Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-01
CHANGES IN ELECTION LAW
Plan in Iowa to Vote for Percentage
Of Republican Nominees.
DoLLIvER CONSENTS 10 PROPOSAL
CoRgre.sman Lacey JrEed as only
Candidate Of Standpatter. for
Senator-htp-Creamery
Plight is On.
DoLIIvER CONSENTS 10 PROPOSAL

NEr1m 9 san ELTGee ElllElLH
DEs MONIES Aug EIsPecislp-The
LATEST suggestion for sn-nding Ire Frtns1
election lsu - that the republicans can
nominate another candidate for TIE United
states senate a. the November election 3
&c require voting for a psr cent OF the Re
publican nouiress in order 10 make the
vote on senator count
The legislature win meet tcmcrrcE after
noon al . O'Clock ard Organize Tuesday II
VII gel down 10 business in earnest ana
t Is believed that there Is not a rsPob-
Lean Who sntsrtsins any disposition 70 7To-
4 long the SESSION OF Who has anything 70
gain b. - dong Tas legislature l. ON
posed Of fifty ssoAtorS q whom fourteen
are democrats. and q los representative.
OF whom thirty.thres are democrats In
the republican caucus il Is alleged that
there are about Eixty-t-o p-oEress;ves to
1 furty-Eix stso6pztters In Ire senate the
~stzodpstters and proEressivsE are about
evenly divided. though j. u claimed since
the harmony conference that there are 10
stEndpstte-s ard pruETsssivss and Thai all
are republicans.
for Compromfss.
The idea Of requiring the vote on a par
~csntsEs q the nominees seems quite likely
10 be the Foundation for q comprcniss
j dLlDLA AAE IEhAL4.AGLN ina va - aaAE
factory 10 all The i5ss in svsry oodys mind
s TO make the requirement. such thst dem
ccrats cannot participate IN the oclinauon
Of the republican candidate for senator. Il
is readily conceded that under The Aus
rrslisn ballot voters have the privilege Of
scratching their ballot Il they choose and
undoubtedly q great many GO scratch their
/ ballots Il Il admitted that some K1sn6-
pstIsrs scratched tEo years ago, though
they claim the privilege now Of voting On
United States senator
II is claimed that with the privileges Of
scratching guaranteed By the Australian
ballot il would be unfair 10 limit the
votes on senator TO those who vote the
republican ticket straight and 10 require
. vote on any particular nominees on ne
republican ucks Is almost su1s 10 lit
some rsruhlcan who. while maintaining
that he is a republican. insists On scratch
ing that particular nominee This has
lead 10 the suggestion thai in order Ior
. vote OF senator 10 uount the bau0I must
show hat the voter has voted for two-
thirds OF fhree-tourths Of the republican
nominees. from presidential electors 6oHa
TO and Including the nominees TO the eggs
lsture
DoIIIVer's Attftude. \
II 5s reported that Senator Dolllre-.
after The conference Ct last Tuesday. said
in private conversation that he asked only
that the voter vote for the presidential
electors and for the legislative Nominees
and not that he must vote for all between.
IL Is conceded BY everyone that II Hould
hardly BE consistent for = voter to par
ucipsts in the nomination Tor senator and
then not vote for the republican uand.-
dates to the Legislature.
\ EresI many stan6pztrers have expreSaj
themselves as satisfied !. the amendment
requires a vote for preside-Eizl elsctor. GOV
eTnor and legislators To require Ihe vote
FOR cSo-lhircs % three-fou-lhs O. TIE Gcke-
would 20 m1ch farther than that and j s
claimed TouE be more q = test for repubI-
Czlisn- for some Republicans might Dc dis.
affected as 10 sons Of those particular
DOni1esA
The ticket down 10 and inclUding lsgsz.
tive nominees includes the names II eight
eeE candidates. There are tw0 candidate.
for pr=E5sutial slectoT-st-lsrge. ous for dis
t1cI eIect1-. one for governor. Ieu.e1z-;
governor. secretary q state, treasurer @.
stale. auditor OF state. three candidates 70.
supreme ooUrI Judges, one rszlruzd commits.
Eaoosr. enc state supeT5-ts-dz1t Of schools
sEIoTnsy ge1srsL clerk O supreme cou-l
oozgresEzz1. state senator and state repre-
sentative To require = vote % iwo-.1i-ti
C these would be &c require = vote T..
!. twelve OF them To require = vote for three,
fourhz would require = vote t0- fourier
The objections are thai ii would conpll
cate things IN the mind q ths voter a.
would a1so c9npl5ca-s the counting by ID
I election judges for Tilted states senator
BIZ lie advantage l. that republicans soul.
? noS De bound hand and f,5t 70 T5ss tor Al!
. nE~~H~1fzw -~-7-aHE - Sc -E-Er-
Lacey the C~zndIdaxgs
/ Discussioa ano1g the politicians n9z il
the city 3 10 the effect ,hz- -sl-1s- C1-
gresham Hsugea OF Congressman sn5t.
B Eu be Candidates for The ssnac5rsa.2 70
The sIsndpz1ters and the lnlrs olseuss-ui
/. = that sx-Cungrssgnsn Lacey El De IA
: zG6dst and the only candidate ID
Sts1dPzitsrs can gain nothing ~ = multi
plrity q slsndpsI cED11dstsE fer ia
would divide the Eta16pzt strength.
Whsn Lacey Ezs defeated tor c,lgrss
tao years ago he MADE p1bLc ms iuisorio
10 rZn for senator, tUI he stepped ASH
"a Allsou os-os6 70 c91-lnus and lie
cs1closte i - understood -1s- lie Is noT
CEErlshing the snblli-u q s.ze 6aE Elrri-
n TIE United States senate and hzviu
been probably Tie nus- conspicuous stand
pzGtsE II the state, demands the rlg1t la
10 De The candidate Lacey IL more -yp4ls
as = s~-z-1Pzttsr perhaps Lhsa any -z-
ire state aDo-g the lssdsrS
VIA The Rzl1kusrgsrs after many year
uoEtDe1snI "a lie ps1iteuuE-g fer MAJ
Ger - free q evl5ezr5 proving Tat l1s
are lE1o-s1-c -Lsg have maze Ep7lls
L1a - Governor C-m1li1s fer q gz-dl
aB1 the EsrtsT Und-T the ruling q =:
ikEzSy Gznsrzl BysTs MI not have 10 3
submitted ~ -1E legislature as u mas e.
ready been submitted there The govern
has referred Tie matter 70 Tie STATE Bean
OF Parole for Ts-CLLendsEun-
The Rzl1bsrEsrs were outlaws ID n
early days i being alleged that L1sy ser