The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-24
NINE AMENDMENTS UP
At COMING ELECTION
Prohibition and Single Tax
In Missouri Will Be De
cided Nov. s.
TO ELECT SENATOR
State and County Offices to
Be Filled-Expect Heavy
Vote.

] When the voters of Boone County
: go to the polls to cast their ballots at
: the general election November 5. one
week from next Tuesday, they will be
asked to accept or reject nine pro-
posed amendments to the state con-
stitutiOn of Missouri.
They will have the opportunity to
vote for a United States senator, a
judge of the supreme court, a state
superintendent of schools. congress-
man. a state senator, a state repre-
sentative in the legislature. three
! judges of the county court, six other
county officers and various township
peace officers and constables.
Political leaders believe there will
be heavy vote this year due TO the
intense feeling that is manifest over
the proposed prohibition and single
tax amendments.
The prohibition question promises
to be the issue of greatest public in
terest. AS far as Boone County is
concerned, prohibition workers, local
ly, are confident of victory. The last
time the issue was up Boone County
narrowly defeated the amendment.
Hot Contest Expected.
Throughout the state the liquor
! forces and the prohibition forces will
holly contest for the election of their |.
candidates TO the state legislature. /,
This will be especially true of dis /.
tricts where the voters are about 4
equally divided on the issue.
Prohibition workers consider the .
passage of the prohibition amend /
ment to the state constitution vital to
the success of the proposed national
amendment, which will come up for
ratification at the next session of the
Missouri legislature. They believe il
state prohibition were adopted by the
voters at the polls members of the
state legislature could not refuse
passage of the national amendment.
The proposed Eighth Constitutional
Amendment. known as a modification
OF the Single Tax. also promises to
create considerable discussion before
election day rolls round 1t provides
that all public revenue shall be deriv-
ed from taxation upon the unimproy-
ed value of the land, from taxes upon ,
the manufacture and sale of intoxicat- ,
ing liquors and tobacco. and on in
comes and inheritances.
No Fight for County Places.
As Boone County normally gees 20 '
per cent Democratic a a general cleo ]
ton. little interest usually attaches
to the various county offices. The I
Democratic primaries practically elect
the county officers and the members
of the state legislature from this
Therefore the race for the United
States senatorship and for Congress
in the Eighth Missouri District. to-
gether with the vote on the important
amendments. constitute c
the center of interest in the election. a
Running on the Democratic ticket /,
for United States senator is Joseph w. o
Folk. opposed by Judge Seldom P. +
Spencer, Republican, and the two So n
cialist candidates. o
William L. Nelson, who defeated
Dorsey W. Shackleford
n the Democratic primaries. is max a
ng the race for representative in Con-
yress from the Eighth Missouri Dis
riot. He is opposed by North T. h
Gentry on the Republican ticket. Both IllI
ire Columbia men. MI
Little Campaigning. I'LL
Less campaigning has been done Hill
his year than in any other year prior Hi
general election for years. llll
The people Of America are now XIII
Interested in the war above every lllI
hing else said a politician comment Hill
ng on the campaign the other day. III
Politics are compelled. for the dura- Viii
ion of the war, to take second place" Hill
Then the widespread Spanish infiu- Hill
MA epidemic, coming as it has at a Hill
inc when the political campaign Hill
'ould normally be waging hottest. Hill
ives the hand-shaking. fiag-waying. llIllI
political candidates a Hill
Ptback from which it is now too late IIH
} recover. IlllI
The largest number Of Boone County lllIll
oters now in the service of the Unit llIIl
1 States will cut down the total vot IIl
lg strength of the county but will HUH
or, il is believed. materially affect llII
lie outcome Of the election. About llII
600 voters have left Boone County lIIIlI
nee the last general election to en- illIlII
r the Army and Navy. according to IlIIII
cords Of the local draft board and llIIIl
estimate on the number Hill
ho have enlisted. Hill
Soldiers Votes in Doubt. IIIlll
There seems TO be some uncertainty IlIlII
re in regard to whether soldiers IllllI
ID sailors can vote who are at home l
furloughs or quartered within the Hill