The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-05
FOR
|. A PRIMARY Law
PURPOSE or GOV. DENEEN m
BEGINNING HIS CAMPAIGN
BEFORE HOLIDAYS.
NO POPULAR DEMAND
For Such Law Claim Opponents and
the Governor viii Strive 10
Prove Them Wronn---
Committee May Act.
Special to The Bulletin.

Especial TO The Bulletin.
! Springfield, ILL.,. Dec. --Goyernfr
Deneen's opening gun In his fight
FLOR denomination indicates that tha
purpose In beginning his campaign
fnow, instead Of after the holidays. III
| TO arouse public sentiment on the pri
lmary election question. in the boTa
or forcing a bill through the iegisI-
ture In January, In his speech At
Metropolis yesterday the governft
spoke for direct primary law. ana
saddled the blame for the exisiins
situation upon the legislature HI
concluded his discussion gof the suls
iect with these words.
Il therefore reiterate that cul
primary election system being stiIl
|unreyised the duty of the legistlatnra
to continue In session until satisfao
tory legislation is effected is plain. |
believe that a due regard for tie
popular viii will enable the legisia
ture to reconcile their differences an3
enact satisfactory primary law
Public Drmand Doubted.
How much enthusiasts on the pri
mary question the governor may BIZ
able to arouse remains to be let11o's
'strated. All through the discussion
IN the legislature there has bsel h
marked difference OF opinion as III
the extent OF the popular demand NJ
primary law. The advocates of m
radical law bave maintained pat
the people are demanding tbe mcst
direct kind Of law that cxn be tn.
acted. The -conseryatirgks on the
other hand have slecisr6d stllat seuti
ment on the qAestieH ds more or ifss
chaotic that While the pnnulaF sftxg
was ov hefhiingly for 4 pfimsrs
lawsg loplq n1srvly yQiraa thc
'sssasli 4of " INV sisast -bJllI s u y
them to have hand iii the nonsIaN.
lion Of copdidates fer office md tlsst
would curb the power of the pa tss
boss" that they did not have III
mind any particular kind of prisnarv
law: that the. question Df aboIishifEs
The delegate system entirely waH
rtver n.lt to them. and that each
member of the Legislature must be
his own nudge of the sentiment ef HIS
As proof Of the lack OF
q popular "tlenaandr for primary
law II is pointed out that. aitacuSh
Chicago newspapers have
D9e1 uEstpN their gsaslssss ifsas4eite.
f2eff fNpressntsAtiyersh,t sierSAbi u s's
sassage of the ,oeiesbaS N sufai in soF
y the members have fallea
j Singla lettFrf fiptp re- tpnstitp e9sf nm, <
he snfdect 81 perhaps Alssf tho sBfa'lc
u January after SIX WeeksF rfzeanss
by the governor anss asfs,sss !
members. have closely anayzesl rubfIc
instheir own districts. tie
egislatfsa wfli be better able to pass
Upon the most yexatious issue that
has bedn put "up to-. The legislature
n many years. ~.
On Tuesday night of last, week. !,
xhensthe conference committees re :
,ort tfaiied in the house, IL was geEl-s
traIlys ppedicted thatssihe eampas M.
ieNi yHN Neulu va tN1titAAtstr71ss Hoee1F%s
ptsly skhost s:pripays 4 lay. .sAlt2sS' Z
g II uasS;r bss~.Bat there has beeh D
'ome revision of opiiif6h on tia sub !
ect The chances appear to be that
somef kind saf "a Law VIII h2 enacted 1
WITHIN tte next sixty days, but .there Z
. prety slsnrai ssrcensffT That no !.
~ VIII BE- able saip 70 get IN the
}qrrse theef0s votes necessaly 70 psss :
IN emergency, measure j. This isct
caves open several possitiiifes* 8
state Committee May Act.
II Is 20 be borne in mind thar tho :
Republican state central coDmIttee
nav prescrShs the inslsnsp s6s ssssett
ng delegstesste he state convention;
Z IL chooses to DO so- aitseush the
itself Is the final Judge Of
he credentials Of its own members.
Nth no primary law. the ceaaroittee !
nav content itself by diT ecting that /
N primaries. cancnses or conse7-
ions for the selection of delegates 10
ne state convention shall be held ON
ne same day. This. II Is contended.
fOHl4 fflnoht AHF fiht%ttto@ 0oa'~ta't.-
o the old systematic aying squad
on going from county 20 county. TIE
manipulation OF convention dates. etc.
for states Offices would
hen be made by the state convention
md the convention would be expected
y make an explicit declaration on
he primary question.
The state committee. however.
night 20 further and provide for pri-
isry elections In each county These
rimaries would be held without the
afeguards Of the law. but Il = argued
rorld be IN the main satisfactorily
{ all events better than no pri-
laries az all.
Another proposed solution OF the
roblem Is tc amend the 0giesby biii.
: r1odff7ed by the conference com