Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04
BALKS ON VOTING MACHINES
Attorney Proposes to Enjoin Their
Use in Des Moines.
STRAIGHT TICKET OBJECTED TO
Hearst Party Must File Its Ticket
Today in order TO secure Place
ON the BaIIOt-Chanses
in Tickets.
From a staff Correspondents

(FrOn1 a starr correspondent
DIES MONIES, oct. S.-Cspecial)-Becaus
the new voting machines to be used in Des
Moines this year for the first time auow
the citizen to vote the straight ticket with
out voting for each candidate separately, It
is claimed that It is illegal ana John N.
Smith, an attorney in the Crocker build
Ing in this city. is preparing a petition for
an injunction to restrain the use Of the
machines. The machines cost the city and
county sS5, 600.
AT the session Of the legislature in 1906
a bill was passed taking the circle off the
ballot at the head Of each ticket and the
law was amended so that the citizen must
make a cross in the square in front Of the
name of every candidate for whom he de-
sires to vote.
The new voting machine is so arranged
that in order to vote at all the citizen must
pull a lever for a straight party ticket OF
any party he wishes. He can then proceed
to scratch as much as he wishes by put.
ting back into their places the levers above
the names of the candidates of that party
for whom he does not wish to vote and by
pulling down those above the candidates
for whom he does wish 70 vote.
Mr.. Smith, who brought the action, 4.
the law partner Of c. o. Holly, the demo.
cratic candidate for congress against Cap.
tain J. A. T. Hull. Voting machines ar,
not in use elsewhere in the state and thi,
is the first year for their use in Des Moines
1t is understood his petition for an in
junction will be filed in a day or two.
After .POstoaace Robbers.
Armed with mirute descriptions Of the
two men who robbed the Slater postofficC
officers are conducting a drag net cam.
paign to catch them. The description
We're supplied by George Neal, one of the
robbers. Neal claims that they went t.
Madrid and there divided the booty ant
that in the dark they handed him hi
share, which amounted to only $3.50 anC
some worthless coins. Not until 1t wa!
light did he discover that the other two
had kept the lions share.
Henrst's Party Late.
No petitions as independent candidate
were filed by anyone for the Hearst indie
%pendence party with the secretary o
state today. Tomorrow is the last day OIL
D which such petitions can be filed. Beeaus,
the party has never had an organization
in Iowa heretofore, its candidates must b
placed on the ballot by petition. A few
days ago representatives of that part,
called upon Secretary of State Hayward
and informed him a list of candidates 70
national and state officers would be flied
They have not been filed as yet.
Training Quarters Here.
The training quarters of the Volunteer
of America are to be moved from Chicag
to Des Moines at once. This decision ha
been reached at the conference of the ter
ritory of North America and the officer
who will have charge, Major J.. Johnso
and wife are expected in Des Moines to
morrow to rent quarters and arrange 70
the change The school trains the officer
Of the army. in Bible work ard in music
Want Heat and Light.
The Woman's club of waukeef Ia, ha
filed a petition with the State RaiIroal
commission asking that the Minneapoli
& st. Louis railroad be compelled to hea
and light its depot at that place.
Thu Commercial club at Alta has file,
a petition asking that the railroad com
mission compel the Illinois Central to tea
down its old depot and erect a new on
at that place.
Switch Candidates.
William B. Palmer the democratic candI
date for representative in Woodbur
county has withdrawn and the count
central committee there has notified Sec
rotary Hayward OF the. appointment G
= Adolph Herman.
: Harry Phillips and Henry NJ. Copley c
Scott county, the republican nominees fc
the legislature have withdrawn and tn
q county committee has nominated in the
a places Frank c.. Keppy and Mathew I
: Calderwood. Mr.. Calderwood represente
n Scott county in the legislature one term.
Charge May he Murder.
The charge against Fred Geiser arreste
here for an assault upon his wife an
mother-in-law at Scandal, Ia, may |
= murder. is TO the effect tn,
: the mother-in-law will probably not r.
y cover.