Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1916 — 4,213 REGISTERED IN THIS COUNTY [ARTICLE]

4,213 REGISTERED IN THIS COUNTY

Largest Number Ever Recorded on Poll Books SOME PRECINCTS OYER LIMIT Ijaw Grants 250 Voters to Each Precinct Where Voting Machines Are Not in Use. * The total number of voters registered in Jasper county as shown from the new registration lists is 4,213. This Is a het gain of 391 over the registration of two years ago. Three precincts in the county have a registration of over 300— Barkley, east, 330; Marion, No. 1, 310; Mariofi, No. 2, 356. Two years ago Marion, No. 2, vzas the only precinct having over 300 voters registered. The number in this precinct then was 322, and this year’s registration shows a gain of thirtyfour. Marlon, No. 1, two years ago had but 266, while this year It -is 310, a gain of forty-four. Barkley, east, two years ago had 255, and this year has 330, a gain of seventyfive.

In these big precincts the election boards will certainly have something to do this year. The law contemplates that there rfhall be not to exceed 250 voters in a precincj—unless voting machines are used, whore double this number can be easily handled. It. is the duty of the township trustee whenever an excess of 250 votes have been cast In a precinct to notify the county commissioners or auditor and it is then the duty of the former to rearrange the precincts or add now ones so that the number of voters will not exceed the 250 limit.

Tn Marlon, No. 2, an excess of 250 votes has been cast in every election for the past fifteen years, and the election boards in that precinct have been worked almost to death in each election. There has been no change in the lines or number of precincts in Jasper county in the past twenty years; the number remaining at twenty all of this time. It would soern that something should bo done before anpfher election and the changes must be made at the June meeting of the commissioners preceding the election, if we remember correctlyto relieve the situation in at least the three precincts above mentioned.

There are also three other precincts—Marion, No. 4; Carpenter, south, and Wheatfield—which have an excess of 250 voters registered. 252, 252 and 28 0, respectively—and if every vote is gotten out November 7 the 250 limit will have been passed in those precincts a|so. It will be noted from the table below that Carpenter, east, shows a loss of six over the registration of 1914; the west prepinct has gained forty-five and the south precinct has gained forty-two. Gillam shows a loss of four; Hanging Grove a loss of twelve; Jordan a gain of six; Kankakee a gain of nine; Keener a gain of twenty-four; Marion, No. 1, a gain of forty-four; Marlon, No. 2, a gain of thirty-four; Marion, No. 3, a gain of seventeen; Marion, No. 4, a gain of twenty-nine; Milroy a gain of twenty-one; Newton a gain of twenty-three;' Walker a gain of three; Wheatfield a gain of five; Union, north, a loss of txyo, and Union, south, a loss of two over the registration of 1914. Following is the 1916 registration in each of the twenty precincts of

Jasper county as shown by the new registration lists: 1916 1914 1912 Barkley, East ..,330 255 187 Barkley, West . ..150 138 133 Carpenter, East ..190 196 ’ 187 Carpenter, West..lso ’B6 169 Carpenter, South.. 252 179 169 Gillam 154 159 147 Hanging Grove ..104 116 -108 Jordan . ... 176 170 177 Kankakee .......140 131 119 Keener ...235 213 185 Marion, No. 1... .310 266 286 Marion, No. 2. . . . 356 322 319 Marion, No. 3..,. 230 213 2,16 Marion, No. 4.... 252 223 246 Milroy 99 78 78 Newton ........169 146 142 Walker ,199 196 176 Wheatfield 280 275 257 Union, North ....182 184 155 Union, South ... .174 176/ 171 Totals ......4,213 3,822 3,627