Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-23

VIII nave TO come 10 the lower fdtt
for passenger transportation Of thei
own accord, even If the Legislature
does not compel them to do so.
crossIey's New Bill.
Senator James j. CrossIey of Madi
SON county has introduced his new
primary election bill. The measure
does not vary materially from the one
which he had before the legislature
last winter and which was defeated
1t makes it somewhat easier for can
didate for Office to get his name. placed
on the primary ballot. by cutting down
the number of signatures required on
a petition for that purpose. A cand:
date for governor, for instance. under
the old bill, was required to present a
petition signed by one per cent Of the
voters of his party at the last general
election in each county of the state,
The new bill requires the signatures
of only one-half of one per cent The
mode of declaring party affiliation is
modified and changed in the new
measure. 1t provides that party affil.
iation must be declared by the voter
when he calls for his ballot on the day
OF the primary. The primary election
is to be held the second Tuesday In
August in each year of general eiec.
ton and is to be for all parties
Changes of party affiliation may be de.
clared not less than sixty days pre-
vious to any primary election by filing
of affidavits with the county auditor,
or may be declared by sworn state.
ment to the judges of election the
day the primary is held. Conventions
are preserved for the purpose of can.
vassing and declaring the results OF
the primary, for the adoption of party
platforms. and for making nomina
tions in case of a tie vote on candi
dates for the same position. Nomina-
tons are to be made by plurality vote
at the primary and all officers, from
township trustees to United States
senator, are included in the measure,
Another bill. similar to the Crossley
bill, has been introduced in the senate
by Senator Peterson or the Wright.
Hamilton Harden district. The i'm.
portant difference is that Senator
Peterson makes his bill apply to all
municipal elections in addition to the
statewide features.
Governor Cummins' Inaugural.
The inauguration of Governor Cum
Minis for the unprecedented honor OF
a third term as chief executive of
Iowa, as stated in these letters two
weeks ago, was a most simple affair.
The ceremonies were held in the house
chamber, instead of the large auditor.
ium in the city as previously the
parade of the senators and represent
atives, which is usually feature OF
the occasion, was abandoned, as was
also the usual inaugural ball, though
a public reception was held at the
state house from to IL o'clock on
the evening of the Inauguration. Chief
Justice Weaver administered the oath
of Office to Governor Cummins and
Lieutenant Governor Garst. The in.
augural address delivered by the gov
ernor was devoted almost entirely to
national questions and mainly to the
proposition, in which Iowa is taking
the lead, for convention to amend
the constitution of the United States
so as to permit the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people. The governor further advo.
Gated an amendment that would per.
wi "a RI n a N
didates for president and vice presi-
dent The address was optimistic in
tone, though present day evils were
not forgotten.
Gun License Proposed.
State Game Warden George A. Lin.
coin of Cedar Rapids is again urging
the legislature to adopt law which
will require all hunters in Iowa to
pay an annual license Of 81 on each
gun owned, the money thus secured
to be used primarily to enforce the
game laws of the state. Mr.. Lincoln
has been advocating this measure for
several years, but has not been able
to get the legislature to agree with
him. He declares the majority of
sportsmen and hunters throughout the
state are favorable to such law, and
points to Illinois, where the license
law is in operation, and where 1t has
accumulated fund of 100000 now In
the state treasury. Considerable of
the license money there has been used
to import quail. Mr.. Lincoln says the
money can be used for the same pur-
pose here.
Official Vote on Governor.
The official canvass of the vote on
governor and lieutenant governor cast
at the election last November has been
made by the general assembly and
shows Governor Cummins' plurality to
be 20,S72, and his majority over all
candidates to be 1854. The vote on
the various candidates for governor
follows:
Cummins (Rep) ............ 1913
Porter (Dem.) ...............1 ice, 1928
Shank (Soc.) ............... 8,728
Coffin (Pro) ............. 9,872
Norman (Peo) ............ BAT
Hisey (Sec. Gov'D ............ $40
George ID. Perkins. ...........
Total vote. .................4 32 ,406
The count of the vote for lieutenant