The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-24
DEMOCRATS IN
THE SPOTLIGHT
Senator Funk Proposes Three
Laws Demanded by Minority
Party's Platform.
PRIMARY PLAN PROPOSED
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS
Names of Candidates for Fed
eraI Senator'S to Be Placed
on Popular Ballot.

Three bills which propose writing into
law some o. the principles advocated by
tho Democratic party were introduced in
the legislature Thursday by Senator j.,
W. Funk of Cache. one of the two Demo-
cratic members OF tho senate. Ono or
these measures provides for primary
elections for all elective public Offices and
for = means OF the public indicating its
choice for the election of United States
senator. Another provides that no cor
NporaJion shall contribute TO the CAM
paIgn fund OF any political party. The
third provides for the initiative and ref
crcndum.
The primary election bill makes pos
sibIe the nomination OF candidates for all
elective public Offices IN one OF Two
methods-one nv direct vote ~ primary
elections and the other by nominating
petitions signed as provided for by e%-
listing laws.
Choosing Federal Senators.
The names OF the candidates for
United states senators shall be placed
on the official primary election bau2ts
of their respective parties in the manner
provided for state, officers and inc can
didata receiving the greatest number ot
votes in the state shall be regarded as
the choice OF the electors for the office.
Candidates for nomination for state
their nomination papers one OF TWO
declara tons signed by them One dccla-
ration is:
10 the people of the (blankl senatorial
district or county that during my term
OF office, without regard 10 my lndlvl =
dual preference. ] Will always vote FOR
that candidate for United States senator
who shall have received for that oihce
The highest number OF votes cast by my
party al the August primary election
next preceding the election OF a Jnltcd
States senator.
The other declaration is;
~ declare 10 the people OF Utah and
n the people OF the (blank) senatorial
district or county that during my term
i'm office ! shall consider the vote OF the
people at anv primary election for United
States senator as nothing more than.
recommendation. which I shall be al lio-
eriy TO disregard, " ] sec fit.
No Funds From Corporations.
The bill forbiddng corporations from
contributing TO campaign funds Of politi
cal parties provides that any officer of
any corporation who contributes funds nj
any corporation 10 any political party or
any person ~ho solici;s and receives any
funds Tor such person from a corpora
ton is punishable by a fine Of not more
than $500 and imprisonment for not more
than year in the county laih
The initiative and referendum measure
provides for the means of CARRYING out
the provision OF the constitution as
dIUeDOSJ III t"n', pfluiIlb i'I lNf 'hlfld
tive and referendum. Although the in
itiative and referendum amendment WAS
adopted by the people. he legisl@tm@
has never furnished the machinery nor
provided the means for making the con
stitutionsl amendment effective.
All three cf the measures introduced
hv Senator Funk were measures pro
posed by the Democratic stale platform
The primary election bill and the bill
prohibiting contributions TO campaign
funds by corporations were referred tc
1I1.
tive and referendum measure went 10 the
judiciary committee.