The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-28
.NtWPR|MARYLAW
TO Be FRAMED
AND PRESENTED TO ILLINOIS
LEG STATURE WHEN 1T CON-
vENES IN JANUARY.
.OCLESBy BILL IS DEAD
Causes Enumerated Which Contrib
uted to Defeat--Not Likely
That New Law viii
BE Passed.
Special 10 The nnIletIn.

SpeEial t0 the Hhiletiu.
Springfield, m. Nov. 27Thc
|Ogleshy bill IL dead Its end care
|at midnight Tuesday night when tic
report Of the joint conference com
Imittee failed G adoption In the hors |.
The report received SO votes, while
"a votes We're east against IT, 1t was
Ithc ruling Of the speaker, from whieh
there was ne dissent. that as the biI
contained an emergency clause Ii
must have l02 votes Today the
legislature takes recess until ia
uary IA. A new conference commit,
tee Is to take M the primary bill ami
sec what can be done between nov
and the date Of reconvening.
The conference committee, after d
deadlock lasting three weeks, vasier-
day morning reached an agreement.
II was decided to eliminate national
convention delegates and presldsn-
tial electors and leave their selection
to conventions, as heretofore. Then
the Democrats Of the house held a
caucus and decided to be content
with fling protest AGAINST certain
features Of the bill, leaving the in.
disidual members free to vote an
they might see fit. The protest was
iled m tn house at the night session
and Sneaker Shurtleff facetiously re-
marked that he world like to recog.
nize some members to move its aiop-
tion majority of the Dem0cra;i
members voted fer the bill But there
we're mapY ahsentees On both Sides
or the hrnsa aud there were ma
who ware nfesant hut refused t. vote
explaining that they had not the tins
10 examine the reps rt OF the confer
.ence COMMITTEES and wouId nnt ycte
Ter 4 hilI with1nt unaerstandin IL Iii
aletail.
The new conference committee viii
probably proceed on wholly different
lines from the committee that he's
been In session several weeks r.
stead uf confinlng itself narrowly to
the differences between the two
houses II will, in all probability en-.
deayor to frame new bill OF d dirfer-
ent character from the Ogiesbv bin.
Then an effort will be made 10 prt
this bill through as an original mea7
Hre. But it is extremely doubtful II
sny measure can be gotten thrlugh
that does not provide for dir ct p'u.
rality nominations No bill cf a di'-
ferent character can be gotten
through with an emergency clause
that Is generally admitted,
Several carses contributed 10 the
defeat OF the Oglesby bill Recently
there had been a decided reaction
against measure as radical In its
terms The bill. 1t was generally
contained many excellent
provisions. but was too drastic TO
meet the approval OF many members
wan.ed practicable
measure. "A bill might con-
tain the ten commandments. said
Lieutenant Governor Sherman yester-
lay. yet II | should vote against II
'hat would not imply that | an an IN
hdel A bill must be considered as
whole" Undoubtedly the action OF
the Illinois Republican Editorial as
sociation at its meeting here Monday
night. in adopting resolutions con
iemning the bill. aud denouncing
INV primary bill that abolishes con-
rentions. had a strong Influence upon
he house members. The editors are
,lose to the people. and an expression
II this sort from so representative a
,ody carried great weight
Il Is a safe guess that the cam
laign next year win be fought out
without any primary law If The lcgis
ATTIRE when it reconvenes in January.
asses any kind OF a primary law
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