The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-06
Improbable Commissioners
Will Ask Council for New
Appropriation.
VIEWS OF MEMBERS
Linderman the Only Commits
siOner Now Favoring I'm
mediate Appropriation.

There seems little probability that
the county commissioners will again
ask the county council TO authorize an
appropriation for the purchase of vot-
ing machines at this time.
Robert Beeson. who voted for the
appropriation at former meeting OF
the commissioners stated this MORN
ing that he would not be in favor OF
the board again asking for money TO
purchase machines until after the
commissioners had made a personal
Investigation of the success of voting
machines in other places.
Linderman's Position.
The only member of the board who
council at the present time is Barney
Linderman. Mr.. Linderman says that
the first thing to do is to obtain the
appropriation and let the Investigation
of the machines follow later. He said
an investigation might entail needless
expense, unless the commissioners
had fund with which to purchase the
machines should it be deemed advisa-
BILE to install them.
Mr.. Beeson said this morning: "I
cannot state my stand on the voting
machine situation at this time, as l
have not fully made up my mind what
should be done. l will say though,
that I am I'm favor nf ha
ers making a thorough investigation
of the use of the machines In at least
a dozen other places before the mat
ter is again referred to the county
council. And when we do 60 out to
investigate them, l want the men who
have been opposing their introduction
here TO go along with us, instead of
making separate investigation"
Commissioner Linderman, when
asked what he thought was the right
course for the board to follow at the
present time, declared unreservedly
for again asking the county council To
authorize the appropriation.
Let the investigation come later"
he said. There is no use In making
county is first in a position to buy
voting machines. After the appropr;a-
tion has been allowed. I would be In
favor of the commissioners invest
eating the different machines before
letting any contracts.
Anderson viii Vote "No."
Mr.. Anderson stated this morning
that ina 20
question as he did before. he would
vote mo" should the plan of again re-
ferring the matter to county council
be brought up for discussion.
Commissioner Anderson, at a FORM
er meeting of the commissioners, de-
clined TO vote at all on the voting ma
chine question on the ground that he
was unfamiliar with the subject
Socialists Take Hand.
The Richmond Socialist Local de-
clares against voting machines. in the
following resolution:
The Socialists of the Richmond
Local, representing Socialists OF
Wayne county, numbering 1.O36. at the
previous general election, hereby de-
clare their opposition to the introduc-
tion of voting machines. We know
that there is no mechanical device
that could not be tampered with
therefore we do not approve of any
device or means that would displace
the Australian ballot system by which
We can watch an honest count as a
minority party. We. representing the
working class have no other recourse
for the readiustment of social and
economic wrongs except the ballot,
therefore demand its purity and hon
esty, and protest against relying on
devices that depend on mechanical ex-
perts. We hope that all citizens who
believe in honest count will unite with
US in a fight. against the introduction
of new devices which we Socialists
found in former elections to be de-
fective in the registering of a true
count of the actual vote cast
Committee.