Richmond Palladium (Daily), 6 February 1906 — Page 1

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WEEKLY F8TLMTTKD 1S3I DAJ.L.Y KSTAUU IIEL RICHMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 1906. SINGLE COPIES S CLNT3. A STRONG TICKET PICKED AT POLLS TABULATED RETURNS IN CONTESTED RACES REPORT FOR JANUARY HORSE RAGING TO BE ALLOWED MADE BY CITY POWER PLANT.

MEREDITH, " JESSUP. BRAMKAMP AND MARINE WIN IN CONTESTED RACES.

A CLOSE FIGHT FOR SHERIFF Jessup Beat Comstock Nearly Five ' Hundred Votes Bramkamp Sprung a Surprise. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. For Congress, JAMES E. WATSON. Joint Senator, ROSCOE E. KIRKMAN. Representative, WALTER S. RATLIFF. Joint Representative, RICHARD N. ELLIOTT. Prosecuting Attorney, WILFRED JESSUP. Clerk Wayne Circuit Court, HARRY E. PENNY. Auditor, I) EM AS S. COE. BENJAMIN P. MYRICK, JR. Sheriff, LINUS P. MEREDITH. Commissioner, Western District, THOMAS E. CLARK. Commissioner, Eastern District, CORNELIUS E. WILEY. Coroner, ALLAN L. BRAMKAMP. County Assessor. MOORMAN W. MARINE. County Surveyor, ROBERT A. HOWARD. County. Councilmen-at-Large, HENRY E. ROBINSON. JAMES C. FULGIIUM. WALTER S. COMMONS. With but two thirds of the Repub- ) lican voters of the county in attend ance at the polls, the strong ticket which will lead the Republican banners to victory next fall was chosen at the primary election yesterday. Little interest had been manifested in the election until the last few days of the campaign and throughthe county, many of the farmers did not take the trouble to drive to the polls, the cold weather keeping them at home. In the four races for office in which there was opposition, not a winner was conceded until after half the returns were received and in the race for sheriff. Steen did not eive I over the victory to Meredith until the last precinct had been heard i from. This race was the closest of the four, Meredith winning with a 'I majority of but 62, after having come into Wayne Township from the counb ty outside with a majority of seven I hundred. jj While it seemd for the week past Ij that. Comstock might be the next ji prosecuting attorney, the results in I"; this contest were exactly opposite to ! those which had been figured upon by his friends, and all over the county, Jessup was given line support. This whs one of the surprises of the electiou, Comstock having been a betting favorite and was j picked for a sure winner in many I places. Jessup, however, won all the townships outside the city with the exception of Jackson, which gave Comstock a majority of two votes. In the city Comstock showed much stronger, but as the returns came in from most of the wards, Jessup 's majority continued. Until a few days ago, either Dr. Bulla or Mottier was picked as winner in the race for Coroner, rather than the man who did land the nomination, Dr. Bramkamp. Working quietly -'and with a strong organiza tion of friends, the winner develop ed unexpected strength which gave him the nomination with the large margin of over 1,000 votes, the greatest landslide in the election. Dr. Bulla was expected to show greater J 3trength throughout the county and his friends say that many of his irotes were lost by the Republicans refusing to turn out to the polls. Dr. Jtfottier was third until the returns (Continued on Page 4.)

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Wayne, Fifth precinct not THE "BLUE LAWS" ARE CENSURED IN COUNCIL BY MAYOR ZIMMERMAN AT SESSION LAST NIGHT. WANTS CITY WIDE OPEN Councilman Bayer Thinks People Will Soon Have to Go to Germany For Freedom. Mayor Zimmerman is opposed to the "blue law" regime which exists in Richmond and which is now al most universal throughout the state, Terre Haute being the latest con vert. "As far as I am concerned I would like to see this city thrown wide open" said His Honor last evening at the council meetine. The remark caused the greatest excitement among the city fathers. Councilman John Paver was tempted by the Mayor's audacity to break his profound silence, rising to his feet long enough to remark that "this country is getting worse than a foreign monarchy and Americans will soon have to ro to Germanv for freedom." Mayor Zimmerman started the little "rapfest" by dwelling on the pitiful condition of Tmtc Haute. In indignant tones lie related how on Sunday last a' bootblack, three saloon keepers, a few bakers and a buirsrv

washer had been gathered into the?isrs" and the "blue laws" got

arms of the Puritanical law, charged with working on the Sabbath. It is believed that Councilman Bayer's outbreak was induced by the outrage WEATHER INDICATIONS. Temperature. February 5, 1905. Morning 5 Noon 18 Night 22 February 5, 1906. Morning 8 Noon 12 Night 5 Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Generally fair and slowly rising temperature.

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Shows an Excess of Receipts Over Operating Expenses of $2328.72. The following is the report of the Municipal Lighting and Power plant for January, submitted to council last evening: Receipts. Received from light and power $ 4,013.SS Receiver from street lighting 1,812.50 Total receipes for Jan $ 5,S26.38 Expenditures. Operating expenses $ 3,497.66 Building and equipment... 1,912.94 Expenditures for Jan.. ... .$ 5,410.60 Receipts from light & Pow $ 5,826.38 Operating expenses 3,497.66 Excess receipts over operaating expenses $ 2,328.72 Balance in treasury Dec. 30, 1905 13,249.12 Amount paid in during month 5,635.15 Total $18,884.27 Expenditures during month 5,410.60 Balance in treasury, Jan. 31, 190G $13,473.67

KIBBEY TO RENDER DECISON TODAY IN CASE OF THE CHANDELIER BRASS FACTORY AGAINST J. R. FIRTH. SUIT IS BROUGHT Oil NOTE Defendant Was Superintendent of Plaintiff's Factory Was Fired Refused to Meet Note. Justice F. C. Kibbey will render a decision this morning in the case of the Chandelier & Art Brass Works against J. R. Firth, formerly the superintendent of the factory. The Chandelier Art & Brass Works is suing on a note and the case has occupied the attention of Justice Ribbey's court since Saturday. The plaintiff is represented by Shively & Shively and the defendant by T. J. Study. The defendant was brought to this city by the Chandelier Art & Brass Works to act as superintendent and he borrowed money from the concern to pay the expenses of bringing his family to this city. Firth gave his note for the amount borrowed. Not long ago Firth was discharged for alleged incompetence, and the Chandelier Art & Brass Works brought suit on note against him. Firth's defense was that he was not incompetent and that he was not given the customary thirty days notice of his discharge and claims that the company should apply thirty days salary on the note. The plaintiff claims that according to the agreement with Firth it was not necessary to give him thirty dajs notice and that while he was superintendent the factory was badly run owing to the fact that Firth had absolutely no control over the men, which resulted in labor troubles. POLO RESULTS. Danville 2; Kokomo 0, at Danville. Ft. Wayne 4; Anderson 2, at Anderson. WEEKLY PRIZE. The PALLADIUM wants the news, and will pay one dollar ($1.00) for the best piece of local news mailed, 'phoned, or delivered EXCLUSIVELY to this office on or before February 7.. Get busy and earn the dollar.

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COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCE By a Vote of 13 to 2 O'Neal Protests Saying City is Laid Liable to Suits. The city council met last evening for the second time this year and the question of permitting racing on North A street occupied nearly all of the time. Mayor Zimmerman, an enthusiastic lover of horseflesh, strongly advocated an ordinance which was presented which provides that no person shall drive faster than 7 miles an hour on any street or alley in the city with the exception that the provisions of the ordinance shall not apply to North A street from Twelfth street to Fifteenth street between the hours of 2 p. m. and 4 p. m. when the street is suitable for sleighing. A fine of from $1 to .$50 is provided for a violation of this ordinance. This same ordinance was introduced some time ago and at the last session of council it was defeated on its third reading. Last evening the supposedly ordinance rose .'phoenix like" from its ashes and without any suspension of the rules, passed on its fist reading. Because of this peculiar procedure it was questioned whether the ordinance was legal but Attorney Will Kelley, acting for City Attorney Gardner, expressed his opinion that the ordinance was "O. K." The ordinance was passed by a vote of 13 to 2, the councilmen opposing the ordinance said that in municipal conventions and in the Rich-., mond city council there had been a great outcry against the Metropolitan police system on the grounds that they do not enforce the city ordinances as well as they should, ignoring them to enforce the state laws. Mr. O'Neal said that the local police board had instructed Superintendent Bailey that city ordinances must be rigerously enforced and that now they were attempting to prevent snow racing on North A street. Mr. O'Neal wanted to know if it was policy to handicap the police by passing special legislation except in an emergency case. lie further stated that under the ordinance introduced in case anyone was injured by the speeding of horses on North A street, all it is necessary for the injured person to do is to go to court and present the ordinance and the jury would render a verdict against the city without leaving its chairs. Mayor Zimmerman presented a list of property owners and residents living on North A street between Twelfth and Fifteenth streets, all of whom stated that they were not opposed to speeding of horses on that street. Only three men, according to the Mayor, were against the ordinance. After the passing of the ordinance -a resolution was introduced granting permission to anyone to race on North A street, pending the time the ordinance went into effect. The resolution provides that persons who took advantage of the present snow should do so at their own risk. The resolution was finally withdrawn as being unnecessary. REPORT FOR JANUARY. Acording to the report of city health officer Dr. T. Henry Davis, there were 31 births, 11 male and 20 female. There were 16 deaths, equally divided between th sexes. Of contagious diseases there were 5 cases of typhiod, 1 case of diphtheria and 1 case of scarlet fever. CITY STATISTICS. BIRTHS. Arthur Thorn and wife, 203 Kinsey street, a girl.

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