The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-04-03

great puuiIC man me R8tuI ever i5.-
duced was a strong. if not a radical
partisan. This feature will meet the
approval of sincere men everywhere.
There are those who will make an out
cry, but these are principally num-
bered among those men who are known
as that ever present disturbing ele-
ment which shifts its base between the
regular political pirates and
political fortune seekers, any man and
any party good enough for them if they
can be used for their advancement. The
Guffey bill, which l rcpc-;cd out Of
committee, fully redeems the pledge
made in a speech at West Chester last
fall by Senator Quay, when he said the
Republican party would accept any
fair ballot bill Mr. Guffey might pro-
pose. And the party has accepted"
OUTLINE OF PROPOSED BALLOT.
Under the provisions of the amended
bill the names of all candidates are
| grouped together in one column under
! designations of different offices, with
/ the party designation to the right, and
whenever any person snail receive
/ nominations for more than one party
the names of such parties shall all be
/ given. Following the names Of the
/ party nominees shall be the names Of
/ all candidates nominated by indspend-
ent nomination papers, alphabetically
-arranged. There shall be prined at
/ the top OF the ballot across the width
/ thereof as many circles as there are
| political parties or grot ps of the in
AavanAnnf ~ h.,
Of the several political parties. There
shall be left at the head of each group
of candidates as many blank spaces as
there are persons TO be elected to such
office, in which the voters may write in
the name Of candidates for whom they
desire to vote, provided such names are
not printed on the ballot.
GIVES ALL A CHANCE.
There shall be printed underneath
the circles; This ballot should be
marked in one of two ways. To vote
straight ticket make a cross in one
Of the circles above and not elsewhere;
to vote a split ticket. that is for can
didates on different tickets, do not
mark in any circle, but mark cross
mark in the square at the right of the
name Of the candidate to be voted for.
| Every mark within a circle shall be
equivalent to a mark after the name
| of each nominee of the party to which
the circle belongs. This bill viii per-
nit organizations like the Municipal
League in Philadelphia to have q circle
the same as Republican, Democratic
or Prohibition or other parties with a
state organization.
WILL STAND ON CIRCLE.
Some of the Democrats and insur-
gents will fight this bill because they
will be opposed to any MEASURE faciu-
tating straight party voting The stal-
wart Republicans and many OF the
Democrats, however, will not permit
themselves to be bulldozed and they
will insist upon the circle. Another
amendment to the Guffey bill provides
that ''if any voter declares to the Judge
Of election that by reason Of any dis
ability he desires assistance in the
preparation of his ballot he shall be
permitted by the judge of election to
select any elector of his voting precinct
to aid him in such preparation Of his
ballot in the voting compartment"
The Guffey bill as originally pre-
sented provided for such contingen-
cies, but restricted the power Of any
eleotor to assist in making the ballots
of more than three voters
AS TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Representative A. ]. Palm desires
commission appointed TO inquire into
capital punishment to ascertain its
affapr on Nha ravwn-efnr Of .~f,,a VNTh,a,
Warden Wright, of the Western peni-
tentiary. was here this week he sug-
gested that something be done on the
subject Mr.. Palm has offered q reso-
luton which provides THAT a commits
sion Of five be appointed, two from the
senate and three from the house, TO in
quire into the subject of capital pun
ishment with view to ascertaining its
effect toward the repression OF crime.
This commission shall investigate the
subject in the different states Of the
Union as well as in the foreign coun- !
tries and report TO the session Of the |
legislature in 1908 The members Of |
the commission shall serve without |
compensation for their services. and |
shall not be allowed expenses to exceed |
$500"
Mr.. Bliss has said that he would ad- |
vocate the passage Of the Palm resolu-
tion II the gentleman from Crawford
would agree to support the proposition
20 create a commission to codify the
corporation laws of the state. This |
resolution was defeated some time ago.
later recOnsidered and is now awaiting
final action. Mr. Palm was one of its
chief opponeyts He has consented to
the compromise and both resolutions
may go through.
APPORTIONMENT BILLS
The legislature is making progress
in matters Of framing various appor-
tionment bills. Hearings have been
held and much data as to population
and information has been gathered
and put into shape. so that when COM
mittees on conference of the two
houses get together they can act intel
ligently upon the subject. which Is
commanding widespread interest.