Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
.UPHOLDs DIRECT
PRIMARY SYSTEM
Lincoln Roosevelt League SeCre-
tary Declares Principle En-
bodied Offsets Labor
VOTERS DISPLAY PATIENCE
Reform Wing of Republican Party
Working Hard on Candidates
Nomination Blanks
VOTERS DISPLAY PATIENCE

During the last ten days the head
quarters of the Lincoln Roosevelt Re-
publican league has presented busy
appearance. Three large rooms have
been exclusively devoted to the labor
of making petitions ready for the
checking UP by the county clerk. A
large force of men and women has
been busy practically night and day at
this work.
Kemper B. Campbell, secretary of the
league, in discussing yesterday the la
Dor involved in the circulation of pc
titions under the burdensome require
ments of the direct primary law, said:
There is no dispute as to the prtn-
ciple of the direct primary. Cumber-
some as our present la wis 1t has fur
nished the people a weapon whereby
they will be able to free themselves
from domination by private interests
and through it the people Of Califor-
MIA can and will make the exercise of
their franchise thoroughly effective.
1T was no doubt the design of the
interests to allow the legislature, In
response to an overwhelming demand
of the public, to pass a direct pri-
mary law of some kind, but to make
it so burdensome in it's operation that
the people would become disgusted
with the law and repeal all direct pri-
II find through reports of the large
force of veri6cation deputies who have
been circulating petitions for us all
over Los Angeles county that while
the voters are disgusted with some
provisions of the present direct pri-
mary law, yet they are remarkably
well informed as to the ulterior motives
and purposes which prompted many of
its provisions.
considering the hundreds of thou
sands of petitions which have been
signed in Los Angeles county, the vot-
ers have been remarkably patient and
persistent in their endeavor to abide
by the spirit of the law In every re-
spect, as it now exists, feeling confi-
dent that the ultimate result OF the
coming eelction will be a primary law
which will be less complicated and am
biguous in its provisions ana less Dur
densome in its operation
LAS far as the reform organizations
are concerned, we get the best of the
deal, since by circulating our petitions
at one time we are able to save a
large portion of the expense. This the
machine cannot do, as 1t would put the
brand on them.
1--WE have been much gratified by the
assistance rendered us by the voters
throughout the county in circulating
and signing our petitions. We have
circulated petitions of forty-three diff
ferent candidates; $4,000 petitions for
state officers have been filed; between
5000 and 5000 petitions of candidates for
state legislature and 5000 petitions for
William B. Stephens, candidate for
congress, 100 of which were obtained
in one day, and we have ready for
filing 10000 petitions for eight town
ship candidates and 10000 petitions for
eight county candidates. Within the
next two days the number of county
and township petitions will be IN
creased to $4,000 and 1850, respective
ly making a total of 60,50O petitions
handled through the Lincoln Roosevelt
Republican league headquarters.
petitions for the following legis-
lative candidates have been filed.
Legislature-Senate: Thirty-fourth
district, Lee c. Gates; ThirtY-slXth