The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-05-10

Representative from Detroit Serving His
Fourth Term.
cussion. At this session numerous at
tempts to amend the bill were made,
but were unavailing. Amendments
were offered to make it necessary for
candidate 10 have at least 20 per
cent of the total vote cast in order
to be nominated and to require that
all candidates for state Office, instead
Of governor and lieutenant governor
only, be nominated at the primaries,
but they were voted down. The bill,
which is now in the hands Of the SEN
ate, provides for the nomination OF
candidates for United States senator
and contains no percentage clause of
any kind, thus giving the nomination
to the candidate who polls plurality
Of the votes cast.
Use of Money Prohibited.
AS amended the bill embodies all
Of the sweeping corrupt practices pro
visions included in the Allen-Fyfe
bill introduced in the senate. These
prohibit the use Of money in any man-
ner, the hiring Of workers and Of car
riages to bring voters to the polls,
etc. 1t even goes farther than was
intended by Governor Warner and 9th
er ardent supporters Of the bill and
provides penalty for "every person
who directly or indirectly pays for
space in any newspaper, which space
is used or is intended to be used for
the purpose Of assisting or hindering
the nomination of any candidate to
any office, whether local, state or ma
tional, and every person, being the
owner or part owner Of any newspa-
per or any interest therein or in any
company owning any newspaper or con.
trolling the same who uses or procures
to be used said newspaper for ad-
vertising purposes in order to assist
him in securing the nomination to any
such Office" Contributions by cor
pOrations to campaign funds are also
prohibited. Ii is conceded that the
vote oil this bill in the senate will
be very close. Just when vote will
be reached in the upper house cannot
be foretold.
As sort of running mate to the
primary bill Representative Waters
has induced the two houses to PASS Il
Joint resolution requesting the Mich'.
gan delegation in congress to favor
measures having for the object the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Constitutional Convention.
This week may witness important
action in the line Of definitely deciding
upon the plans for the coming con-
vention which will be charged with
the duty of draughting new con-
stitution for Michigan. the bill en-
bodying the details governing the e.ec-
ton. etc. of delegates to this conven-
ton having been made the special Or
der for Thursday afternoon. The bill
as reported by the committee on re-
vision of the constitution provides for
11S delegates. who are to be chosen
for the most part 10y representative
districts. There are. OF course. only
100 representative districts in Michi-
gan. The eighteen additional dee.
gates will come from those counties
which have more than one representa-
tive In the legislature. The bill pro-
poses partisan nominations OF candi-
dates for delegate in August and an
election to be held in October. The
convention Is to commence business
early in November and complete its
Sabors so that the proposed new cons
stltutlon mny he submitted 10 the cleo