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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1901.
ASSISTANT TO ROOT
Colonel Sanger Appointed to
Succeed Meiklejohn.
COMMISSION HAS BEEN SIGNED
Senators Depevf and Piatt Withdrew
Their Objections and "Will Not
Oppose His Confirmation
by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 14. Colonel Wil
liam C. Sanger, of New York, today -was
appointed Assistant Secretary of War,
and immediately entered upon discharge
of the duties of his office. His commis
sion was made out at the War Depart
ment this morning and was signed by
the President this forenoon. Soon after
ward Colonel Sanger appeared at the War
Department and was Immediately ushered
Into the private office of Secretary Root.
There, in the presence of Lleutenant
General Miles and Chief Clerk Schofleld,
he subscribed to the regulation oath of
office. In it he states his residence as
Sangerfleld, N. Y. According to an ar
rangement made In the meeting Colonel
Sanger at once took formal possession of
the office of Assistant Secretary, and was
introduced to the bureau chiefs and all
other principal officers of the department.
Later he was presented to the President
by Secretary Root. The following official
statement was made by the Secretary of
War this afternoon In regard to the ap
pointment: "Some time before the expiration of the
last Administration and before the reap
pointment of the Cabinet, Assistant Sec
retary Meiklejohn notified the President
that by reason of his candidacy for the
Senate, the long canvass attending it
and the necessity that there should be
an assistant secretary who could be pres
ent at Washington to perform the duties
of the office, he was unwilling to permit
his name to be considered for reappoint
ment. William Carey Sanger has ac
cordingly been appointed and will Imme
diately enter upon the discharge of his
duties."
Senators Piatt and Depew, of New York,
called at the White House today and were
with the President an hour. When they
left the following official statement was
made as to their visit:
"The New York Senators, Piatt and
Depew. called upon the President this
morning and for the first time the subject
of Colonel Sanger's appointment as As
sistant Secretary of War was referred to.
Having gone over the matter fully with
the Secretary of War, they decided to
offer no opposition to Colonel Sanger's
appointment."
While the New York Senators had been
disposed to oppose Colonel Sanger, they
realized that the assistant to a Cabinet
officer should be In harmony with his
chief, and they decided not to carry their
opposition any further. Colonel Sanger's
confirmation by the Senate will not be
opposed by them.
Opportunity for Xevr Senators.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Attorney
General Griggs talked with the President
today about a number of places under
the Department of Justice, the terms of
the lnsumbents being about to expire.
These include a large number of United
States District Attorneys and Marshals.
Except where charges have been made
against Incumbents and where the Sen
atorial status has changed, the incum
bents wjll be reappointed as their terms
expire. In a few Instances new Senators
have succeeded to those who secured ap
pointments four years ago. In a general
way It can be said that the new Senators
will be allowed to exercise the preroga
tive and name men of their own selec
tion if they are not satisfied with the
present officials.
Demand on Saltan of Morocca.
NEW YORK, March 14. A special to
the World from Washington says:
The cruiser New York will stop at Tan
pi?r on the way to Manila, and take on
board Consul-General Gummere, who will
be conveyed to the nearest port to the Mo
rocan capital. The Consul-General Is to
demand that the Sultan settle the claim
of American citizens against his govern
ment. The New York will await the re
turn of the Consul-GeneraL The Consul
General could make the trip from Tangier
on merchant vessels plying in those
waters, but It has been the policy of
the Administration to Impress the Sultan
by a naval demonstration In Moroccan
waters.
Rodcnbnrgr Left Oat.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Many Sen
ators and Representatives called upon the
President to have a word with him about
pending affairs before his departure for
the West- The President informed Sen
ator Cullom that curcumstances would
compel him to leave the name of ex
Representative Rodenburg, of Illinois, off
the list of commissioners to the St. Louis
Exposition. The President has decided
not tq announce the membership of the
commission until after his return from
Indianapolis.
Duplicated His Pay Accounts.
WASHINGTON, March 14. The Presi
dent has approved the sentence of the
court-martial In the case of Captain Sam
uel K. Schwenk. U. S. A., retired, and
"he has been dismissed from the military
service on the charge of duplicating his
pay accounts. He was a veteran of the
Civil War and was retired in 1S76.
General Campbell Discharged.
WASHINGTON, March 14. By order of
the President, James R. Campbell, Brigadier-General
of volunteers. Is honorabiy
discharged, his services being no longer
required. General Campbell formerly was
a Member of Congress from Illinois, and
served as Colonel of an Illinois regiment
during the Spanish War.
Assistant Attorney-General.
CEDAR RAPIDS. la.. March 14. W. E.
Fuller, of West Union, will accept the
appointment of Assistant Attorney-General,
made by President McKlnley several
days ago.
Convivial Effects of Climate.
Kansas City Star.
As a result of laborious Investigations,
Mr. E. G. Dexter has arrived at the con
clusion that drunkenness Is dependent to
a large extent on weather conditions. He
explains in an article In the Annals of the
American Academy of Political and Social
Science that he Is led to this belief by a
comparison of arrests In New York with
the data of the Weather Bureau. During
the three years from 1893 to 1S96 about 45,
000 men were arrested within the borough
of Manhattan for drunkenness. Each
day's record was compared with the
Weather Bureau's observation of humid
ity, temperature, barometer and move
ment of wind.
It was found that drunkenness was 47
per cent less common in July than in De
cember. Furthermore, high barometer,
excessive humidity and heavy winds In
creased the number of arrests.
It might be asked whether these
weather conditions did not make the po
lice more vigilant. A New York officer
in a high wind Is no doubt an Important
person. On a calm Summer day he may
be "more ready to wink at the offense of
drunkenness than on a blustering night
of Winter. But It Mr. Dexter's hypothe
sis Is good It may be put at once to useful
application.
ilXB. Nation would find It of great value
In planning her raids on the joints. Tho
Weather Bureau's forecasts would be as
necessary to her as to a farmer or a
shipper of perishable freight.. Areas of
high barometer frequently pass over the
country from west to east. With a weath
er map before her Mrs. Nation could
foresee the path of this center of heavy,
cold air and plan to follow it across the
country, smashing joints ell the way.
Thus she could be sure of doing her work
at the time of maximum drunkenness In
the community, and thus would receive
the largest measure of sympathy. Saloon
keepers would have reason to be thankful
for such a methodical campaign on her
part. They would have warning of her
coming. The cold wave flag would be a
signal of the approach of Mrs. Nation.
It has long been a popular theory that
sun spots and the moon Influence the
weather. If the Dexter hypothesis holds
good dialogues of this sort may be ex
pected in police court:
What, drunk again?
Yes. Your Honor.
Ten days.
Walt a bit. Your Honor. There was a ring
around the moon ntght before last and the Lick
observatory sighted three new sun spots yes
terday. I couldn't help being drunk.
H'm. I forgot about the sun spots. You're
discharged.
Science may be depended upon to come
to the aid of poor human nature. A
German philosopher used to assert that
a dog and a piano work on the same
mechanical principle. Strike a piano key
and you get a certain' note. Pull the flig's
tall and the same result follows. Now
speed up the wind, raise the barometer,
lower the thermometer and clap the re
sulting drunkards In jail. So may philos
ophy make fatalists of us all.
FOR RELIEF OF SETTLERS.
Eastern Oregon Case to Be Talcen Up
By Land OQce.
WASHINGTON, March ?. It Is greatly
to be regretted that no legislation was
enacted at the recent session of Congress
looknlg to the relief of settlers who. In
good fal-h, took up lands In Eastern
Oregon, Under the assumption that they
were public lands, subject to entry, and
subsequently learned, to their sorrow,
that they belonged to The Dalles Mili
tary Road Company. At the previous
6essIon of Congress, Senator McBrlde se
cured the passage of a resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for cer
tain information regarding these lands,
and In response to this resolution, a brief
statement was submitted at the opening
of the present session. When this state
ment came to be examined, however, 11
was found that It was lacking In several
very Important particulars, and on this
account it has been impossible to frame
a bill that would afford the relief de
sired. It has been the hope of Representative
Moody, ever since he came to Congress,
to secure the passage of some bill which,
would direct that the Government pur
chase the paramount title of these lands
from the company for those settlers that
have been deprived of their supposed
rights to the lands under the rulings of
the courts. There Is a precedent for such
legislation, but a suitable bill could not
be prepared with the facts at hand. It
was in the hope of having a further re
port made, setting forth the full in
formation asked for In the McBrlde reso
lution, that Mr. Moody, with Senator Si
mon, recently called on Commissioner
Hermann of the General Land Office.
The situation was carefully canvassed,
and the Commissioner was convinced
that the statement submitted at the be
ginning of this session was not a full
answer to the resolution, and expressed
his willingness to have the matter again
reopened, with a view to collecting the
full facts during the recess. This assur
ance was satisfactory to the Oregon .men,
and In that state they left It. The Com
missioner will now recommend to the
Secretary of the Interior that the special
agents or other employes of the land
service be designated during the coming
Summer to make up a full and detailed
report In line with the resolution. The
resolution carried no appropriation for
defraying the expenses of a" commission,
hence the work must be done by the reg
ular employes of the Land Service.
The resolution In question directed the
Secretary of the Interior to ascertain
what persons made entry of lands with
in the limits of any wagon road or rail
road land grant In the State of Oregon,
who entered upon said lands under the
public land laws of the United States In
good faith, believing such lands to be a
part of the public domain, and the title
to which lands was determined by the
courts to be vested In such wagon roads
or rallrdad company as against the per
son making the entries aforesaid, the
date of such entry, and the respective
amounts paid to the United States, and
the date of such payments: also, the
names of pereons who received certifi
cates of entry or patents from the United
States, and the date of such certificates
or patents; also the sum or sums paid
by the holders of such certificates or pat
ents, their heirs or assigns, to purchase
the paramount title as settled by the de
cisions of the courts, and also the value
of such paramount titles In cases where
such purchase has not been made by any
of the holders of such certificates or pat
ents, and to ascertain such other facts
as, In his judgment, as necessary to en
able the United States to properly and
equitably adjust the claims of persons
who entered upon such lands, receiving
from the proper officers written evidence
of entry or settlement upon any of said
lands, and the said Secretary shall make
report thereon to the Congress at the
next session.
The lands referred to are those within
the overlapping limits of that portion of
the grant to the Northern Pacific Rail
road which was forfeited and restored
to the public domain In 1S65, and the
grant to the Oregon & California Rail
road Company, as well as the lands with
in the conflicting limits of the forfeited
portion of the Northern Pacific grant and
the grant to The Dalles Military Road
Company.
The history of these lands is well
known In Oregon. There Is this to be
said regarding the action In the case,
however; that, no matter If a full and
favorable report had been made at the
opening of the recent session of Con
gress, It would have been Impossible to
have secured the passage of any sort of
relief bill, such as Is contemplated to fit
this emergency. Tho large appropriation
bills, and the unprecedented press of
general public business would have
crowded it out. But with the new facts
at hand, both Senator Simon and Repre
sentative Moody intend to press the mat
ter at the next session, each introducing
a separate bill, and working simulta
neously to secure favorable action.
Tourist Excursions East.
The most popular way to cross the con
tinent Is on one of the Rio Grande West
ern Railway's tourist excursions, to East
ern cities. These excursions leave Salt
Lake City, Utah, dally, making cloae
connection with all trains from the West,
Passengers from Portland have the
choice of going via the O. R. & N. and
Huntington, or the Southern Pacific and
San Francisco, with a day's stop-off in
the latter city. A day's lay-over at Salt
Lake Is also granted on all class of tick
ets via either route to that point.
The routes of these cars are:
Sunday, -via Rock Island and Illinois
Central; Monday, via Rock Island; Tues
day, via Burlington; Wednesday, via both
Rock Island and Missouri Pacific; Thurs
day, via both Rock Island and Burlington
Friday, via Burlington; and Saturday, via
Missouri Pacific.
For rates and information apply to J
D. Mansfield, general agent, 251 Washing
ton street.
In 100 years, while the population of
the world has doubled, the population of
the United States has Increased 14-fold
The wealth has Increased 50-fold.
THE NEW PRIMARY LAWS
BRIEF
EXPLANATION OF
PROVISIONS.
THEIR
Charles M. Morgan Points Oat the
Application of the Measure to
Different Electoral Districts.
PORTLAND, March 14. (To the Editor.)
Of the numerous election bills appear
ing before the late Legislature, three, in
their amended forms, have become laws,
viz.. House bill 1SS, or the direct pri
mary bill; Senate bill 191, or the Mil regu
lating primary elections held for the pur
pose of electing delegates only, and Sen
ate bill ISO, or the bill amending the
Australian ballot law. With the hope of
giving a clearer Idea than now prevails
of these three laws and their relations to
each other, the following Is submitted:
The Direct Primary Laiv.
The ends to be attained at the primary
election under this law are: The nomi
nation of candidates for public office, the
election of party officials and delegates to
conventions representing districts larger
than the county, and 'the adoption of reso
lutions making up the party platform and
the constitution and rules or by-laws of
the party. The end to be attained at the
general election under the present Austra
lian ballot law Is the election of public
officers, and In some Instances the adop
tion or rejection of certain propositions
submitted as In case of amendments to
the constitution. Now suppose that the
only way under the present law to get
your name on the ballot as a candidate
for public office, or to get an amendment
on the ballot to be voted upon, were by
petition by Individual electors, and that
this law were taken over bodily and
adopted to primary elections held for the
purposes mentioned, and you will have
quite an accurate Idea of the direct pri
mary law.
The direct primary law applies to coun
ties having a population of 50,000 or more
and may be made to apply to any other
county by resolution of all the political
parties therein, and within such counties
It governs parties having a strength of at
least 10 per cent of the total vote polled
therein. It governs proceedings at pri
maries held with reference to all general
elections and elections held on the same
date as general elections. Everything that
Is to be done by a party acting within
the confines of the county must be done
at these primaries making nominations
electing party officials and delegates mak
ing party rules and regulations and plat
forms, etc The generality of the lan
guage of the law In some sections has
called forth the comment that It
In no way Interferes with the
holding of conventions and that at
these primaries the parties may go ahead
and elect delegates Just as they do now
at the primaries, and that therefore,
the law offers a mere pretense at reform.
While the law Is thus general In some of
Its phases, a reasonably careful reading
of the whole act will show that it Is so
specific In Its Inhibitions that there can
be no convention held within the county
and the only delegates that can be elected
at these primaries are delegates to con
ventions for larger districts of which the
county Is a part.
It Is provided that any amendment of
the Australian ballot law shall work
the same change In the primary law and
the changes made In the present general
election law by Senate bill ISO will apply to
primary elections. In case a person nom
inated at the primary dies before the
general election, the proper party au
thorities may All the vacancy, but such
a vacancy created In any other manner
can not be filled. There Is no chance to
buy off a candidate and set up one
chosen by any select body. If a person
goes Into the primary as a candidate
for nomination to a public office and fails
to get a nomination, he can not after
wards be nominated at that election In
any manner.
A person nominated at the primary may
be nominated In other ways also.
but a "sorehead" who "gets left" at
the primary can not "vindicate" himself
by appearing as an Independent candi
date. There being now no provision for any
record of the total vote polled or of the
vote for any candidate other than that
of the poll books, the act prescribes It
as the duty of the County Clerk to com
pile such data as are called for by the
requirements of the law.
The party organization stands as It Is
at the time of the first primary election,
but after that date any change of or
ganization or In constitution, rules, by
laws, etc., must be made at the primary
election, and all persons In authority In
the party must be elected at the primary.
The term of office of any party official
cannot bo over four years.
At the polls all affairs proceed as at
the general election, save In respect to
some features necessarily peculiar to the
primary election. The tickets of all par
ties are on the same ballot, one column
on the ballot being given to each party.
The voter first must select his column
and then he proceeds the same as at a
general election In marking his ballot.
If he marks In more than one column
he Is counted as having voted In that
column In which he marks the most votes,
and If he marks no more votes In one
column than In any other his ballot Is
not counted. Blank spaces are left In
which names may bo written so that the
voter Is not confined to the names print
ed on the ballot. He has the most perfect
liberty. If he" acts as a Republican, to
say who shall be the Republican nominee
for any office, but he cannot say that any
particular person shall be the nominee of
the Democratic party for any office. In
making Republican nominations ho Is
not limited to members of his own party,
but he can say nothing about Demo
cratic nominations.
The records made up at the polls are
the same as now kept at general elections,
save that each party has separate tally
sheets, three pairs for each party, the
record of votes for names being kept
separate from the record of votes on
other matters. Election supplies are fur
nished by the County Clerk or Clerk of
the County Court, and a date Is set for
his purchase of the same from the low
est bidder. The contract for printing the
ballots must also be given to the low
est bidder. Voters at primary elections
must have the same qualifications as at
general elections. The County Clerk must
certify to tho election officers In each
precinct a list of those registered, and
the election Judges and clerks may reg
ister voters as Justices annd notaries now
do outside of county seats.
AH names and other matter to be print
ed on the ballot Is so printed on petition
of individual members of the party, the
signatures numbering 5 per cent of the
vote cast In the particular election district
by the party for Its candidate receiving
the highest vote. These petitions arc
practically the same as the petition now
used to make independent nominations,
and must conform to all the requirements
thereof. All petitions are to be filed with
the County Clerk or Clerk of the County
Court, whether they pertain to county
or city or other offices, and that officer
performs all -duties with reference to mak
ing up and printing the ballot, etc., as
he does under the general election law.
With all petitions presenting the names
to be printed on the ballot a fee of $10
must be deposited, the same going to the
general fund of the county. No fee Is re
quired In case of other petitions I. e., pe
titions presenting resolutions to be voted
on. Signers of petitions must be quail
fled electors In the election district for
which the petition Is presented, and they
must be residents of different parts of
the district, so that at least each of
one-half of the precincts thereof shall be
represented by signatures In such number
as bears the same ratio to the whole num
ber of signatures thereon as does the num
ber of votes cast by the party In the pre
cinct bear to the number of votes cast by
the party In the election district for which
the petition Is presented.
For'Instance, suppose that a certain par
ty polled In the county at the last elec
tion for Its candidate receiving the high
est vote therein 10,000 votes. A petition
presenting a name to be printed on the
ballot must have 500 signatures. There
being 100 precincts within the county,
these signatures must come from at least
50 precincts. If one of these precincts
polled 200 votes, or one-fiftieth of the
party vote In the county, then 10. or one
fiftieth of the signatures on the petition,
must come from that precinct, the othsr
49 precincts being represented on the same
basis. The other signatures to the peti
tion may come from these same precinct j
or from any other precincts, or from any
one precinct. In case of changes In pre
cincts or districts, an approximation is to
be made so as to conform to this feature
as near as may be. Signatures may be on
different papers, but each paper must
otherwise have all the requisites of a
complete petition. Two signers must tako
oath, and the certificate of the oath must
be on the petition, that the statements
In the petition are true, that It Is signed
by qualified persons who are members of
the party, that the signatures are genu
ine, that' the candidate named therein, lr
any, Is eligible In short, that the petition
complies with all the requisites of the law
enumerating the same.
In signing petitions, a voter must act
consistently as a member of but one par
ty, and he can sign but one petition for
the same office and one petition present
ing a resolution on the same point, A
person may be a candidate for nomination
to but one public office, but he may a:
the same time be a candidate for a party
office or delegate, or the candidate of dif
ferent parties for the same public office.
He may be named as frequently on the
ballot as he pleases, save that he can
compete for the nomination to a single
public office. All petitions must have at
the head thereof a warning stating the
penalty for violation of the law In sign
ing the same.
First Election Under New Law.
The first election held under the law
will be on April 7, 1902. No signature to
any petition presenting a name for print
ing on the ballot can be taken or secured
before February 16, and all petitions must
be filed with the County Clerk within 15
days before the day of the election. Be
fore February 6 the proper party offi
cials may certify to the County Clerk
what party officers and what delegates
to conventions for districts of which the
county Is a part are to be elected at the
primary election. If the party officials
do not do this before the date mentioned,
such a certificate may be made after
ward and before February 2G over the sig
natures ot Individual members of the
party In nunmber the same as required
to present a name for printing on the bal
lot. If no such certificate be filed, there
can be no such officers or delegates elect
ed. After such certificates have been filed
or the time for filing has expired, tho
County Clerk must give notice of the
election In the same manner as he gives
notice of the general election.
Every feature of the system to which
particular attention has not been called
In this communication Is the same as the
corresponding feature of the general elec
tion system. The final canvass Is made by
the County Clerk and Justices, as In the
June election, and within the same time
after election. The County Clerk nlaces
the names of the nominees on the June
ballot, those who have received the high
est vote in each party for the nomination
sought. The same officer gives to those
who are elected to party office and those
elected delegates certificates of election,
and certifies to the party managers such
resolutions as have been adopted.
Provisions are made for speedy remedy
In case of violations of the law to the det
riment of public or private Interests.
Provision Is made for the formation of
new parties on petition of voters equal
In number to 10 per cent of the total vote
at the last general election.
Thus It Is apparent that, while the
hope of getting & direct primary law for
the state was not realized, a great step
has been taken In the direction of primary
electlon reform In this state. In respect
to all county officers, all officers chosen In
any district whose boundaries are identi
cal with those of the county, all officers
chosen In any district less than the coun
ty Included therein (such as the city, etc.),
all party officials acting within and for
the same electoral districts, and the mak
ing up of party platforms and rules and
regulations within and for the same elec
toral districts, we have a complete direct
primary law. We have also gotten the
people nearer to those conventions which
represent districts larger than the county.
The delegates from this county to these
conventions will now be chosen by the
people, the rank and file of the party,
Instead of the county convention as here
tofore. Further, the formerly disfran
chised rank and file may Instruct repre
sentatives and delegates through resolu
tions adopted at these primaries.
If the evils of "boss" and "machine"
rule In this county are not corrected, it
will be because the people do not wish
these evils to cease, or because they are
too Indifferent to make any effort In this
direction.
This bill was first intended to cover just
the same field as covered by the present
primary law applying to Incorporated
towns of 2500 and over, and the original
bill was drawn as an amendment of and
a substitute for the old primary law, but
It was amended In the Senate so as to
apply only to cities of 10,000 and over,
thus affecting only Portland at present, A
provision In this law saves a conflict be
tween It and the direct primary law, and
as the facts now appear. It will be en
tirely Inoperative save as to parties of
less strength than 10 per cent of the vote
In the city. Any party In the city entitled
under the general law to the privileges
of a political party, and not equaling In
number of adherents the percentage men
tioned, will be governed by this law. This
law would also govern all parties In case
of any regular election not a general elec
tion or occurring at the same time as a
general election. Like the direct primary
law, this law adapts all the machinery of
the general election system so far as pos
sible. The election precincts, election of
ficers, etc., are the same as at the gen
eral election. The same polling-place Is
used for all parties, and all parties hold
primaries on the same date.
A day called primary day Is set by the
County Clerk not less than CO days he
fore the primary election, and of this he
gives notice at least 10 days previously. In
the notice stating the names of the
judges and clerks, and specifying the poll
ing-places, and the day and hours of tho
election. At the same time he gives no
tices to the judges and clerks substan
tially as is given In case of general elec
tions. Seven days before primary day the
party management gives public notice of
the holding of the convention for which
delegates are to be elected, stating the
date, number of delegates, apportionment,
etc The apportionment must be made by
the county central committee according
to the party vote at the last Presidential
or Gubernatorial election.
Up to within four days of the election
the managing committee of the party may
make nominations of delegates In the
various divisions of the county by filing
the same with the County Clerk, and
these nominations are to be designated on
the ballot as "regular" nominations. Up
to within two days before the election
any 10 or more members of the party may
make nominations, likewise, and these
nominations are known as '.'Independent"
nominations, the several Independent lists
of nominees being numbered consecutively
In the order In which they are filed.
These lists of Independent nominees may
only be made by voters within the pre
cinct, and only for their own ward or
precinct, as the case may be. Each of
these regular and Independent tickets Is
printed on the ballot In Its own column.
A voter may vote for the proper number
of delegates from his precinct or ward by
selecting from among all the candidates In
all the ticket? by a mark opposite each
name he wishes to vote for, or he may
vote for all names In a particular list by
marking at the head of the column in
.. . ... . ..,. I
wnicn mat nsr is printea. jacn party
has Its own ballots of a different color
from the ballots of the other parties, but
all sample ballots are of the same color.
The right to vote at the primary election
Is the same as at general elections, save
that the judges may require certain proof
of party membership. The voter on ap
plying to vote is given only the ticket
of his party. The County Clerk must
place the precinct registers In the hands
of the judges, and furnish them also
with registration blanks. Each party has
Its own set of poll-books and its own ballot-box.
The canvass Is made the next day after
the election by the same officers that
make the canvass for the general elctlon,
and the County Clerk publishes the names
of those delegates who are elected, and
also posts a certificate containing the
same Information. In case of a tie vote
on a delegate, the clerk certifies It to the
convention, and that body determines
which of the two may sit. The County
Clerk must provide election supplies six
months prior to the election.
The county or city convention may elect
one committeeman from each precinct or
district. Each such committeeman repre
sents the party In his own precinct or
district In all ward or subdivision com
mittees that may be formed. All these
committeemen constitute the county cen
tral committeo. The term of office Is
two years from the first meeting after elec
tion. Vacancies may be filled by the
county committee, which may also make
rules of party government In the county,
make nominations to fill vacancies occur
ring In the party ticket after the conven
tion, and constitute subcommittees, upon
which they may confer any power pos
sessed by themselves. The county central
committee must meet and organize within
five days after their party nominations
have been made. Delegates from pre
cincts outside the city may be elected as
the party determines, this act not affect
ing the selection of delegaets outside the
city.
The duties of the County Clerk and
other officers are practically as defined In
the case of general elections. This act
deals only with the selection of delegates
to county and city conventions, the selec
tion of committees, etc, as above set
forth. The ballots are of the same style
as those used at general elections, the
form being modified to make It suitable
to the primary election.
Amendments to Australian Ballot
Law.
In order to be brief as possible the law
Is stated as It Is now, after amendment.
The County Court at Its November term
before the election lays out the election
precincts, no precinct to have over 300
electors therein, and the boundaries of all
precincts to correspond with ward and
road district boundaries. Three judges
and three clerks for each precinct are
appointed at the next January term, and,
In case of precincts having over 150 elec
tors, a second board of three Judges and
three clerks Is appointed at the same
time. These officers must be qualified elec
tors within their respective precincts,
able to read and write English, and are
not to be candidates for any elective of
fice at the next election. They must be
chosen from the two parties polling the
largest vote at the last Presidential elec
tion and not more than two judges and
two clerks can be of the same party. The
list of judges and clerks appointed at the
January term must be posted for public
inspection and any person may then of
fer suggestions, remonstrances, etc. In re
gard to such appointees. The County
Court must hear these suggestions and
remonstrances at 10 o'clock A. M. of the
second Wednesday In the following Feb
ruary term, and In so hearing must give
this business precedence over all other
business. At this time the County Court
finally settles the list, which is then post
ed for two years. The judges and clerks
are at once notified, and. In case no ac
ceptance Is received within two weeks, a
new appointment Is made. The County
Clerk keeps a notification-book, which has
a' stub, a blank notification and a blank
acceptance. The latter, on being returned.
Is pasted to the corresponding stub, mak
ing a complete record of the appoint
ment and acceptance. Wilful failure to
serve after acceptance Is punishable.
Polling places are designated by the
County Court 10 days before the election
and at the same time vacancies in the
offices of judges and clerks are to be
filled, the same manner of appointment
being always followed. Notices of the
election are to be sent to the Judges and
clerks and by them posted. On election
day In case of the absence of a judge,
the Judges and clerks by viva voce vote
elect a Judge, who acts until the tardy
officer arrives, and If he does not come
within half an hour the new judge acts
for that election. The judges elect In the
same manner a clerk in the absence of one
of the appointed clerks, the same rules
applying to such clerk as In case of the
newly elected Judge. The pay of the Judge
or clerk elected at the polls Is deducted
from the pay ot the regular officer. The
new judge or clerk must be of the same
party as the regular officer. During the
count the clerks and the third Judge, who
writes his name and the number of the
ballot as counted on the back of the fold
ed ballot, must use pen and Ink only, and
the other judges must have about them
no marking Instrument, all such materials
to be removed beforehand. The watchers
appointed by parties and candidates may
be outside of the rail and keep tally of
the count.
The polls are to be open from 8 A. M. to
7 P. M. In case of special elections nom
ination papers must be filed 10 days be
fore the election. The judges and clerks
are to use a paper seal In arranging elec
tion papers, such as tally-sheets, etc., and
ballot-boxes. This seal Is Ingeniously con
ceived and accurately described, and will
be of great service In protecting the pro
ceedings incident to the count, and the
record thereof. The tally-sheets are
changed slightly, Including the provision
that there shall be but five tallies In each
column. Elaborate provisions are made
so as to preserve the identity of the work
of the two election boards; the second
board relieves the first at the close of
the polls and after that each works 12
hours alternately until the count Is com
pleted. After the count one Judge In each
board retains one of the sheets kept by
his own board. The ballots are all re
turned sealed In the ballot-box and can
not be opened save by order of the court.
Nominations may be made for printing
on the ballot by political parties, as
semblies of electors of 100 each, and by In
dividual electors. A political party Is de
fined to be one which, at the preceding
general election, polled In the district for
which the nomination is made ior rep
resentative In Congress 5 per cent of the
vote cast for that office In the district,
or one which presents a petition signed
by 5 per cent of the electors of the dis
trict, the number of electors In the dis
trict for this purpose to be determined by
the last vote for Congressman. In case
of a nomination for a state office or a
member of Congress by Individual elec
tors, the paper must be signed by 2 per
cent of the electors of the state or dis
trict, and all other nomination papers by
Individual electors must be signed by 3
per cent of the voters within the district
for which the nomination Is made, the
number of electors for this purpose to be
determined by the vote last cast for Gov
ernor or Presidential electors. In case
one person receives more than one nom
ination for- the same office he may accept
that of one or more parties. There are to
be but two ballots printed for each elector
voting at the last general election. In
printing the ballots a shift Is to be made
so that every 100 ballots shall have a
different margin from the others and the
white ballots are all to have a different
margin from that of the sample ballots.
The arrangements of furniture and of
ficers and watchers at the polls Is mi
nutely described so as to guard the sanc
tity of the ballot and facilitate proceed
ings. Voters can use only Indelible pencils
In marking their ballots.
Some changes are made in the forms and
materials In the registration books and
the missing blank "B" Is supplied.
These suggestions seem to give a fairly
complete Idea of the !aw as It now Is.
where It has been affected by recent legislation-
CHAS. M. MORGAN.
PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND
STARTS FOR INDIANAPOLIS TO BE
PRESENT AT THE FUNERAL.
Proclamation Issued Announcing to
the Nation the Death of Gen
eral Harrison.
WASHINGTON. March 14. President
McKlnley left Washington at 7:45 P. M.
for Canton, O. He will proceed Saturday
night to Indianapolis to attend the funeral
of General Harrison. With him were
Mrs. McKlnley, Secretary Cortelyou and
Dr. P. A. Rlxey. Mrs. McKlnley will not
go to Indianapolis, but will await the
President's return to Canton. The re
turn trip from Indianapolis will be made
Sunday night, and, although the matter
has not been finally determined, the prob
ability Is that the President will make
only a brief stop at Canton and come
back promptly to Washington.
The National capital is in mourning to
day. Flags are at half-mast upon all
public buildings, the hotels, stores and
many of the private residences. The act
of ,1S93 inhibits the draping ot public
buildings In black, as was the custom
formerly upon the death of an ex-Presl-dent.
President McKlnley directed that
the doors of the Executive Mansion be
closed to visitors, and denied himself to
callers except those who had business of
urgent Importance. This morning Presi
dent McKlnley Issued tho following proc
lamation: "Executive Mansion. Washington, D.
C, March 14, 1901. To the People of the
United States: Benjamin Harrison, Pres
ident of the United States from 1SS3 to
1S93, died yesterday at 4:45 P. M., at his
home In Indianapolis. In his death the
country has been deprived of one of Its
dearest citizens. A brilliant soldier In his
young manhood, he gained fame and
rapid advancement by his energy and
valor. As a lawyer, he rose to be a leader
of the bar. In the Senate, he at once
took and retained his rank as an orator
and legislator, and In the high office of
President he displayed extraordinary gifts
as administrator and statesman. In pub
lic and private life he set a shining ex
ample for his countrymen. In testimony
of the respect In which his memory Is
held by the Government and the people
of the United States, I do hereby direct
that the flags of the Executive Mansion
and the several department buildings be
displayed at half-mast for a period of 30
days; and suitable military and naval
honors, under the orders of the Secre
taries of War and of the Navy, be ren
dered on the day of the funeral."
In pursuance of this proclamation, the
flags on every public building In the
United States; at every Army post In
the United States, Cuba, Porto Rico. Ha
waii and the Philippines, and on every
American warship In whatever quarter of
the globe, will fly at half-mast for 20
days.
The State Department has addressed
the following circular letter to all United
States diplomatic and Consular officers
abroad:
"Washington, March 14. Gentlemen:
Your attention Is Invited to the Presi
dent's proclamation of this date, announc
ing the death of ex-President Benjamin
Harrison, and directing a proper expres
sion In honor of his memory. You will
cause the flag of your respective offices to
be displayed at half-mast on the recep
tion of this circular, and for a period of
30 davs thereafter. I am, your obedient
servant. JOHN HAY."
The United States Supreme Court today,
after disposing of the case under argu
ment, adjourned until tomorrow out of
respect to the memory of the late ex
Presldent. Th announcement of Mr. Har
rison's death wa made by Attorney-General
Griggs In a few eulogistic words,
and was responded to by Chief Justice
Fuller. In announcing the death of Gen
eral Harrison, Attorney-General Griggs
said:
"It Is my sad duty to convey to the
court the Intelligence of the death of
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, which
occurred at his home In Indianapolis yes
terday. He was President of the United
States from 1SS9 to 1803, and moat distin
guished as a citizen and statesman, as a
soldier and a practitioner at the bar of
this court. Out of respect to his memory.
I move that the court now adjourn until
tomorrow."
Chief Justice Fuller responded:
"The court fully shares In the National
sorrow and sympathizes with the sugges
tion which has Just been made. The grcit
services to his country rendered by this
distinguished soldier, statesman and citi
zen, the exalted office so worthily filled by
hlm his conceded eminence at this bar;
his private vlrtuec, make recognition of
the loss sustained In his death Involun
tary and universal. As a mark of respect
to the memory of Benjamin Harrison, the
court will now adjourn until tomorrow
at the usual time."
RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY.
Adopted by Several State LeR-
lslatnres.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 14. The House
of Delegates, In special session, today
adopted resolutions eulogizing the memory
of the late Benjamin Harrison and de
claring that "his death has removed
from the sphere of activity and useful
ness a citizen of our common country
whose distinguished talents as a states
man and whose unblemished private life
mark him as a conspicuous product of
American manhood and citizenship." The
resolutions were ordered engrossed and a
copy will be sent to Mrs. Harrison.
MADISON, Wis., March 14. A resolu
tion on the death of General Harrison
was adopted by a standing vote In the
lower house today, and the assembly
then adjourned out of respect.
TRENTON, N. J.. March 14. The as
sembly today adopted a resolution ex
pressing a sense of deep public loss to
the Nation sustained In the death of ex
Presldent Harrison.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. March 14. By a ris
ing vote a resolution on the death of
Benjamin Harrison was adopted today In
the House, declaring him to be one who.
"as a gallant soldier, citizen and states
man, will reflect credit upon the Nation
so long as It shall exist."
ST. PAUL. March 14. Concurrent reso
lutions extending to the bereaved family
and the Nation sympathy in the death
of ex-President Harrison were adopted In
the Legislature today.
ALBANY. N. Y.. March 14. The Sen
ate today adopted resolutions expressive
nf Its aDDredatlon of the great worth,
pure character In public and private life
of General Harrison, and extending to
his family Us heartfelt sympathy.
LANSING, Mich., March 14. Governor
Bliss today sent to the Legislature a
special message on the death of General
Harrison. He paid a high, tribute to the
departed statesman's private and public
career. The Governor ordered the State
house flag at half-mast until after the
Interment.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 14. The State
Senate today adopted a resolution order
ing the flag over the chamber placed at
half-mast until after the funeral of Gen
eral Knrriron. Eulogistic resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
AUSTIN, Tex., March 14. The Senate
and House adopted resolutions on the
de .th of ex-President Harrison.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. March 14. Tho
Senate and House adopted resolutions of
sympathy with the family of ex-Presl-dent
Harrison and with the Nation.
Proclamations by Governors.
COLUMBUS, O.. March 14. Governor
Nash tonight Issued a proclamation on
the death of ex-President Harrison, or
dering display of mourning.
MADISON, Wis., March 14. Governor
La Follette issued a proclamation today
on the death of ex-President Harrison,
ordering mourning emblems and naming
representatives of the state to attend the
funeral.
TOWN WIPED OUT.
Cloverport, Ky., Burned and 1000
Persons Rendered Homeless.
CLOVERPORT, Ky., March 14. The
bursting of a natural gas pipe at mid
night started a fire that destroyed prop
erty worth 5500.000. The greater part of
this little town was completely wlded out
and over 1000 persons, about one-half the
population, are homeless, and were In
great distress- until a sperlal relief train
from Louisville reached here. The heavi
est loser Is the American Tobacco Com
pany, which lost two large stemmerles
and 1,000,000 pounds of tobacco. The com
pany's loss has not been estimated.
Bucket brigades were formed and men
and women alike fought the flames val
iantly, but to no purpose. Exhausted
women and children huddled In little
groups, wherever shelter could be found,
from the biting cold of the night and
early morning. Neighboring towns wero
asked for assistance in fighting the fire,
but before it could be rendered, the high
wind had swept the flames through the
place, making the devastation complete.
As soon as the management of the
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Rail
road learned that hundreds of people
were homeless, they ordered available
coaches between Louisville and Hender
son hurried to Cloverport, and there
the unfortunates will, for the time be
ing, make their homes. The manage
ment also sent 5000 loaves of bread and
other food. Not a store was left in the
town where a mouthful of food could be
obtained. Adjutant-General Murray tel
egraphed that 500 tents had been shipped
from Frankfort and the authorities at
Louisville wired that a tralnload of re
lief supplies quickly gathered would leave
at noon.
There were a few minor accidents but
so far as known no one was seriously
injured.
Telegraphic Brevities.
Glick leads the six-day pedestrians at
347 miles.
Vice-President Roosevelt left Washing
ton yesterday for Oyster Bay.
Supreme Officers of the Order of Chosen
Friends place the liabilities at $16,000.
Burglars robbed a railroad station at
Sheldon, Mo., getting considerable money.
Jimmy Coogan. a Denver pugilist, was
shot and killed by Frank Salter In a sa
loon brawl.
The Turf Congress is In session at St.
Louis to arrange the circuit for the com
ing season.
The will of ex-Secretary Evarts was filed
for probate In New York. All the estate
Is left to the family.
John C. McCutcheon, the Chicago artist,
who went to North Carolina for his
health. Is Improving.
W. C. T. U. wo-r.en at Fulton, Mich.,
bought the fixtures of a billiard parlor
and destroyed them.
De Oro won second prize in the cham
pion pool tournament at Boston bv de
feating StofCt 70 to 150.
The hardware specialty factory of t
Chicago Spring Butt Company, hirao,
was burnd. Loss, .$100,000.
Fire at Eutaw, Ala., destroyed the Plant
ers' warehouse, 13C0 bale of cotton and
several cars of freight. Loss", JlCp.OCO.
The Maryland Senate pasred the so
called "disfranchisement" bill. It nav;
goes to the Houss for concurrence.
The case of Albert T. Patrick, charged
with the murder of William M. life it
New York, was postponed until March 2R.
The Maine House of Representatives re
fused to resubmit to the people of the
state the prohibition amendment to the
constitution.
Mrs Richardson was Indicted for the
murder of her husband. Frank L. Rich
ardson, the wealthy merchant, at Savan
nah, Mo.. Christmas eve.
Arrangements were made at Washing
ton for the signing of protocols extending
the time for ratifying the Brit.sh West
Indian reciprocity treat'c.
During the trap-shooting in New York,
Fred Gilbert made a score of 1(0 l:i is out
of a possible 1C0. Fox got a high score
of 125 In the continuous match.
J Alden Lorlng left New York for the
Cook Inlet countrr a5 the Cc'il afT of
the New York Zoological Society to send
back specimens of Kadiak bear ad white
sheep, neither of which animals Is now
In captivity.
The California Supreme Court granted
a new trial to Mrs-. Cordelia Botk'n. who
was convicted of the murder of Mrs. J.
P. Dunning in 1S9S and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
W. H. Mobley. son-in-law of John H.
Reagan, committed suicide at Houston.
Tex., by taking morphine. lie sent a
telegram to his wife, saying: 'Thirty
five today; a failure."
Coroner's Physician O'Han'on made a
report on the cause of the death of Her
bert C. Wardman, March 3. at the Man
hattan State Hospital. New York, stating
that death was not due to violence.
Winners at Tanforan were: Tlzoni.
Sinfrl. Tuthlll. Theory. Immodell. Tom
Sharkey. At Oakland: Zlrl. Mike Strauss,
The Light. Glendenning. My Gypsy, St.
Woods. At New Orleans: Woodtrice, El
tholin, J. H. Sloan. Eleanor Howard, Petit
Maitre, Miss Gollghtly.
The first paper money used In this coun
try was Issued by Pennsylvania In 1723.
In the early part of that year 13,000 were
Issued on the credit of the colony, and a
few months later 30.000 more followed.
In 1S46 the United Kingdom only pos
sessed 551 journals, of which 14 were Is
sued dally. Now there arc no fewe
than 2448 newspapers and 2446 magazines,
making 4034 In all.
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world.
All sorts of people use it, all sorts of ntsrss
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or any part of the urethra.
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