The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-11
LAST FINAL STAND
OF VOTING MACHINE
PLAN NEXT MONDAY
Local Agent of Device Posi-
tive of Commercial Clubs
Endorsement.
FREEMAN IS SILENT
County Auditor Refuses to
Divulge Views of Other
Auditors.
IS SILENT

The voting machine question is to
come up for consideration at the Com
mercial clubs October meeting, Mon
day night Advocates of the plan to
have the county purchase machines
will make another determined effort
to secure the clubs Endorsement of
the movement.
John H. Nicholson, local representa-
tive of the Triumph Voting Machone
company, formerly the Empire com
pany, is positive this Endorsement will
be secured, but several club members
are prepared to vigorously oppose
such action.
At the September club meeting.
month ago, a report OF special COM
mittee advocating the purchase of vot-
ing machines, which had been apprOV-
ed by the club directors, was submit
ted. The question whether this re-
port should be indorsed by the club
members provoked a lively debate,
but finally, on motion of Charles r.
Shiveley it was laid upon the table
until the October club meeting.
To Call Up Report.
The report, in consequence, will be
called up again Monday night by Presi-
Q6nl >. 4. oWdyne.
Under the rules of the club the re-
port of the special committee will
have to come up again Monday night"
stated Postmaster Haas, chairman of
that committee when questioned to-
day "Of course, as | helped frame
the report | will advocate it's indOrse
ment, but really it would be matter
of Indifference to me if the report
were not brought up. | still think it
would be a good thing if the county
purchased voting Machines
THE report of the special commit
tee on voting machines will be brought
before the Commercial club members
Monday night and it will be indorsed,'
said Mr. Nicholson today, All the
arguments which have been made
against voting machines the past two
or three years are not worthy of con-
sderation. They are a saving to any
community, both in money and in
votes, and there is no reason why
Wayne county should not have ma
chimes.
Insists on Machines.
"All counties in the state which
have cities of more than $4,000 pOpu
latiOn are now required to use voting
machines. | believe that when the
legislature meets again it will require
all counties to conduct their elections
with machines, so Wayne county by
refusing to purchase machines now
would only be postponing the ineyi-
table"
County Auditor Lewis Bowman
said today he had no intention of sub
mitting to the Commercial club mem
bers Monday night the letters he has
received from fourteen county audi
tors in Indiana giving their opinions
on voting machines.
Defends Position.
My advocacy Of voting machines,
when the question of their purchase
came up. last month, was so criticised
that, to satisfy myself that my con-
tention as to their advisa bility was
we'll taken, | wrote to a number Of
auditors of counties where machines
have been used. The replies | have
received have convinced me that my
position is not deserving of criticism -
Mr.. Bowman said.
Perry J. Freeman, local attorney
for the voting machine interests, said
he had been making no effort to Sc
cure the Commercial clubs indorse-
aent of the proposed voting machine
purchase, and so far as he knew no
voting machine representatives would
appear before the club.