Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-13

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PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
Wisconsin May l4e@aiize the frina-S
-NSucstioil y tiuel' nc bate.
MANSON, WIS, rep. l5.-The proposed
Urinary election law was debated be-
lore tne legislature yesterday afternoon.
Inc nearing was technically only before
me Joint committee on elections, but it
was neld IN the assembly chamber, and
practlcally every member of the legis-
lature was present. The principal
speeches We're by Dairy and Food Com
missioner n z. ADAMS Tor the bill and
Ly unlteu states internal Revenue Coll
ieseor =. y. Hohahan against It, Mr..
s-tuaihs speech Was an elaborate argu-
isiehe ZOE me piil's put Mr. Monahan
Naiiuersa from nus SUBJECT to attack
lseM papers Willcn support the bill.
hese speeches. are important because
my souliu the. Reynotes OF the big
w Mtiicn VIII take place on the floors
- - ~ nc Two houses when the bill comes
from ene committee.
ME-. ADAMS SAID IN part:
ihe opponents OF the primary cleo
tloh law presenting numerous objec-
.lohs against the measure must be
crowGsu ps' me resistless force of plain
LOGIC INTO the fnal attitude of denying
me wisdom OF popular government, and
ilriniils the sdeslrablllty of representa-
| 1--WE government Wherever that is possi-
tle IN TRENDS OF the measure stand
squareiy upon this propositions: That
preston az tina s,,.c,,ls,s viii, n sho,,la
I5be done. and that the representative
system should only ha nsea ,v,,a,,7it i
what might be called a rl,vsic.,,I neces
lsity.
Friends of the primary election law
say that a voter can be trusted, 10 nick
cut a candidate for office The ONO
lnents of the primary election law say
lthat the voter may be trusted IL, ,,is.l,
cut a man who perhaps may be trust I'd
Ito pick out some other man 10 nick an
for tho original voter. whose i,,tipme,
Ito a great extent is lost in ira transa,.-
Lion. a man Who can ranrese,,t that
original voter better in n,hlic oftico
lSthan one whom The voter might selec,
himself They claim ~ ca,,o,,s II !, a.
lsljherat;ve hn,lv. that ,,,e,, ass.,,,,l,,.
isihere far the n,,r,,os,s az ,,isc,,ss;,,,, n !
ma,;ts ara afficien5.v az 49,, & r..i
:rue az !, r,lle, pa Mo - inc
Ieauc,lses carefully aeliher.i.. ~ 10 ,he
REM merits 81 men ,vhosa na,,,..s sre
lspronosed as dl,slep,,tes IA conventions
ash me members az ms con,y,,Itte.
ind ar This legis,at,,re h . mcgee, !, 10
of mis- kind Is not rare il ca,,c,,s ac.
| comp,
boers IN Cape Soiony-
London Feb u. llnsuceessfullS
lshounded by i've British columns the in
s'repid Dewst seems 10 have finally
1 broken into Cape Colony. Unofficial re-
forts say that he crossed the Orange
| ilver sunday night q few miles north OF
| Norval's point and is now making fol
Phillipstown. n E is accompanied by OK
/, President Steyn, His forces are esti-
mated I 5000 men and two guns.
IN London there IS no attempt made
T TO conceal the fact hat the arider chief
with grave dangers. L is felt that tbs
i,restise OF ms name VIII not only mrs
| me 1lgnting men ALREADY IN the colohs
MIN . ~" pus nay *
as q storchlleh' tne smoiasr}fls uisalles'
Ion among 'ne l'u'ci i,oI'usalioii:si ~
/ ,iis l'usei. uaS.s :. s.
/ iii'u "faleh ne VIII operate. VIII i'issss'
/ ms apprehension ny the iSrltss 'Sl'o"is
! as aiiiieuls as possioie IS q mora csf'
| taility'
This week commemorate the amt
| Ns:rsary OF the relief OF kiiilpei'ley, $
! has been left to Gen. los.wet 70 furnisi
| an ironical reminder that the invasion
of British territory in South Africa dit
rot cease with that historic occasion
]rot yet With the relief Of Ladysmith o.
Nafeking u few months later. In TIN
Ioarnge River Colony there is also