The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08

Boyle. Brierley. Cowan. Craddock.
Cunningham, Elstun, Enright, Finley,
Gesner. Haskins, Helmick, Holden of
Wichita, Holdren of Montgomery.
Husey, Hutcheson, Jeffries. Jones,
Kiff. Kinnison, Lehman, Leland, Ley
dig. Miller, Mitchell. Montee, Morgan
of Reno. Padgett. Patterson, Pomeroy.
Ransom. Reynard, Rich, Richmond.
Rochester Ryan, Schmidt, Shepard,
Snyder. Taylor. Umholtz, Westcott,
wheeler, Woodhouse, Mr.. Speaker
Is.
Nays-Adams, Bergman, Blaine,
Brown, Cole, Cottingham, Crumly,
Davidson of Sedgwick. Davis. Dawson
Foley, Fraser, Giants, Guyer, Ham.
Hart. Hendricks, Ingalls,. johnson.
kfrtland, Lander, Lennen, Martin,
Mercer, Morgan of Hodgeman, Muir
Plumb, Pohlman, Price. Rail. Rookie
feller, Roush, Sherer. Skinner, STAN
nard, Stockton, Stone, Stubbs, Sweeny,
Swope. Tannahill. Thompson. Tired
way, Warren, Wells, White-54.
Fight Was Short in Senate.
When the senate reading clerk COM
menced this morning to read the report
of the conference committee on the pri-
mary election bill, Senator Noftzger OBJ
jected on the ground that the bill was
in the hands of the house.
1T is the business of the house to
accept this report and message the bill
back to u.s. he said.
Senator Fitzpatrick said: Il should
like to have the senate show it's conf
dence in it's conferees, even if they did
depart very materially from the posi-
tion CT the senate. The senate has gone
a good deal further than the house in
making concessions, but I believe we
should take up this report and adopt it
now
Senators Simons and Young both
6of fI1n C
considered unless the bill was in the
possession of the senate.
President Fitzgerald ruled that the re-
port might be read at once.
A motion was then made to postpone
action on the conference report until 3
o'clock. so that the time might be de-
voted to considering miscellaneous bills
before the time limit set by resolution
for the consideration of bills.
The motion to postpone was defeated
by a vote of Is to 16
Senator Caldwell then took the floor
and explained at length the amend
ments made in the compromise bill.
This bill,'' he said, gives the Stubbs
plan of direct primary for all people
with whom we are acquainted. Not be-
ing so well acquainted with the state
candidates as with our neighbors, we
leave that to a convention, provided the
candidate does not receive a majority
VOTE
Fitzpatrick Supported Compromise.
Senator Fitzpatrick, author of the
senate bill, then spoke. He said:
Whatever my sentiments may be
upon this bill, wish to say that it is
the only kind of a bill that can be
agreed upon, and 1 am in favor of 1t
because L want primary election
law. I hope that the senators who
have been on the other side will ac
cept the bill in the spirit of compro-
mise it is offered"
The vote was then taken by ballot
on the final adoption of the conference
report. Several of the senators ex-
planned their votes. Senator Robert
son said
II believe this is the only kind of a
practical primary election law which
we can pass. But the people of my
district instructed their senator to
a direct primary and 1 vote no.
Senator Smith said: ''This bill con-
tains all the expense of a direct pri-
mary and all the evils of a convention
system. am therefore opposed to it,
Senator Tucker said: ''I am for a
direct primary election law. I was
also for a 2-cent fare law, but when I
couldn't get 2-cents. I took the best I
could get. I believe this primary bill
is a step in the right direction. and 1
will vote for it rather than for moth
ing
The vote on roll call was as follows:
For adoption of report-Benson
Belts, Baker Brewer, Buschow, Cald-
we'll, Carver, Chapman. Conner Fitz-
patrick. Fulton. Griffin, Hamme, Har-
rison, Haskell, Hayden, Hughes, Low
er. Martin of Bourbon. Miller, Noftz-
ger, Porter of Crawford, Porter of
Stillings, Tucker, Wiki
erson. Waggener-27.
Against adoption of report-Dolley,
Getty. Gilbert, Hodges, Huffman
Quincy, Robertson. Simons. Smith,