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VOLUME XXIII
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916
NUMBER 43
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BUT FEW CHANGES MADE IN
. BALLOT FOR GENERAL ELECTION
Heading: "Proposed Amendment V to Be Printed over Proposition In
volving Wet and Dry Issue. Complete List of
AH Party Candidates
Very few changes were made In
the draft for the ballot at the elec
" tlon tq be held November 7, when a
conference between Secretary of
State Charles W. Pool and represent
atives of the Nebraska Dry Federa
tion, the Prosperity League and the
Democratic and Republican state
' committees were held at Lincoln re
cently. It was agreed between Chairman
W. T. Thomas of the Nebraska Dry
Federation and President L. F. Cro
" foot of the Prosperity League thai
the heading "proposed amendment"
. should be printed over the proposi
tion Involving the wet and dry issue,
which comes on the first ballot. Sec
retary Pool adopted the suggestion
and said he would confer with Clar
ence Harman as to the headline to
appear over the food-commission
amendment, which comes second.
"Dry" Amendment First
The proposed prohibitory amend
ment to the constitution of the state
of Nebraska appears first on the
general election ballot. The voter
may vote "yes" or "no" on the ques
tion, which appears beneath the text
of the proposed amendment, the
question being, "Shall the above and
foregoing amendment to the consti
tution be adopted?" The proposed
amendment reads as follows:
- "On and after May first, 1917, the
manufacture, the Bale, the keeping
for sale or baiter, the sale or barter
under any pretext of malt, spiritu
ous, vinous or other intoxicating li
quors, are forever prohibited In this
state, except for medicinal, scientific,
or mechanical or sacramental pur
poses." Pure Food Amendment Second
The pure food amendment to be
voted upon reads as follows:
"That Article V (5), entitled "Ex
ecutive Department, of the Constitu
tion of the State of Nebraska be and
hereby is amended by adding there
to the following new section to be
numbered Section 19B: '
"SECTION 19B: The governor
shall appoint an elector of the statu
who shall be known as the Food,
Drug, Dairy and Oil Commissioner.
Such commissioner shall be appoint
ed for a term of six years and, shall
have power to administer all laws
now administered by the Food, Drug,
Dairy and Oil Commission, and the
powers possessed by the governor
and his deputy, and shall ' become
vested in the Food, Drug, Dairy and
Oil Commissioner, which commis
sioner without further authority of
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SEND A YOUNG-MAN TO C0N6RESS
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Edward B. McDeimoll
KEARNEY, NEB.
Democratic Candidate (or .
CONGRESS
Dora and raised in Buffalo
County.
Four years county attorney But
falo County.
Stands for all tbo policies of the
Wilson administration and espec
ially against the repeal of the
Rural Credit law and the 8 hour
day as suggested by Judge Hughes.
Tnia is the first opportunity the
TOters of the big sixth have had to
vote for a native son for congress.
Give President Wilson a
Democratic Congress
law Is hereby authorized and direct
ed to assume all the powers and per
form all the duties heretofore vested
in, or exercised by the governor with
reference to the Food, Drug, Dairy
and Oil Commission, but nothing
herein contained shall limit the gen
eral supervisory or examining pow
ers vested in the governor by the
laws or the constitution of the state,
or such as are vested by him in any
committee appointed by him. Said
commissioner shall give bond, re
ceive such compensation, perform mil
duties and comply with all regula
tions that are fixed and establihsed
by law."
Following the two proposed
amendments on the ballot is provid
ed a section whereby marking a cross
in a given party.circle the voter votes
that ticket straight. There are six
parties listed on the ballot to bo used
November 7, being Democrat, Repub
lican, Socialist, Prohibition, Pro
gressive and People's Independent.
Nebraska Has FJght Electors
Nebraska is entitled to eight elec
tors in the electoral college. Each
party Is entitled to have eight elec
toral candidates appear on the bal
lot. The electoral. candidates on the
AN EDUCATOR FOR AN
EDUCATOR'S OFFICE
V.H.CLEMHONS
President of Fremont College
Candidate for
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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JUDSE JAMES R.. DEAI1
BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
Former Judge of Supreme Court
Czr.didale-for Supreme Judge
ON NON-PARTISAN BALLOT
You Can Vote for 3 Candidate
Cutter County Republican: "Judge Dean
made a gcod record on the Supreme Bench."
Mason City Transcript: "Judge Dean's pri
mary vote ran evenly over the state. Me
proved a popular man for Supreme Judge.
In a field of ten candidates'where six were
nominated, Judge Dean crowded the hiu
man closely for first place."
WOODROW WILSON
President of the United States
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"HE HAS KEPT
This is the face of a man strong, courageous,
patient and kindly, a man
Always alert to the aspirations of his fellow
man and sympathetic toward their fulfillment;
" Never complacent toward the encroachments
of privilege nor tolerant of social wrong;
Always seeking to enhance the dignity of
labor and better the state of the toiler;
Never lending an ear to the sophistry of ex
ploitation or the blandishments of expediency;
Always patient to hear and weigh, to ap
praise and analyze, and passionate to find the
way of right;
Never premature in purpose nor prejudiced
in Judgment, and never headlong in decision
. Suth is WOODROW WILSON.
Democratic and People's tickets are
Identical am are the candidates on
the Republican and Progressive, ex
cept la one Instance. On the ballot
a square appears in front of the
name of each electoral candidute and
a circle for voting for all of the
electoral candidates at once. The
circle will be most generally used, it
is predicted.
For I. H. Senator
Gilbert M. HUchcock is the Dem-
ocruUc-Peoplf'B Independent candi
date; John L. Kerfnedy, Republican-
Progressive; E. E. OlniBtead, Social
ist; and D. n. Gilbert, Prohibition
ist. Following is the list of candidates
of the several political parties for
the various state oflices:
For Goreror
Keith Neville, Democrat-People's
Independent; Abraham L. Sutton,
Republican-Progressive; P.. Z. Milll
kan, BoicaliBt; J. D. Graves, Prohibi
tion.
For Lieutenant Goxermar
FltEl) MOLLIUNti
For County Treaourer .
Your support will be appreciated
US OUT OF WAR"
Edgar Howard, Democrat-People's
Independent; H. P. Shumway, Republican-Progressive;
Edmund R.
Brumbaugh, Socialist; Charles E.
Smith, Prohibition.
For Secretary of State
Charles W. Pool, Democrat-People's
Independent; Addison Wait,
Ilepublican-ProKreimlve; E. At. Hef
ner, Socialist; Albert Lamm., Prohi
bition. For Auditor of Public AccouiiIm
Wm. H. Smith, Democrat-Pieojile's
Independent; Geo. W. Marnh, Ite-publican-Proprtssive;
D. J. Baldwin,
Socialist; John E. Roberts, Prohibi
tion. For Slate Treasurer
George E. Hall, Democrat-People's
Independent; W. II. Reynolds,
Republics n-Progreaeive; W. B. Weils
Socialist'; Chas. Stoll, Prohibition.
For State Superintendent
W". II. Cleramons, Democrat-Peo
ple's Independent; A. O. Thomas,
Republican-Progressive; Mary II.
Axteil, Socialist; W. Eupene Knox,
Prohibition.
For Attorney General
Willis E. Reed, Democrat-People's
Independent; Robert W. Devoe, Republican-Progressive;
Geo. J. Wright
Prohibition.
For Commissioner Public Iaiubtf Etc.
G. L. Shumway, Democrat-People's
Independent; Fred Beckmann,
Republican; C. L. Rein, Progressive;
Fred G. Chase; Socialist; J. B. Jen
kins, Prohibition.
For Hallway Cotiiiiiiiloiier
Victor E. Wilson, Democrat-People's
Independent-Socialist; Henry
T. Clark, Republican; Geo. P. Bis
sell, Prohibition.
ItegenU of State University
(oVte for two.) P. L. Hall and
H. D. Landls, Deniocrat-Pjiople's In
dependent; Geo. M. Seymour and
Snmuel C. Basaett, Republican; Hen
ry J. Aberly rnd Ellsha J. Taylor,
Socialist; L. C. Gilbert and Annette
Nesbltt, Prohibition.
CongrciuiKtiiRl Ticket (6th Ilst.)
Democrat, Ed. D. McDermott; Re
publican, Moses I Klnkald.
Icglwlntive Ticket
O. M. Adams Is the Democratic,
and D. II. Grlswold tho Republican,
candidate for state senator.
Lloyd C. Thomna Is the Democrat
ic, and W. R. Harper tho Republican,
candidate for representative from
the 73rd' district comprising Ilox
Dutte and Sheridan counties.
Ilox llutto County Ticket
County Clerk
Democratic, John J. Manlon; Re
publican, W. C. Mounts.
County Treasurer
Democratic, Fred Mollrlng; Re
publican, F. W. Irish.
Sheriff
Democratic, C. M. Cox; Republic
an, V. O. Barnes.
County Superintendent
Democratic, Miss Opal Russell;
Republican, Miss Mary A.' Robert
son. County Jmlgo
Non-pnrtiaan ticket L. A. Berry
and I. B. Tasb.
County Commissioner
Democrat, Anton Uhrlg; Republic
an, N. A. Rockey; by petition, J. M.
Wanek.
County Attorney
Democrat, Joe L. Westorer; Re
publican, Lee Basye.
County Surveyor
XL E. Knight filed on the Repub
lics ticket and by acceptance on the
Democratic.
, County Assemor
Democrat, P. II. Dillon; Republic
an, J. A. Kcrgan.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR THE STATE SENATE
28TH DISTRICT
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D. H. Oriswold has been a resi
dent of this senatorial district for
thirty-one years, most of the time
in the banking business, for the
last sixteen years being connected
with the First National Bank of
Gordon. He should know the
needs of the district and if elect
ed pledges himself to co-operate
with other members of the legisla
ture to advance the interests of
Northwestern Nebraska in partic
ular, and of the 6tate in general.
lie solicits your support.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Gilbert Ell Hitchcock
CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION
During his service in Washing
ton Senator Hitchcock has helped
to give this country: Popular Elec
tion of Senators; The Income Tax;
Postal Savings Banks; Govern
ment Towder and Armor Plants;
the Good Roads Act; Government
Railroad in Alaska; Tariff Re
form; Federal Reserve Act; Farm
Loan Act; Clayton Anti-Trust Act;
Anti Child Labor Act, and numer
ous other reforms.
He has fought for the guarantee
of bank deposits.
lie secured passage of the bill
to give the Filipinos a larger share
In their own government, with a
view to Philippine independence.
lit fathered the resolution that
avid to the people the coal lands
of Alaska.
He has supported President Wil
son in the great policies that have
distinguished his administration.
HE 18 AN INDEPENDENT,
COURAGEOUS AND PROGRESS
1VE PUBLIC SERVANT ANii
ARKS FOR R&ELECTION ON
HIS RECORD.
GEORGE E. HALL
State Treasurer
MADE GOOD '
FOR SECOND TERM
RiMiHonn Whys
He established the rule for County
Treasurers to pay the State Treasur
er monthly.
This Flint: Tald State debt of
9800,000. Second: Saves State 147,
000 on warrant debt. Third: Makes
$30,000 more Interest for State on,
Bank Deposits. Fourth: Put State's
business on cash basts and left It
there. Fifth: Saves State Officers,
Employes and Creditors the loss of
discount on their pay warrants.
Sixth: Permitted $500,000 or funds,
to be Invested In 5 per cent bonds In
stead of 4 per cent warrants.
Seventh: Made possible the largest
school apportionment. Eighth: And
made It possible for State Tax Levy
to be reduced $1,000,000.
It In to Your Inereit to Vote for
HALIi -
MAKY A ItOHKItTSON
Republican Candidate for j
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT 1
A high school and normal gradu
ate possessing ,o life certificate.
A resMent and a taxpayer of Bos
Butte county where she has taught
In the Alliance City Schools for the
past six years.
The support of tho voters Is re
spectfully solicited.
FRANK W. IRISH
Kciiililicau Nominee for
. COUNTY TREASURER
A man of integrity and ability.
Your Mijpjxirt i respectfully '
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