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scries, Vol. 50. >'»• -«•
(iltKKNI \STI,K, IMUWA. FRIDAY, OOTOIIKR SO, 1008.
\cu Series, \'<iL .■», No. IO.
The Republican Party Faces Defeat
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DISGRACED
Election Returns at Star= Democrat Office
I I si ( i\S both national and [lOCAL POINT TO (iUKAT DEM* L bAT ic VltrrORY—INDIANA I ,| (Ms SURE FOR BRI AN, 1 M KN WO MARSHALL AND TIB IH "’Ol LI) RE NO Sl'Rj.HISi; II LANDSLIDE DKYEL- (> ,.| |) ON ELEITION DAY.
TAFT IS IN GREENCASTLE REPI BLICAN CANDIDATE AD-! DRESSES NEAR 3500 PEOPLE I AT THE MONON STATION AT I RIDAY MORNING CROWD ABOI T HALE AS LARGE AS THE ONE WHICH HEARD MR. BRYAN ON SUNSET HILL.
CHEASED MAJORITY IN PUTNAM HE SPOKE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
■I Tilings Seem Propitious ior Lo,lie to Poll the l-arKest \ ole since IH70.
Tie Republican party, with only a
L M to fight, is facing defeat
I • H illy and locally.
|, sti --ling against the tide and
. know it. Ijong ago they would I •:. but for the rememb I for large majorltl< i ti.cir favor which must be over1 ne. All the trend, they acknowlpc. is for Bryan. In 189C, the wise I. t.di us. Bryan polled more
Voice Was so Hoarse That Only Those Who Were Very Close to Him Could Hear—Avoided Issues In His Speech—II Was .lust as Weil for the Republicans That he Was Not Heard as There was no Weight to his “Near Argument” —Much Cheering for Bryan.
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Judge Taft, Republican candidate for President, spoke to a crowd estimated at from 3500 to 4000 people at the Motion station at 8:25 Friday morning. The crowd was about half as large as the one to hear Mr.
es than McKinley, though they did Bryan on Sunset Hill, count in securing electors. Now Mr. Taft's throat is in such conth nus look so much better than dition that he spoke only five min1896. with a solid Democracy he- utes. He could be heard only about ul hi! and a weakened Republican 30 feet from his train. Not a tenth jrty before him, with new recruits of the people at the station got to
his ranks from all parties, that
lory seems sure.
Tin latett cheering news is from w York where Bryan has been mling a few days. On Monday
;ht he spoke in
rib'ii. the largest building obtain|lc there. Every nook and corner s occupied, and thousands on i isands were turned away. When vaa aTpftfctrd thii^cheeWng began
| i for a quaner oT (In hou •*"' the Presidential cand ■
date said. And it is just as well for
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PRINTING THE BALLOTS ,>a I Mr ,,as Arranged to Secure Telegraphic and County Results nt Offtice on Tuesday Night—Full News COFNTY AND TOWNSHIP TICK- Of the Election Will be Thrown on ETS WERE PRINTED IN THE Large Screen Which Will be Hung STAR-DEMOCRAT OFFICE — On the Hur^t Buggy Co. Building. TWICE Tin: NCMBFR M il ILLY NEEDED IKE ALWAYS m vde reside THERE. Mu: BUGGIES TO BE KEPT OFF STREET
SIX SAMPLE BII.LOIS
I M II PRECINCT.
FOR
THE TOTAL NUMBER IS 23,664
i'ln Work Was Begun Monday Morning and Wa- Completed Wednesday—.lames Benny, Fay Hamilton And William Sutherlin Ire sii|M-r-iutending the Work.
The Star-Democrat has arianged 1 to get the complete county, state and national election returns on the night of Tuesday, November 3. The | returns will be thrown on a screen which will be hung on the Hurst Buggy Co. building opposite the Star-
Democrat office.
Plans have been perfected where- : by the Star-Democrat will get the 'complete returns by wire and also all ^ county results as soon as they can be compiled. Special effort will be made to handle these returns in a prompt and satisfactory way. Special equipment, specially adapted for handling election returns with a stereopticon, have been secured
The printing of the county and township ballots for the election to he held next Tuesday has been completed at the Star-Democrat office. In all 23.(1(14 ballots were printed. Of
these 1 1,730 are county ballots. Then and all slides will throw plain and there are the same number of town- oas Hy read pictures. The screen will
be hung high so that it can he plain-
•t* v ❖ Judge Taft, the Presidential •> •> candidate, said to the people of •> I
*** Putnam County this morning ❖ the issues of the campaign in his crowd took off their hats to the oanMadison Square J ^ ^.heTbv theXemiblSn J; Bpeech ' County Chairman Zeis went j didate. Mr. Taft returned the courtparty and that he believed that •> : an<1 ton ' i off lim - So (li(1 • N,r - Zeis ❖ the Republican party ought to ❖ * T. T. Moore, however, forgot to doff
❖ have the raising of the chick. •> •> Mr. Taft did not mention •>
❖ •> Bank Guarantee, Tariff, Cam- ♦>
•9 tlon. hut noticeably avoided all <• •> of the issues of the campaign. ❖
greatest ovation given any can-j S1 “ u - : ? ? • nee the nominations Con the R, v...vv v ,.v.>vvvvvv...vvvvvvvv^..v | . tlmates now give New Mr Taft’s argument, or rather “near Uj lr0U gj 1 the motions of Introd tm > the < j.. jy ijo*! Bryan'o own presence heard here .n v'-urc. . p.o niuen noise that n tt a word
Hi Train Was a Little Late.
■ Hers have made many vcit, 1 ' the Democratic candidate. ThousI: ii eii have become di 1 iste 1 1 Renuhlicun cumpuic'i • >n ■ • ii is from the Whit*' Hou-e b ”, 11 vote against the party which Ii . h personal l tmlnal ion. In Indiana the trend is continually l il Bryan and Marshall. The fight l’ been made against M .rsh.ill 'he Anti-Saloon League Is beginto react. The fact that the has united with the Republl*IU and is allowing personal is to be sent out from Republi-
H headquarters as campaign uiater-
^Hh.is led many to see the partisan- a ] so stood
behind the whole movement. Taft,
character of Marshall, the hon-straight-forward man, without
The special train carrying the candidate was a little late. It was scheduled to reach Greenrastle at 8:15 but it was 8:25 before it pulled into the station. The crowd stood along the station platform and on both sides of the railroad from the statoin east to Jackson Street. The train pulled east clear past the
crowd.
As the train pulled in the "smiling candidate" was seen standing on the rear platform. Standing beside him was Charley Zeis, whose smile was nearly as wide as the Presidential candidate himself. T. T. Moore
on the platform with Mr.
Crowd Greatly Disappointed. The crowd was greatly disappoint-
ed in the meeting. In the first place only a few could get near the train.
loeracy, paying his own expenses t h< might be free from all pledg-
fc id open to do what is right, has, . . > hearts and votes on all sides. ' Thc ‘ ae few were specially disappointed
when they heard what Mr. Taft said.
position of his opponent, willing
''inis'* anything,'willing to say
W< thing in private and another
: in public, has sent many thlnk-
■ men to Marshall. The li-“s clr-
culk’t d in the campaign by
anti Watson and Bingham have hut ^Hl Marshall more popular, and In-
t is now
''itiiam fontitv all things poln: ■ gely Increased majority. Mr. tter will he elected by a larger M rlty than four years ago, unless ^^■sigtiK fail, and the rest of the
❖ * •J* Judge Taft said the Repub- ❖ •> lican Good Times cause 1 a pan- *> ic hut insisted that the people ❖
Hanly ♦ elect him eo that they can have ♦
❖ Some more Republican Good •>
: •> Time panics.
❖ ’•* ; .X"X~X*X*X~X**X*'X , 'X**X“X"X~K* In the second place Mr. Taft’s voice was so had that he could scarcely he heard by those very near him. And in the third place the scheduled 25minute talk lasted for just 5 min-
UK utes
a upon Mr. Hosteler has reacte d. a all unjust attacks do. Men
Several of the DePauw students who were down to hear the speech were the noise makers during the time the crowd was awaiting the ar-
^B'cmembering what he is, and that ^B)as always reserved the right to ■ ■ he thinks right, and refused “safe < rival of the Taft train. These boys,
I many of them Democrats, found a I question, when “Teddy" good opportunity to rid themselves to hunt lions.
tolilow any dictation. He is *H 8a ne” and will get the votes.
he hoard. Then “Sunrise" Bill smiled and started to speak. He said something about the hi? crowd and about DePauw university. Probably no one outside of the candidate himself knows just what he said as the noise continued as he was speaking of them. Admits There Is a Panic. Then Mr. Taft admitted that there is a panic. A Republican born panic. He said that the panic was of course felt here. The cause of the panic, said Mr. Taft, is that the country was enjoying too much prosperity. Business was too good, he said, and a panic resulted. Now, said the candidate, the only way business can be stimulated to its normal condition, is by gaining the confidence of the people. Recommends yueer Remedy. My election is the only thing which can restore that confidence ! • said. Mr. Bryan’s election cannot do it. That was all Mr. Taft said. He did not explain why Mr. Roosevelt and himself had let the confl•X~X**X M X , *X"X , *X ,, X”X ,, X , *X**X* , X*
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•> Mr. Taft admitted that tin i ■ •> •; , a pan! H< d id i ■ 11 ♦ •> to pass It a} "The late fin tn al •> •> flurry” - most of the R p ibl - ♦ can orators are termini d ir- ♦ •> Big the campaign. *
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•X-v ‘X* vv v gvv*!* v*X’ ‘X^*:' '1* v v'X* vvv deuce of the people slip. H<- did not explain why Mr. Roosevelt and himself, had not already restored confidence. He did not explain why prosperity caused panics. (!•' did not explain how he expected to alone cope witli the “confidence restorii: ”
!y seen by everybody. It Is protvible that Jackson Street in front of the Star-Democrat office will be roped off to prevent carriages and other rigs from interfering with the crowd which will be in front of the office to
learn the returns.
HANLY IS NOW EXPOSED
his bonnet in the excitement of the
minute.
The noise of the exhaust from a freight engine which stood beside the Taft car caused much noise and noticeable annoyance to the candidate. On e Mr. Taft stopped speaking and looked around at the engine in a most disgusted “tone of voice.” The engine, however, paid little attention to the candidate’s look of scorn and continued to “blow off for several seconds. It was rumored on the streets that morning that the Tin-plate Mill officers have issued a statement to their employes stating that the mill will close down for four years In case Mr. Bryan ie elected. The Republican Drum Corps, with their banners stood right up against the end of the car. Their banners obstructed the view of many but that cut no ice with the drummer boys. One of the conspicuous bannerheld up in front of the candidate as he spoke read "Somebody Lied.” Surely it was not the intention of the creator of the sign on the banner to be personal. Mr. Taft In his speech this morning stated that the panic was not felt in the IVe&t. Soon after Mr. Taft's train had gone Ezra Smythe, a prominent Greencastle railroad man, who was in California a few months ago. called at the office of tho Herald and asked that the people of Putnam County he informed correctly regarding the panic and the West. Mr. Smythe said that the panic was felt in California even more than in the (Continued on Page Eleven.) ANOTHER FARM FIRE
ship ballots. Beside these the^e are
201 sample ballots.
The number of ballots to be
printed is computed from the number of votes cast for president In each precinct at the last general election. Twice the number of ballots are printed for each precinct as the total of the number of votes cast in that precinct for president at the
last general election in 1904. The printing of the ballots ;s su-
perintended by the election commissioners. This hoard is composed of William Sutherlin, Fay Hamilton and
James Denny. This year Mr. Denny 1
looked after the county ballots. |
Hi f" 1 at th pri - and pc sonal- FEARS DEMOCRAT INVESTIGATION
]v w that e-i h ballot was properly printed. He also counts them and
puts them away in packages of 100 In a speech delivered Tuesday each. The commissioners also see night at Indianapolis Ex-Mayor John
Is Shown That Temperance Fight
Was Made to Hide Hal-AdniInto* nation of the Stale's Iffairs.
| that all disfigured ballots are destroyed. While Mr. Denny was super-vising the printing of the county ballots, Mr. Sutherlin looked after the printing of the township ballots. No one was allowed in the press room, outside of the commissioners and the workmen, during the time the ballots were at press. Following is the several pr clncts and the number of ballots allotted to
each:
Vote cast Ballots for President distributed
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CRAWLEY-HOSIER
^^B v s Hazel Crawley daughter of ^^wuid Mrs. George Crawley was
Sunday morning at 10 o'at the home of her parents to Hosier of Princeton. Rev.
Jr Walker officiated. Following ^Bo' uiony they left for Princeton
their home is already fur- " r - Hosier Is employed as
Southern express agent in that city.
went
of their college spirit by giving
yells for Mr. Taft.
Many Cheer for Bryan. The crowd consisted largely of Democrats who were there to see the Republican candidate more out of curiosity than anything else. This was clearly demonstrated when the Taft train started to pull out. There was more cheering for Mr. Bryan at that time than for Mr. Taft.
What Mr. Taft Said.
Mr. Taft noticeably avoided all of
And if prosperity of the RooseveltTaft variety causes panics, why, why should the people want* confidence restored, for, if Taft is right, if confidence is restored business will flourish and when business Is good panics will result.
SUNBEAMS FROM “SUN RISE" T. T. Moore stood on the hack platform of the Taft train. As the train came to a stop many In the
A fire on the Jesse Hamrick farm near Clinton Falls threatened to do much damage early Friday afternoon The fire got started in a pasture and after burning much fence threatened to get to the houses on the farm. Neighbors rushed to Mr. Hamrick's aid and finally the blaze was gotten under control. Several men who were in Greencastle who live near the Hamrick farm were called home by phone by the members of their families who feared the fire would get beyond control.
Voting pets.
1904
l:t08
Jackson tp.,
Barnard
176
300
South
193
C 90
Franklin tp.,
R jachdale
199
400
South
2 2 3
450
Fincastle
190
380
Russell tp.,
Russellville
200
120
Grimes' Sch. Hs.
154
310
Clinton tp..
North
1 20
200
South
1 22
250
Monroe tp.,
Bainbrldge
227
400
Brick Chapel . . .
15 5
310
Floyd tp..
Groveland
134
270
Sou tli
126
200
Marion tp..
Fillmore
203
410
South
155
310
Greencastle tp..
North
178
3 C <»
Fox Ridge
177
300
Llmedale
9 5
1 9u
Greencastle Cy First Ward . . .
2 4 1
490
Second Ward.
North
1 1 7
2 in
South
13 9
2 SO
Third Ward.
| East
<1
300
West 14.
143
290
‘ Fourth Ward . .
. 90
400
Madison tp.,
(East
1 07
220
West
.142
L00
Washington tp.. Reelaville 215
430
ISout h
. 199
400
Warren tp
.247
500
Jefferson tp.,
| East
360
I West
. 106
220
Cloverdale tp..
I East
. 233
• 70
West
‘> oq
400
I'M ill Creek tp...
.114
230
Holtzman makes some charges against Governor Hanly that ar*‘ well worth remembering and thinking over. The charges are from records In the state house and show the worst of mls-management, graft and incompetency. It Is flatly charged that the Governor fears the election of a Democratic governor because he fears the Investigation of his record and acts that would follow. Mr. Holtzman’s charges as quoted by The News are as follows; According to the report of the legislative committee, the estimate of the cost of the new deaf and dumb school was $325,000. Plan wore prepared for a building to cost that amount. Accordingly, an app >priation of $315,000 was made. The report of the commission intnisted with the work shows that the total I cost of the building contracted for ; would he $1,044,71 4. After the appropriation was made, the original archlte t was discharged, another one I employed, and the plans changed so > as to make the building cost ever a milli iti dollars, which was $750,000 in exi'd of the appropriation. The | legislative committee on State educational, benevolent and correctional institutions for the year 1907 shows that the total cost of Purdue (University. with its 1.C5S students, was only ; $1,002,880. It is believed that the I deaf an I dumb school, with less than Inti students, will cost $1,250,000. (The c :st of this new school will be [equal to the cost of Purdue I'niverI sity, or of the State University and State Norn, a I School combined. Here is a clear case of reckless ex-trnvagun-e. The State House cost ;only $2,00u,000, and this school for the deaf and dumb, with an average daily enrollment of only 3 14. will cost $ 1.250,000. It deserves, not merely criticism, but the severest ami -haipe;t condemnation. Mr. Holtzman charges that $300.000 woith of tli* 1 stone used was purchased from three Republican politicians, friends of the G :vernor. He further says that ninety feet of the wall collapsed. ( throwing the stone cornice and the brick wall to the ground, and that one of the rear walls bulged outward to such tin extent that it had to be taken dc wn and rebuilt. The whole ■(instruction is said to be flimsy and unsafe, and not fireproof.
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<• Re sure to read “The People's •> Column'' on the Twelfth Page *1* <• of the Star-Democrat. There is •> ;
❖ food for thought there. -I* 1 The ladies of the Putnamvide M ^ C* E. Church will serve lunch on elec-
. s-X**X-»4*-M»*» ->*X*tion day.
•X* <*•■• •> MARRIAGE LICKNSEH ♦ *:*❖ ■.**:**X"X»*X**X**X**X*’X* *fr ♦ <**x*>*x a > Earnest Parish and Udel Gibson