Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-01
VARYING VIEWS
AS TO NETT 0D
SEPARATE BALLOT SAY SOME
OF THOSE INTERVIEWED AS
THE BEST PLAN.
w o MT 81 FORC e D
Would Not Slight County Ticket If
Balance Is Voted Straight Said
Charles Schwartz and
A. J. Gardner.

A. J. Gardner.
From Saturdays Daily.
The question Of how shall the sena-
torial candidates be voted for at the
fall election is still the chief topic
among Republican politicians and the
following expressions were obtained
at the convention this morning:
F. A. NImmocks,
Republican county chairman, makes
the following statement:
The situation is extraordinary, there
fore we should be willing to make an
extraordinary effort to settle the mat
ter. I believe the legislature has a
right to make a test Of party loyalty
to give the individual a right to ex-
press q preference for the Office Of
United States senator. If the test
should be to vote for republican can
didates for president, governor, con-
gresham. and the legislature, why
not include the balance Of county
officers nominated at the June pri-
mary? Why leave these candidates
who have necessarily to stand the
brunt of the fight to the tender mer-
cies Of factional feeling? If we are
to fight together, instead of fighting
each other. as suggested by the Des
Moines conference Of the 25th, is 1t
asking too much to vote one straight
ticket this year?
No man is compelled to vote the
ticket straight. He is not compelled
to vote on the senatorial preference.
But If he does express that preference,
let him vote one straight Republican
ticket.
The candidates in about half the
counties of the state are of one fac
ton and In the other half the other.
To give these county candidates a
square deal in all the counties they
should have the full republican vote.
If this is done we will have the
greatest republican victory in the his
tory of the state.
The Judgment Of the best party lead
ers in both factions Of our party in
dorse this principle and If you are on
the square and in favor Of real har-
mony, you can for the good of the
party, cast one straight republican
vote. You'll feel a great deal better
after you vote such a ticket once.
Charles Schwartz.
IF party member be bound by the
law to adhere to the straight ticket, it
seems that his freedom of choice is
somewhat interfered with and as an
American believe he would re-
bel. feel that If he votes for the
head of the ticket down to the state
ticket he shows his party fealty On
the other hand it does not seem just
right to the county and other candi-
dates below the state ticket If they
be not shown the same consideration
as the head of the ticket and especial
ly 80 as they have been as hard work
ers as the balance. l have not made
up my mind on the situation yet as to
which would be the best plan but feel
that some safeguard should be taken
to keep Democratic votes out of the
Republican primaries
H. r. Michael
81 favor separate ballot. do not
feel that we should be tied down TO
a straight ticket as that robs one Of
his franchise in selecting his choice
for candidate for an Office and we
should not be told how we shall vote.
The primary ballot should select the
senatorial nominee
A. J. Gardner.
II think it looks too iron clad to
bind man to vote the straight ticket,
but l think it alright to vote straight
down to the couny ticket"
F. M. Epperson, Eddvilie.
Neither of the first two plans are
suitable to me. / think 1t the best
method to use Of a separate ballot
and that the poll books used at the
primary should be referred to at the
polls to keep check on the voters at
the coming election. feel that the
separate ballot with separate ballot
box for the senatorial votes will &C.
complish the purpose. The statement
Of G. w. Whitmore comes more nearly
fitting my views than any have seen.
Those who have come of age and those
who did not vote in June can declare
themselves when voting
J. 3. Carman of Pleasant Township.
Il favor the separate ballot. 1t would
be an injustice to deny a Republican
who voted straight ticket with the
exception Of enc Or two offices the
right to express a preference in the
senatorial matter. Personally l could
accept the proposition to vote a
straight ticket, but / feel that 1t would
not be fair to the party as whole to
limit the senatorial vote to parties
voting the entire ticket straight. But
am in favor Of any measure
that will cut out Democratic vote
for Republican candidate for United
States senator"
w. 3. Wyooff.
"As was out Of the city yesterday
l would like to voice my opinion as a
Republican on the senatorial question,
now at issue.
THE Republican party has always
been intended to be party of fair
ness to all classes of honest voters,