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From Public Officials Magazine.
When considering the purchase of
voting machines the Commissioners
ot Wayne County, Indiana, took the
precaution to have the Richmond
Commercial Club look into the uhole
question and the findings of the club
led to the recommendation to the
County Council for an appropriation
for the purchase of votinjr machines.
They should jrive some lijrlit on the
subject to other boards of commis
sioners who have the same subject
before them. J. M. Davis, represent
ing the Empire Voting Machine Co.,
for several weeks ha 1 a machine on
exhibition in rooms ot the Commer
cial Club, where demonstrations and
explanations were iriven to show the
superiority of the machine method
of voting over the old system of
balloting. The directors arrived at
a unanimous opinion on the sub joe;
ami reported the findings to the
county commissioners, as follows:
First they are economical. Cu
tler tin old way the law requires
that precincts must be divided on a
basis of 200 voters to t lie precinct.
with 2"0 as the maximum number.
while, with voting machine the basis
is fixed as (500 to the proeinet with
no maximum. Wavne countv could.
therefore, reduce the number of its
precincts from IV4 to "27. which ayoiiM
reduce the cost of holding the elec
tions about GO per cent and save
the county more than two thousand
dollars at each election.
Second thev are durable. The
machines are very substantially con
structed and seem to be practically
indestructible, costing nominally
nothing for repairs and maintenance.
The companies are required by law
to jrive bond and iruarantee to keep
the machines in jrood working order
for live years. Vsinjr the:n on an
a vera ire of one day Kr year, they
will last beyond a lifetime.
Third They are practical. They
have been in use from ten to twelve
years in many cities of the connfry
:nd are uivint: satisfaction. They
art- eomimr into general use every
vi nr. Manv cities and counties of
J. L. ANDREAS
C. D. ANDREAS
Bell Long Distance Phone
Culver. Indiana. Exchange (
ANDREAS BROTHERS
Wholesale Manufacturer of
HARDWOOD LUMBER
Dimension Stock a Specialty (
Retailers of Sash, Doors. Blinds. Interior
Finish Lumber, Lath, tShingles
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HIBBARD. INDIANA .
ST I mates cheerful-"
ly furnished on
all classes of build
ings. We have one of
the largest stocks of
Pine Lumber in Mar
shall county.
Also a complete
stock of Native Lum
ber. F. L. YEOMAN
Resident Manager
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Indiana have installed them, and
they have net every requirement of
the statute.
Fourth They are simple. The ig
norant and unpractised voter can
quickly learn to operate it. It re
quires less intelligence than Is neces
sary properly to prepare a ballot. the
old way.
Fifth Thev are accurate. Their
mechanism is on the same principle,
though much less complicated, a
the addinir machine, whose results
daily pass unquestioned in the larg
est business transactions. This
mechanical accuracy insures that
every man's vote will be counted as
cast.
Sixth They irive prompt result-!.
Complete results of each precinct
are registered at the close of the
polls, and are available for the
public in from ten to twenty min
utes. This leave-; very little op
portunity tYr the manipulations of a
crook ?d election board.
Seventh They !uard njrainst
fra id. There seems t be ampl?
safr-vuard aira'nst fraudulent man
isolation f the machine. "When
properlv adjusted at the openinjr of
the polls there seems to be no way
of interferin,' with its operations.
Ki.vfhth They prevent mistake .
Xn voter can leave the booth with
out voting and liavinir it counted a
voted. 1" ruler the old wav there are
bundle Is of votes in the county not
counted at each election on account
of ome slight mistake or accident
in marking: the ballot properly; or
perhaps is eountc.l for but o;e man
on the ticket, because of tiie com
mon error in marking the ballot
ojposite the tirst name only when
the voter intended to v te a straight
ticket. To vete lr one man only
requires that the voter exercise
special mental effort to do so. and
it can not be the result of a mistake
or ignorance.
Ninth They iruarantee secrecy.
There is no possibility of determin
ing how n man has voted, as no
visible evidence remains. This ojv
erates against the corrupt and dis
honest voter.
Tenth They avoid contests. When
polls are closed, there remain n
deputed ballots, which have always
been a source of much contention;
neither an there errors in lootings
which require vertiheation. and as
there is much less opportunity for
the practice of fraud in all its vari
ous forms under the old method,
the causes for contests are removed,
savins: the contestants and the coun
ty much monev.
With thes? lads determined, it
was clear that the voting machine
had .meat advantages over the old
method of votin.tr. The whole ques
tion, therefore, res dveel itself into
whether or not it was a jrood busi-ne-s
proposition to buy them at this
time. The cost of the machines and
the terms of payment would deter
mine that.
Ir. Davis stated that his com
pany (and hehadho doubt that
other companies would do the same)
were making this proposition, that
they would sell the machines on pay
ments, and that these payments
could be so arranged that they would
he no lamer than the savin? made
at each election over t lie old method
This arrangement would not require
a raise in the tax levk. the same ap
propriation taking care -f the
election and the payment on the
machines. The cost of the machines
is seven hundred dollars each with
5 per cent interest on tile deferred
payments.
After due deliberation, the board
of directors unanimously ameed that
the foilowinjr resolution be recom
mended to the club for its considera
tion and adoption:
Whereas, the Hoard of County
Commissioners of Wayne county has
requested the opinion of the Com
mercial Club as to the advisability
of the county buyintr votin? ma
chines, and whether it could buy
them now. your board unanimously
agreed, after due deliberation, that
it was desirable to have votinjr ma
chines and that the county should
buv them now; therefore be it
Kesolved, that the Richmond Com
mercial Club recommend to the conn
tv commissioners that thev make
requisition on the county council for j
the necessary appropriation to sup
ply the county with votincr machine's
in time for use at the next general
election in 3010.
THETOWN OF
C-ilBBARD
Hihbard, sifuated at the crossing
of the Vandalia and Nickel Plate
railways, is the center of a thriving
agricultural district which Is inhab
ited by a class f farmers who have
made Ood at their calling. The
well known stock farm of Martin.
Lowry is situated just a half mile
from the station, while surrounding
him are numerous small farms rang
ing from 50 to 100 acres In size.
These farms are occupied by a thrif
ty and industrious class of men who
h&ve. without possible exception,
saved enouuh money to provide
against the proverbial "rainy day."
While Andreas Hros. moved their
saw mill to l'okaron, Mich., last
duly, they will retain their office
and retail lumber yard at Hihbard
Tin's branch is mannered bv Mr. F.
L. Voeman. the live wire of the
place. He has installed a o0-horse
power eniiine in the lumber yard for
planing and resnwin? work. He hns
abiding faith in HibbnnT. and is
optimistic over the future he sees for
the town.
Mr. M. Ii. Cline of Culver will
move his cement works to Hihbard in
the spring, while the Evangelical
denomination hns secured a site on
which thev will erect a fine church,'
the only one in Hil bard.
There is an excellent school house
in the town, to which about 200
children go every day. The black
smith shop of J. A. Clemens, and
the hardware establishment of S. E.
W ise are berth pretentious buildings
and would do justice to larger
places. Win. Kepler of Culver hns
iust purchased the livery business of
Win. Klapp and has added an auto
nio'tile to h:s service which Avill meet
all trains pasing through Hihbard.
For coughing, dryness and tickling
in the throat, hoarseness and all
coughs and colds, take' Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Comnaund. 'Contains no
opiates. Fred Wenzler.
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Geimeral
Hardware
Dealer
A Y stock of Stoves, Tinware
vll and Agricultural Imple
ments is as complete as can be
found in the county. Every
thing in the Hardware line kept
in stock.
Get your Stove at my store
and have satisfaction guaran
teed you. A large selection to
choose from.
All kinds of implements and
other farm requisites.
CULVER EXCHANGE PHONE 75-2
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KEPLER'S
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HIBBARD, IND.
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ARCHBISHOP FARLEY.
New York Prelate Soon to
Be Elevated to Cardinalate.
A first-class equipment of horses and
rigs of all
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I have a New Six Seated Automobile which will, at all times,
be at the service of my patrons. It Will Meet
Every Train stopping at Hibbard, and arrangements
can be made for its hire to any part of Marshall county.
My terms are .reasonable in every branch of my business.
My horses and carriages are all of the best, as is every feat
ure of my establishment. If you wish to avail yourselves
of my livery, call up Bell Phone No. L 2.
BHD'S BIG LIVERY &
AUTO SERVICE:
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