The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-17
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In the house yesterday afternoon
the Bryan primary bin was again up
fos discussion The debate was 10 a
large extent regarding the form OF
the ballot to be used
The Bryan bil originally provided
that blanket ballot should be used
and in order to compel members of
the various parties to stick to- their
own candidates. It provided that bal
lots would be mutilated in case
choices We're indicated for candidates
of more than one party This would
also preserve the secrecy of the bal
lc.
Rranson was against the idea of
compelling any man to indicate what
party ticket he desired to vote lie
submitted an amendment for separate
ballots, all to be given to the voter.
The full text OF his amendment is as
follows
The names of the candidates Of
Gie several political parties shall be
sInted upon separate sheets of
paper of the same size and color,
and each voter shall be given one of
each; he shall be allowed t. vote
only one and shall be so instructed by
the judges of ths election. and after
he voter has made out his ballot,
he shall fold each of the tickets re-
ceiged. hand them back TO the Judges,
designating which one ha votes Those
not voted shall be placed In separate
box aad destroyed by the election Off
GERS as soon as practicable after the
polls are closed
HobdM was for separate ballots
4 but believed each voter should be re-
/ Quired to state his party afiiliation,
Lindsey was for the blanket ballot,
! believing this would BE- best In or
( der 10 maintain secrecy, aud pro-
/ lection Of labOring men from domina-
! ton by employers
Ashby and others opposed the sepa-
rate ballots on he ground of expense.
Crouch and Murray showed this
item was of small consideration.
Murray offered an amendment to
the Branson motion to the effect
that the ballots not used should be
folded separately. the unused ballots
to be placed in a separate box and
1 preserved and markked mot voted.
Branson accepted the amendment and
his motion as amended was adopted
Hobdy's Amendment Lost.
Hobby desired to amend the bill
so tina, candidates would have tC
comply with the published rules OF
the party committees. gie believed
that otherwise many und ssirabes
would get their names on the ticket
and that the ballot would become
unwieldy. There was considerable
talk as O the power of committees Ia
/ determina who the nominees should
be and finally the amendment was
losh
Chapel submitted an amendment
that the candidates should pay the
county clerk In the counties where
they resided the following fees:
For United States senator or any
state office. 500; for member OF
congress. 800: for member of the
legislature, s25; for any county office
s25 aud the receipts from the county
clerk for the payment of such fees
shall be filed with said county clerk
aud no persons name shall be printed
on the primary ticket unless such
fee has been paid prior to twenty
days before such primary election is
held
The amendment was lost
! Numerous minor amendments were
adopted. MS We're the committee
adopted, ass We're the committe,
amendments TO Sections l6, ~ and is
To Limit Campaign Expenses.
Bryan Introduced a new section 10
which provided that candidates foI
I United States senator. congress and
state officers should not expend fol
campaign expenses more than 20 pei
cent .of the salary for the time fol
which they were elected. and fol
other officers not over ten per cent
Somebody figured ou that this would
allow candidates for the legislature
only SI2 Tor campaign expenses. jap
OF COmagehe. figured that this wal
enough for him, while Williams, o
pnshmataha. stated that no candi
date could travel over his county on
any thing like that small an amount
ms county heing larger than
the whole state OF Rhode Island Som,
thought that the percentage wa.
large enough and others that Il wat
too small, among the latter MWra.
favored the plan of sworn itemize,
statemeni and a srict provision
against treating, also making news
papers mark as advertising pais
notices telling of the candidates lol
cabin and corn bread experiences. Fin
ally Bryan withdrew the section To-
correction.
invitation 10 come TO Oklahoma.
A resolution was introduced by
Murray telling OF tho states re