Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-09-17
LEGISLATURE
ADjOURNS
TO MEET NOVEMBER "a, 1908
For The Purpose OF Electing A United
States Senator For The Short Term
To Fill Vacancy Caused By Death OF
Senator Allison

The General Assembly of Iowa met
at Des Moines in extra session August
81, 290S, in response to q call by Gov
ernor Cummins for the purpose Of
amending the Primary Law so as to
permit an expression by the Republi-
cans for Senator at the general cleo
ton on the Third day OF November.
1t had been generally agreed at the
Republican conference held the week
before that the names of the senate
rial candidates should be placed upon
the official ballot and no vote for sem
ator should be counted unlesst the par
ty casting the same had voted a pretty
nearly straight Republican ticket. But
most of the lawyers on the committee
held that such proceeding would not
be constitutional and some other way
would have to be adopted. After much
threshing over the ground the follow
ing was adopted on Thursday and the
legislature adjourned to meet again
November q, 1908, to carry out the
wishes OF the party in the selection OF
a senator for the short term. The law
provides:
FIRST. That all candidates for the
senatorship shall file nomination pa
pers at least twenty days before the
time of the general election.
SECOND. That any member Of the
Republican party desiring to vote for
a candidate for the Office OF senator In
the congress OF the United States shall
make written or printed request OF
the judges of election for primary
ballot in the following form:
THIRD. | request a primary cleo
ton ballot for the purpose OF vot-
ing at this primary election for
candidate for the Republican par
ty for the Office of Senator In the
Congress OF the United States. |
declare that affiliate with and am
in sympathy with the principles of
the Republican party; that 1t is my
intention to support generally at
this general election the nominees
of such party; that | have not en-
rolled with nor participated in any
primary election or convention of
any other political party since the
first day ofthe last preceding year.
FOURTH. II any voter shall be chal-
lenged on the ground that he does not
belong to the party with which he de-
sires to vote, he can make oath to that
effect and receive a ballot; provided
that no person shall receive primary
ballot who participated in the last pre-
ceding primary election OF any other
political party, as shown by his en-
rollment.
The adoption of this plan will give
all Republican electors in the state an
opportunity to giveexpression to their
wishes in regard to senator; and both
factions of the party who desire to
have their favorite candidate come out
ahead, will at once see the necessity
Of electing Republican members ofthe
house and senate to carry out their de-
sires as expressed at the polls. IL
would be wholly Inconsistent for pro-
gressive to vote for Governor Cum
Minis for senator and then refuse to
vote for Republican senator or rep.
resentative to help elect the governor
in case he should receive a majority.
And it would be extreme folly for a
standpatter to vote for his candidate
for senator and then cast his ballot