Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 November 1908 — Page 1
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S.M/IRSHALL aNU FACS
r-Election Opinions «»f the DemoHatir Governor From Republican ■, urrt s Show His Strength. ■ 1 — SUGGESTED FOR PRESIDENT
h i d»y two article* dealing of Marshall and hi tha ild be read by gl j i. to correct their iioHtica l ,, The first, an editorial tlie Indianapolis Star, . bitterly opposed Marshall, ^ n of W. H. Blodt|,e Indianapolis News gives ^ ona for the ele<' 'a of Marshall that we have
as an honest, conscientious, upright citizen and a man whose word will be taken anywhere in Indiana on any subject. The Anti-Saloon League knew, or could have known, that Mr. Marshall conducted his campaign entirely free from brewery and saloon Interests. He paid his own expenses and would not accept a dollar from any one; would not permit the State
committee to pay his traveling ex- j — penses or give him a penny. He bor- | iaditv nc rowed the money from a bank on his mAJUHITY Of
personal note and would not accept free transportation even on a hack j line. When Albert Lieber and Crawford Fairbanks and a number of brewery representatives of liquor interests held meetings and sent for Mr. Marshall he declined to attend their meetings and replied that he had no business with them.—Indian-
apolis News.
BRYAN LEADS IN PUTNAM
Miscount in Making the Totals of the Votes Cast in the Precincts Makes Commoner .Appear to Fall Behind
Marshall.
505 IN COUNTY
ELECTION EXPENSES PAID
'he view of the part taken by ■ Anti-Saloon League is also inter^■i. The two articles, in part, follow Governor Marshall. Thomas R. Marshall owes his as Governor of Indiana to own fine qualities as a man and aBitiz'-n. All that the Republican orfiidzation could do against him all that (lie brewers and saloons did for him could not swerve from hBi the suffrage of his fellow cltiin uffleient numbers to defeat
County Commissioners Meet to Pass I poii the Claims of Inspectors for The Expenses of the Precincts.
TOTAL EXPENSE NEAR $2,000
A mistake in footing the columns 1 of votes by precincts had, until this Thursday deprived Bryan of credit j of leading the ticket in this county. His majority had been given as 4(15. He had been credited with 3131, while his opponent, Taft had been given 2GGC. A refooting of the columns showed that Taft had been given fifty votes too much, his total j showing only 2G26. This gives Bryan a total of 505, and makes him i lead the ticket in the county, Mari shall having 4 70 and Moss 4 80. There had been considerable speculation as to how it happened that I Bryan fell so low, when it was ! known that there was a strong Bryan feeling in the county. The discovery 1 of this error makes all plain. The mistake was found by the clerk on | refooting the columns for the final
; filing.
CASES SET FOR TRIAL
.hiilge Raw ley Places the Following Cases for Trial L'pon the Days Ik-signaled in Order That the Docket May be Pushed Through.
BUSY TERM FOR NOVEMBER
■].' wa not elected because of the issue, hut in spite of it. The Hcs won for him by appeal* to “per^^|al liberty" were more than offset ^■thc votes that by those appeals alienated. He was preferred to ^Btson by voters enough who bein him and distrusted Watson, not a victory for the brewerle* er the saloons, and these institutions would make a fearful mistake so to fBnnl It The thing that turned the tM was Mr. Marshall’s IrreproachHc and amiable personality. ^B'liep- is an element of justice and fit : this result that should ;• a ■ rt to every man who is trying to I a life of rectitude and honor. devotion to dutj and to '■('r irleuls nf life will build lip re among his fellow men that the situdes and mutations of politics not take away. A lien Mr Marshall was nominated Star gave itself the pleasure of lag: Mr Marshall should be el< ^B' MMr. there is not a right-tliink- ■ '\- : glit-principlcd citizen of India but would rejoice that a man of •Sdh filler and grace of character lul l sit for four years in the execuI iiflii e of the state, wi i tlii sentiment we now cheerk a‘.-ain subscribe: and with it we S' • i:.e prediction that what - ver ■' have been entertaine i of hli paying the office of Governor into hands of unworthy elements in community life are doomed to el disappointment. He will servo people to Hie best of his ability ■d sitli a clear conscience; and in Bt effort lie will have the support ^Jtliis newspaper, wherever that ^B :> rt can in justice and truth lie ■ ml. I Indianapolis Star.
Saturday the county commissioners met to canvass the claims of those who had to do with the late election. The claims of each precinct were filed by the inspector of the precinct. The average of all the precincts was close to $50 each. There was, however, a great difference in the expenses of the precincts. The lowest claim from any precinct was for $36.50. The highest -was for $5 The average claim was from $4G to $53. This would make the expenses of the election, so far as the expenses of the precincts are concerned ap-
proximate $ 1,700.
In addition to these expenses there must be paid the board of election commissioners who have put in some five or six days each, the expenses of printing the ballots, of advertising the election, etc., so that the final expense, not all in as yet, will not be far from $2,200. If the expense should reach that amount it will exceed the appropriation set aside for this matter, as the County Council has appropriated hut $1,900 to pay all the expenses of the election. Tinexact expenses will not ho known till all the claims are acted upon.
MOFFETT FAMILY REUNION
Memliers ul the Family l-'rom Many IMnoos Meet For a Day of ReAequuintance and (iood Cheer.
I s ALL DINE AT THE BELNAP HOTEL
FREAKS OF MACHINE VOTE
Voter- < ase Ballots for Candidates Not on the Ticket and do Not Know the Names of Candidates on The Ticket.
Members of the Moffett fa.niily from far and near enjoyed a reunion here Wednesday. They came in ! morning from all directions on both trains and internrban. They met for I organization in the court house, from ; which place they went to the Belmip I for a reunion dinner served especiali ly for the family by the genial host of that hostelry. The afternoon was ; spent in conversation and family reminiscences. The following Is a list of the members present: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller of Terre Haute, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Mofj fett. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moffett of Bainbridge. Mr. and Mrs. I). V. Mof- ! f. tt, Mr. and Mrs. YV. E. Gill of Clo- | verdale. Mr. and Mrs. George Kirkpatrick of Oakland. Mr. and Mrs. N. ; It. Moffett, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. MofI fett of Paris. Mr. and Mrs. N. R. I Bennett of Westfield. Mr. and Mrs. j .John H. Moffett of Indianapolis, Mrs. Susan Brinkenhoff of Konsas.
Judge Rawley has set the following cases for trial during the November term of the Putnam Circuit Court, it is expected that the cases will be tried on the days set for
them;
Nov. 1G, No. 327G, State of Indiana vs. Clarence A. Tuttle, and all State eases. Nov. is. No. 3028, Charles F. I'igg vs. estate of Allen. Nov. 19. No. 2991, Rose Smith vs. Broadstreet, executor. Nov. 19. No. 2992, James Smith vs. Broadstreet, executor. Nov. 20, No. 3031, .Imanda J. Goff vs. Wilson, executor. Nov. 20, No. 3032, McMahan vs. Daniel L. Henry estate. Nov. 21. No. 3039, Pope vs. Admr. Pope estate. Nov. 23, No. 74G7, Hannah Hadley vs. C. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co. Nov. 23, No. 74G8, Hannah Hadley. grdn. vs. C. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co. Nov 24 No. 7548, General Electric Co. vs. Putnam Electric Co. Nov. 24, No. 7531, International Filter Co. vs. Zaring & Manning. Nov. 2G, No. 7 337, Philips vs. T. H. I. & E. Traction Co. Nov. 27. No, 7538, Morgan vs. Vandalia Coal Co. Nov. 27. No. 7548, Yemm vs. Vandalia Coal Co. Nov. 30. No. 7554, Sillery vs. City of Greencastle. Dee. 1, No. 75G4, Nona B. Kiergan vs. Fred Vaughn. Dee. 2, No. 7568, Francis O. Jones vs. C. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co. Dee. 3, No. 75C9. Dean vs. C. C C» & St. L. Ry. Co. Dec. 3, No. 7577, Lukens vs Lu-
kens.
Dee. 3. No. 7580. Lane, grdn. vs. Paul A- Graham. Dee. 4, No. 7582, Brazier vs. C. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co. Dee. 7, No. 7520, Downing vs.
Williams.
Dee. 8, No. 7590. Dearing vs. Domestic Block Coal. I Dec. 9. No. 7593, Harding vs. Bal-
linger. •
Dee. 10, No. 7508, Mosgrave vs E.
I. DuPont, Denemours.
Dee. 14. No. 7354, Charles Ward vs. Clarence A. Tuttle.
details had been arranged. Chief McMillan stated that in the future he would arrest all crews that violate the speed limit and would hold them personally responsible* for the infraction of the speed ordinance. He said that the twenty eases which he had filed against the traction company for speed violations did not seem to have any effect on the company and that in spite of the fact that they had been convicted in one case the cars were still being run through the city at a speed of fifteen to twenty miles an hour and he intended to put a stop to it. It is expected that the action of Chief McMillan in arresting Hie crew last night and holding the car here until bond was secured for the men. will have the effect of causing the traction company to sit up and take notice and that in the future they will try to comply with the speed or-
dinance.
EXAMINE THE TALLY SHEETS
Lincoln Dixon and Hurt Xexv .Appear In (ireencastle to Examine tho Flection Returns for Any Errors Overlooked by Hoard.
NOTHING FOUND IN OLD PUTNAM
RALPH MOSS A BENEDICT
■im tin- League Could Have Known H’l 1 Anti-Saloon League knew, o: 1 have known, that Thoma R Rshall was not nominated by the fwers. That he did not make a I • i the nomination i v. <11 I When the Taggart machine 1 h includes the brewers, saw in convention that L. Ert Slack, I I tl a jar to the eoe- O' ■ I ii years, was about to nominated, it threw its vote to Marshall. It was not that the that tho Taggart machine hat'i'h" representatIve p oon League were in that Yvontlon. They heard Mr. MarH 1 I declare from the stage that he hoi seek the nomination, that h< H 1 i nothing for it, and that h< uctly in would wear no man’s collar. ^Buld not be the candidate of an> and would accept no favors ■ any et of men, corporation or ^Btityti I Hie Anti-Saloon League knew, or Vhl have known, that Mr. Marshall |n temperance man In his dally life in ids public life; that he stands ph in the esteem of his neighbors
Some queer things have come to light with regard to Hie work of the voting machines in Indianapolis. It | appears that in the vote for joint senator the men who prepared the machines for the voting did not know the namey of the candidates beyond those on the Republican and Denioi ratie tickets. Ana result they simply put down the name of the party in the place where the name of the candidate for joint senator should go. Now the Prohibitionists and Sbcialists had no candidate for Joint sen-
t'ongres-iiian-l'dec't From the Fifth
District, Marries Brother’s Widow, Near Ash boro, Inti., Sunday.
Ralph W. Moss, Congressman-elect from this district was married Sunday afternoon, to Mrs. Hattie Moss, widow of his only brother. The wedding occurred at the family home stead near Ashboro. Mr. Moss is for-ty-four years old and his bride Is tho same age.
After the ceremony a brass hand
ator, but the voters, deceived by the I and half the population of Ashboro arrangement of the machine, east ! called on the newly married couple
17 7 votes on the Prohibition ticket and G84 on the Socialist ticket, | neither of which parties had a can- i didate for that office in the field. | James \V. Walker, candidate on tho Independence ticket was on the ma- , chine and so was the party. The : party received 27 votes and the man 1 votes. This is another ease where the machines registered queer results
and a reception was held at the Con-gressman-elect’s country home. Mr. Moss has appointed Charles F. Riddell as his private secretary. Mr. Riddel! is cashier of the Riddell Na-
tional Bank of Brazil.
FIRE ON MACK JONES' FARM
WEDDED At COURT HOUSE
Wednesday at 10:30 o’clock Miss Minnie Alice Dickinson and Ollie YVilford Sweet were united in marriage at the clerk’s office in the court house, Rev. Dalby performing the ceremony. Mrs. Sweet is the daughter of Fletcher Dickinson and Mr. Sweet is the son of Henry Sweet, both of Franklin Township. The contracting parties are well and favorably known to all in their home community and all wish them Hie greatest of happiness.
About 11 o'clock Friday morning tire started in the woods on Mack Jones’ farm. Mr. Jones and the neighbors fought the fire till late this afternoon and only conquered it through a lucky shift of the wind. No great damage was done.
VOTE FUR CONGRESSMAN
The Holliday Plurality of Five Thousand, in 11)04, Was Wiped Off Tin* Slat** at the Flection of Last
Week and III** People Gave
MOSS A PLURALITY OF 1,497
A.
Official returns from the seven counties of the Fifth Congressional district give Ralph YV. Moss for Congress a plurality of 1,497. When one stops to think that Congressman Holliday carried this district by a plurality of over o.OOO four years ago you begin to realize what a splendid race Senator Moss made. But the vote four years ago was the Roosevelt high water mark and two years ago Mr. Holliday narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of Claude Bow-
ersi
Many Republicans expected that if Mr. Holliday made another race, he would have been defeated, but they had no idea that Howard Maxwell would be snowi-d under by a Democratic plurality equal to the normal Republican plurality in the district. The official figures as reported from the various counties are as fol-
lows:
Counties. Moss. Clay 831 Hendricks Morgan Parke Putnam 480 Vermillion .... Vigo . T 1473
Lincoln Dixon and Burt New. candidate for Supreme Court Reporter on Hie Democratic ticket, were in Greene astle a few hours Tuesday They came for the purpose of examining the tally sheets and the election returns from the various precincts to see if any error has been made in tho footings. After a careful examination they found the Putj nam County returns in exact harmony with the tally sheets except for .une vote in the case of Attorney-Gen-eral Bingham. No action will be taken as, in order to correct the returns, the state officers would be obliged to summon the boards of the precincts and take their evidence on the question before any change could be ordered. The visiting gentlemen stated that an expert accountant had been sent into each county of the state to examine the tally plieets and the returns. They did not look for fraud, but only for clerical errors, and a number of these had been found, some in favor of one party and some in favor of the other. All these errors will be reported today to the governor at his final canvass of the vote. YY’hat the result will be no one knows.
Totals 2784 .Muss's plurality 1497
ARE HULUING THEN! LEVEL
Brazil l ily Officials Do Not Permit The Violations of the Speed Ordinance That are Winked at by Grecneastle's Officials.
Jacob f. Rogers and Rees*- Were Wed at Tuesday Morning.
CAR CREW ARE UNDER ARREST
DEATH OF MARION BOSWELL Jacob Marion Boswell died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. YVilliam Boswell in Clinton Township Tuesday night after a long illness of tuberculosis. He was about 22 years of age. Funeral and burial will be at Clinton Falls.
The Brazil Democrat gives the following in regard to violations of the sjieed ordinance by the interurban: Henry G. Parnell, motorraan, and Fred YV. Latin, conductor, of westbound traction car No. 4 5, were placed under arrest and taken from their car when it pulled into the traction station at G:2S o'clock last evening for exceeding the speed limit. The arrest was made by Chief of Police McMillan, who charged the raotorman and conductoi with run ning their car through the city at a sjieed of at least 2 0 miles an hour. The crew strenuously objected to bein-: taken from their car and thf traction company officials also put in a kick but McMillan was firm and compelled the raotorman and conductor to acompany him to police headquarters, where they were arraigned on the charge of violating the city speed ordinance. Their trial was set for 10 o'clock Saturday morning before Moyor Shattuck and bond was furnished for their appearance by Clarence Turner, the local manager of the traction company. About 4 5 minutes were consumed in arranging the details and securing bond for the conductor and motorman and the car was held on the | Meridian Street switch until these
Maxwell 4 45
27
1C2 053
1287
THEY ART MARRIEU
YDs. Ulcn Brazil on
Jacob C. Rogers, a Putnam County giant 85 years old and Mrs. Ellen Reese of Bowling Green, aged Go years were united in marriage at Hie county clerk's office at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday. Justice Mershon officiating. The groom is a well to do farmer, living north of Reelsville. He is over six feet in height and weighs about 300 pounds and his robust appearance would indicate that he is not over GO years old. Th<> bride has been a well known and highly respected resident of Bowling Green for many years.- -Brazil Democrat.
TRAMPS EIRE BIG FOUR CARS
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE
Program •<> be Arranged That Will Interest anti Instmet All the People, Male and Female, (>l*l anil Voting—tliristie and Heaeock the Foreign Talent.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE ASSURED
Tiie officers of the Farmers’ Institute held a meeting Saturday afternoon with Mack Jones, County Chairman. presiding. The preliminaries for the asinual institute to be held January 29 and 30, were, arranged and a program committee consisting of S. A. Hazclctt. J. YY r . Robe, Mrs. Albert Albaugh and Mrs. John Dunbar was named to complete the details of the program. The state speakers were assigned their topics as follows: Prof. Christie, the corn expert of Purdue, will discuss 'Boys and Girls Clubs, Their Value and Advantages.” The subject of his second discourse will he "(Torn Improvement by Selecting, Testing and Grading. ’ Prof Christie is an enthusiast in awakening the interest of the hoys and girls to the opportunities of life on Hi*- farm, and that the young people of our county may derive full benefit from his visit, the chairman will request the township trustees to grant the county schools a holiday, Friday, January 29. Saturday, January 30, T. J. Heacock of Salem, will discuss "Poultry, Successful System of Raising the Chicks,” also. ‘‘Management of the Farmer’s Orchard.” The committee adjourned tyubject to call.
CIRCUIT CUURT NOTES
Build Fire in Box t ar to Drive Out The (’liillini-ss—Two Cars Destroyed Before Ftigbu- Arrives.
As a result of a little fire which some hoboes evidently built in on** of the empties standing on the eastern spur of the old Big Four yards, two box ears were destroyed and the rest, twenty empties in all, were only saved by the fact that an engine was in the yards at the time and succeeded in pulling them to a safe distance. This makes the second fire of thlj sort in which the Big Four has suffered in the last month, as two weeks ago a similar fire was started and seven cars were destroyed.
A suit was Tuesday filed on apjteal from Justice Ashton's court in which James M. YY’ood and Elizabeth Wood s, 'ek to collect $ 44.33 alleged due them from Scott Browning as rent. Tho complaint alleges that they rented to Mr. Browning a certain house in which he stored his tools, dynamite and other things while building a road in that vicinity. That he vaeated the house and that rent to the sum total named above has not been paid. Therefore judgment in that amount is asked. The defendant through his attorneys fllesi an answer to the complaint in which he first denies the allegations of the plaintiffs and second, alleges that the rent has been paid. Alice & Hughes appear for the defense.