The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
The Wright=Stanton Primary Bill
IMisrepresented by the Examiner
ESPERATE efforts by Herrins machine strikers to keep
the people OF California in political bondage through

the people OF California in political bondage through
the defeat OF the Wrghtstanton direct primary Law
have been pesseny encouraged by that portion OF the press
OF the which is stupid vicious both
Posing the primary legislation certain
newpapersost OF them ready champions OF political
ndecencyhave subjected the Wright-Santon bill
ming fire Of misrepresentation from the date OF its introduction
That portion OF the gutter press which pretends TO be
republican has denounced the bill democratic measure
designed wreck the republican party Its democratic allies
have damned The bill republican machine trick and both
trying throw discredit upon measure which enacted
present iornAND 1T WILL BE-wll give California
the best primary lazy United States have persistenty
read into the measure outrageous provisions which it has never
contained and which part OF primary system.
The San Francisco Examiner earss local organ, IS the
perpeator infamous misrepresentation OF the
Wright Stanton bill The Hearst sheet announced yesterday
in its editorial preceding day in its
columns that Wrghstaton bill denied the people the.
right nominate by petition by providing that nominations
by petitions be made before the primary elections
THE WRIGHT-STANTQN BILL CONTAINS NO
SUCH PROVISION, NOR ANYTHING RESEMBLING IT.
THE EXAMINERS STATEMENT IS MERE FALSE
HOOD.
The Wright Stanton bill in affects the dates for
filing independent nominations by petition does attempt
to interfere with the peoples right to make such
nominations
4 bill introduced the last day for the reception OF
bills forty days after the was introduced
goes Contain PROVISIONS I1edSl HdS dtcptSd
the Wrgh-Stanton bill throw discredit upon
and make The Herrin job knifng it easier The bill limiting
the for filing independent nominations has connection
with the WSightSanon primary 1t slunbes
fully committee while the Wright Stanton bill is third
reading and ready passage by the upper house There
for the Examiner crawl of this situation BY
pleading mistake 1t sheer deliberate.
representation stupidity of the kind readily ascribed
to Hearst and his hired men
r The Wrght-stantong bill DOES NOT, INTERFERE
WITH THE RIGHTS OF PARTIES. 1t does NOT prevent
the nomination OF independent candidates after the primary
election 1t does NOT prohibit such nominations being given
partsans nominated the primaries 1t does like all the direct
primary laws in provide OF protection for
the partisan within his party against members OF other parties
who might be empoyedto defeat the will OF partisans
In spite of the combined efforts OF the Hern machine
subsidized press big majority OF the stood
with the people for the WrghtStanton bill 1T WILL PASS
THE SENATE. In the assembly if will be confronted by
the same kind of opposition The machine strikers will try
to write into percentage scheme which they know would
render unconstitutional The newspapers will frame
ridiculous lies about and provisions IT WILL PASS
THE ASSEMBLY IN SPITE OF THEM.
The people are behind the Wright Stanton BILL They
know provides for genuine honest direct primaries
They know that will open the for political nde
pendence They know, that it will them the right
to manage their party affairs They know what
tactics they Not all OF errns strikers
newspaper allies can withstand the people The people want
the Wright Stanton bilf enacted THEY WILL GET IT.