Twice-a-week plain dealer., 1908-11-03

elected, even though his vote IS less
than the candidate of some other
party in some other district. The
candidates for electors are nominated
by districts. must be elected to rep
resent individual districts, and in
fact are running against each other
in districts, but are voted for by the
state at large.
For instance, the republican candi-
date for elector in the First district
might be elected by getting more
votes than his democratic opponent
for that district, though he received
less votes than the democratic nomi.
nee in some other district
The candidates for electors at large
two who get the highest number of
votes will be elected.
This is the first presidential elec-
tion since the circle was removed
from the official ballot in Iowa. Hith
erto the electoral tickets have been
voted as whole, as rule, and al.
the voters must vote for each can
didate for elector, separately 1t will
not do to vote for the candidates for
elector at large and one or two dis.
trict electors because the vote at
large in the state counts on all,
therefore every voter is being urged
by the party managements to vote
for thirteen electoral candidates sure.
Foes Of Saloon Disagree.
Enemies of the saloon in Des
Moines are divided as to the proper
method of using the initiative feature
of the Des Moines plan to drive them
from the Lsty. ]. B. Hammond, chair.
man of the prohibition state commit
tee. IL radically opposed to The plan
7tspouscd by Secreta.: w. =. Barber
of the anti-salOon league
Mr.. Hammond points out that there
is no provision in the Des Moines plan
/ law giving the people the right to
say what resolutions shall be passed
by the council. The initiative only
applies to ordinances, he declares.
And as the saloons are. allowed to
| operate by resolutions Of consent
Mr. Hammond does not see how the
voters could instruct the council not
to issue further liquor permits
Although disagreeing as to methods,
the prohibition chairman believes
with Mr.. Barber that the saloons can
be driven from Des Moines. His plan
is to allow the people to vote on an
ordinance fixing prohibition saloon
| tax. In other words, he would require
them to pay license fee and impose
| other regulations that would make 1t
! improbable for the liquor dealers to
! remain in business.
Il am in favor Of the Initiative
movement as suggested by the anti.
saloon league, but desire one that can
be maintained In the courts" said
! Mr.. Hammond. "The point of diff
ference is that the league proposes
to prevent the city council from pass
ing a resolution of consent provided
by the state law, and propose to
reach the saloons through an ordi.
nance for which the state law has
made provision"
Vote at Primary All Day.
Attorney General Byers has receiv-
ed several letters from different
counties relative to the question of
whether the senatorial primary cleo
ton will continue throughout the day
November g. Some Of the county
auditors have instructed the election
officials that the senatorial primary
polls would open at / o'clock In the
country precincts. as provided in
those precincts at the regular primary
election in June. This is a mistake.
The voters may vote In the senatorial
primary of November from the open
ing to the close of the polls for the
general election. General Byers in
terpreted the law on this point for
the county auditors, instructing them
that the primary law provision fixing
the limited hours for the regular June
primary does not apply to the pri-
mary election of November 8. At the
latter the republican voters vote
simultaneously at the general elec.
ton and at the primary election, and
the polls for both open and close at
the same hour, under the general
election law and the new primary law
Any other practice would be extreme
iy unfair to a portion Of the voters
I for then no republicans could vote
at the general election in county pre-
cincts before o'clock In the after
J. noon.
Given and Bishop Remembered.
Memorial services In honor Of the
late Judges Bishop and Given and
Galusha Parsons were held in the
supreme court, Oct 20. Many beauti.
| full tributes to the memory of these
distinguished Iowans were paid by
the jurists who spoke of the exemplary
lives and enviable careers of these
three men.
The state law library Of Iowa is
becoming more complete daily.
new volume translating the laws OF
the Sun God from an obelisk found In
> 1906 by Psychologists has been added
Fatal Fight in Kentucky.
j Lexington, KY. Nov. e. Word
/ reached here of clash on Standing
3 Rock creek in Wolfe county. between
. the Hall and Ashley feud factions IL
}. which two of the Hall boys were shot
one fatally, the other seriously, ant
! one Ashley was fatally stabbed. TIVE
!. of the combatants were arrested. Th'
= Halls were armed with knives and IA
!. Ashleys with pistols. Further trou
3 BILE is expected between the two fac
1 tionS.
Watched Fifteen Years.