Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08

go to the polls were particularly inter
ested in the first amendment. large
Fmajority of them either voted for the
first amendment and none of the others
or for the first and against the offers.
Counties for which returns have been
received and in which the first amend
ment was the only one TO receive a ma
jority are: Adams, Blackford, Cass,
Dearborn. De Kalb, Delaware, Howard,
Jefferson, Jennings. Knox, Shelby. Van
derburg. wabash, Fulton. Ripley, Boone.
Clinton. Hancock, Decatur, Wells, Greene,
Hendricks. Fountain, VigO.
Nos. 10 AND IL
FAIL ALTOGETHER.
Counties in which none OF the amend
ments appear to have a majority are
Brown. Floyd. Monroe, Pike. Spencer,
Allen. Clark. Morgan, Ohio and WarTick.
The taxation ame1- ments did not carry
in a single .coun-y which has reported
And in nearly every case the State super
intepdent and the negro amendments also
weer defeated.
The new amendment will become a part
Of the constitution as soon as the official
vote is certified It viii be effective first
in the city elections this fall and will re-
suit in a large number of foreigners who
have taken out only their first papers In
being prevented from voting. Ii will
cause a considerable drop in the vote
partfcularlyain Lake County, wheer there
are many immigrants.
There has been some perturbation CON
corning the fact that the first amend
ment does not prescribe J~gistration as
a qualification for voting as does the
section Of fhe constitution il supplants.
Some anxiety was caused over this fact
when it became apparent that the regis
tration amendment had failed OF pas
sage.
There appears to be little ground for
being disturbed over this fact, however,
as there is still a registration section in
the constitution. Section OF Article
~Af the constitution which has been sup
planted did contain a registration clause
but Section II of Article >. which still
stands. also contains provision for
registration. This section, after pre-
scTibing the duties of the Legislature
IN regard to elections, says: And shall
also pYoYids for the registration Of all
persons entitled to vote" Because the
registration provision is repeated In the
constitution the result OF the election
apparently did not affect this provision.
The election result revealed that the
people of the State who are, interested
enough to express a preference are salts
led with the present constitution. The
decisive defeat of the amendment which
would make the office Of State superin
tendent of public instruction appontive
instead Of elective, indicates the voters
are opposed to Capitalization Of power
rs dreamed of by former Governor James
P. Goodrich.
The defeat of the tax amendment IL
taken TO indicate distrust in the Ieglsla
ture which has given the State the
present unpopular tax law The effect
. Of these amendments would have beer
to give the Legislature absolute power
in taxation matters.
Another attempt of the Republican
party to point with pride at what II
has done for the negroes in order Ia
obtain the negroe vote also failed. The
white people of Indiana. the vote in
dicated, do not wish a negro militia
This was one Of the amendments most
defeated. The only place
where 1t received a very considerable
vote was in the negro precincts in
Marion County.
The other amendments apparently
were not considered highly important
Their defeat was due to a large extent
to lack of interest.
Another significant feature of the cleo.
ton is that a large number of the