Show FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE To receive attention every question ques tion must bear the and ad address ad dress of the person sending it This does not necessarily lr mean t that at the name will be published when the question Is answered only the in initials initials in in- will be used if the questioner so desires N No attention will be paid to queries to which the name and address of the sender are arc not ap ap ap- Editor Telegram Kindly inform me if a Chinese borrin born borr in the United States of America can car canote vote ote when he reaches the age o eQ 21 N. N NY Y All persons born in the United States StateR save sae Indians not taxed irrespective Of Ol l race or Ot color are arc citizens of the United States As the right of franchise is ii regul regulated ted by every state no rio uniform rule can be laid down for the qualification qualification I- I cation of voters but citizenship in aU all cases implies the right of franchise FRIEND OF 01 THE PEOPLE I r Editor Telegram Telegram- Will y you u kindly advise me whether the presidential electors of each state are instructed by their respective parties parties parties par par- ties how t to vote at the session of the electoral college or whether they are going there uninstructed and are at liberty to vote for either of the candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates Also let me know through your valuable paper whether there is a law covering the vote of the electors 3 J. J H. H There is 15 no law Jaw r requiring quiring electors to ote vote for any particular person for president president pres pres- ident blent or vice president each may vote votO for whomsoever he pleases However it is expected always that electors will vote for lor the same men who were placed in nomination for president and vice president by their party at the national nation nation- al at convention the previous summer FRIEND OF THE TILE PEOPLE Editor Telegram Can you inform me where I can ob obtain obtain ob- ob tain fain Information as to the country cli climate climate climate mate for work and the kind of work to be had etc in the country or towns under the Elephant Butte dam project in New Mexico andin and andin andin in Texas in in and near El EI Paso F. F C. C W. W Address the tile reclamation service de department department department de- de of the interior Washington D. D C. C FR FRIEND ND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram In a recent paper I read that in ten states of the union aliens are permitted permit permit- ted under state laws to vote merely upon declaration of intention to become citizens Will yOU you kindly print a list of those states E CRESS Brooklyn In Alabama Arkansas Indiana Kansas Kan Kan- sas sn-a Missouri Nebraska South Dakota and Texas aliens who have declared L intention are re qualified to vote In Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon an alien aben must have declared intention intention intention in in- in- in a year prior to election In Michigan l the old law was that an n alien who declared intention two years ears and six months prior to November S 8 1894 was qualified to vote FRIEND OF THE E PEOPLE EOPLE I Editor Telegram Kindly Kindly- Kindly advise adV se whether a person in or order order order or- or der to be eligible for president must necessarily be born In the United States UTAHN Yes according to the constitution FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I |