Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-20
GOVERNOR BESlEGED By APpLi.
GIANTS WHO WOULD TAKE
VOTE OF |. N. G.
EASY WORK AND MUCH
PLEASURE IN PROSPECT
Ballots Must Be Prepared For at Least
Thrty-Two counties-Seeretary Al
len Securing Lists Of County candi-
dates-Oficiais Expect Contests May
Be Brought as Result Of Election.
ecial TO Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct 20-With the cleo
ton only little more than two weeks
away the secretary OF states office and
the adjutant generals office are work
ing fast 10 get ready for holding the
election for the national guard MEM
bers down at Brownsville and at
Donna, Tex. Both offices started 10
work on the preparations the first thing
yesterday morning and by evening had
the work we'll started.
The law under which the attorney
general decided that the soldiers down
on the border have rhe right to vote
provides that the governor shall APP
point commissioners for looking after
the arrangements. Governor Clarke
said yesterday that ne would appoint
four members on this commission, one
democrat and one republican for each
of the TWO places where the election
are 10 be held, Donna and Brownsville
II is understood ne has the commits
sioners in mind and will make the an
nouncement soon.
In fact the governor has been be-
sieged with applications from persons
who want 10 go down to the border and
conduct this election. They won't have
much to do and it will be a nice trip.
They will have to take down the ballots
and the poll books and select the judges
Of election from among the officers o.
the guard.
The secretary of states office has to
prepare the ballots. There are at least
tnirty-two counties represented among
the troops and ballots will have to be
prepared for each county represented.
The men will vote by counties and can
vote on their county ticket for all Off
GERS except justices OF the peace, con-
stables. members Of boards Of super
visors and township trustees.
Secretary Allen yesterday started the
work OF getting county tickets from
all Of the counties represented on the
border. By noon ne was in touch with
Cwenty-ti five of the county auditors out
OF the thirty-two and they will mall
him copy on these ballots at once. The
other counties will soon be heard from.
He will have these county tickets
printed and attached 20 the regular ma
tional and state ticket.
Contests May Result.
Both the governor and the attorney
general rather expect that election con-
tests will be brought on this law. The
general therefore went into 1t
and wrote quite an opinion on the vari-
Gus points. There are between 400
and 1900 soldiers down on the border
now including the officers and that
number OF votes will be an important
factor in case of a close vote on any
candidate Besides the hard fight being
made on governor there is a contest
on in both the Second and Eleventh
congressional districts which are liable
to be close. And in some OF the coun-
- elections the vote will be close on
some of the county officers as is usu
ally the case.
An interesting point was raised here
yesterday on possible election contest
on the goveDorsh!p following the cleo
ton II the defeated candidate for
governor. for instance, should contest
the election OF his opponent Governor
Clarke would be called on 10 hold his
chair until the contest was decided.
On election day il is expected that
the returns from the soldiers down at
Brownsville and Donna will be the first
to come in or among the first as the
judges there should De able to report
the vote promptly.