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The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
most rotten to one of the most
progressive states in the Union.


This then was the object and
| purpose of the primary-to break
the coils of designing men on
our governmental institutions, to
the end that the voice of the peo-
pie should not be stided and that
justice might prevail in the land.
The Needed Change
And now for the remedy in the
method of conducting our pri-
naries-too obviate the expensive
ness of them in the first place;
to overcome the objection of a
forced attendance of voters at
the polling places for second
time for the electionsof a set of
officers, in the second place; and
to assure a practically full regis
tration vote, in the third place
The revised method is as sim
pie as we believe it will prove eff
fective-it beng simply a meth
cd of conducting the said cleo
tions by mail.
In practice it wouli work this
way: A set of required kinds of
ballots would be mailed to each
voter at a stated time before the
election, with the NECESSARY in
structions for properly using
them. Then at another stated
time the voter would properly
indicate his choice of candidates,
as in any other kind, Of election,
enclose the ballot he, votes in one
envelope, anG the cast-away bal
lots in another envelope. and
both these with his name and To-
cation on q separate blank sheet.
in another and larger envelope,
the same to be mailed that day
| to the clerk and recorder Of the
county, who when the ballots are
received, would deposit them in
ballot box provided for that
purpose.
Then at another stated time,
the board of canvassers. in the
presence of watchers of the diff
lferent parties, would open the
larger envelope, suitably dispose
of the discarded ballot envelope,
than open the voted envelopes
and proceed with the count the
same as in other elections.
BY this means the voter is
provided with the same secrecy
las at present, and we believe
with the same safety, the ex-
pense of the election would be
practically eliminated, and prac.
tically full vote would be as
sured.
The Assembly Feature
We rather favor the assembly
feature of the primary, believing
it to be as good and as fair a
way as any for bringing out can
didates; but we would amend the
method of thus getting on the
primary ballot by levying on cam
didates for their share of the
cost of the ballots.
AS stated before, the primary
is here, and it is here to stay. 1t
is thus up to US 20 amend and
simplify and thus properly de-
velop the method to give to it the
righteousness for which it was
intended.
The headless and short ballots
next week. Watch for it-tell
your neighbors about it.
WEST PRETTY PRAIRIE.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

Thanks awtully, Bro. Casady,
for your words of condemnation.
Sentinel. By gum, we'll have
to install Britannica, or else read
alice in Wonderland" a little
closer
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

Whether Heating belongs tc
Pueblo or Denver was decided
two years ago by a handsome ma.
iority in Pueblo's favor. The
republicans making a second is.
sue of the matter, it will be de-
cided again this year by a still
larger majority.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

The republicans of this state
attempting to make an issue
of having ended the strike and
thus having brought law and
order" out of chaos, is like a
man coming on the scene in time
to witness the dying struggles
of two cocks, and then to claim
the credit OF having ended the
fight. Law and order" fiddle
sticks.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

There is general sentiment
among all candidates that there
is to be no treating this year.
We might say that the sentiment
is sufficiently strong to make it
an implicit understanding be-
tween them. Turn the first
candidate down that breaks this
understanding.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

That high protection, for
which the Old Guard is again
5elping, is a necessary thing is
evidenced by the fact that Ford.
while paying all his help $500
a day, has reduced the price OF
his cars over twenty per cent.
while prices everywhere are be-
ing pushed up. G. o. P. papers
may copy without credit.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

Since Hughes has stigmatized
the eight hour law as a "cowardly
surrender" to force, Uncle Joe
Cannon ought to be ashamed "f
himself for having voted for it.
Has Uncle Joe forgotten how to
play politics!
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
Campo

G. F. Loveall, wife and baby
spen. Wednesday at the r. +.
Lowell home.
Little Stella and Lester Davis
are having the measels.
MIR. johnson has completed his
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

There is to be no treating this
year. It's an imposition and a
nuisance ana the first candidate
to break over the traces is to be
sent to a rear seat to ruminate
over things that might have
been.'
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

Whether Keating belongs TO
Pueblo or Denver is about as per-
tinent an issue as whether a dog
follows the tail or the tail follows
the dog when he lies down.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

The New York primaries
showed that forty per cent of
the progressives voted the dem
ocratic ticket. Twenty-Five per
cent of the progressive vote
would elect Wilson.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

Maxwell has got tired running
the fair his lone self, and it
seems he has no one up there to
help him.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

Issuing the Herald this week
on Wednesday, compels US to
leave out the Keating letter and
other valuable matter. l.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

teacher.
Everyone is busy putting up
feed.
Mrs. Wiley and family are On
their road home from Oklahoma
where they have been for the
last month on Il visit.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
Fall Pines

Cleve Motley is building a ne"
house on his farm.
School will start Monday in
the little house north of Cotton $
ranch. There will be four months
school with Miss Looney as
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

We have a letter that might be
considered in the line of comedy,
from governor Carlson, thanking
us for our hearty support of him
in the editorial and news col
umns of the Herald. George,
you are entirely welcome.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

We are in receipt of the demo-
cratic compaign book. 1t con-
81 It's of good things from the
speeches of President Wilson and
is valuable work for the cam
pa. gn,
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

The one thing that strangers
to our town comment upon is it's
wonderful building development
and the great volume of busi-
ness done here. Zone of the live
liest towns we have seen" is the
common expression.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
Wentworth

Farmers in these parts are
busy drilling wheat and pulling
broom corn.
Mrs. Ray and son Elmer left
Wednesday for Haviland, Kans.
where Mrs. Ray will visit and FL
mer take chiropractic treatment.
Gilbert Callihan has purchased
a Ford.
Pearl Ewing assisted Ava Ray
in the store Monday, Mr.. Ray
having gone to Elkhart on busi-
ness.
Chas. Huston and wife and a
Miss Oglesby of Stonington were
baptised Sunday.
Roy Cofield and family took
Sunday dinner with @. Ewing
and family.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
AT DENVER
THIS WINTER
A Resume of Some Legislation
That Should Command the
Attention of Our Legislators
at Denver During the Coming
Session of the Legislature.
1.-THE PRIMARY,

Because of its high cost, and
because it has commanded only
thirty to fifty per cent of the reg
istered vote, the primary from
many sources las been con-
demned as a remedial policy, and
declared a failure.
We concede that as it has been
put into practice, the question of
cost as compared to voting re-
suits enter as a grave factor as
to the wisdom of it's continuation.
We believe, however, that the
principle of the primary, as be-
ing right in its conception and
purposes. is in accord with the
general feeling, regardless of it's
effectiveness in application; ard
believe consequently that what
is wanted and we should be look
ing for is a more practical ap7li-
cation of the principle rather
than an abandonment of the pol
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

A. M. Lambright, candidate
for district attorney, was in
Springfield over Saturday night.
He was accompanied by Post
master Wick, real-estate man
Howard and sheep man Gamer
on, all of Las Animas. They
were greatly impressed with
Springfield, and especially by its
growth, life and business activity.
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
FLOEMON1

September 2l.
Broomcorn pulling is the order
of the day.
Erie Miller and daughter and
Miss Margaret Devere are visit
ing in Kansas.
]. II. Cottrell wert to Elkhart
latter part of the week.
Coy Denney made a trip to the
Icedars latter part of the week.
Will Scott and wife left for
Mangun, Oklahoma last week.
G. E. Gilmore and family of
Elkhart were over Sunday visit.
ors at Warren Browns
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29
The Extra Cost

icy.
The Extra Cost
In the matter of the cost, both
the public and the candidates
are concerned, the one in holding
the election, the other in the ex-
pense of a double campaign.
That the cost of double cam
paign is considerable is unques-
tionable; but that the cost of any
kind of campaign can be made
more or less is also unquestiona-
BILE.
AS an illustration of the more,
when a man makes a state can
vass for a state Office at an ex-
pense of any where from $4,000 to
to $1,000, he is spending money
outside of the legitimate chan
nails of a campaign, and we be-
flieve he deserves both to lose his
money and to be defeated.
Anyone can sit down and fig
ure out reliable estimate of the
cost of an auto campaign of this
state for a two weeks to a
months tourage, it being simply
a matter of gas bills and board
bills.
In the county the same thing is
true, with the board bill ofte n
eliminated, and the time requir-
ed for the canvas reduced to
about one-half.
There is no way to avoid this
feature of the primary; but the
facts are that pre-conventicI
campaigns, especially in the
county, were about as common
as primary campaigns are now, so
the extra campaign expense real
ly doesn't count as factor.
In the matter of the extra ex-
pense of an extra election-there
is where the law should be re-
vised, after which we believe all
objections to the primary will be
eventually overcome.
Its Object and PURPOSES
Before outlining the proposed
revision of the primary law, we
want to revert to the object and
purpose of its Introduction, and
the principle back of it.
We all know the trouble with
the old fashioned conventions
frame.ups, illicit influences, and
the corruption and debauchery
of direct bribery, when bulldoz-
ing and other condemnable meth
DDS were not available.
Indeed, the same objections
hold against conventions that
finally compelled the change from
state legislatures to the people
in the election of United States
senatorS-mOnetary and other
baneful influences being
brought TO bear on the electing
I body in the one case and the
nominating body in the other.
1t was in Wisconsin. where the
rottenness of conventions was
most pronounced, that the prima-
ry was introduced to break the
The Springfield herald., 1916-09-29

common expression.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
Fail
TO Get Hold
on Cong

Eew York, Nov 1o-With the result
in dve districts saII in doubt early to-
day the returns on the congressional
elections indicated that 215 democratic
members of the house OF representa-
tlves and 2II republican members have
been elected. giving the democrats a
plurality of four.
Two oe the missing districts are
normally democratic and three norm
ally republican. Their adherence 10
their usual political aHGation there
fore would give the democrats 2l7 and
the republicans Pa members or g.
democratic plurality Of three Four
members OF other parties have been
elected 10 the house.
The districts from which the final
results have not been received are four
ia West Virginia and the New Mexico
district
The senate, on the basis Of the lat
esq returns viii stand So democrats 10
- republicans. democratic majority
Of L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
PRESIDENTS LEAD PILING
UP IN NEW MEXICO WHILE
HUGHES MARGINS SLUMP
Germany for
World Peace
Cause, Claim

Berlin. Nov 20 Coy wireless to say
FlaeJ-Tla speech of Chancellor Won
Bethmauu-HoNweg before fAe raich-
stag main committee yesterday u
which be announced Germany wIll-
lugress under certain conditions t1
cooperate in efforts 20 form au inter-
national league Of peace after the war
was followed hw debate Jn Che cham
eelaora remarks.
During thls discussion p member OF
Che socialist party said chat tH a.I
countries the idea that there should Ha
au end 90 war was gaining ground.
The chancellor was correct lu stating
that the cry for international treaties
10 prevent recurrence Of War would
become So strong that eventually
must lead 20 results.
The speaker said THAT formerly Ger
many had attached less IupuranH.
than France and England - faa #..
of arbitration The chancellor had aE.
pressed fear that England HaH.#
frame g peace coalition iu accordance
with her own desires Nevertheless
the principle ought TO be recognized AS
right
Ir was au important point ..a SCI.
a.allas member continued. #Hae .a
chancellor never had spoken at .ae ann.
ueNariau of Belgium as essential Cor
many #as ut war for defense anI not
Tor conquest he saIa and IS would Ha
uf advantage n Germany should Jake
the lead in coalition for taa uraeau-
ton uf war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
C.RL.&P. TEST
THEADAMSONLAW
Rock Island Road Brings Suit con- Com
sai0Ut4nalIy Of BID Others
Considering Move.

Chicago. >0v. 10-Ali railroads of
the country are considering the filing
OF injunction suits attacking the
Adamson law as was done by the Chi
cago Rock Island & Pacific here to-
day and previously in other states bg
Union Pacific ana the Atchls0u. To-
peka q Saute Fe. according 10 Vice
President SewatI of the Chicago Mill
yankee e. ST. Paul
Mr. sewal said his road had the fl
ing Of an Injunction SUIT under con-
siderafi0u. but that decision on the
matter had not been reached
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10

London. NOV. I0.-One hundred
and twenty persons have been
drowned through the sinking of a
barge on the KistuIa, according to
a Central News dispatch from Ann
sterdam. The disaster occurred at
Eamierz near Lublin, in P0IaHa.
Laredo. Texas. Nov. 10.-Forty
Carranzista soldiers were killed
and twice that number Injured
Sunday ut Chirim0ya- near Celaya-
when their train was telescoped
by q pilot train. according to ad-
vices reaching here today. The
injured are eur0ute from San Luis
P0tosi for treatment.
Berlin, Nov. I9.-AustrO-G erman
troops yesterday st0rmed Russian
positions over "A front 0f two and
a hall miles IN F0Ihynia. the war
office announced today. They took
mere than 5000 prisoners as well
as q machine guns and inflicted
heavy casualties on the Russians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10

Vienna Via London, Nov 1g. a.i5
a m-The Austrian censorship ea-
peciaily regarding the discussions gf
Internal politics and questions aFis-
ing from food problems. viii be MAJ
terlally l00seued iu the near future.
according TO statement made today
ia official quarters. Premier Won
Eoerber ifs known as an ardent aaVo-
cate of the freedom Of the press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
New Breaks Tension Of the
Nos Dramatic Situation
Political History.
Demo. lc Headquarters Is
Electrified by Announce
uauG OF the Result.


.r- Woodrow VIII
- .. .s..r. ~ -4- r--.
swung --a-
.# democratic column
early
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know. r.nsa.ra 4gr-ff the
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l.. ..... and n have enough
.aaa won't. be offset bE
$50. which ID seems certain he
carried both Mime
Votes ANA Ae" hamn-
H# would have only
0#aH enough to elect
could lose New Mexico
VOTES Fo" ornia and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
THE WEATHER


unsettled ana much colder tonight
and saturday probably rain turning
TO snow. The lowest temperature To-
night VIII be near freezing
Temperature at a. m 80 Highest
Yesterday SO. lowest last night a.
velocity Of wind at a. M miles
per hour
m "a. at p. m today, SO.
Stape Of water -. q rise of / in
last "a hours
IL SHERIER. Local Forecaster-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
9 . . 9 9 . . . . . . 9 . . . 9 8

. Chicago. Nov. TO- Preliminary (
= steps toward outlining a Ieg.sIat-
. i've program for his admiuistra-
Q ton were taken today at informal Z
9 conferences held here by Cover Z
9 n0r-EIect Frank o LowdeH with
. republican leaders and advisers
. Colonel L0Wden. accompanied by {
Q his wife. arrived iu Chicago from {
9 his Sinissippi farm in Ogle c0un- {
. ~ at noon and was given an en- {
9 Uhusiastic reception by several Z
G hundred friends at the railway {
. station
= Among those who talked with Z
. the goverugr-elect today were (
9 David r. ShanahaH. speaker Of (
. the last general assembly and {
. who IS said 20 be slated for re- {
. election ia January; William r. {
. Stead OF Ottawa Colonel Low {
. den's campaign manager: Fred = Z
Q Sterling Of Rockford, chairman OF (
. the republican state committee. {
> and Homer X. kalpin, chairman Z
. of the state committee
9 . . : . Q 9 9 G 9 9 . Q @ G Q {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
With California Cinched bv
Wilson One Doubtful
Drifts to Him.
CUT DOWN G.OP.LEAD
Republican Nominee Slowly
Dropping in Minnesota
and West Virginia.

.....a
Aa srtHHd
g. 't. g. -af
U5. wilson #s..t Wilson I.a4 esa 4
I.e.H .ar. Has r.a.rru sr.r. ael NE
ae aa# 70. ~ IN Sow fI4T.nsiire
give Hughes 8zT-a. Wilson ag6te.
THESE .srre. according ~ sor-a
lar. 81. E#a. Bean fHafuaa lfs ratprf
ar no clerk OF ward tws keene VINO
certified H Wilson electors received
up Eataa .aere although press figures
.r.a#a tHam wElH f.a Fnnr.a ara
being made - correct fnI4 refarn
#lea fa. secretary al state believes
10 8a au error It effect would be ~
increase tae Wilson plurality.
Press returns from III precincts not
accounted for iu tue certified figures
gave Hughes 1870 WILSON, 1860 As
result .aa vote of .na state ls BuU
regarded ~ doubt
Has Good Lend fr Mem. sro,fc,
/ SANTA Ia N hi Now rs 1ao. 1fav
|Ieo. lI 5 doubtful ata eava preeI-
don't wilson nj load. arr ffa ,.rte- aart.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
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0 Chicago. Nov. 10.-Evidence on
. alleged vote frauds as gathered
G bv federal investigators VIII be {
G heard by federal grand Juries be-
9 ginning next Monday in Colum- {
9 bus and Cincinnati. Ohio, Indian {
@ aUolis. Ind. and Chicago, it was
@ stated today
& According TO Frank C. Daley.
g assistant United States attorney
g general. a great mass Of evidence
9 has been collected. II was said {
2 that many indictments. hitting 6
9 men of both parties. would be {
9 asked for
9 . Q c 6 . : 9 6 . 9 { 9 . . . . {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
WILSON, ELECTED, CONTINUES TO GAIN
p oODLo OUer
Nation Glad
al Election

Washington, Nov. TO- Plans are
being made for "a big demonstra-
ton when President Wilson gets
back % Washington Monday. Dc
was estimated 2U.OgB people would
meet the president and march with
him to the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10

NJ e nm Der of Audit
Bureau Of CirculAti0ns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10

recount proceedings are insti-
.Asl Il was believed George W Wick
slsaam attorney general of the Uni
-s4 states under President Taft,
would marshal the legal forces OF the
republicans. He conferred late yes
vfaay with AIR Hughes and Chairman
william Il. Wilcox of the national
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10

Assoc iated Preaa
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-10
ILa- Mlnmlnn hr a.nnn.

Chicago Nov. 10. The total vote for
president from the I6l Illinois coLu-
ties outside Of Cook was
Wilson, 494,592 Hughes. 6za,5S6
With unofficial figures from Coob
county, Wilson. 37A.560, and Hughes
42l.022
Tire unofficial vote was: Wilson
S69.l5z; Hughes, l,044,60 Hughes
plurality. 1885.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-26
Former Gardner Resident.

! TIE following noulton dispatch concern
ing the death of a former Gardiner resi-
dent will he of interest to many of our
Older people
1t was with sincere regret that the
many friends of John w. Davidson
learned of his death early Saturday
morning at the Houlton hospital after
short illness.
John W. Davidson was born in Sails
bury, \. r.. yet in spite of this fact he
was a thorough Yankee. his father moving
to Passport when he was but three years
old. His father worked on the old Ken.
nebec & Portland Railroad Co. which ran
at that time from Portland to Brunswick
and in the latter town Mr. Davidson
lived three years. during which time this
road was continued TO Bath, and he rode
on the first train into that city Railroad
ing then in Maine was in it's infancy, but
the road was being pushed rapidly up the
kennebec and the boys next home was
In the city of Gardiner. where he resided
until the spring of 81, when with his
father he came to Aroostook county be-
ing one of the first settlers in Letter B.
Range ,, now known as Hammond Plan
tation. Here the boy grew to manhood
and helped to clear a good many acres of
fertile soil But this life was not altogeth-
er congenial and a few years later he en-
tered the Office of the Aroostook Pioneer
where he learned the art preservative at
the same time developing a latent talent
for story writing, a number of his sketches
and other articles appearing under the
signatures of Jonathan Jinx and Brother
T,, l.
Mass. and worked on the Republican in
various capacities for seven years, writ
Ing stories and scraps of verse for that
i paper and also broadened his literary
I field by contributing to Golden DAYS,
, Portland Transcript. Saturday Night
and various other publications. Then his
restless nature took him to Boston where
| he labored a half dozen years on the
Globe. mingling type-setting story-writ-
ing and proof-reading with an occasional
dash of versifying till the grind of news
paper work undermined his health, and
, he was forced to seek the open air once
| more. Naturally his mind yearned for
/ the pure air of Aroostook county where
he once more took up his abode He was
married to Miss Mary F.. Niles of Ham
! mond plantation who survives. To this
union two children were born, the oldest
dying suddenly in Boston when reach
ing young manhood. The daughter, Miss
! Myra Davidson, lives in Houlton. Mr..
| Davidson was highly respected by all and
| his loss to his town will he a heavy one
! for he was looked up to and his advice
was often sought. Funeral services were
held from the Baptist church Sunday aft
| ernoon and were largely attended IN.
terment was made in Evergreen cemetery
| The sympathy of all is extended to the
family in their great sorrow.