Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-11

cies and based upon the legally elect
ed official representatives of the Re-
publican party, to-wit: there are in
each county three state committee
men, who are chosen under the direct
primary law by the members of the
county central committee The MEM
bers of the county central committee
are the precinct committeeman elect
ed at the direct primaries by the Re
publicans of each precinct. The 102
state committeeman and about 1900
precinct committeeman are the Off
cial representatives of the Republican
party. Call these men together to
make state platform, endorsing pro-
gressiye peoples policies enacted by
the Republican voters, but not to
make nominations. Refer all aspir-
ants for nomination to the rank and
file of the party under the direct pri-
mary, asking only that every candi-
date stand on the platform of the
party. Cut out all factions, machines
and other manifestations of bossism.
Such an organization, resting upon
the rank and file of the Republican
party and recognizing the expressed
will of the people in all matters of
vital public policy, would be irwin
chile and ought to command the re-
spect of each Republicn from the
humblest voter to the president of the
United States.
Progressive RepublicaniSm Demanded
The Lincoln-Taft Republican league
of Oregon, organized Immediately af-
ter the adjournment of the last legis-
lature, and recognizing no other or
ganization than that afforded under
the direct primary law and adopting
for its slogan Progressive Policies
for the People" is today the only Re-
publican organization in the state.
Standing upon the foundation fur
nished by the direct primary law,
which is, in itself, a very progressive
measure, the Lncoln-Taft Republican
league naturally stands for progress
sive policies 1t proposes that the
Republican party through its official
organization indorse all the progress
sive policies enacted by the people of
Oregon, This would include in it's
platform the direct primary law, di-
rect election of United States senat-
ors, direct legislation, and the direct
recall of all public officials elected
by the people who are found un-
/ worthy of the trust reposed in them.
Work Done by Republicans.
These distinctively progressive pol
| icies have been enacted into laws by
| the Republican voters of Oregon, and
have been indorsed and sustained by
Republican supreme court When
| the initiative and referendum amend
ment to the constitution and the oper-
alton Of direct legislation were at
| tackled in the supreme court in the
first university referendum, Justice
, Bean withdrew from the case, being
one of the university regents. This
left the court composed of two Re-
publican justices and two Democratic
commissioners The two Republican
justices wrote the decision upholding
the power of direct legislation in the
| hands of the people. Both of these
justices were renOminated and re-
elected as Republicans. 1t was Re-
publican voters who made the enact
ment of these laws possible, and it
is a fundamental principle of the
Republican party that the majority of
the people shall rule and that laws
enacted by the majority shall be
obeyed, respected and enforced.
Give People Direct Vote.
Under a new law enacted by the
people of Oregon, the voters will for
the first time at the next primary
election in the spring of 1912 cast
their votes direct in expressing a
! choice for president and vice-presi-
dent, Each voter will indicate his
| preference for a candidate for each
of the two high offices. At the same
time he will cast one vote for one
presidential elector for president and
one for vice president. At the same
time each voter will cast one vote for
a delegate to the national Republican
convention. Ten delegates will be
chosen from Oregon under this law,
but each voter will vote for only one.
/ BY this system of proportional or
preferential voting, the ten candidates
for delegate receiving the highest
Z WV VIII uC tue ucltSdlto u lIlH ma
tional Republican convention. This is
a new law and a system of choosing
delegates that has never before been
/ tried in Oregon or any other state in
the union 1t is liable to lead to con-
fusion, but as law enacted by the
people of Oregon it will be respected
obeyed and enforced through the Lin
coln-Taft Republican league.
Ten Delegates to BE Chosen.
II proposes to see to it that ter
delegates, fairly representing the Re
publican party of the entire state, are
chosen according to the terms of this
law Under this law the Democratic
| party will choose delegates in the
same manner Under this law the ex.
penses of delegates to the national
convention, not to exceed 5000 fol-
each delegate, will be paid by tht
secretary of state auditing a voucher
for actual expenses to and from the
national convention. Under the ex.
listing statute governing elections. nc
person can be candidate for election
as delegate who at the same primary
is a candidate for any other elective
office.
State Conference to Be Held.
1t is the intention of the Lincoln.
Taft Republican league, on some ap.
propriate occasions. to hold a confer.