Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-27
BOILERS MAY CAST VOTES
Feature Of Senatorial Campaign in
State Of Iowa.
PERSONALITIES FINALLY SLIP IN
Card Traced TO Lacey Men sent Dot
DamaginR 20 Legislative Ticke
Labor Throughout state
In Line.
lFrom a sad correspondent.l

From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Oct. 2~s.-Cspecial AN
interesting feature Of the political cam
paign IN Iowa, which is just coming to a
close. is the peculiar activity Of the two
committees which are In charge Of the
senatorial campaign. Both have circularized
the state to secure the largest possible vote
of the republicans for senator and both
have insisted at all times upon keeping the
democrats from voting. Yet the law, as
a matter Of fact, leaves It entirely to each
individual voter to decide for himself which
party he wishes to affiliate with, and 1t
clearly contemplates that one voting the
republican senatorial ballot shall not be
deprived Of his right TO scratch the ticket.
The statement which the voter must sigD
before he votes at the senatorial primary
is merely to the effect that he is a repub-
lican and at is my intention to support
generally at this election the nominees of
such party" This wording was purposely
so constructed as to permit the 10000 or
1000 republicans who bolted the ticket two
years ago to vote at this election without
having their position questioned.
The Cummins committee has sent out
literature calling attention to the provi-
sions of the law and including the state
ment or request blanks, and also calling
attention to the fact that those who
scratched the ticket two years ago will
have the same rights as those who intend
the cards which we're printed by the Lacey
committee. While there will be no re-
taliation, it is regarded as certain that this
violation Of the truce will result in the
defeat of quite a number of the republican
candidates for the legislature.
Labor Men Are All Right.
The republican state committee insists
that there is not the slightest cause for
alarm in the state and that Taft has a
w~alkaway. The only question has been as
to whether or not the voters would really
take interest in the campaign. All the
reports from meetings in the state the
last week Indicate that voters would really
up and are ready for the final contest at
the polls. Not as many meetings have
been held this year in Iowa as usual in
presidential years, but the state has been
fairly we'll covered. The laboring men are
in line and in this city they are arrang
ing for a big rally the night before election
to be addressed by their friends.
One Gain for Republicans.
The mixup In Scott county over a candi-
date for the legislature on the part Of the
democrats is one gain for the republicans
sure. There are two members from Scott
county. In view of the enforcement of the
law in Scott county by Governor Cummins
and Attorney General Byers the county is
not regarded as certainly democratic. Henry
Boettger had TO withdraw as a democratic
candidate for the legislature. and this makes
It certain that Mr.. C~alderwood. former
member and a republican. will come back.
The Boettger case came as a surprise. 1t
was proved. that he was discharged from
the Guard company for having expressed
delight over the ASA sination OF President
Mckinley. and this was too much for his
followers. 1t appears that at the time the
facts were not made public and only a few
knew Of them.
Find Old Counterfeit Money.
A peculiar discovery was made in an old
house near Corning last week. The house
was being torn down when a can fell down
from a place between the walls and the
contents disclosed that there were twelve
lead dollars and a number of counterfeit
smaller coins. with molds of plaster Of
paris for the making of same. The latest
OF the dates on the coins was 1884. and 1t is
supposed they were made about that time.
Nobody knows of any counterfeit money
in circulation in that part of the state and
it is a mystery why the molds and coin
were left there.
Primary Is Conclusive.
Both of these committees have sent ont
large Numbers of slips on which are printed
the request blanks which voters must sign
in order to get the primary ballots. This
has been done in order that there may be
as large a vote at the primary as possible.
All the members Of the legislature are
pledged to accept the results of the pri-
mary and IN oIoct for l,,tb thu .6.rt ..-,,
and the long term the candidate who gets
the largest number Of votes. Hence all
are interested in having a full vote.
Unfortunate Turn to Campaign.
A very unfortunate turn was given the
campaign the last week by circulation
throughout tine state Of the campaign cards
of Major Lacey. TO which was attached a
little yellow slip containing just a few of
the many accusations which have been
made against Governor Cummins in the
various previous c9mpaigns. There had
been an understanding or truce entered
into at the outset of the campaign that
no personalities should be INDUCED in and
that both candidates would run on their
merits. Immediately on the appearance Of
the yellow slips the progressives all over
the state felt that the truce was broken
and that bad faith had been shown. Major
Lacey himself declared he knew nothing
of the origin Of the slips. One Of his local
managers also entered a disclaimer. The
slips were in fact printed in a neighbor-
ing town and the printers declare that the
orders came from persons very much in
terested in the Lacey candidacy. At any
rate, the yellow slips are i'm general circu-
lation over the state in connection with
great rejoicing among the farmers because
Of the late rains,
ROxie to Cast First Vote.
IOWA CITY, Ia, Oct. 5.-CSpecial.)-Gen-
eral Richard Roxie, aged GO, will cast his