Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-31
NJ AGREED CHANGE,
Question Of Amendment Of Pri-
mary Unsettled When Legis-
lature Convened
Two.rHlRD RULE IN FAVOR
Suggestion That Majority Vote for Re-
RULE in FAVOR
That Majority Vote for Re-
publican Ticket Shall EntitIe Ballot
on senatorship Meets With Approval
Lacey Only Available standpat
Candidate.
Special to Times-Republican.


count on United States senator is
meeting with considerable favor in the
minds of those who are giving it con-
sideration. When the legislature met
at 2 O'clock this afternoon in special
session there was no agreed plan for
the amendment The legislature Or
ganized this afternoon and it is eX-
pected that tomorrow it will get to
business in earnest in order to hurry
matters thru There is no disposition
on the part of any of the members Of
the legislature to prolong the session
an hour more than is necessary
The idea of requiring the vote on q
percentage of the nominees seems quite
likely to be the foundation for COM
promise among the republicans that
will be satisfactory to all. The idea in
everybody's mind is to make the re-
quirements such that democrats can
not participate in the nomination of
the republican candidate for senator.
1t is readily conceded by all reasona-
BILE. persons that under the Australian
ballot voters have the privilege of
scratching their ballot if they choose
and undoubtedly a great many do
scratch their ballots.
1t is readily conceded that with the
privileges of scratching guaranteed by
the Australian ballot it would be UNI
fair to limit the votes on senator to
those who vote the republican ticket
straight and to require a vote on any
particular nominee on the republican
ticket is almost sure to hit some re-
publican who. while maintaining that
he is a republican, insists on scratch
ii1gj that particular nominee. This has
sIaeds to the suggestion that in order for
vote on senator to count, the ballot
must show that the voter has voted
for two thirds or three-fourtfls OF the
republican nominees from presidential
electors down to and including the
nominees to the Legislature.
II is reported that Senator Dolliver
after the conference of last Tuesday
said in private conversation that ne
asked only that the voter vote for the
presidential electors and for the legls-
lative nominees, and not that he must
vote for all between. 1t is conceded by
everyone that it would hardly be con-
sistent for a voter to participate in the
nomination for senator and then not
vote for the republican candidate to
the legislature.
s A great many standpatters have ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied II the
amendment requires a vote for pres1-
Dental elector. governor and legisla-
tors. To require the vote for two
thirds or three-fo urths of the ticket
would go much farther than that and
lit is claimed would be more of test
for republicanisn, for some republic
ans might be disaffected as to some OF
those particular nominees.
The ticket down to and including
legislative nominees includes the names
Of eighteen candidates. There are. two
candidates for presidential elector at
large, and one district elector, one for
governor. lieutenant governor, secre-
tary of state, treasurer of state, audi
tor of state, three candidates for SUI
preme court judges, one railroad COM
missioner, one state superintendent Of
schools, attorney general, clerk of SUI
preme court congressman, state sena-
tor and state representative. To re-
quire vote for two-thirds of these
would be to require a vote for twelve
of them. TO require a vote for three
fourths would require vote for four
teen.
The objections are that It would
complicate things in the mind of the
voter, and would also complicate
the counting by the election
judges for United States senator
but. the advantage is that republicans
would not he bound hand and foot to
vote for any particular nominees ON
the ticket.
Discussion among. the politicians
now in the city is to the effect that
neither Congressman Haugen nor Con-
gresham Smith will be candidates for
thess .senato rship for the standpatters
and the entire discussion is that ;ex-
Congressman Lacey will be the can
didate and the only candidate. The
standpatters can gain nothing by a
multiplicity. of standpat candidates for
that would divide the standpat
strength. There seems to be no pro-
gressives they can induce to come over
with fattering promises and Lacey
seems to be the only standpatter
available There are undoubtedly
many other .standpatters who have the
bee in their bonnets. LATE Young Il
said to be not averse to having the
| lightning strike him. Some of the pro-
gressives are expressing the hope that
he is the candidate. Ernest E. Hart
was said ito be working at one time
with the hope of getting himself in the
| linelight for that position.
| When Lacey was defeated for con-
gress two years ago he FASTENED to
make public his intention to run for
name began with 81" which would
make him second on the ballot and
that for certain reasons it was felt that
| Allison was the stronger candidate SO
Lacey was forced by his friends, the
standpatters. to curb his ambition II
| has been understood ever since that he
| is stil cherishing the ambition of some
| day sitting in the United States SEN
ate and having been probably the most
conspicuous standpatter in the state
demands the right now to be the can
didate. Lacey is more nearly typical
as a standpatter perhaps than any man
| in the state among the leaders.
Will the Rainsbargers after many
years Of confinement In the penitenti-
! airy for murder go free on evidence