The Montgomery tribune., 1910-03-18
HONEST VOTES ONLY
IN APRIL ELECTIONS.
No Move in Republican State Politics
Until April. Kansas City Election
And Police Commissioners
Will Eliminate Illegal
Voters Before
Election.

Jefferson City, March Not un-
til the Spring elections in Kansas
City, st. Joseph, Sedalia and other
large cities have been held will
there be much activity in Repub-
lican State politics. The result in
Kansas City and in st. Joseph will
have some bearing on State pol
itics but cannot affect the plans
and policies that will engage the
though and action of Republican
party leaders, who will go into the
campaign of 1910 harmonious and
aggressive.
The most important city electi-
ons in April will be held in Kansas
City and ST. Joseph. The new
charter of the latter city has lately
been upheld by the Supreme Court
and the April election will be the
first to be held under it. The Re-
pu blicans there are united and are
conducting strong campaign.
"There must be no effort on the
part of the Police Department to
secure honest elections" is the new
campaign cry injectsd into the
municipal campaign in Kansas
City by the Democrats. This can
be regarded as an echo OF the new
slogan of the Missouri Democracy,
as suggested by the st. Louis Re-
public, "Burn the Ballots"
1t seems that the Board Of Elect
ion Commissioners in Kansas City,
two of whom are Democrats and all
of whom arc appointees of former
tgsvern0r Folk, CO -operstea With
the Police Department TO secure
honest voting during the special
election last December when the
, people voted upon forty two year
franchise for the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company.
' Through the efforts OF the police
Department and the Election COM
missioners it was discovered that
there were ID, 100 names on the re-
eistration list of persons who were
not entitled to vote. Lists of these
: unauthorized voters were furnished
to the Police Department and
Election Commissioners, and none
OF them voted. The result Of this
vigilance on the part of the police
v and election officials was that th'
IL Metropolitan franchise, which wal
1t actively favoried by the Democra
a. tic city administration, and op
al posed by the Republican organi
d. cation. was defeated by nearly z,
l. 600 majority. At the suggestion
Id of the Election commissioners
Of conference was recently held be
tween that board and the Board Q
Police Commissioners, and it wa
decided, with the approval OF tn
n, Governor TO follow the same pla
r. OF cooperation for the sprin
of election to be held on April 5tn .
AZ was adopted for the franchis
!, election-that is, TO have the r
!, gistration lists canvassed by a r
A preventative OF the Election Cor
missioners and q member of tt
Police Department. of opposi
politics, and a list of unauthorize
~ voters prepared for the electit
IN officials.
70 This guarantee of an hone
,es election, apparently, does not s,
- the Democratic politicians
!. Kansas City who have in MAJ
AN campaigns in recent years secur
!, the advantage OF thousands
3. dishonest votes. So great n
III and cry is being raised abe
police intimidation and miiitari'
.,n at the polls. This is along
aan same line as tn editorials ofthe
,ars Louis Republic, in which
Election Commissioners in
Louie are being vigorously
]. ! nounced for carefully preservl
the ballots - the election Of IS
while not a word is said agai
the crooks who dishonesty cou
I'd the votes for United Sts
~ Senator in that election. Both
look Democratic politicians in Kan
!, c.. CRY Nnd the Democratic nc