The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-01-21
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE

Boise, Jan. IL. In separate session
today both house and senate cast ma
iority votes for w. b. Hepburn for
United States senator. In the house
he received the full party vote, but in
the senate one Republican voted for
Representative French. The Demo
Gratis divided their vote, the members
on the Dubois faction voting for Judge
w. w. Woods and the anti-DuB oisites.
who are in the majority, for Judge C.
o. Stockslager. The joint ballot will
be taken tomorrow. The total vote
follows: Hepburn, 55; French, /;
Stockslager, l3; Woods, 6.
Boise, Jan. 10. w. B. Hepburn was
reelected senator from Idaho on the
first joint ballot today, receiving the
entire 81 Republican votes in both
houses. The II Democratic members
cast their ballots for John L. McClear.
the Democratic nominee for congress
in the fall campaign.
The ballot for senator was without
incident. The two houses convened at
noon and baloting began as soon as
the roll had been called. 1t was thor
oughly understood from an early hour
what the result would be, all efforts to
concentrate the Hepburn opposition on
any particular person having failed.
Boise, Jan. 14.-The senate TO-DAY
accepted the report of the special com
mittee on the contest from Shoshone
county of Joseph Keane, Republican,
against Senator Kern, Democrat. The
report was adverse to Keane.
Nearly all members of the lower
house are now in Pocatello attending
the National Woolgrowers' convention,
Both houses will convene for business
again on Monday.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 18.-In the house
this morning direct primary bill was
introduced by Representatives Parsons.
Atkinson and Woodward, all of Idaho
county. The law as presented seems
to be based principally on the direct
primary law of Washington and Wis
consin, although the provisions of the
Oregon law relative to statements Nos.
l and are in part embodied.
The law provides for the holding of
primaries of all political parties for
the nomination of all candidates on the
same day and at the same place. All
those who desire to be considered as
candidates for nomination, having
given proper legal notice, are included
among the candidates to be voted for,
tickets of such nominees being issued
by each political party. Citizens at
tending these primary elections are
given full sets of tickets, but permit
ted to vote but one, although there is
a provision by which he may vote for
any person as a candidate for any office
by writing the name under the office
heading.
Like the Washington law, first and
second choice votes for nominees are
cast. A majority of frst-cho1ce votes
will nominate. If no candidate had
such a majority then the person having
the largest first and second choice vote
los nominated.
AS the bill now stands the nomina-
tlon OF candidates for United States
senator does not bind the members of
the party elected to the legislature to
vote for such nominee unless the candi-
date signs statement that he will
abide By the action of the people in
making the nomination.
The bill as introduced does not do
away with state and county conven-
lions, although it provides that state
conventions of all political parties
shall be held at the capital of the state
on the same day, this being 20 days
after the holding of the primary cleo
tion. Delegates for the state conven-
ton shall be selected by state central
committee, which in its turn is chosen
by county central committee, named
In each county by the candidates for
county Offices named at the primaries.
ms county central committee selects
delegates to the county conventions.
The purpose of these conventions is the
PRONUNCIATION of party platforms, the
county conventions being held ten days
before the state convention.
The work of the second semester at
the University of Idaho begins Febru-
airy 8.
PROFESSOR Ross, the eminent sociol-
oglst of the University of Wisconsin.
and an author of intarra +;oYol s.o.,,,s