The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-20
RIDER HAS PRIMARY
ELECTION MEASURE
Bill Provides for Election of
Convention Delegates and
Changes Dates

In addition to the provision for elect
ing delegates TO state conventions for
the nomination of state officers, the
Rider primary election bill, introduced
IN the house yesterday, would move
primary elections for judicial, county
and city officers back to the second
Tuesday in July, instead of the third
Tuesday in September, which the pres
ent election law requires.
Mr. Riders bill is designed to pre-
serve party organizations and at the
same time make possible the nominal
ton of state officers by a primary cleo
ton process. The bill provides that
four delegates from each legislative
district shall be elected to state con-
yentions and this would result under
the present apportionment, in conven-
tons of 252, delegates. One delegate
shall be chosen from each county and
two at large where there are two coun-
ties In legislative district and
one from each of the counties in dis
tricts having four counties A filing
fee of $40 Is required, and in districts
entirely within the boundaries of one
county the fee goes to the county au-
ditor. I'm other districts the fee is paid
to the secretary of state. Candidates
for delegates to the state convention
are made to head the list at the pri-
mary election, to be followed by judi
ciary candidates, who now have first
place on the ticket. Other provisions
OF the bill conform in general terms
to the present primary election law.
Two Automobile Bills
Two automobile bills appeared in the
house yesterday A bill introduced by
O. H Thundale, of Fillmore, was du-
pllcate of a senate bill introduced
Wednesday. 1t gives county commits
s1oners authority to regulate the speed
OF automobiles outside of cities, and
provides that not more than eight
miles shall be maintained in passing
persons driving, or walking at inter
sections of roads, between in the
morning and in the afternoon. A
second automobile bill presented by
Murray Kelly, Of Fremont, limits au-
tomobiles to a. speed not faster than
hVe miles when passing a horse ridden
or driven and requires immediate aid
TO the. injured from the driver of the
automobile in case of accident. The
driver of a machine is required to stop
at the signal of the driver of a horse.
The number of the machine is re-
CURED to be painted on both sides of
the automobile
bill embodying a recommendation
of the board of control, prohibiting the
sale or gift of intoxicants to persons
on parole from state penal institutions
was introduced in the house yesterday
by John Zelch, of Washington A fine
of SIS and thirty days Imprisonment is
specified upon conviction of selling or
giving LIQUOR to ticket-of-leave men.
New House Bills
III F. No. 40: BY Anderson-A bill to
revise and codify the general laws of Min
III F.; No. a.: BY appropriation
river in Mile Laos county. Roads and
bridges.
H. F. No. As: BY Peterson, S. Dap
propriating $4,000 to erect monument
commemora tive of service of First Min
nesota battery at battle of Shiloh. Mill
tary affairs.
II. F. No. 46: BY Rider-To amend law
giving court commissioners concurrent
jurisdiction with justices of the peace.
Judiciary
H F. No AZ: By Rider-Providing for
election of state officers by delegates
elected at primary elections. Elections.
III. F. No. As: BY Cole-Appropriating
money for survey and reforesting Pills
bury tract and Minnesota congressional
forest reserve. Forestry
III. No. 40: BY Kelly, M.-Regulating
speed of automobiles on public highways.
Roads and bridges.
H. F. No. so: BY Thundale-Regula
ing speed of automobiles on public high
II. F. No. 81: BY Zelch-Prohibiting
sale or gift of intoxicating liquors to per-
sons on parole from state penal institu-
tionS. Temperance.