The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-12

, feet the Initiative and Referendum, ("
II adopted, and to support Joint reso.
luton demanding a national conven.
tion to amend the constitution of the
United States so as TO provide for the
election of senators by direct vote.
3. We especially condemn the mis-.
management by the present state
school board of the common school
fund, whereby the money of the fund
has been loaned in violation Of law up.
on insufficient security, and whereby
third parties are permitted to unjustly
exact large sums of money from in
tending purchasers of school land,
which money should be coming to the
state as part of the purchase price
OF the land, for the permanent In
crease of the common school fund.
That all state officers shall be placed
upon a definite, fixed and stated sal.
ary, not exceeding the sum Of 5000
per year for each, which is not to be
increased for the benefit OF an officer
during his term, and all fees shall bo
covered into the state treasury
4. That our candidates for the leg.
islature are pledged by this convention
to favor the enactment OF a Scent per
mile passenger railroad fare, the en-
actment into law of the fellow ser.
want" bill, defeated in the last legis-
lature, and such laws as will effectu-
ally protect the people from excessive
freight charges; secure to all citizens
equal facilities, and equal rates and
prevent discrimination for or against
persons, places and products.
8. In view Of the recent scandalous
and corrupt proceedings occurring in
Salem and Woodburn at the recent
primary elections held by the Republi-
can party, we favor the enactment of
law controlling the primaries In all
precincts and securing the rights Of
direct nomination Of candidates for all
officers, state, county and precinct, and
requiring a bona fide residence OF not
less than thirty 900 days in any pre-
cinct to entitle a person TO vote at
primary election.
That the penal laws for illegal vot-
mig and for purchasing votes should
be made to apply to all primary cleo
tions.
That the punishuents imposed by
law for vote-buylng and vote-selling
shall be directed solely toward the
vote-buyer.
6. We denounce the dominant fac
tion of the Republican party for NOM
mating a candidate for governor
whose chief claim for election is that
he is wealthy and Is willing to spend
vast sums to compass his election. The
governorship should not be for sale,
and TO bring about bis election by the
base means referred to would be a
crime against honest government, not
heretofore committed in tho history Of
Oregon
Z, We hereby instruct our dele.
gates to the state convention to sup
port for the nomination for governor
the Hon. George p. Chamberlain, a
man OF ability and fitness for govern
or, and VIE hope he may be nominated
to make the race against the nominee
OF the dominant faction of the Repub.
lican party above referred TO-
8. Resolved, That we are in favor
of passing the bill for the relief OF
the Indian War veterans OF 1866 that
was defeated in the last Oregon SEN
ate.
9. Welnvite all yotersof Marion coun-
ty. without regard TO past party afllla-
tions. TO unite with us in our efforts
10 elect the ticket nominated by this
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