SAMPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION 1916
BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
FIRST WARD ALLIANCE
Amendment to Constitution "Proposed by Initiative Petition"
PROHIBITORY AMENDMENT
Vote "Yes" or "No" Nos.300 and 301
Shan the constitution of the SUte of Nebraik be amended by add
ing thereto the following: t , ,
On and after May flrat, 117. the manufacture, the aale, the keeping
for tale or barter, the sale or barter under any pretext of ma'.t,
plrltuoua. rlnous or other lntoilcatlng liquors, are foreTer prohibited
la thU aute, except for medicinal, scientific, or mechanical, or
Mcramental purposes.
YES
300
WO
301
Shall the abore aad foregoing amendment to the Con
tltution be adopted?
Amendment to Constitution "Proposed by Initiative Petition"
PURE FOOD AMENDMENT
Vote "Yet" or "No" Nos. 302 and 303
That Article V (6). entitled "ExecutlTe Department," of the Consti
tution of the 8tate of Nebraska be and hereby is amended by adding
thereto the following new section to be numbered Section 19B:
SECTION 18B: The goTernor shall appoint an elector of the state
who shall be known as the Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commissioner.
Such commissioner shall be appointed for a term of six years and shall
hare power to administer all laws now administered by the Food, Drug,
Dairy and Oil Commission, and the powers possessed by the governor
as the commissioner of the Food. Drug, Dairy and Oil Commission shall
cease to exist in the governor and hia deputy, tmd shall become vested
la the Food. Drug, Dairy and Oil Commissioner, which commissioner,
without further authority of law is hereby authorized and directed
to assume and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties here
tofore vested in, or exercised by the governor with reference to the
Food. Drug, Dairy nd Oil Commission, but nothing herein shall limit
the general supervisory or examining powers vested in the governor by
the laws or the constitution of the state, or such as are -vested by him
la any committee appointed by iiitn. Said commissioner shall give
bond, receive such compensation, perform all duties and comply with
all regulations that are fixed and established by law.
YES
S02 I I .
303
NO
Shall the above and foregoing amendment to the Con
stitution be adopted T
To Vote a Straight Ticket
Make a Cross
Within Your Party Circle
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.DEMOCRAT
.REPUBLICAN
.SOCIALIST
.PROHIBITION
.PROGRESSIVE
.PEOPLE'S INDEPENDENT
national Ticket
Vote for. EIGHT - For Presidential Electors
A Cross
within
this
circle
o
vetes for
All the
Independent
electors
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OTTO J. BAUMANN. ......
FELIX I j. GALLAGHER. . . .
VM. MORNING..
. SOPH US F. NEBLE :..
LOUIS LIGHTNER
11. F. REO.CARTTE
JOHN M. TEELING
J A M ES A. DONOHOE .... .'.
Democrat
People's
Independent
Democrat
People's
Independent
Democrat
People's
Independent
Democrat
People's
Independent
fDemocrat
People's
Independent
Dem ocrat
People's
Independent
Democrat
People's
Independent
(Democrat
People's
Independent
A Cress
within
this
circle
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vetes for
All the
Progressive
lectors
A Cross
within
this
circle
O
vetes fer
All the
Socialist
- electors
A Cress
within
this
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votes for
All the
Prohibition
lectors
FRED H. 'RICHARDS Republican
Progressive
HARRY S. BYRNE (Republican
(Progressive
EDWARD W. MISKELL... jRePublic.an
(Progressive
X. P. SWANSON Republican
Progressive
GEO. F. WOLZ ..(Republican
(Progressive
THOMAS E. WILLIAMS... (Republican
Progressive
NORMAN T. JOHNSTON... (Republican
(Progressive
THOMAS L. CARROLL...... Republican
OTIS O. MOSS i
J. F. CHASE .
C. R. OYLER
JULIUS W. HOLLANDER.. .
N. H. NYE.....
G. E. BARKER
H. E. M ETZGER
E. W. GOWIN . .
. . .Socialist
. . .Socialist
. . .Socialist
. . .Socialist
. . .Socialist
. . .Socialist
. . .Socialist
...Socialist
ALBERT FITCH Prohibitionist
. .Prohibitionist
W. A. BALDWIN Prohibitionist
C. C. CROWELL, JR Prohibitionist
E. A. GERRARI) Prohibitionist
V. F. CROZIER Prohibitionist
R. S. RAMSEY Prohibitionist
E. W. MURLLESS Prohibitionist
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FLORENCE ARMSTRONG. .
.Progressive
Vote for ONE
GILBERT M. HITCHCOCK....
For United States Senator
(Democrat
(People's Independent
JOHN L, KENNEDY. .'. ePQbllcan
(Progressive
E. E. OLMSTEAD Socialist
D. B. GILBERT Prohibition
State Ticket
Vote for ONE
For Governor
KEITH NEVILLE fcflnd.p.nd.nt
ABRAHAM L. SUTTON jt"
I B, Z. MILLIKAN Socialist
J. D. GRAVES Prohibition
Vote for ONE
EDGAR HOWARD
For Lieutenant Governor
(Democrat
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1 xiu.. 1p.1.. Indm.nd.nt
aP.SHUMWAT ...
l EDMUND R. BRUMBAUGH. Socialist
CHARLES E. SMITH . Prohibition
Vote for ONE
For Secretary of State
CHARLES W. POOL jSta,
U ADDISON WAIT "ftEZSi
E. M. HEFNER.
: Socialist
ALBERT LAMM. . ..gfrrohibitlo
GEORGE E. HALL. eTpflndependent
(Republican
Progressive
Vote for ONE For Auditor of Public Account
WM. H. SMITH. pe0pleg Independent
(Republican
GEO. W. MARSH. p
D. J. BALDWIN..... Socialist
JOHN E. ROBERTS. Prohibition
Vote for ONE For State Treasurer
W. H. REYNOLDS
w. B. WELLS .Socialist
""I CHAS. STOLL Prohibition
For State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Vote for ONE
"1 W. H. CLEMMONS
"H A. O. THOMAS....
I 1
I j MARY H. AXTELL Socialist
W. EUGENE KNOX ....Prohibition
I
(Democrat
(People's Independent
(Republican
(Progressive
( Democrat
(People's Independent
(Republican
(Progressive
Vote for ONE For Attorney General
WILLIS E. REED
ROBERT W. DEVOE
GEO. J. WRIGHT Prohibition
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For Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings
Vote for ONE
CZ1 G- L- SHUMWAY people's independent
FRED BECKM ANN.
FRED G. CHASE Socialist
J. B. JENKINS Prohibition
' ' '
Vote for ONE
For Railway Commissioner
fDemocrat
VICTOR E. WILSON
People's Independent
Socialist
HENRY T. CLARKE Republican
GEO. P. BISSELL Prohibition
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For Board of Regents of SUte. University
Vote for TWO '
(Democrat
(People's Independent
Democrat
jPeople's Independent
I p. L. HALL.......
I II. D. LANDIS
GEO. N. SEYMOUR Republican
SAMUEL C. BASSETT .Republican
HENRY J. ABERLY... Socialist
EL1SIIA J. TAYLOR Socialist
L. C. GILBERT. Prohibition
ANNETTE NESBITT ....Prohibition
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Congressional Ticket
Vote for OWE r or Congressman, 6th District
Democrat
People 'h Independent
Republican
Progressive
JOHN CAN RIGHT
LUC1EN STEBBINS
....... Social.it
By Petition
Legislative Ticket
Vote for ONE For Senator, 28th District '
GEORGE M ADAMS . J Democrat
D. II. GRISWOLD ' Republican
JOHN W. PARTON I Socialist
Vote for ONE For Representative, 73rd District
LLOYD C. THOMAS - Democrat
W. R. HARPER Republican
County Ticket
Against election of County Assessor.
For election of Chanty Assessor.
Vote for ONE For County Clerk
.1X0. J. MANION
W. C. MOUNTS
Democrat
Republicalf
Vote for ONE
For County Treasurer
FRED MOLLRING
FRANK W. IRISH ..
Democrat
(Republican
(Progressive
Vote for ONE For County Superintendent
OPAL RUSSELL Democrst
MARY A. ROBERTSON
.. Republican
Vote for ONE For County Sheriff
C. M. COX Democrat
W. O. BARNES Republican
Vote for ONE For County Attorney
JOE L. WESTOVER Democrat
LEE BASYE . Republican
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Vote for ONE For County Surveyor
R. E. KNIGHT - . ' Republican
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Vote for ONE For County Assessor
P. II. DILLON . Democrat
J. A. KEEGAN . Republican
Vote for ONE For County Commissioner 1st District
ANTON UHRIG
X. A. ROCKEY .J
J. M. WANEK By Petition
Democrat
(Republican
. (Progressive
Precinct . Ticket
Vote for ONE
Vote for ONE
For Precinct Assessor
For Justice of the Peace
City Ticket
Vote for ONE
For Police Magistrate
T. D. ROBERTS
Republican
SAMPLE BALLOT, GENERAL ELECTION. 1918
BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
. FIRST WARD. ALLIANCE
Non-Partisan Judiciary
Vote for ONE For Chief Justice Supreme Court
ANDREW M. MORRISSEY .
JACOB FAWCETT
Vote for THREE For Associate Justice Supreme Court
L. S. HASTINGS Z
JAMES R. DEAN ., . . :
JOHN B. BARNES
JOHN C. MARTIN
ALBERT J. CORNISH
SAMUEL II. SEDGWICK
Vote for ONE For Judge District Court, Sixteenth District
WILLIAM H. WESTOVER ,
Vote for ONE For Judge County Court
L. A. BERRY ! '.
IRA E. TASH
