Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-07

that the clear intent of the law is to
prevent votes and political influence
being commodity on the market. He
holds that candidate cannot buy ex-
ira copies of a newspaper containing
ffattering mention of him or reasons
for supporting him as candidate and
then circulate such extra copies for
the reason that the purchase of the
extra copies could be interpreted as
having Influenced the newspaper to
print the notice. But If newspaper
OF its own free will print such no.
tice, the candidate can have it re-
| printed at some job printing establish
| ment and mail this to the voters.
He holds that candidate can en-
gage stenographer to write his let.
tiers and engage clerks to mail his let.
tiers and copies Of his speeches and
, other legitimate matter; can pay
transportation about the state, en-.
gage halls in which to speak, hire
/ liverymen to transport him across the
country but cannot hire others to
speak for him or to use their politi.
cal influence for him or to solicit
votes for him.
AZ to the detail provisions of the
4 law, he holds that when used in the
i first city primary and when used In
the frst state primary no. registration
Is necessary; that the declaration OF
party affiliation at the city primary
Feb, "a, does not bind the voter at
the June state primary; candidates
for board OF supervisors in counties
divided into districts do not have to
file nomination papers; In case of q
tie or where no candidate get IS per
cent, the convention is not bound to
nominate one of those on the primary
ballot but may go outside of that list;
the state conventions have no power
to select the chairman of the state
central committee; a party cannot
| leave to the central committee the
nomination of officers by agreeing to
have no candidates before the primary
since this is the province of the con.
yentlon OF the party; where used in
cities pastors can be used for ward
aldermen. precinct committeeman and
delegates to city conventions and
where pastors are used or names writ.
ten in cross must also be placed be.
fort the name; where the name of q
candidate on one party ballot is writ.
, ten is or pasted on another party bal,
lot, It counts only as though there
were twp candidates. The name of a
| republican written in on democratic
ballot cannot count for the candidate
as q republican but only as one vote
for that candidate as a democrat.
, ProhlbitierIsts Want to Know.
/ It's up to the candidates for the
J state legislature, governor and con
gress to say whether they are for OF
> against prohibition.
. A committee of the managers Of
the campaign for constitutional pro
, hibition in Iowa, has devised list Of
| questions to be put to all candidates
, for governor and legislative position
) in this state and in Washington. The
] questions go to the candidates of all
parties for governor, congressman
United States senator, and state rep
j resentatfve and senator.
That te the first step Of the cam
E paign for constitutional prohibition
/ The managers of the constitutional
. amendment federation, organized ii
pes Meines at q temperance mass
! meeting, elected r. T. Chipperfield d
!. Sioux City to lead the campaign, Sc
! leeted the other officers and appointed
q committee composed of John B
9 Hammond OF the Iowa Anti-saloof
E league, Gen. James B. Weaver, anl
] Judge j. A. Haryer, formerly head Of
the state temperance alliance durine
the stormy days of prohibition ir
Iowa, to devise the questions.
I Fixes Dates Of Hearings.
e The Iowa railroad commission has
9 announced that thea hearing of manu-
$ faetpTers and shippers on the proposed
+ changes In commodity rates will be
). held February IA. The rehearins
Pr the reduction Of express rates
g Throughout the state will be on Feb
] rqary 29 At this time considerable
attention will be given to the dis
!. eliminating rates which have been in
!, vogue for some time. Much complaint
] has been made from favored shippers
!, in that the new rates are not equit
able, It In some instances being much
$ higher than have been paid in the
past,
The full board will sit in For
Dodge on February IS, where ths
track connections between the Rocl
! Island and Great Western at Sommers
gHi We uuASI ulSCuSSiOH. Inc C1tl
i zens Of the town have petitioned fol
} the building Of eQnnecti4g switches.
, VIII Sell Land Soon.
It is expected that the quarter sec
] tion Of land northeast of Fort Der
, Msines, formerly the encampmeni
ground OF the Ioya National guard
will be disposed Of by the state 81
, Iowa within few days. Arrange
! ments we're recently made whereby
the state secures more suitable
! traet berth of Bes Meines, ADJOINING
the new government rifle range, 81
that the grounds near Fort Des Moines
are no longer required. Several bids
for the one hundred and sixty acres
have been filed with Gov A, B. Cum
Minis. who will have charge Of the
sale.
Howard Center.
}, Bonnie Finegan is visiting friends
here.
Fred Hanneman and family spent
Sunday with Jim Smith and family.
Adam Johnson is visiting with Lloyd
Lathrop this week.