Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-10
VALUE OF The PRIMARY LAW
Senator Brown Replies at Length 10
Query on This Point.
GIVES PEOPLE CHANCE TO RULE
Senator Gamble Introduces Number of
BIns, Among Them One for Open
ing More of south Dakota
Indian Reservations.
cFrom a star correspondent.) }


WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-(special Tele-
gram)-1n letter 10 John E. Benton Of
Keene. n. H. who wrote asking advice
as TO the good and bad points of the d.
rect primary law, Senator Brown today
wrote as follows:
Permit me 10 say that, in my judgment,
fair primary law is long step In the
direction Of a truly representative form Of
government. 1t allows every voter, whether
in the city or in the country to have
voice in the selection Of nominees. a re-
suit rarely realized under the other or
convention system. Instead OF deprivtng the
country voter Of a voice in the choice OF
officers, the primary law allows his voice
70 be heard and counted and at the same
time deprives the cities OF the controlling
Influence which they usually enjoy under
the convention system OF selecting candi-
dates. The rarest value Of the primary law
is the power il gives the people to endorse
the faithful officer and to repudiate the
faithless Under the old system the man
in public life was usually able to control
a convention and secure his denomination
whether he had been faithful or otherwise
to the people. The primary law allows the
people TO administer the primary cure and
call home an officer who has been careless
or Indifferent 10 the public welfare.
Bills by Gamble.
Senator Gamble today introduced the fol-
lowing bills: For creation Of a new land
district with offices located at Belle
Fourche. It embraces the southern part
OF Butte county. not included in the Lem
mon land district. and the northern tier
Of townships OF Meade county.
A bin for the opening OF that part OF
the Pine Ridge Indian reservation north Of
the tenth standard parallel. including parts
OF Washington and washabaugh counties,
and embracing about 800 900 acres; also the
opening Of certain lands in the Rosebud In
dian reservation, being the two eastern tiers
Of townships OF Meyer county and that part
Of the county north of the tenth standard
parallel and also that part of Washabaugh
county north Of the tenth standard parallel,
and this embraces about $4,000 acres.
Also a bin directing the secretary of the
interior TO pay the F1andreau Indians the
per capita Of surplus funds in the treasury
to their credit.
Minor Matters Mt Capital.
Representative Boyd today recommended
Fred w. Richardson TO be postmaster at
Battle Creek.
Representative Norris was advised this
morning that one Of his children had been
stricken with diphtheria and he left on an
afternoon train for his home in McCook.
Representative Hull today introduced a
bill directing the secretary of war to cause
a preliminary survey of the Des Moines
/ AlNUl AlOAl llb AuOull 10 DOuEN luT
the purpose of estimating the probable cost
OF constructing a canal along the river. or
maintaining a channel in the river OF
minimum depth OF six feet. or the cost Of
/ constructing q canal on part OF said river
and a channel in the connecting part Of said
/ river.
The director Of public roads has decided
| to assist Banner and Scott's Bluff counties
! with the building OF their roads, in accord
ance with a request OF Senator Burkett
/ The director informed Senator Burkett to-
day that the engineer in charge of such
work has been instructed to give these
counties all possible assistance, and an
assistant engineer win be detailed to help
in the work. The location Of the road has
not been decided upon between Harrisburg
and Gerings but as soon as this is settled
and rignts-of-way secured the road office
will furnish engineer TO superintend
the construction OF the road. IL it is desired.
Rivers and HarbOrs Delegates.
The following are registered at National
Rivers and Harbors congress from Ne
| brasHa: John NJ Thurston, Missouri Pa
cific Railroad system; William Stull, com
mittee Of 100 Missouri navigation congress
Charles F. Manderson. w. D. Starbird
David H. Mercer, E NJ Fairfield, ]. H
McShane. James L. Paxton, Henry T.
Clarke, Gould Dietz, L. N. Condor, F. d.
wead. Missouri River Improvement as
sociation. Omaha; G. E Condra- Uni
versity Of Nebraska, Nebraska geological
survey, Lincoln; H. D. Watson. state OF
Nebraska Kearney. and Paul H, Marlay.
Missouri River Improvement association,
Mason City. Neb.
A striking personally OF the convention
is known throughout the west as the
Alfalfa Crank" Mr.. waston has 1000 acres
of Buffalo county land in alfalfa, which
yielded this year from 5000 TO 1000 tons
and in stack is worth from S6 TO $40 per
ton. He has 5000 fruit trees in the sand
hills Of the Antelope state bearing mainly
peaches and cherries, and last year he
got S.000 from his cherry crop alone.
MI Watson is tall. broad shouldered
and long whiskered, and looks every inch
an ideal pioneer, for that is what he is.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Martha ]. whittau, formerly Miss
Gertrude Clarke Of Omaha but now OF
Worcester, Mass, Joined her father, Henry
T. Clarke in Washington to remain
throughout the rivers and harbors con-
vention.
Victor Rosewater win be tonight the
guest OF Major Guy Zalinski. formerly
stationed in Omaha. at the annual banquet
D Of the Military Order OF Caribou"
, Number of Appointments.
? W. ]. Wilcox OF Alliance, f. n. Stafford
: Of Ansley. George S. Wright OF Wayne
p Harry Allen OF Wisner and Charles P.
Hulfish Of Wabash, Neb. have been ap-
. pointed railway mail clerks.
{ Clinton r. Thompson Of Fort Laramie
. Wyo.. has been appointed a craftsman
z In the Department Of Labor
Postmasters appointed: Iowa UdeI
AppanoOse county; +. NJ. Mathews, vice
T. G. Manson, resigned. South Dakota
Hayti. Hamlin county: Josh Tr1mm vice
d. II. Sour dead; Luffman Marsha
county Michael Troutner x-ics V Nth