East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-15
OREGON WILL Be
FIRST TO BALLOT
WILL EMPRESS THEIR
PREFERENCE FOR PRESIDENT
Recent Election Gives Them Privilege
of Selecting Own Delegates to Ma
tionaI ConNcntion-EirSt state in
Union TO do 81.

Voters Of Oregon win have the
UNIQUE privilege of expressing their
preference for president and vice.
president in 1912 before the national
conventions of the republican and
democratic parties shall have been
held. This IS the only state in the
1 Union where the electorate will in
struct delegates TO the National con-
ventions as to the men To support for
those important positions.
Furthermore, Oregon voters viii
select their own presidential electors
as we'll as vote for them. and also will
select the delegates to the National
conventions. and the state treasury
will pay the expenses of the delega-
ticn.
This is one Of the results of the
election held last week, when the
measure designed to extend the prim-
airy law to presidential campaigns was
adopted. The initiative measure was
prepared by the Peoples Power
League and was adopted by a substan-
| tial vote. The measure is one of the
most unique before the electorate and
/ will give Oregon novel advertising in
the spring of 1912. when the success
scr TO w. H. Taft, as president, will
be nominated in the National conven-
ton. II is estimated that the expense
/ incurred in 1912 by this new measure
will approximate $4,000.
| Under the provisions of the meas
ure. voters can vote for anyone they
think best fitted for president and
vice-president, in their party. Each
voter can vote for someone for pres
ident and vice-president, in those po-
sitions, and not for two presidents or
two vice-presidents. The voter makes
his own selection. The vote on these
places will indicate how closely the
electorate of Oregon follows the po-
litical situation throughout the coun-
try and watches the records of promi-
nent men. It will give a first hand
ed idea whether the republicans OF
Oregon think Taft, Roosevelt, LaFol-
Ilette or some other should be placed
at the head of the ticket. 1t will in
dicate whether Bryan still has fol-
lowers here and whether he, Gaynor
or Harmon has the most strength.
Nowhere else in the United States
is there such an opportunity for a
single state to act as fingerpost n
national politics. The amount of ad'
vertising oregon will receive through
J this measure is beyond calculation. L
will probably result in men who have
the presidential bee sending agents Il
Oregon to work up sentiment.
, Voters will also have the right t
select the candidates for presidential
electors, voting for but one man II
the primaries and those receiving tn
3 highest number of >ores being tn
! candidates of the party. The measur
D also provides that delegates to the ma
: tional conventions shall be selecte
through the primary methods also
0 By this arrangement the s3-a-da
man has a prospect Of being sent
y delegate as we'll as the banker
professional man who has an AK
grind in attending the convention. Tn
measure provides that the travelin
= expenses of delegates shall be pal
by the state, not more than 5000 be
ing paid to any DISQUALIFICATION
y Telegram.