Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-27

attention to the insurgent and the SYM
pathy Of the house was with the speaker.
Statewide Primary Bill.
After lacking on some sweeping amend
ments, the senate, in committee of the
whole this afternoon, recommended for
passage II. R. 4p6, the joint committee direct
primary bill. In general the amendments
Of the senate put back the important pro-
visions Of the bill which were changed by
the tinkering OF the house. All Of the
standing committee amendments but one,
were attached to the bill by the senate.
The fusion members won a victory by
preventing an attempt to prevent fusion at
primary elections The Objectionable amend
ment was offered by the judiciary commit
tee and It provided no candidate could be
candidate for Office on more than one
ballot In the debate a number of repub-
licans rallied to the support of Ashton's
motion not to concur In this amendment.
the motion finally carrying by vote OF II
to 16. Root and wntse Of Cedar were
among the republicans who spoke in favor
Of allowing fusion. Joe Burns made a
speech attacking the direct primary law in
general and declaring It had been failure
in the city OF Lincoln.
The other amendments added to the bill
provide for closed primary for each party
and require voters to state their party
preferences. Names may be placed on the
primary ballot by petitions containing the
names OF twenty-five electors or by the
fling Of an application by the candidate.
Filing fees are to be charged as follows:
$50 for United States senator, SO for state
officers and members of congress and
Judges OF the district court and 3 for
county, legislative and city offices. At the
time Of registering voters who desire to
participate In primary elections are re-
Quired TO state their preferences.
In addition TO these changes, Senator Aid
rAch secured the adoption of an amendment
providing for a state convention consisting
OF one delegate from each, county to frame
ia platform and name the state central com
mittee. The amendment is as follows:
The first Saturday after the primary cleo
ton the nominees for county officers shall
meet at the county seat OF the respective
counties In this state, and by majority
vote thereof select one committeeman from
eaeh township or precinct In said county,
and within. one week thereafter said com
mitteeman 50 selected shall meet and elect
a chairman of the. county central committee
Of hia respective party and ~ said time
with like delegates chosen in the same
way from each county IN the. state at the
capitol az II o'clock noon. on the fourth.
thereafter on the fourth Tuesday OF Sep
temher; and said delegates shall forthwith
1orfnulate the state platform OF their party
ana select a state central COMMITTEES COM
posed Of one member for each senator
eleeteq from each senatorial district, and
SAID committee, 50 elected, shall select It's
chairman ana secretary The platform or
each party shall be framed at such TIME
ana snail Dc made public not later than G
O'Clock In the afternoon on the following
Lees Annexation Bill.
Mike Lees Omaha South Omaha CONSOLE
dalton bill passed the senate this morning
and now only needs the signature OF the
governor to make IL a law. II provides that
10 per cent Of the voters in each city can
call an election to decide the annexation
question by popular vote.
The vote on the bill was as follows:
Ava