The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-03
BILL
PASsE9'SENATE.
nebseed Measure Goes Through
81 10 II u Second Reading

Raleigh, March 2.--By vote Of
|24 to II the senate passed. on see
|ond reading the Hobgood bill pro-
yiding for primary elections through
out the state. On objection II went
over for third reading until Thurs
day. being set for special order.
The bill was considerably modified
by amendment striking out section
|17 relating to the misdemeanor
charge against a voter participating
In primary and then falling 10 sup
port the ticket OF any political party
with which he claimed to be afIili-
ated. The amended bill changes the
date Of the primary from the first
Tuesday in September to the first
Tuesday IN August. and also repeaIs
all other laws In conflict.
The debate over this bill was one
Of the most spirited and the contest
the most intense OF any Of this ses-
sion. the friends OF the measure put
tlng up hard fight. while its oppo-
nents were equally as vigorous In
their speeches and discussions. The
senate devoted two hours to debating
this bill Monday aud two and half
hours yesterday evening before a
vote could be reached. Senators
Hobgood and Gardner led the fight
for the bill and Senators Bassett and
Phsrr the opposition. Senators
Long, Johnson. Bennett and Green
also spoke against the bill and of the
seven republican members three,
starbuck. Haymore ard Anderson.
argued In oposition TO It's passage
when the vote was taken all seven
republican members we're In their
seats and voted against II 10 a man.
During the debate argument for the
Bill was made by Senators Skies. Iyie,
Barnes. Baggett. kitchin. Coke and
Brown and they declared their belief
that the people of the state are de-
manding iegsilzed primary 10 cor
rect election abuses and purify poll
tics sx much a. possible, citing In
support OF thei-: contention the fact
| that IS counties have already for
ssken the old mass meeting methods
Of selecting candidates and adncted
primary laws. The opponents OF the
measure aimed the most of their
argument at section IL and contend
ed that with this stricken out the bill
stiil contained many Objectionable
| features. the democratic senators de-
claring with AL their zeal that II this
democratic general assembly enacted
this Law the party would have to do
penance for Il, and that Il should not
pass until Il gets the endorsement ol
a democratic convention. The repub.
lican speakers claimed that II pro.
vldcs the Australian ballot system
for North Carolina voters aud Sena.
tor starbuek asserted with much
earnestness that the general assem-
bly, cannot afford to pass this bill
which he argued would not meet Tho
demand for publication Of elections
The roll call by which the bill
passed follows:
Ayes:--Armstron Baggett. Bar
bour, Barnes. Brown. Cobb. Gotten
Coke. Fisher. Gardner. Graham
Hartsell, Hicks. Hobgood. Hurdle
Ivie. Kltehln. London. Martin. o
Washington; Mcdonald. Sigmon
Skies. Williams.
| Anderson. Barham. Basseit
Bennett. Davis. Green. Haymore
Holden. Hyatt. johnson, Long, Mar
tin. Of Buncombe: Mashburn. pharr
PinnIx, starbuck, Wagner.
Absentecs Carpenter, Cartwrieni
Lemmond. Mclaughlin. Rascoe.
Il Pairs noydcn and Reinhardi
BelIamy and Thorne.
senator Iiobgood introduced !
the senate today senate bill No. Isl
70 provide for the withdrawal Q
/. securities BY life insurance comoa
: mics only with the conseut OF II
! policy holders. This Is designed
4 allow companies 20 withdraw froi
deposit with the state commlssionc
Of insurance the securities for resi'
! tered policies where the written n
r lease OF The policy holder IL presen
! led. The bill was referred TO u
. committee on insurance.