The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-07-10
AS TO Oregon METHOD
DETAILS OF PLAN OF ELECTION OF SENATOR'S
BY Vote OF THE PEOPLE

Hon f Wood Of Oregon gives in the Public an interest
ing account of the political situation Oregon in full He show
the that enacted by the initiative referendum at th
last election and those that rejected and states that fe ~
ton indicates the ability of the people understand their welfare
quite we'll they select understand for them
He goes into detail regarding the election Of senator bv n
son from direct vote OF the people Regarding the
make following
order make the popular United States Senator
effective thereafter the Direct Primary Law provided that can
dda for the legislature might be asked make either OF
mens pledges One:
further the people Oregon well as to the people OF
my legislative district that during my OF Office will always
that candidate for United States Senator Congress who
has received the highest number Of the peoples for that posi-
general election preceding the election Senator
congress, without regard to my individual preference
This IS known as Statement No T. much dcued by The
Oregonan "The Holy Statement
During my Of Office shall consider the Of the people
for United States Senator congress nothing than
omedaon which shall be liberty wholly disregard if the
for doing 50 to to be sufficient
This is known as Statement No p
And now we confronting for January the
OF all Governor Chamberlain the Democratic candidate for
United States senator has received plurality OF about thou
his republican competitor H. NJ Cake Mr. Cake having
defeated Senator Fulton for the nomination the Direct Primaries
Already the republican newspapers tatng the Statement No
members OF the legislature with the sorry Inquire they VIII cut IN
sending democrat the United States Senate The question
which agates these Will they not cut much sorIer hgre
they violate the solemn pledge the faith OF which they W
elected Undoubtedly OF them repent their promise and would
be glad Of to party lines That excuse IS beng OF
tered them forms by The Oregonan and the oUe
press First they told that Chamberlain organized the bulk OF
the democratic party Oregon register republicans 50 ua
they could nominating Cake the republican primaries a
against Fulton present and the man That
did register probable from the tl9
y democrats and the heavl registry OF republicans but know
OF nothing which indicates that this plot OF Governor ona
ans The fact however indicates one OF the deec OF the
Direct Primary Nomination law This door to political tlckey
and bad faith in making nominations ought to be closed
Next the charge that Governor ChanberaS ap
poa by the people fiction, that his majority IS not genuine u
good faith but represents the drgrunted Fulton vote W
knitted Cake hoping give Chamberlain majority ana an @
the contest into the Legislature, being republican, ana &
ademocat No personal bad faith IS charged against oell,t l
ton nor indeed this charge limited to the futoh WIS @
said that many republicans believing Mr. Cake too weak @ "
unwilling have represented in the senate BY tn c1
as Bourne and Cake preferred to defeat cake Win
hoping defeat Chamberlain in the legislature ,
Now in the first place Governor Chamberlain has we serei
the people as governor He very popular He has twice
State for the eovernorshp and will make good inquire IN
the There assume the Vote i | u
good faith But if it was not if it. was political TRICK II m m
the rebuke which will prevent Us epe'
legislature has no right go the motives OF the
can only look the result and if Governor IhaiOe M I: %
returned to the United States senate by a rePO
ature will be final victory of the people and ueIe m
more nonkeying with in hopes OF getting away M 80 e.
cal conclusion The principle is the important tlIs le 80 te
pes but the nrincnIe lives and important 70 l
plain republican masses of this state nail the principle oN &
and fast that the Legislature must obey tneir ohN"
y IS to send republican to the senate :,~a rre-
dict that all the ills of the Direct Primary law WI xalS an
actual election There will be no political toomg "l m t M
buzz-saw Leaders will to it that strong men nsr
nomination voters will as they real9 li ,robb
The Direct Primary law does and no law ever '
any body of the people from meeting III hose men and
and measures nor organng e support s Jhe or
measures The proper preliminary to the LTee IDEAS to an
gnzaton of believing in essentially u 80 Il prefer and
nouce those ideas select the candidates e9 II ney
work for the primaries. This is proper Il : t;or norir
can degenerate into the fixed slate Tor such m s Of
alton has no force in law The primaries are o = ~ one can
the party and even the single individual E9 M T Is the same
make hs direct appeal to the voters oi m far from this be
tut discussion as in an callast IL The candidates
ing objection it is TO my mind, great neI before the
and principles of each party are tnrasueu ~
Peope before nominations are MACS M ,arties aband
The made up this point IS tnat M M tyard definite
oned all Organization There is no concerted Mo are invited
the contest under support the organization @ m would cease
primaries b, ene;es f the party uasqlerads N u an Il