The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-17
THE MCKENZIE
PRIMARY BILL
HOW THE BOYS PUTT THRU THE
HOUSE YESTERDAY:
MIR. Davis of Ramsey Given Touch OF
High Life by His Old Friend Streeter
of Emmons-Why He Was Forced to
Abandon His Original Measure-De-
tail Of the Vote - .a
Special to The Journal. = {

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. l7.-For the
third time il, his life Alex Mckenzie
visited the capitol yesterday afternoon
and his visit was successful. His pri-
mary bill, drawn by Representative
Stevens, passed the house finally by a
vote of IS to 33. There was little de-
bate in the measure, Mr.. Stevens call
ping it up fifteen minutes before the al
lotted time, with the assurance that the
Mckenzie forces were in line, and that
there was no chance whatever Of the
substitute senate bill being killed or
even hurt.
When the bill was placed on it's Sec
ond reading, outside the regular order,
Mr.. Stevens moved that it be made the
third reading, and followed it with an
other substitute that when the roll was
called it be on the proposition OF
whether the members favored a primary
bill as enunciated in the substitute bill
as offered by the committee, -,
In this Mr.. Stevens showed himself a
general because it puzzled some of the
members and gave chances for tighten
ing the lines that had been spread for
the members not entirely clear on the
proposition. -
MIR. Davis Touched Up.
Mr.. Davis Of Ramsey, who father&ed
introduced the same measure this year
in the house, was given a touch OF hIgh
life by Mr.. Streeter of Emmons, that
brought. out the applause Of the assem-
bly,. He did this in4explainin!g his vote,
and said that he had promised l., DAVIS
that he would vote tor his blll' ana
after reading it carefully, he could see
no reason now, why he should vote
against it, even after Mr.. Davis. had ex.
planned, in casting his vote in favor OF
the substitute, that he had found some
thing wrong in his own bill.
Mr.. Davis;Ain voting, said that ne mad
found some places where the Sharpe
bill needed amendments and that the
committee bill met his present views.
troduced by himself two years ago has
had more effect than any other factor in
carrying members away from a measure
that they felt sure he could 40 moth
ing less than support. Davis was vic.
tim Of Hansbrough and 1.-the gan"
and deserted the primary bill when he
had been shown that it was necessary
for him to do so in order to protect
other interests. -
Half dozen other members ex-
planned their votes and the roll call on
| Mr.. Stevens motion as to whether the
body was in favor of the substitute
primary bill or not resulted:
yes-Adams, Arnold, Baeverstadl,
Blake, Blank, Briden, Burgum, Buttz,
Chapman, Chevilier, Clendenning, Coo
per of Stutsman, DAHL Davis, Dickin-
son, Duncan, Ganssle, Glasgow, Goulet,
Hardt, johnson Of Ward, Lille, Lyon,
Martin, Mcclure, McCrea, Mckechnle,
McLain, Meiklejohn, Midgarden, Mitch
ell, Nelson, Nicholson, Palfrey, Paiim ed
Rogers, Rose, Ryan, Schlenker, simpson
Spangberg, Stevenson OF Burlelgh
Stevens Of Dickey, Sweet, Treat, True.
Speaker Piercy-55.
I Nays Allen, Braaten, Brown, Bur
ness, Casey, Dahlen, Eggen, E = am1; =
Hemmingson, Jennings, johnson, Rich
ger. Mooney. Moore. Morgan, Oveson
0vind, Peterson, Hurdon, Rice, scheer
Shells, Sowle, Stevens, Streeter, Sunde
i land, Swenseid, Tallackson, Thompson
Thoreson, Tofsrud, Vernon, Watson
i Welo, White-44.
The Substitute Bill.
/ The "leaders y substitute for the
original primary election bill eliminates
state officers, congressmen,t the judiciary
and United States senators from thu
1 provisions of the bill, but provides fol
i primary election Of county officers
and delegates to state conventions
4 abolishes the unit rule at state conven
1 tions; provides for a secret ballot 81
II adelepafes and for Snnarato ballot DOXe