The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17
WEDNESDAY, NAY II, 1911.
FOR DIRECT NOMINATIONS.

Interest in the possibility of the
enactment of . direct primary law At .
special session OF the legislative
assemble. is revived by the announce.
ment that such q program is contem.
plated. Whether the proposition will
result in accomplishing the purpose
desired, or whether 1t is presented
with . view Of preventing an appeal
TO the voters through the initiative,
may develop in due course. Until
there is proof to the contrary, It will
be assumed that the plan proposed by
Governor Norris is an honest effort to
ecure q direct primary law for the
people Of Montana.
Formal announcement OF the ap'
pointmeqt OF a commission to draft q
direct primary measure, and the plan
by which it's work may be enacted into
law, is made by Governor Norris
through the news papers, the substance
of the announcement being as follows:
Bearing in mind the failure Of the
members Of the assembly to agree upon
this subject, the demands by the people
of the state by primary legislation, and
the seeming necessity for agreement
upon some specific bill by q majority
OF the Legislators previous to the con
vening Of q special session, I have
deemed 1t wise to appoint a commits.
sion to be known as q direct primary
commission, whose duty it will be to
draft q direct primary bill that will in
its judgment pass the assembly, and
be satisfactory to the voters OF the
state. I have therefore appointed the
following members of the seuate and
house on that commission:
Senator Thomas Stout of Fergus
county.
Senator George McCone OF Dawson
county.
Senator Thomas NJ. Everett OF Chou
teau county.
Representative B. B. Law OF Gala
tin county.
Representative Joseph Kirschwine
Of Cascade county.
Representative j. N. Tolman of Car.
bon county.
The commissioners named are re.
Quested to meet at Helena on Monday,
June 5, 1911, at ten o'clock q. M, for
the purpose of organizing and COM
mencing the work of preparing an
effective primary law.
Upon the completion of the draft OF
the bill the commission will submit the
same to each member of the cen ate and
house of representatives, asking an Ell
preston, in writing, OF approval or
disapproval of the proposed measure.
When the commission shall have re
ceived responses from all the members
Il will submit its report to me, together
with the expressions of the members o,
the assembly.
II these written declar atoms shall
show that q majority Of the members
OF both senate andlhouse will vote TO,
the bill drafted by the commission,
shall be pleased to Issue q proclama'
ton %convening the Twelfth Legislative
assembly in extraordinary session fol
the purpose OF enacting q primary law
Otherwise it would seem to be useless
to call an extra session and I should
not be disposed to do so, as at presen'
advised.
The records of the members of the
commission in both branches of the
assembly were such as to inspire the
belief that they desire the n actment o.
. law such as the people wish. Each
OF them hos consented to serve and ex'
pressed a willingness to exert every ef'
fort to prepare q bill that will prove
satisfactory alike to members and the
whole people