Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1906 — Not Enthusiastic About the Voting Ma= Chiles. [ARTICLE]

Not Enthusiastic About the Voting Ma= Chiles.

Kentland Enterprise: --—\—■ The voting machines used at the Tuesday election have provoked a great deal of comment. Some are in favor of the machines and a number are not. As a matter of fact rd t urns were not, made to the clerk’s office any earlier this year than heretofore. The present method of tabulating the vote by the election commissiooers is easier than the system in use heretofore, but some are inclined to doubt the statement that the machines are aie a sure shot to register the intention of the voter. Among this number is Will Ade, who has made an investigation of the returns yesterday and dug up some interesting statistics Mr. Ade is emphatic in his opinion that the machines wholly fail to secure a full vote, and investigation discloses the fact that of the 2565 votes cast, 79 voters failed to vote on the State ticket. The two commissioners district show even greater neglect. For commissioner in the second district 163 men failed to vote for any of the candidates, and in the first district, the candidates lost 95 votes thruout the county. <On the other candidates the voters failed to vote for their choice, and thereby lost their vote as follows; Treasurer 64, Sheriff 84, Congressman 104, and County Assessor 114. Mr. Ade also found that the candidate for County Couucilmen suffered greatly for the rea-on the voters did not commence at the far end of the line, and owing to the line ending one number short on Councilman for the first district, Mr. Herriman, the repub lican nominee, was nearly defeated thru an oversight on the part of the voters. It has been urged that the machines make it impossible for people to lose their votes, but the tigures obtained by Mr. Ade do not prove the assertion. The largest and most elaborate line of fine dress coats for ladies ever offered. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE.