The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-04-22
WILL BE VOTED ON BY THE
PEOPLE.



the senate, with the possible addi-
ton which the Baird bill presents,
and which it is unlikely would pro-
woke objection in the house. That
IL q provision that delegates to con-
ventions OF any party shall be ap'
portioned upon the panty vote, in
stead of upon the total vote as
present Delegates from counties
to the state convention, from towns
to the county convention, from wards
to the city convention, would be
given votes in their conventions rel
atively to the strength OF their con-
stituencies, and not to their weak.
ness. The county with two thous-
and Republican votes, able to give a
thousand majority to the Republi-
can ticket, wooldsnot be outvoted in
the hakingof thatticket by county
with only five hundred Republican
votes and no Republican majority at
all, on the strength OF its polling
three thousand Democratic votes, as
could be now. The town that faith
fully supports the Democratic cause
would not have it's voice smothered
in the Democratic county convention
by some larger town with but half
so many Democrat votes and an over
riding Republican majority.
After all, why would not that be
right2 On what principle OF repre-
sentation should hostile msjerities
Increase the influence OF a delega
ton in party's council? Does not
equality OF rights require that a
party voter in one town or county
shall have an equal voice with one
In another town or county, in decid.
ing upon the party's candidates and
platform? That is the way in other
states, and that is the principle in
the laws for primary voting upon
candidates and delegates; and no
big opposition vote can add any
force to the party expression at any
primary poll. So this feature Of the
Baird bill which has been assailed
as an attack upon the prestige OF
some OF the counties, is in that re-
spect entirely in harmony with the
primary theory.
The time occupied with the pri-
mary bill put the house still further
behind the senate in its work, and a
session was held Friday morning to
help even it up. The calendars Of
the two houses present aostriking
contrast, with some sixty numbers
awaiting action in the house, to one
twentieth as many in the senate.
Both houses hustled through in a
few minutes, upon the return OF the
members last Monday night, con-
current resolution providing for
joint committee to recount the votes
for circuit judges in Wayne county,
tosettle contest based upon charges
Of improper Interpretation OF voters
marks upon ballots, resulting in the
defeat OF Fraser and the election OF
Donovan. There is principle in
volved in this Wayne county recount
which would affect the result of the
late election OF county auditors in
Washtenaw county. and other cases
where more than one officer is elected
under one title. 1t is as to the legal
effect of a cross in the circle at the
top of the ticket, aud of crosses be-
fore some OF the names under it and
some for the same Office on another
whether the cross at the top
votes for q name below that is not
designated by cross, in preference
to one for the same Office on the
same ticket that is SO designated,
when the latter stand opposite to
one designated with u cross on an
other ticket. In this case, Fraser
was defeated by refusing to count
for him ballots on which his name
was crossed and Donovan's name
opposite his was crossed, and count
Ing the ballot for a name above Fra
ser g that was not crossed-the evil
dent intent OF the voter being to vote
for the crossed names. To untangle
that, is the job Of the joint legisls-
tive counting committee.
The Ming anticigarette bill,
which passed the house and was re-
ferred in the senate to the public