| Show citizens urged t to 0 vote nov 3 in dozens of communities when final elections are held in november there will be only one candidate on the ballot for some positions this situation was so general two years ago that the state attorney general was asked whether it was necessary to hold an election at all the attorney general ruled wisely that under the law an election must be held whether there are a numbers of candidates or only one or none at all others may debate the issue he wrote whether theall too to apparent apathy on the part of the electorate would be increased by failure to hold elections according to statutory schedules any loss of that principle whether by theft or default can only mean mea a I 1 loss 0 Ss of some part of our frae free self sel f gov ern ment at the main meeting called to get the public vote minded and to get tickets in the field nine were present two conventions have been held in monticello the independent held theirs monday with 12 in attendance the citizens held theirs later in the week with 22 in attendance making a total of some 34 voters present of an eligible voters the few will chose for the many unless a person helps select the candidates themselves he has lost part of his rights as a citizen many citizens are often prone to criticize the actions of public servants ser who they neither supported through their active vote or opposed at the time of their nomination some of the unfavorable circumstances cum curn stances which modern government finds itself in could be directly traced to the fact that the local citizen refuses to participate in government on the local level and passes his problems on to the state or federal government for solution it is to be hoped that larger than usual percentage of the eligible voters will exercise their rights and participate in the coming municipal election to be held november 3rd ard |
