The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20

stand here after nearly eight years OF
| service and be charged by the man who
has been nearest to me with net acting
in good faith
The vote on the adoption of the sub
stitute stood Is to Is on division. but
| Senator Miller, in the chair, cast the
deciding vote in favor of the substitute,
which thereby became a part of the
bill.
Other amendments proposed ex-
cited less vigorous opposition and IN
general were of minor Importance. be-
ing designed mainly to facilitate the
work of the election board However,,
home stretch with an objection 10 the
whole measure, his attack on which
was called out by Noftzger's PROPOSE
ton to insert a clause making 1t a
from $50 to $500, for a voter to falsely
state his party utilization.
Are We to knock down the pr1n-
ciple of the Australian system. for
which we have worked so long, by
compelling a voter to reveal his party
politics in the presence of the election
board ?' he asked. and further wanted
to know why the choice of United
States senator should be delayed until
the general election. Senator Caldweil
took the floor to explain why two pr1-
maries are necessary and other sena-
tors buttonholed Robertson and also
tried to convince him that it was ali
right, but he was unconvinced and IN
the end voted against the bill.
Waggener claimed that the ahdaVlt
in section cuts the Democrats from
making converts, but his effort to have
it modified was unsuccessful. Getty
eloQuently but Intellectually discussed
the danger threatening the secrecy of
the ballot, and the restriction which
prevents candidates for congress and
state offices from becoming candidates
|. for the United States senate.
Senator FitZpatrick's motion to re-
port favorably the bill as amended
was met by a substitute from Stewart.
that the bill be not recommended for
passage, the senator from SedgWick
declaring that the bill largely affects
the Republican party and that 1t
would be much more to the advantage
of that party to have the senatorial
question settled long before the gen.
eral election.
Fitzpatrick spoke strongly in support
of the original motion; he wanted to
try the law this once"
Getty wanted Stewards motion to
prevail. He said: 1.-The bill is not fair.
it is unwise, and the voters will place
on a measure of this character the
seal of their condemnation. There is
no reason why anybody should line up
before the election judges and say he
is a Republican or a Democrat. In the
last contest for United States senator
many congressman were candidates:
why say to them now, You can not
be a candidate for this office because
the law says your name shall not ap-
pear on the ballot twice p
The motion to report the bill with a
recommendation that it do pass was
adopted by a vote of % to II, where
upon the committee rose.
The report of the committee of the
whole having been made to the senate
by Chairman Miller, Senator Stewart
continued his opposition to it's accept
lnce, but was unable to overcome the
majority and after two and one-half
hours of strenuous worth the measure
was passed and amended, title agreed
to, the vote on final passage being as
follows:
Ayes-Benson, Belts. Brewer Bu-
schow, Caldwell. Carver. Chapman
Conner, Fitzpatrick, Fulton, Griffin,
Hamme, Harrison, Haskell. Hughes,
Lower, Noftzger, Porter of Crawford
Porter of Montgomery, Smith, Sullings
Waggener-22.
Nays-Blaker. Dolley, Getty, Gil
bert, Hayden, Hodges, Huffman, Mar
tin of Bourbon, Martin of Woodson
Miller, Quincy, Robertson, Simons
Stannard, Stewart, Tucker, Young
IL.
Motions to adjourn until $40 D. M
until 2 o'clock Monday and to take a
recess of 1 6 hours and continue work
on Sunday were successfully lost and
adjournment was finally taken until 6
o'clock this morning.