Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-04
MONDAYS ELECTION DEMON.
sTRATEs THEY ARE NOT GOOD
IN PRIMARIES.
FOUR HUNDRED LEVERS
PROVE VERY CONFUSING
Youno's Forces in Des Moinos Best
Organized But Dscisvely eeatsn-
Boomerang Reacts in Favor Of Ken.
yon = interesting Features Of Pri.
mary.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Moines voters got at the voting ma
chimes yesterday they were confronted
by a voting board with just 400 little
levers upon it. Confusion was newt
able. Many voters failed to get thru
with the machine short Of four minutes
The best Of voters, If they ran clear
thru to committeeman, took nearly a
minute in the both with the complicat-
minute in the booth with the complicat-
priSing that many who saw the slow
ness with which the voting was being
done turned away and failed to vote.
1t is the general view that the voting
machine is not good for primary.
There is imminent need of some inven-
ton that will make the use Of ma
chimes much simpler and so that a
number Of records can be simultan-
eously made at each polling place.
There was good deal Of q stir In
Des Moines on the primary. The best
organization was that in the interest
of the standpatters and for Young and
his associates in the fight. They had
workers at every polling place and
made use of automobiles. They paid
for workers at some of the polls, as
was confessed by some of the men
thus paid. A large sum of money was
spent in Des Moines in this interest.
The progressive work done for Clarke,
Kenyon and their associates, was large
" of the volunteer character, great
many of the business men of the city
placing their automobiles at the dis
posal of the committee.
1t is certain, however, that some of
the contests on county office will go
to the county convention. The dele
gates from Des Moines township.
which is West Des Moines, will be
practically all progressives. They had
printed slips with the delegates names
thereon. while the standpatters failed
to bring out candidates In Lee town
ship, or East Des Moines, there were
two tickets for delegates in several
precincts. $50
A feature of the contest here was a
bitter attack upon the owners OF the
Fleming block as a means OF creating
prejudice against the progressives The
warfare on the Flemings has been go
ing on long time and came to head
in the separate fight on the school
board by the efficiency committee
which has since retired from the game.
Another attack was on President CrlcK'
Of the state federation of labor, who
came out strongly against Young for
senator.
Some interesting gossip and after
math Of the campaign was reported.
An unfortunate error in the printing OF
Ballots which went to Perry deprived
Chris Ottosen Of some votes. The
printer left off the square in front OF
Ottosens name. 1t was said to be
purely an error of the printer and was
not discovered until asome voting had
been done.
a newspaper friend of Van Duyn in
northwestern Iowa sought to do him
favor by printing his name on ms
SLATE but forgot what office he was
running for and slated him for labor
commissioner, while including the
name of Chassell for secretary OF
state.
In Mahaska county it was reported
that some of the Judges OF election did
not show up until afternoon. Evidently
they have not read the primary law in
that county yet.
The report is that the eleventh
effort to stir up trouble for Kenyon by
printing q false story as to his having
appeared before certain legislative
committees and lobbied against meas
ures desired by the railroad men, had
th. effect Of reacting in his favor De-
cause the exposure of the fatsehood
was so quick and SO complete. II Is
known by all the reporters who nave
made the legislative sessions that Ken
Won never did any lobbying before the
legislature. He appeared once on re-
quest of a committee and made law
yers' argument on the effect Of the
2-cent fare law and that was all.
A remarkable defense of Young was
made in the Perry Chief on the matter
of the famous "Congrer interview
some years ago, a famous fake pub
lisned III the Capital in the first hght
to make Cummins a candidate for
governor The statement was mace
that the story was written at 1.-The In
stigatoin Of John Brian" which Is not
the case at all, and that Senator
Young was in the east at the time the
story appeared AS a matter OF fact
Young was in his office at the time
and took a party Of friends thru the
press room showing them the presses
when the first edition was run on that
day. But really the true story OF the
famous "Congrer interview" has never
been told.
The Iowa City Citizen, standpat,
came out at q late date with defense
Of Young in the bindery matter say
ing that the trouble was over work
ordered by the secretary OF state
technically contrary to law but in ac-
cordance with custom" This is about
as lucid an explanation as anything