South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-28

raAAE GOAUEAl OF utAtllEe- II = ErAQ
at that time that this ,Iy had
spent more than 100000. But It
is denied that IL has spent any such
sum. Just how much the state
council OF defense has spent the
public does not know. but IL is said
that the sum amounts 10 something
like $4,000. But IL is known that
the governor borrowed 100000
from banks for the use Of the state
council and this was supposed 20
pay all Of its bills until the legisla-
ture could make an appropriation.
Legalization OF the expenditures Of
the state council OF defense is an
other subject that the republicans
would be just as happy II it was left
until after the coming election.
There have been some conflicting
rumors about the state house in
the past week in regard 10 the pro-
hibition Law appeal before the SUI
preme court. One rumor was that
The court was unanimous 10 sustain
the law. Another said the court
stood four 10 one to sustain the law.
and another said it was three 10 two
for the law. And there was an
other rumor that the court stood
three against the law and two for
the law So one could take his
choice OF what rumor he preferred
70 believe. Apparently few per-
sons expected that court 10 give a
unanimous decision of the case. but
it was generally believed that there
would be a divided opinion.
While the democratic state or
ganization has not been saying much
lately, because OF the Liberty loan
campaign being on in full blast.
they have not been idle. They did
not wish - do anything that might
in any manner interfere with or de-
tract from the enthusiasm of the
public in the Liberty loan drive.
But they have continued digging for
information. and il is said that they
are now prepared to go after the
republican state organization with a
hot poker in regard to the enormous
campaign funds the later spent in
Indiana in 1915. Some of them say
that the investigations they have
carried on have revealed situation
that the republicans will find diff
Guilty in explaining. For instance,
they say that in some instances
statements of expenditures filed in
one place do not agree with state
ments fled in another place. and
the democrats will demand a show
down 10 dtermine which showing is
correct
Democrats say the results show
that the republicans spent enough
money TO buy the election a dozen
times over. and they will insist on
laying this entire matter before the
voters at the right time, in order
that they may know what has been
going on.
The democrats are prepared to
show the amount of money the re-
publicans had for the campaign and
where il came from They say
they can show how much was gath
cred in the state and how much was
brought in from the outside They
say too. that the disclosures viii be
interesting.
Ten more days and the primaries
will be held for the nomination of
candidates for congress. the legis-
lature, state. county and township
Offices and for judges and prescott
ing attorneys throughout the state.
Reports say that the people at large
are taking very little interest in the
primaries. and that only the poll
ticians and candidates are heated
up. a light vote is anticipated by
both parties because of this lack Of
interest. The people are thinking
and talking Of war rather than pol
itics. these days.
Apparently there is no way by
which thousands of Indiana soldiers
in camps can get to vote at the No
vember elections. They have a right
TO vote under the absent voters
law, but they are badly scattered.
Besides. the attorney general has
ruled that their ballots must be
marked with blue pencils, the same
as ballots cast by voters present at
the polls and that a ballot marked
with anything but a blue pencil
would be illegal and would be
thrown out because of its distin-
gushing mark According TO the
attorney general there is famine
in blue pencils i'm the stores, and it
would be impossible 10 find enough
blue pencils to send one TO each alb
sent soldier
County clerks will send printed
ballots TO every absent voter that
asks for one. OF course. all such
ballots that are returned properly
marked will be counted in the cleo
tior. 40 doubt some of chem will
be all right. but there will he thOus-
sands Of Indiana voters who will
not vote and thousands whose votes
will he thrown out because OF IL
/ legal marking.
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