the
mutter by n county court, or by a Judge of
the district court, nr by a justice of the
supreme court nt chnmliers, on or before
he second ueduesdav nreeeillinr tl.o u
tlon. Such order ninv lie made minniinrllr
upon application nf anv nurtv Int.. rem. ..i
nnd upon such notice as the court or Judge
may reunlre. The decision nf the L-.ru
tary or stute. or the order of the Judge or
B"i,i"i3 vi-iiii jiin.ictr revising sucn deol-
siou. hikiii ue iii lining on all uber county,
,iiiiiiii-ij,a, ,.i- oiucr omcers wun wumu cer
incates or nomination are filed.
Section 43. in case of n division of anv
party, the secretary of state shall give the
ricn-reiicp .it piii-ty name tn tne couventl.
iciu at tne time and nlacp ilesiimiiton in
the call of the regularly onstlttitui i,.r.
niiiiioi iiii'ii, mm ii me ntuer rucuon or fnc-
nous Miian present ilo oilier party nnmo,
the secretary f stnte shall select name oi
nice au.i piace tne snme on the hnllotr
before the list of candidates of an LI rue.
tlon. The action of the tirecedlnir hstloiml
'invention of such nnrtv. res-utnrlv railed
shall determine the action of the aperetnry
of state or the court lu Its decision. The
secretary or state may Pe comiiell.nl hv
ii,-ii-iiii.iM ,v uiuiT hi uinuiianstis proceedings,
Section 44. No person shall be entitled
iii-i iimiu un. auit in tins regnr.i
to or allowed to tile a nomination eui-tlH.
cate as provided for In this net, or to have
urn name placed upon a primary election
ballot for anv primary election tn h nei.i
unless the political pnrfv which he atntea
in snld affidavit he affiliates with, polled
at the last election before the piliiiarv
election to lie held, at least ntlA Tie. oaii
of the entire vote in the stnte. county or
siiii.iiviKion or district for which he seeks
iue nomination ror otu.-e in.
Section 43. 1. Electors mar form new
party. They shall not adopt the name of
any old imlltlcal piirty or uny word form
ing a pun or sncn name, in order.jo form
new party there shull be present at n
mass convention .lectors to the nnuilier nt
at least nve niinnreii (.am) in a state con
veiiiioii, .me uunureu, iinn in a emigres
Mount .iiNiri.-i or county convention
or twenty-five (2.1) In anv nreelnet
cltv. village or ward convention, except In
cities or counties having a population of
uny luouMauii i.ki.i.oi or more, at least two
uuii.ireu unu biiuu he required to partlcl
puir.
Mich convention shall adont s nnrtr
mime aud electors at least to the nnuilier
respectively above mentioned, and electors
to at least tne nuiuix-r specified shall sign
nil llKreemeiil in rorin sucn new pnrty sn.
support Its nominees nt the next election
nun niton uuug such written aa-reeinent
with the secretary of state, t-tiunty, cltv or
village clerk, us the case may be. together
with an affidavit of some qualified eleeor
that he saw all of the persons wlne nailer
are signed to such agreement subscrllie hc
same and he verily believes them nil ... I.
qualified electors. Such new party shall be
entitled to Have a separate party ballot nt
the next lirliiiiu-e otccflnu h.lil li..i-u..riu..
provided that Its' caii.lldiitea for nomination
shall be required to file iiominiitl.ui papers
-Km-., i.. m tenat in i . percent or those
who subscribed the agreement to form such
new party. When the uume of the cuudl
.late niqieare on a petition presented ty a
m.iimciii pai-tv er iiieinoers thereof with the
required nu m ner r signers and It Is ex
pressly slated In said M-iitlon that the ciiu
limine is a cniididste or two or more par
lies, eacn ur wni.-n shill I en.it led tn
uouiliinie a candidate, then It shall tie the
duty of the officer making up the ballot
to plm-e the name of auch candidate or
candidates upon the ballot lu the same
manner ss now provided for lu the genera
ei.i-iioii iaw r.s- naiiuts at tne generul elec
tlon.
Section 4(1. The secretory of state shall
cause to be preserved lu his office foe the
period nr one (li year a enpv of all n.ant
nntlng statements slid certlticjilea of Hum
Inatlou filed I herein under the provisions of
um sc.. nun emu couut.r and intiiilclpH
clerk shall cause tn be nreaervml In li,
office for the period of two (2) years, all
iikiiiiuhiiiik via.euieiiis and certificates nt
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FIENDISH WRECK PLOT.
;osut Line Limited Hurled from
Trestle Near Lo Aniieles.
A fiendish traln-wrec-klni? I't was
perpetrated npar; Los Angeles, Oil.,
that resulted in the death of one man
and the Injury of twenty-two person,
four of whom are dying.
Train No. 20, one of the Southern
Pacific's coast line flyers, Tuesday
night wan burled from the tracks 011 a
trestle et West Glendule by the delib
erate work of murderous train wreck
ers. Seven cars plunged off the tres
tle, while the train was making forty
miles an hour, falling sixteen feet to
the bottom of a gulch.
In accomplishing the wreck of the
train, which was -the "Coast Line
Limited," a devilish ingenuity -was ex
ercised. At a point on a trestle over
the Arroyo Seco the fishplates and
bolts of two connecting rails on the
south-bound -track had been removed,
and in the apertures whence the bolts
were taken strands of heavy wire were
fastened at the end of each rail. From
the appearance of the track after the
wreck it was evident that some iierson
hidden on a hillside close to the tres
tle hud pulled the wire as the train
approached and spread the rails out
ward toward the edge of the trestle.
The train, three hours late, was
traveling at a rate of between thirty
five and forty mill's an hour. The en
gine wheels were first to leaw the rails
and the engine took to the ties, trav
eling nearly 100 yards before it was
brought to a standstill.
The tender, the diner, two Pullmans,
the 1 buffet, mail and baggage cars
plunged over the edge of the trestle,
falling a distance of sixteen feet. The
buffet car, the express car, and one
of the Pullmans were turned upside
down aud the others landed on their
sides. All were badly crushed and
splintered.
INVADING MEXICO.
American Farmers Are Benefiting;
Themselves and the Greasers.
More than a hundred families from
the United States have gone into the
republic of Mexico during the last thirty
days to develop farming lands along the
northern border.
They took their household effects and
went to live just like they havt been liv
ing in the United States. This is some
thing of a departure from the plan here
tofore followed with but indifferent suc
cess by people from Ihe States who have
gone to live on farms in Mexico.
The old plan was to form colonies.
The colony proposition was not a great
success. It was due more to the failure
of the colonists to agree and adapt them
selves to their environment than to any
stlCr cause that the colonics were not
successful.
It has been discovered by the pioneer
Americans on farms of Mexico that con
ditions in the republic are stable and
there is no need for colonies. So indi
vidual American families are now locat
ing themselves on haciendas in Mexico
just as they used to do in the West.
They are becoming neighbors to the Mex
ican families nnd each is learning some
thing to advantage from the other.
So far as the experiment of individual
effort at farming In Mexico by Americans
has gone, it has proven successful. The
cotton-growing possibilities of the repub
lic have never been appreciated by the
people beyond the Kio Grande, and in
this one line there promises to be great
profit for the American farmers who un
derstand growing the staple. The high
price of cotton is an inducement to these
farmers to plnnt cotton.
The. Mexicans are learning the Ameri
can style of agriculture from their neigh
bors from the Slates, nnd the general
result of Immigration of families of farm
ers from the United States to occupy the
cheap lnnds of Mexico promises to be
.ery good.
Alcohol the Future Fuel.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, In a
recent address before the Americtm Club
at Pittsburg, referred at considerable
length to the work the department is do
ing toward the development of the pro
duction of alcohol for industrial uses. He
said : "No more coal is being made. Our
wood fuel is getting scarce, and the sup
ply of mineral oils will some day cease,
It is high time we were looking about for
sources of light, heat and power. Other
countries arc doing this. Alcohol meets
the requirements, ftiid starchy plants yield
alcohol. Oue of our explorers last year
found the Siberians at Tomsk growing
iurge varirty of potato for the alcohol it
yields. He brought back half a ton of
thetn, which will be distributed this
spring among the exiriment station!."
He made the further statement that corn.
cobs made 11 gallons of alcohol to tha
ton, and sweet corn stalks 7, and that
alcohol could be made from unmarket
able fruit and vegetable matter and many
refuse plants, and thought the time waa
surely coming when the people remote
from wood, coal or oil would arrange to
grow plants rich in starch for their sup
ply of light, heat and power.
8T0RM AND TIDAL WAVE.
Immense Lose of Life from Ilnrrl
caae that Sweeps (arollae Isles.
A dispatch from Sydney, N. S. W.,
savs a reiort bus reached there that a
hurricane and tiilul wave swept over the
Caroline Islands. Immense damage was
done to prow-rty and 201 persons are
reported killed.
MOB SLAYS WOMAN AND CHILD.
Lives Lost In Ilnce Conflict In Gear
Blu Shots on Both Sides.
At ItelilRvllle, Gn., a mob Included a
colored woman and children anions
Its victims at a "lynching." One whlte
man and four colored persons wera'
killed and seven are on the Injured list
as a result of an effort to capture a
colored man who attempted to attack:
Mrs. Laura Moore, a widow living near
Manassas.
Fifteen persons surrounded th
house of Sam Padgett, whom they sus
pected of harboring the colored man,
and demanded to be allowed to search
the home. Permission was given, but
when within thirty feet of the house
those Inside the building opened fire or
the posse, instantly killing Hare and
wounding Pierson, Daniel and Ken
nedy. Thepos!e then returned tha
Bit, killing Padgett and his 10-year-old
daughter and wounding two other
girls, aged 0 and 13, and two of Pad
gett's sons, aged 20 aud 22.
The colored man who r.hot Hare was
started for Keldsville Jail, together
with Padgett' wife and son, Who also
were caught. On the way the officer
were overtaken by about seventy-five
men, who took the prisoners from
them. - The woman was told to run,
und as she did so she was riddled
with bullets, her son being shot to
pieces where he stood. The other pris
oner was Jailed.
WAGES ON THE CANAL.
Secretary Taft Affirms Batea of Par"
nnd Honrs of Labor.
The decision of Secretary Taft affirm
ing rates of pay. hours of labor, -etc., for
men employed on the Panama cnnal work
applied especially to steam shovel men,
construction train engineers and conduc
tors. The shovel men wanted higher
wages, as follows : Engineers, from $210
to $300 a month r-cranesmen, from $185 to
$2r0; firemen, from $83.33 to $110. The
Secretary rules that the present rates are
high enough "after compnring the advan
tages which the isthmian shovel men have
over their brothers in the States, witb
the disadvantages which they have to bear
in living on the isthmus. He explains.
that, the present basis is from 25 to 35
pef cent hiytaer than the average in thin
country, while the canal men get steady
work twelve mouths in the year, six
weeks' leave with pay, twenty, days' sick
leave, lodging free. nnd the married men
water, fuel and light at the public ex
pense, free medical attendance and an
eight-hour day. He says further that
yellow fever has been stamped out and
the sick rate greatly reduced. Although,
denying that the contracts with the men
contain any promise of a gradual increase
of pay, lie has recommended a yearly in
crease of 3 per cent to skilled men.
The wages of the construction train en
gineers are advanced to $210, as re
quested. As to dismissals, the Secretary has ap
proved a plan whereby fipal and summary
action will rest with a committee consist
ing of one representative of the craft con
cerned, one of the foremen and one of the,
commission.
Nephew Smith's t hief Heir.
The fortune held by the late James N.
Smith, known in Wall street as "Silent
Smith." which was believed to be near
$."50,000,000, has now been divided among
the heirs by the will probated at New
York on the day of the funeral. The real
value of the estate is found to be not
over $2.-1,000,000. Of this the largest
piece goes to George (. Mason, a nephew,
who has worked his way up from the
shops in the servicp of the St. Paul rail
road. He gets $ 12,0i 10,000. A third goet)
to another nephew, William Smith Mason,
a young real estate man of Evanston, III.,
while $3.1 II )0.( MM I is left to the widow, ftl,
OOO.OtM) to a titled sister. Lady Coope of
England, and smaller amounts to other
relatives.
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A May queen in flannels and fur
bah!
Ellen Terry has become a brido at 59.
Terrvble !
This year's spring weather was ship
ped to us by slow freight.
France is going to examine our meat!
by microscope. Another case of seein'
things.
A Hobokeu divorce suit binges on the
quality of the wife's doughnuts. They
were not like mother used to make.
The new San Francisco is reported to
be "two-thirds Bundled." Iloss Uuef wai
caught before he could quite complete it.
Growing a garden should properly be
classed as oue of the luxuries, rather than
one of the economics, of modern civiliza
tion. The Hon. Abe Ruef doesn't believe he
can get a fair trial in San Francisco,
but hardly anybody will blame San Fran
cisco. Suburban gardeuing is again impress
ing itself upon the public mind aa one of
our most ponderous uatioual extrava
gances. Commander Peary has succeeded In
loading his proposed North Pole expedi
tion with everything except the fund
necessary to muke it go.
