Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-04
LOOKS LIKE A
QUIET ELECTION
Not Much to Get Excited Over al
Next tuesdays Election. Three
Proposed State Amendments.

/ gressional, legislative and county
officers will be'chosen at the general
election in Wisconsin next Tues.
day, Nov 7, there is not much to
/ get excited over.
In the state the Progressive Re-
publicans, led by Gov. John ].
Blaine, candidate for reelection
will have a walkaway, The Pro.
hibition and Socialist parties won
have lookin in the selection OF
state officers, and although there
Is a Democrat candidate and a
Socialist candidate for governor
there IS hardly any question but
that Gov. Blaine will be chosen for
another term. The Democrats
have full list of candidates for
state offices, including one for
United States senator, but on ac
count OF not receiving the required
number of votes at the primary
election have been placed in the
Independent column.
Robt. LaFollette will be return
cd TO the senate, in fact he is so
sure that he will win without a
tight that he is giving his atten-
ton to speaking in other states
where the fighting is hot in favor
of Republican candidates.
Coming down to county candi-
dates there is but.one contest, that
for sheriff, in which Joseph Volant
IS candidate against the regular
Republican nominee, Robt. Frs
pamer. Volant ran third in the
primary election and decided to
make the run as an Independent at
the general election.
Voters in the county next Tues,
day will be handed two ballots up
on entering the polls to cast their
votes One ballot, printed on white
paper, has the names of the candi-
dates. Another ballot, printed on
pink paper, is for the purpose of
rejecting or accepting three pro-
posed amendments to the state
constitution. In the city of Hurley
voters will be handed another ballot
printed on pink paper for the pur-
pose of voting on the question of
the city buying the local water
utility and issuing bonds to pay
for the same.
The three proposed amendments
TO the Wisconsin constitution in
volve important changes to the
basic laws of the state. One would
authorize cities to incuran addition.
al 5 per cent indebtedness to &C
quire and operate public utilities.
another would permit a valid jury
verdict in civil cases by a FIVE sixths
vote, and the third would permit
sheriffs to succeed themselves.
Under the present provisions OF
the constitution, cities and other
municipalities are prohibited from
becoming indebted in any manner
OF for any purpose to any amount,
including existing Indebtedness, in
the aggregate exceeding 5 per cent
on the value Of taxable property
within its limits.
II the proposed amendment IS
ratified, extension of municipal
ownership, which is now hampered
by the debt limiting provisions,
would be facilitated.
The proposed change in the law
governing trial by jury is suggested
for use in civil cases. Under the
present provisions a verdict to be
valid must be based on the votes Of
all members Of the jury in both
civil and criminal cases. If the
proposed amendment is ratified,
the legislature will have the power
to provide that in civil cases, the
votes of a specified number Of the
jury, less than al, but not less than
FIVE sixths, shall be sufficient for a
valid verdict.
This amendment IS proposed b.
1avUvers Who feel that in civil cases