Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-08
TERMS OF THE PRIMARY BILL
All Sections Of Republicans Have
Agreed on It's Terms.
DEMOCRATS HAVE ANOTHER ONE
Favor the oregon PIaA whereby Man
R~ecefvinR the Most Votes, RE-
rard1ess OF Party, IL TO
he the Senator.
fFrom a staff Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES. Sept. L-tspecial)-
The terms Of the bill which will become a
law next week, providing for a special pri-
mary election, have been made public by
the committee engaged in framing the
bill. This committee consisted of Senators
Peterson and whipple and the. attorney
general of the state. They are all good
lawyers and all strong party men. 1t was
found by all the lawyers of the legislature
that the plan which had been proposed by
Senator Dolliver and Congressman Smith
to tack the primary ballot onto the regular
ticket was at best of doubtful legality,
and this scheme has been entirely aban-
doned by common consent of all the mem
bers. The lawyers Of TIE two elections
committee agreed upon the general
terms Of the new bill. and the three men
named were told to fix ID up in the best
possible shape. Senator Peterson had per-
haps more than any other to do with the
making of the present primary law of the
state.
The new bill, in its present form. pro-
vides that If the candidate of any party
for the office of senator in the congress
Of the United States who has received
the highest number of votes in his party
at any primary election as a candidate
for such office, die. resign or remove
from the state Of his residence, or for any
other cause a vacancy in such candidacy
shall occur after such primary election is
held and before thirty, days prior to the
day of the general election in November
next following, a new primary election
shall be held by the members of such
! party on the day of such general election
for the purpose of again nominating OF
expressing their choice for a candidate
for said office. Any person affiliatinl
with such party may file nomination pa
pers and becomeIa candidate for the
1enate and have his name printed on tbs
ballot.
Members Of the party shall be eligible
to vote this separate ballot upon making
a written or oral request of the Judge,
Of election for the ballot, the reques
being in a form set out, which declare.
that the voter is a member of the party
and intends to generally vote the. party
ticket and has not affiliated with AM
other party IN the past year. In case {
voter is challenged. he may be required
to tai oath to this form of statement
The oath Is to be made just as strong al
possible, though som had desired that I
include more than the past year and TAX,
in the last election, when, so it is claimed
a large humber Oh ESPuDtlCdnS OlO no
vote their ticket, It was also proposed IL
the bill as at first drafted that the candi
date for the senate could not also be
candidate at the same time on the sam,
ticket for some other office, but there wa
objection to this becausee Of the fact tina
both Congressman smiths and r Congress
man Haugen are being considered as can
didates.. ,-sa az.
Democrats Have a Bill.
The democratic members aof the com
mittee will report 10 the legislature a dem
oeratic bill which will pr6Ylde in substanc
for the Oregon plan. or thai of having tn
names of all candidates, representing a
parties, printed on one ballot. and the on
receiving the highest number Of votes t
be elected, This would be an open cleo
tlon for senator and will not be consid
cred at all by the republicans Of the legis
lature.
The committee bill and the minority BIZ
will both be printed and be ready 70
action by the legislature on ~convenin
next Tuesday morning. 1t is now believe
that the members of the house will pas
the bill very quickly and there may nc
be long discussion in the senate. 1t is re
garded as entirely possible that the bi
will be passed in a few days.
Senator Saunders Of Council Bluffs il [
be chief orator at the Allison memoirs
session on Tuesday afternoon. Others VIII
will speak are Senator Allen and Repre-
sentatives Hacker and Harding.