The Similkameen Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Taylor, Dave
issued: 2023-05-16
issued: 1937-06-03
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note: FHASH! The election of Bryan in Macr- kenzie is conceded, the last of teh B.C. returns. Liberal gajn from C.C.F. With Special Election Featrues Thirty-Seventh Year; No. 26. PRINCETON, B.C.THURSDAY, 3rd JUNEf$.937. 5c Per Copy LIBERALS SWEPT BACK ¥ER IN B.C. Similkameen Again Endorses Tupper MUCH INTEREST IN PRINCETON VOTERS INDIGNANT AT FRANCHISE VOID -k- Technicality Bobs Many Voters Of Franchise Bights In This End of Biding Election Broadcast Popular Despite Failure Of Power FAILED TO VOTE LAST TIME -#- No Opportunity To Study Lists, However —k Venters' nm K-'2H INDIGNATION of several local voters who were refused their franchise on Tuesday, appears to be without legal justiflcat on, however aggrieved they may feel on its moral aspect. There is, however, a reasonable ground for dissatisfaction with the manner in which the lists were handled this year, however legal. Several persons who presented - themselves at Princeton were told that their names were not on the lists, and despite their protests, were refused franchise. The matter became ooimmon talk. - The Star's enquires, however, indicate that the names were not on the Provincial Voters' List, and the legal onus was on the voters themselves to attend to ths qualification. There was an open suggestion of purposeful manipulation. Said Mr. James Sim, Pres dent of the Princeton Liberal 'Association, in th's respect, "I can assure you our organ, ization was in no way responsible, or had any knowledge. We were h t just as hard as any party, with the names of some of our own executive left off." Some of the disenfranchised persons have been local residents for years—one in constant residence for forty years — and had all the necessary qualificat ons. But their names were not on the list, and the returning offics-rs had no option but to refuse them. Some insisted that they voted in the last provinc al election, but no case has been reported to us where their names appear on the 1933 list, thereby casting considerable …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), The Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1935-08-29), The Similkameen Star (1935-09-05 to 1939-12-28). Page numbering starts at 3, not 1. Pages misnumbered. Last page misdated.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0432316
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Princeton : Dave Taylor
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
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