Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-31
TWO PEOPLES AMENDMENTS.

The Capital Journal scored victory for the people by
securing submission of the the
partisan primary the Des MoinesTacoma pan combna-
on of the best and most practical ideas that have yet been
developed in selecting city officials.
It provides that all nominations shall be nonpartsan and
allows citizens of all parties equal chance to have voice in
naming candidates
Second provides that where majority of the voters
express themselves for candidate all others there shall
be further election necessary 1t will the city the
expense of holding second perfcory election and the
candidate spending time money second campaign
Third prevents any candidate by manipulation from
ing into office without being the real choice of the people of
his district or the city at large.
It compels the election Of every official by actual
ory of the voters instead of plurality elections and will draw
out larger registration and larger vote in the primaries
NoN-PARTIsAN PRIMARY
Amend section of the city charter to read follows:
Section A. There shall be general election in the city
of Salem the first Monday of December, annually
primary election for nominating candidates to be voted
on at such primary election shall be held on the first
Monday of November preceding such election. Nomina
tons of candidates to be voted at such primary cleo
Gn pT7 shall be on ReGH and SHALL NOT HAZE I'VE Any
ANY OFFICE WHO RECEIVES 4 MAJORITY OF
ALL VOTES CAST FOR SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE
TIoN SHALL BE HELD TO FILL THAT OFFICE. If
there be three or more candidates for nomination for
votes cast for such office the two candidates receiving
the largest number of cast for such office shall be
office at the regular eecon The PRIMARY EC
TI0N HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL BE CONDUCTED
MARY LAW, A EXCEPT I'T0Tf THAT ALL NoMINATIoNS
FOR CITY OFFICES SHALL BE NON PARTISAN,
and candidate for nomination at the primary election
who receives majority of all votes cast shall receive the
certificate of election though he had been elected
at the regular election the first Monday in December
The second peoples amendment advocated and supported by
The Capital Journal to prevent far possible bringing
into the city bands of contract aboers to the exclusion of resi-
dent labor All the past year when there half million
spent public has been impossible for Salem men
with families to get employment such work.
More than young married with home bought
the nstament plan has been turned when asking for
work public contracts Many such attracted to
this city by the advertising of large amounts Of public work.
and when they tried get any such work they turned
away.
The best and the quickest way to build city is to give
labor to the who making homes here and not shut
them out of public work by allowing contractors to employ
aborers who American citizens There may be work
and streets that cannot be done by abore who
reside here but when that fact the others be easily
obtained.
But long bonafide resident of Salem out of work
and willing to work there should be contract labor imported
LIMITATION OF CONTRACTS
That section "a of the city charter be amended read
follows Section "a Any contract entered into for
behalf of the city of Salem, for longer period
than five (5 years shall be null and void from date of
contract In the execution of contract for public
work by the city by its agents. by contractor
BE GIVEN IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF LABOR TO
BONAFIDE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
CITY COIINCIT.. ORGANIZATION