Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-29
SENATOR Is TO Be ELECTED
Legislature Must Select Man to Fill
the Unexpired Term Of Allison.
MUCH TALK ON THE PRIMARY LAW
Great Diversity OF Opinion as 60 Just
How IL should ne Amended to
Protect All Interests in
senatorial Contest.
lFrom a staff cetresponden..i

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CFrorn a Staff Correspondeut.S
DIES MONIES. Aug. 8-Cspccial. "a vote
on United States senator will be necessary
at the special session Of tho legislature
called by the governor TO convene next
Monday. The law provides that the next
Legislature 20 meet after there is a vacancy
in the United States senate must ballot upon
a candidate 10 fill the office. Tho only
way the extra session can escape electing
a United States senator is TO get into a
deadlock.
This necessity 90 elect a United States
senator also 'necessitates the Legislature
holding over more than one week. 1t will
have to remain IN session tn at least Sep
TENDER Q II will meet and organize on
August 81 The law provides that each
house must meet at noon and vote on
United States senator on the second Tues
day after meeting and organising. That will
be Tuesday, September 8 The law further
says that the next day the two houses
must meet Jointly. This will require them
90 meet Jointly on wednesday, September 9.
II could then adjourn n II can agree readily
on the election Of the candidate. This cleo
tion will be for the unexpired term of
Senator Allison.
The amendment to the primary law on
which all republicans have united in the
interests OF harmony is for the purpose Of
nominating a candidate for the long term.
the election Of which viii be by the regular
session OF the legislature to meet next
January.
Many members OF the legislature are re-
naming in the city for the session. They
were called here to attend the conference
or attend the state fair or both and find
there will be enough to keep them busy.
II Is expected that the hotels will fill up
with members of the legislature today" 1t
IL the understanding that the organization
OF the legislature when in regular session
will be maintained. The elections commit
tees will have the bulk OF the work TO. do
and Il may be determined to strengthen
these for this session by the addition of
other members. probably lawyers.
The different methods of amending the
primary law are now being given consider
alton. Senator Doluver. at the conference
Tuesday, suggested that the names of the
candidates for United States senator be
put at the bottom Of the republican column
on the November ballot and that no votes
for senator be counted unless the citizen
has voted for the republican nominees from
presidential elector down to legislative
nominee. Others are suggesting the oppo-
site extreme. or the Oregon plan, which is
likely to be favored by the democrats. that
everyone. regardless OF party affiliation.
be allowed to vote and that name of the
democratic candidate for senator be put
on the ballot with the rest. Another scheme
is to put none but republican candidates for
senator on the ballot and to limit the vot-
ing on senator to those republicans who
voted at the June primary. This necessi-
tates a separate ballot, and would limit 1t
TO 100000 republicans. cutting about 100, 900
~ 49, = .to,.oH 30 x,ota - .onator
Another scheme is to make the qualifica-
lions the same as for the June primary.
Let every voter have a primary ballot on
senator who voted the republican ticket
at the June primafS. or who declares him
self TO DO q republican.
The Cummins people profess that they
are disinterested in the qualification
scheme, except that they Join in keeping
the democrats from helping select the re-
publican candidate. as they claim that
they are confident that the governor will
have a majority whatever the test Of
qualifications for voters. The question
OF constitutionality enters largely into
the discussion. as many claim that 1t
would be contrary to the constitution and
the Australian ballot law to require Il
declaration of party affiliation at a No
vember election.
wedding Dinner mt Fair.
Henry Alfred of Corydon and HIS bride
ate their wedding dinner and then an
nounced their wedding. Representative
w. F. Alfred of Corydon and his wife
have been camping at the state fair
grounds during the state fair. Yesterday
his son. Henry Alfred. and his sweetheart
dropped In during the morning and re-
mained for dinner. After dinner they an
nounced that they had been married for
4broa duva UaNth hrgda aud ornnp, ora
from Corydon. They had spent the three
days seeing Des Moines and the state fair.
No Business mt state House.
All business is practically suspended at
the state house this week while the
crowds surge through the building. All
records OF attendance at the state fair
have been broken this week and the
crowds surging through the state house
and historical building indicate II. The
state officials are spending their time
shaking hands with the crowds and talk
ing to the visitors.
In spite OF the efforts of the police
there are occasional discoveries of CROOKS.
one man today waited patiently at the
Union depot for the return Of a stranger
who was TO have the court house turned
around. The stranger told him he was
a member of the reception committee and
started to take him about the city. lie
told him the court house was on rollers
and could be turned clear around--a won
derful thing. II took $40 to get it done,
and the stranger offered TO advance IS
" the visitor did the same. The visitors
IS is stil with the stranger.
Ditch Caves on
BOONE, Ia, Aug. 8-(speclaI TeIe-
gram )-william Braker while ditchins
west OF Boone Wednesday evening was
buried In a CAVERN A ton OF earth fell
in on him, burYing his head completely
Three workmen rushed to his rescue
USING their hands TO pull the dirt away
and soon had his head uncovered. shovsls
could not be used for fear OF injuring tn,
man. He was at length dug out and taker
home, He viii soon be entirely rccov,