Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-30

| through the senate after confronting
the mos, stubborn resistance on the
| part OF various influences. passed the
house today With numerous amend
meuts some o. which would have 4
tendency 10 weaken the law. The SEN
ator viii move 20 nou-concur when the
bin is returned 20 the senate. and have
the lIll sent TO conference with a view
OF having the material provisions which
have been eliminated by the house re-
stored.
WANTS GooDlNG.
I'm rIeaking Of the political situation
iu ldaho. the senator said. Il am IN
favor OF reuominating Gov Gooding. I
contsnded IN the constitutional som
yenu1n Tor a four-year term for go.-
eru'r. and believe that any man occu-
pyiug that position should be given az
least four years iu which TO carry oat
and prove the policy and method OF his
administration, and unless he has dug
Ing mis- first term committed eros which
cauno, be disregarded he should be re-
nominated have a very high regard
| for the other gentlemen who have been
mentioned as possible candidates, both
personally and politlcaly.and they nave
! the qualifications necessary 20 nm the
/ position 81 governor but the same
| might be said OF a number 81 RcpuD-
| lfnaug 3D. IHaha aud f1fna rHifa fsfs r-a
| viii have occasion 10 consider the
claims Of these men, but az we can re-
lect but one At a time their claims
should Doe deferred
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
'lt appears senator. that deter
| mined effort Wil. Dee made on the part
Of IN element ~ the party On the state
| % Inject into the coming campaign the
| question N nomination Of a candidate
! for United states senate az the state
/ convention was a question asked him.
/ Yes. but this question has been rails
! ed and met heretofore On Idaho not
! ably IN the convention of 1894 when 70
was voted down. ! took a firm stand
against such a procedure by the con-
Nention az that time. and on all other
occasions when n has been discussed.
II must be obvious 20 those who win
give the matter their earnest c0nsldera-
ton jhsi unless the primaries are neld
under conditions which would enable
only Republicans 10 vote and az which
a fun vote would be cast. and until the
county conventions are held undei le-
gal provisions as 10 the regularlt ~
their proceedings, the state CONVEX on
would represent nothing more than DO
lltlcal la1ity IN the primaries or county
conventions II is also obvious that TIE
ordinary methods ~ selecting delegates
"a The county conventions arc imperfect.
and the delegates selected 10 not repta-
sent in full degree tine sentiment ~
the party as % the political action 20
he taken by tho convention While he
legislature may take ample ure 20 de-
termlne rs dui.es ir the matter 4
electing senator. conventions gcuef-
ally DO their entire work i1 a day or
two days al ne most aul Sith ina
trading and con0irl-g Ply nominees
for Inc yarious state 0ld dlqtri Offices.
and the determining ~ party Platforms.
10 would have bur little tine for oousld-
eriuc me important duty 81 seectns
a candidate for The United States sem
ate. Then again legislatures are gov
euol by laws ir the performance u
their duties for the violation ~ which
adequate punishment IS provided Int
what Jaw could Do maze f1r mo pun
ishmant NJ a member ~ political con-
yeutI0u f0T the sale or trade % his
vote en- o question ~ ibis kind Con-
veuti1ns are not responsible bodies I'M
Der The law and have M recognized re-
spons'h..ity as pant ~ ils machinery -
the r0verumsnt'
ELECTION or SENATOR'S
"TNc responsible vote - the PEOPLE
~ n legal election v.tl the ful knopf-
edge thHt the members NJ the legisir-
ture tr Do elected uif elect q senator
comes much nearer au election OF a
senator iy q vote 0. tEe people than the
selection ~ q senator hy political
convention rrf composed ~ members
e.aciel a' o.. .9 pursuance = any Law.
nu' se.c.lel 'n on entirely informal
marGar responsible 20 DO one under
any law.
WOULD MEAN DEADLOCK.
10 tha people of the Uni,cl S,stes
really want iu change tae method 4
e.cU,rg senator as q rs pr'Wacd "a
The Constitution ist 20 b done In a ls
rs' way ava rHt - rlIcuuyentior or
.G1.rert.UU. = tho rarty lr 90 c1yrss
s. preference f.r me guidance OF assist.
lura ~ trf legislature then iet q pr
mary ar ut passed that sha,. result in
.he deliberate casting OF the vote az ne
primary under a str.rt guarantee a. 90
.he integrity - the election and a,fo
law governing tse convention Witch
iha1 insure alteration and Individual
era. responsibility oa the rari ~ ,te
members ~ ne convention. 70 would
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