Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-23


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. me
mode of declaring party affiliation is
modified and changed In the new
measure. 1t provides that party affll-
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
wasting and declaring the results of
the primary, for the adoption of party
platforms, and for making nomina
tions in case of tie vote on candi-
dates for the same position. Nomina-
tions are to be made by plurality vote
ct 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 OF the Wright.
, Hamilton-Hardon district. The i'm
dfAnrannn To- tY,ot
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 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 a feature of
the occasion, was abandoned, as was
also the usual inaugural ball, though
public reception was held at the
state house from tc II 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 q 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 adro
Gated an amendment that would per
NIT the people to vote directly for can
didates for president and vice presi
dent. The address was optimistic ir
tone, though present day evils were
J 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 II
pay an annual license OF 81 ON eact
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 fol
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
l law is in operation, and where it ha:
accumulated a fund of 100000 now II
the state treasury. Considerable q
the license money there has been uset
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 OF
governor and lieutenant governor cas-
at the election last November has beef
made by the general assembly an,
shows Governor Cummins' plurality t
, be 2G,S72, and his majority over al
/ candidates to be 1854. The vote Of
! the various candidates for governo
follows:
J Cummins (Rep) ..........,..216.9s
Porter (Dem) 1862
5 Shank (Soc.) ................ S.72
} Coffin {ProO ............ 9S7
, Norman CPeo.) ............. ga
, Hisey (Sec. Gov'D. "a
: George d. Perkins. ........