Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1904 — Page 2

TgE DAILY OEMOGKAT. ■ VBHY arBKINO, IICBPT BCNUAY, SY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week IOC By Carrier, per year $4.00 By mail, per month 25'* By mall, per year $2.5t Single copies. Two Cents. feavertislngrate* made known on applicatior € jfiuvered In the postofflco at Decatur. Indiana. as second-cluss mall patter. J H. HELLER. Manager. ■a - w — . THE TICKET _ » For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL • For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN 0. MORAN For Auditor C. D. LEWTON For Sheriff ALBERT A BUTLER For Surveyor L. L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN 8, FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WEBLING l or Commissioner Third District JACOB ABNET ARRIVED SAFELY Ml* Imm BeN Stoad th Trip H leaver Exerts. A. R. Bell is hi receipt of a letter from his daughter Irene in which she states that they arrived as Denver, Colorado safe Thursday morning at ten o'clock and she says is feeling much better than ■when she left hdre. When she left • she was unable to walk and now she can get around quite well under the circumstances. On leaving Chicago for Denver they happened to meet a nurse who was going direct to Denver and Mrs. Bell iiumcdi atey gave her the control and care of Irene during flie remainder of the trip. They are stopping at the Metripole Hotel at present until they can tell exactly where they will have to locate permanently. The doctor thinks that she wit! have to be taken to a higher altitude - than she is in at present, but it will have to be done gradually and due care exercised. The doctor thorough ly dignosed her ease and the results were the sani" as found existing by | Dr. Boyers. Her many young! 4’rjends here will no doubt welcome this good news a« they are all hoping she may have speedy recovery. We will endeavor to keep our readers posted as to her condition. Revival Bwvktf. The meetings continue at the U. B. I church, commencing at 7 o’clock Ttervices every night, except Satur<h»y. Rev, A. M. Cummins, of Fori i Wayne, will preach. You are invited 1

REPUBLICAN EDITORS ARE IN A PICKLE

Indianapolis. Jan. 2'. —Thi“ Roose-1 volt resolution adopted by the Republican editors at their recent meeting is still giving the party leaders over the state Ironide and the *'harniiess j little declaration." as most of the men who shouted aye when the question of ■ its adoption was tip the measure, probably will give more trouble l>efore®tbe campaign is over. The stories which are going the round;' I concerning the manner in which the resolution was coaxed through the 1 convention do not show the Roosevelt. I leaders up in good light. That they ' entered into a conspiracy to place the whole body of editors in a false light seems to have been ihe case. In the I first place ex i’reshlent Stivers, who j named the committee on resolutions, I is charged with hiving named only' Roosevelt supporters. Harry Strohm. I the chairman, is one of the strongest Roosevelt and Beveridge shooters in Indiana it Is a strange fact that whether intentionally or not, none but Rnonevelt followers were named on . the committee. Then, too, strohm Is charged with having brought the pressure of all the administration forces , represented at the meeting to hear to insure the adoption of the resolution.' There are several postmasters among I th» editors, and they were told summarily that tney must line up and see that the resolution went through. Par ty leaders who know that the real sentiment of the state In for Senator Hanna if he can be persuaded to enter the race, say Ihe editors l,a,c placed the party In a far o light before the country and they are vowing vongu* anca J- * ’ --j of both pollHcnl psrtloi •r rr •’ 'irranienu ttfsi for lir.ro I

•K. OF P. JUBILEE Indiana ARANtreary to he Celebrated J • r-i —t- ® (real Event to Take Piaae at Indianapolis Some Ti«» * Sons. • It is expected that the K. of P. jubilee, whidh is held on the thirty- | fifth birthday of the order in Indi!ana at Indianapolis will be the greatest event ever held by any secret order in the state. There will lx? sessions both afternoon and evening in Tomlinson hall. Addresses will be made by Supreme Chancelllor Tracy F. Bangs of North Dakota and Vice Surp w Chancelor Charles Shi vely of Richmond. These two men are the highest officials in the order, and their i presence means much to the rank ; and file of the membership. The parade which is to be hdd in the ) afternoon will be spectacular. It 1 will be headed by he Indiana bri- ' gade of the Uniform Rank, with members of the subordinate lodges i following. It is hoped by the committee in charge have several ’ thousand knights in line. Prizes ‘ aggregating SI,OOO will be given for ■ i the largest Uniform Rank company I and other prizes are to be given for ■ the parade. The most unusual 1 features of the meeting, however, I is the secret work that will be j given at the secret sessions. The rank of page, the first rank in the order, will be conferred on a class ? Os men. This is by far the largest class of • initiates ever taken into any lodge. The degree team will be composed of members of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. Candilates will be taken for this work ' from all parts of the state. The | ( Marion lodge will take several down, and hojx's to carry l>ack a part of the prizes offered for the lodge furnishing the most candi- : dates. Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan Burkhcad has ; been appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat for Monroe I and vicinity and is authorized to ' take subscriptions aijd receive mon i ey- ts Motice to Water Consumers The books are mado up and are I now in the hands of the treasurer.' Please call and settle at once. G. E. Steele. Supt. Water Works, i

1 crowds to go from here to attend the | national conventions of the parties. As both conventions are to Iw held in I cities which are comparatively close I at hand, it is expected that thousands l of people will attend from Marion i county and this vicinity. The Indiana i Democratic club has taken the initiative by deciding to charter a special train to carry its delegation to St. Louis It Is the planJo pick up delegations along the line so that the train will be in away an Indiana special. As y<" » arrangements have been made by the Republicans, but that, a crowd of over l.’hHl will go to Chicago is a foregone conclusion. Both the Marion club and the Columbia club will arrange for parties io take In the convention. Harry 8. New has al ready made reservations of rooms for Ihe Indiana delegaW-s. and it Is the intention to pick out one of the hotels for the Indiana headquarters. The first damage suit against the Indianapolis Terminal and Traction company growing out of the serious accident which occurred to the excursion cars of the delegates to the last convention of the Royal. Neighbors. In which s score of ladles were seriously Injured, has been filed in the federal court here. That man.y other suits will now follow Is regarded as almost certain. The plaintiff Is Margaret ,1.1 Billion of Sioux Kails, 8. D. She was standing on the rear platform of one of the cars which was so crowded she Could not go, |, n .<do. and was seriously injured. Hh e claims. Her re tp’est I. lot Komt to repay her for what she lias suffered and must undergo tn the fut ire. As she Is only one of n scorn of ladles wh-Lwere hurt. It 1 Is ovp, ctml that other * tilts may be filed. I

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Republican District Primary ' Election, to be Held Tuesday, March 1,1904. •

“•J n conversation with County [ Chairman Frysinger we learn that 'no steps have been taken toward f I establishing voting precincts for the congressional primary. He , thinks that these matters will soon ' be disposed of by committee meetjug. He thinks also that the preIcincts Will be doubled up some, and ; yiay lie patterned after the democratic priamry system, and if so • there will be twenty five precincts instead of tihrty-one preeinots. The ' Daily Democrat will keep the put»- ’ lie posted and in touch with the ar- 1 ■ rangemenls as made. Following is , their rules and regulations as they . were adopted: ' Ours is a government of the people for the people.and by the people;— and faith in the intelligence and the i ■ integrity of the masses of the people and in their capacity for self govern- ! ment, is the corner stone thereof. The Republican Party is the .party of the people, and teaches the doctrine that every citizen, however humble, should have and bear his | part in the control and support of our govermneat; and that evey republican should have and .r his part in the control and man. _ement , of our-party; that each shall have a voice and the majority shall rule. The precept is godrl: and our practice should be consistent therewith. Therefore, be it resolved, by the Republican Committee of the Eighth Congressional District of Indiana, a. follow® — First —That every republican vot- ' er of our District shall, be invited and : given an opportunity to have a voice I directly in the nomination of our candidate for Congressman to be I elected at the ensuing election. Second -CTat. to that and. a piij mary election hereby is ordered and I called, to be held in the several I townships of the Distr i, "\ —on Tues- ; dav, the First day of '\1904. Third —That' for the government of said primary election 'his committee emu - and will enforce the following eod« o'" rules, to-wit. RUI.E 1 All resident voters who are known to be republicans: and all resident voters who supported the Republican .Natioraf •Ticket in 1900, or the Republican State Ticket in and .who shall d- - hire pieir allegiance to the Republican Party; and all resident piinors. who will he voters at the next general election, anil who (J iare themselves to be republicans. ..II be entitled i<> vot- at said primary election; and none others. RULE 2. # Said election shall be held as iparllv as practicable in accordance with the Australian System, as-said system is set forth in the laws of‘the I State of Indiana for the holding of , elections: except as hereinafter pro- ! vide.!. I RULE 3. In each township in the ‘District there shall Iw- at least one voting ■ place, one electiiWi board and one I bad 10l box. RULE IAt each voting place the noils 1 shall lie ‘opened at ten o’clock in the ; morning and shall be closed at seven j in the evening. j RULE 5 Each election board shall consist ' of one Inspector and two Judges and two Clerks and two Sheriffs; and said Sheriffs also shall act as poll 1 book holders and challengers of said I election. —subject to the direction and ; control of the Insyiectora. RULE (>. Upon the Rflmbliean Precinct J’om-v-mitteemen of each of the several of the District is comferred the power and imposed the duty of managing and holding said primary elections in their respective I to ynsblns. They shall establish and locate as many voting places in their respective townships as they shall deem j expedient; and to each such voting place they shall such precinct as they . hall deem expedient; and no voter shall vote elsewhere than at the place to which his precinct shall be assigned: and no precinct shall be divided. They shall appoint the members of tm- ileiti.(a beard: and themselves shall be eligible to serve on such ; boc.rds. They shall have all the autho’ity I and shall perform all the duties ot Election Commissioners; except to furnish the printed ballots. RUI.E 7 All tickets to be voted at said elec- I I tion shall be uniform In size and appearance and shall be printed on 1 white paper, in plain type, —with ihe names of candidates in alphabetical order In a Ingle column: and the voter shall indicate the candidate for whom he desires to vote by making a i ross with a pencil In the square : opposite such candidate's name. RUI.E x Each candidate desiring his name nn the ticket shall notify the Chairman of ihls Committee of nt<-h desire. at least tint days before the time sit for said primary election. i RULE 9. I'or the purpose of liquidatihg the expenses 'lncident to holding safd primary election, the Chairman of this Committee shsll assess and collect from each i-amiidatr leasimuble and equitable amount and the i name of no candidate who falls to pay such assessment in full to the 'Chairman of this Committee, at least ten days before the title set for said pr.mary o|«<-tlon, shall be prlntisl j upon said ticket

RULE 10. I Immediately upon the completion of the count, at each voting place, the unused ballots shall be placed in the same envelop the protested and uncounted voted ballots shall be placed in another envelop; and the counted ballots shall be placed in another envelop; and all three of said envelops shall lie securely sealed—and placed in a bag, which bag shall be feecureiy /sealed —and tone copy each of the poll list and tally sheet and certificate shall be placed in another envelop, which shall be secureily sealed. Said bag containing the ballots and also said envelop containI ing the copies of the poll list, tally sheet, and certificate immediately, and not later than the next day after said primary election, i shall be transmitted to the Chairman of this Committee. The remaining ; copies of the poll list, tally sheet and I certificate shall be retained, by the Inspector to be forwarded to the Chairman of tlas Committee, if needed or demanded by him. RULE H. As soon as the Chairman of tins Comittee shall hav° received returns . from the voting places, he shall convene this Committee —who, when so convened, shall proceed to canvass said returns, and to declare the result of said primary election; and the decision of this Committee as to such results shall be final; unless there be a contest: in which case this committee shall decide such contest, which decision shall be final. RULE 12. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes at said primary election shall lie declared the nominee. RULE 13. Within tea days alter the promulgation of the result of the canvass, any candidate may controvert the correctness of the canvass and may demand a recount of the votes by this committee; which recount thereupon shall be made, and the correct result promulgated, which shall be final; provided that if a recount of the ballots voted be had. the same may be done bv such sub-committee as this committee, shall appoint. RUI.E 14. At the expiration of ten days front the time of the promulgation of the result of the canvass, all the ballots shall be destroyed by burning them, unless there be a contest, "in which ea«e the ballots shall be preserved until the result of such contest shall be promulgated, when they immediately shall be destroyed by burning them. RULE iu. It shall be the duty of the Chair- I , man of this Committee to supervise ■ rhe printing-of the tickets to be vot- I ed at said primary election, and to cause them to be counted and transmitted. in sealed packages, to the inspector appointed to hold said primary election, at each of the voting nlaces in the District, preserving a record of the number so transmitted to each such inspector; and no tickets shall be used UT voted at said primary election, except those so furnished by the Chairman of this Committee. Not more than three days before the time set for said primary election, said sealed packages of tickets shall be delivered by the chairman ot this Committee to the members of this Committee, for transmission by them to the several inspectors in their respective counties: and it shall I be the duty of the several members inspectors in their respective counties in time for use thereof at said primary election. RULE Ifi. A majority of the precinct committeemen of each township shall constitute a quorum, and be authorized to transact business; and, when : a quorum or more shall be pres- ] ent. a majority o* those present shall be coni|M>tent to decide all questions RULE 17. It shall be the duty of the precinct commiteemcn in each of the townships to determine, at least two weeks before the time set for said primary ele- tion. the number and location of the voting places In their irapecti*) townships, and the nrec.ncts to !/• assigned to each voting place, and to estimate the number of votes that probably will be cast at each such | voting place. Anil It shall be their further duty to give to the ('hairman of this Committee full information as to all said ! matters, two weeks before the time ■ set for said primary election. And it shall be their further duty to appoint the several Inspectors for their respective townships at least three days before the time set for said primary election: and to notify the Republican County Chairman of their County of the name and resld<‘ii<o of each such inspector at least three days before the time se‘ for said primary election. If. because of the equal division or for other reasons, the precinct committeemen of any township shall be unable to agree as to the manner of performing any of the duties imposed, bv those rules it shall be the duty of the Chairman of lhA Republican County Coinmlttee of the county in which said townhln Is situate, to arbitrate and finally decide, in each such case. HULK IK. It shall bo the duty of the Chairman of this Committee, and also of the precinct committeemen of each township, to give all possible publicity. by means of Republb an news-

| papers, and by all other practical methods, as to the number and location of the several voting places in I each township and to the precincts I j assigned to each voting place; and, in every case, such publications shall be made at least ten days before the time set for said primary election and a longer notice shall be given if practicable, in each case. ; RULE 19. Each of the candidates for Con- ■ gress shall appoint one watcher, for ! each voting place, who shall be privileged to be in the room with the election board, during the voting and the counting and to see and witness the same; but such watchers shall be without authority to interfere there in. RULE 20. Upon the Chairman of this Committee is conferred the power and imposed the duty of doing everything by him deemed necessary or expedent to assure the proper holding of said . primary election, in accordance with s these rules, in every township in the ' di- 'i-ict. He. Authoritatively and finally, i shall decide all controversies; and, | in every case in which the precinot I committeemen. or others, shall omit ; any duty concerning said pri- • 1 mary election, said Chairman shall have the power to cause such duty or duties to be performed by other I uersons. RULE 21. This Coinmfttee approves and will try to enforce ilie laws of the State of Indiana for the punishment of fraud, corruption and dishonesty in the conduct of primary elections, j RULE 2->. If, in any county or counties of the District, there shall be held a primary election under the auspices of the Republican County Committee or Committees of such county or counties for the nomination of candididate.s for County Offices, on the day set for said primary election herein provided for. then, and in each case, this Committee requests each such 1 county Committee to make provision for voting also upon the Congressional Candidates at such County Primary Election, applying the same rules to said Congressional Candidates, as to the voting and the canI vassing, as shall be applied to the county candidates: and that each Countv Committee cause the result of such balloting, as to the Congressional Candidate, at once to be certified to tile ('hairman of this committee; just and reasonable assessments to lie made upon and collected from tlie Congressional Candidates for defraying expenses of such county primaries. In such cases the foregoing rules shall lie susjiended. in so far as they

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shall be inapplicable, or in conf;* with county rules; except that tw No provisions of these rules for the preservation of the liallol No for the purpose of a contest and rl count shall not be suspended, I shall be enforced in all the and it shall l>e the duties of the menß bers of this committee represent!!® the counties, respectively, in whi<l no the Congressional Primary Ele< shall be held in connection with tn-Sl® County Primary Election, to see it, that all the ballots affecting thl HP Congressional Nomination shall be preserved and sealed an § No held in his custody, until it shall bfl known whether or not said will be needed for such contest or® recount; afKl, if they shall be need! Nt ed or desired by this committee, f o | N< such purpose, then promptly to deln® er the sealed packages, containtnrl Nj therm to the Chairman of this Con mittee. ■ If so requested the Chairman ot®® this Comimttet 1 , as soon as practie-H® aide, shall replace said ballots tn I N1 said packages and reseal said paG® ages and return said packages to th.® custody of the County Chairman front in whom he received the same. HIGH WATERS s • ffi The St. Marys Raging High andl | Frozen Over. - For the first time in ten year- I has the river over flowed like it >| I ' now and then frozen over .The rivi 1 now is away out of its bank an. ■" ; flooding uli the surrounding lev 5 land, and the cold spell that urrivt • yesterday and the night before ha- ’ solidly frozen the same so that <al ] t yesterday the boys were skating 9 on what is known as Zimniernia; >. | bottom. This will prove to be 1 great treat for the lovers of tiekind of sport and you may expect® Ito see in the course of a day or s i 1 the ice literally covered with skaers. There has been no farther ir ■ dication of the river rising an higher and as the rains are no over the river will undoubted! : 1 recede very rapidly and with tl present indictaion of cold weathi it will make a great ice harvest f< > I ice men.

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