Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1902 — Wolcott for Voting Machines. [ARTICLE]

Wolcott for Voting Machines.

Senator E. H. Wolcott, of Woloort, who is one of the holdover members of the state senate, where he represents White, Jasper and Newton counties, was at the English hotel in Indianapolis, Tuesday, when he was interviewed by a Sentinel reporter to whom he said: ‘T will have a few small and unimportant bills to introduce but nothing of any consequence that I know of now. lam heartily in favor of some measures that have been suggested and will certainly support them. 1 believe a law for voting machines should be passed for one thing. The people are in favor of.this reform, I believe, as there seems to be a general demand for their introduction. The principal reason for the popular demand is that they are tired of the delay. The great advantage of the maohines, however, lies in the fact that the mistakes and many of the illegal practices now followed in elections will disappear. We can never have honest elections until we have machines and for that reason provision ought to be made for their use. The only great objection is the expense, and I do not believe this will be enough to prevent the passage of a bill for the purpose. I am also in favor of the proposition to put justices of the peace and prosecuting attorneys on salary. I believe this would result in getting better service out of both officials. A bill for this purpose will be introduced and I hope it will pass.” ;