Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-10
Passage of Acceptable Measure.
Thru Both Houses Readily
Accomplished
STRONG ON PARTY FEALTy
Provision Compelling Written DeoIara-
s ton Of Affiliation Considered as
Strong as eessary-Businsss Of
Extra Session Finished Except the
Election of Senator.

| Special to Times es-Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 10.-Ths primary
election law has, passed both houses and
will be engrossed and signed by the
governor today. and after publication
! In some of the newspapers will become
the law. The bill received all but
ls.ilree '.etes in the sena.e, those of De-
Armond. Bruce and Jones, and in the
house only one republican. HANDLE
ton. of Mahaska, voted against it
With such unanimity Of action on the
part of the republicans 1t would seem
| that there should be no criticism from
any source against the provisions oi
the bill. The bill as reported to the
two houses was the result of the joint
labors of the committees of the house
and senate.
1t provides for a separate ballot on
senator apart from the regular ballot.
1t providese that il the candidate re-
ceiying the highest number of votes az
the primary for senator shall die, re-
move, or resign, or for any reason
there shall be a vacancy In the nom-
fnation, the party to which he be-
[longed can hold a primary for another
nomination at the time of the, general
election in November, provided the
vacancy occurs thirty days before the
general election. Candidates must file
nomination papers with the secretary
Eof state at least twenty days before
| the general election. The provision as
to party fealty Is as follows:
The Party Declaration.
ANY member of the party holding
the primary election under the pro-
visions of this act desiring to vote for
a candidate for the office of United
States senator in the congress of the
United States shall make a written
or printed request of the judges of
election for a primary ballot in sub
stantially the following form:
II request primary election ballot
for the purpose OF voting at this pri~
mary election for a candidate of the
........ party for the office of senator
in the congress of the United States:
that affiliate with and am in general
sympathy with the principles of the
.......... party: that it is my fnten-
tion to support generally at this gen.
eral election the nominees OF such
party; that have not enrolled with
nor participated in any primary elec-
ton or convention of any otheic politi-
cal party since the first day Of the
last preceding year"
sTf challenged the voter must make
oath to the statements in his request
for a ballot.
1t is the belief Of all the republi :
cans with the few bare exceptions that
the law is all right in its provisions
for the emergency at hand. Some had
hoped to put the primary selection on
the regular ballot but standpatters as
we'll as progressives believed that
would be unconstitutional and the pro-
vision for a statement and affidavit
seems to be strong enough to meet
the wishes of all for three or four of
the republican members.
Only Question is Senatorship.
With the primary election law out
of the way the legislature has nothing
to do but elect United States sena-
tor and adjourn. There is some talk
that if an election is not effected speed
lily that. it will adjourn anyway, prob
ably Friday of this week. When the
legislature met at noon today it could
not be said that there were any signs
that either side would give in but i.
was known that a great deal OF work
has been done by both progressives
and standpatters to convince certain
members that 1t was their duty to
stand by the caucus selection and be
ruled by the majority It has been
very embarrassing to many Of the
strong standpatters of the state to see
members of their faction refuse to be
ruled by the majority after the pro-
gressives thru many long years OF
fighting have always stood straight
with the party and been ruled by the
majority either in convention or leg
islative caucus. 1t became at once too
apparent that the refusal to stand by
the majority rule of the caucus was
because Of personal animosity en-
tirely, which is weN enough in Z, back
woods debating club, but beneath the
dignity of members of the legislature
about the state house that some Of
those who yesterday and the day be-
fore voted against Cummins cid SO
on the claim that they feared IL Cum
Minis was elected before the primary
bill was passed the progressives would
then unite with the democrats and
pass the Oregon idea bill introduced by
DeMar of Davis. in the house. and
that they were only holding out agains.
Cummins to see that the right kind Of
a primary election bill was passed
first. There were several of these leg
islators named and it was claimed
that they might leave the standpat-
ters and vote for Cummins today.
There was, however. very little hope
of this because of the fact that they
had all signed the agreement to re-
main away from the caucus ancl vote
against Cummins.