The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
THOS. R. MARSHALL 7
HAVE NO PERSONAL ST. .FF
Governor-eIect Says He Will
Be Satisfied With National
Guard on Greater State OC-
caSionS.
Ellis Searles.

vote cast in Indiana for the presiden-
tial candidates will be officially can
vassed at the governors office next
Monday, and then we Will know exact
ly the size of Taft's plurality over
Bryan in this state. A good many
people have wondered why it was that
these figures were not given out along
with the figures on the state election
several days ago. Men who made cleo
tion wagers have had their money tied
up by the Stockholders because the OF
ficial announcement of the result in
this state has not been made and for
that reason no stakeholder has had
any right to pay over the money in ....s
hands.
Thousands of dollars are still in the
hands of Stockholders in this city and
the winners are anxious to get hold of
It, but they have had to wait.
All this delay is brought about be-
cause of the law governing the can
vass of the vote. The law covering
the recount of the vote for presiden-
tial electors is different from the law
that controls the count of the vote for
state candidates, because the one is
federal election and the other a state
election. 1t is provided by law that
the governor shall appoint one election
marshal for each congressional district
of the state and these marshals shall
visit the county clerks of the counties
in their respective districts and obtain
the certificates of the vote east at the
election. On the fourth Monday in
November these marshals bring these
certificates to the office of the secre-
tary of state in this city. The can
vass of the vote is then made by the
governor and the secretary of state
and these marshals. The figures are
transcribed into a record book by the
Sc retary of state and the commissions
are issuel to the presidential electors
elected as shown by the vote. Then.
and not until then can the official plu-
rality Of the winning ticket be known.
This explains why the announce
ment of the official plurality of Taft
over Bryan in this state has not been
made public. No one knew what it
was.
Election MarshaIIs.
The following is list of the election
marshals appointed by the governor to
bring the returns to the secretary of
state tomorrow:
First District John w s. Wilson,
Petersburg
Second-Adrian Hammersley, Wash
ington.
Third-Lee Herr. Troy.
Fourth Arthur Overstreet Colum-
bus.
Fifth-John Bryan, Martinsville.
Sixth Benjamin S. Miller, College
Corner
Seventh Harry f. Hendrickson. In
dianapolis.
Eighth-Asbury Kerwood, Muncie
Ninth Lucien Higginbottom, Del
phi.
Tenth--Lawrence Lyons, Brook.
Eleventh Xenophen H. Edwards,
Paramount.
Twelfth-Louis H. Litman, La
Grange.
Thirteenth John Spangler, Wilma
mac.
These marshals are to report with
their returns at the office of the secre-
tary of state at 8 O'Clock Monday fore
noon and the canvass of the vote be-
gins at noon
Wants No Display.
When Thomas r. Marshall becomes
Governor of the state of Indiana he
will not have personal staff if his
present intentions prevail. He is SIM
pie In his tastes and he says he really
does not at this time see the necessity
for the traditional accompaniment of
gold lace. brass buttons and military
titles of the personal escort to the gov
ernor of Indiana on state occasions.
He says he will try to pull through
his term without this display
When occasion demands the pres.
ence of a personal staff for the gov
ernor, he has it in his mind to request
the officers of the Indiana National
Guard to serve in this capacity
1t has been the custom for the gov
ernor of Indiana 20 have a personal
staff. comprising about a score of
civilians who are thereby vested with
military titles. This staff, in gorge
Gus uniforms. is the escort of honor to
the governor on important ceremonial
occasions.
Mr.. Marshall believes, however. that
the custom is an unnecessary one. He
is not at all given to display, and says
that in his opinion on those rare occa-
sions when governors staff seems
Imperative, the trained officers of the
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