New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-29

inn backwards and forwards since, ~
different forms Of advice have reached
him.
The senate, with forty-nine votes IN
favor OF tho bill, passed the direct pri.
mary election law for state omcers
which bears the name Of the elections
COMMITTEE Of the senate. In substance
Il 10 not different from the Democratic
measure introduced by Senator John
Moonan OF Wassca. The bill provides
for tho direct nomination Of all state
officers. including tho governor. 1t
also provides that. following the nomi,
nations, the candidates Of the party
shall assemble for the purpose OF
formulating q party platform. stu
another provision Is to the effect that
the nominee, in order to be entitled
to the benefit of the party designation
on the ballot, must have received at
least 10 per cent of the average vote
cast for his party candidates in the
last election. This percentage is sc
small that it will probably make little
difference in keeping men OF one party
from participating. in the nominations
Of another, but its provisions are made
even less effective by provision tC
the effect that il the candidate fails
to receive the required 10 per cent he
may still 60 on the ballot as the party
candidate by petition. Senator Sulli
van offered an amendment to the ef
feet that the candidates should bind
themselves to stand by the platform
they adopted. This was especially per-
tinent in view OF the fact that the leg
islative candidates will participate H.
making the platform. The senate
voted this down.
Woman suffrage won victory IN
the senate last week. After spirited
contest the bill was advanced to the
calendar. =.
The senate has passed the Putnam
bill calling for the election Of non
partisan judiciary. 1t provides for a
convention and other machinery, some
what cumbersome, but designed tt
bring about result greatly desired
It is generally acknowledged that poll
tics should have no part in selecting
the men who will sit on the bench in
so great state as Minnesota. 1t is ex
pected the house will so amend the
Putnam bill that it will lose many OF
it's Objectionable features and become
a measure more in keeping with the
will of the people.
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Saturday was the last day for the
Introduction of bills in the house and
senate. The day brought forth large
number of belated measures, most OF
which will have little or no chance
even for consideration. The last bill
introduced in the house was House
File No. 1923. The mystic number OF
"23" caused considerable comment OF
a facetiouS nature. 1t was the mum.
Der Of the new county option bill intro
duced by Representative Lundeen
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The county option bill of Mr.. Lun.
deem, man who has been severely
criticised because Of his previous atti.
tude on the question, provides that a
county option, or ''wet" or "dry" cleo.
ton, will be precipitated by petition
bearing the names of 25 per cent of the
voters It's chief provision is to the
effect that if the county votes dry
votes wet it shall be wholly wet
In other words, it eliminates the prin.
ciple of local option, which was pro-
vision Of the last county option bill.
Criticism was directed against the
anti-saloon measure on the ground
that it was not fair because II county
voted wet" the principle OF local op.
ton still prevailed. Mr. Lundeen's
bill is not expected to create much OF
a stir The anti-optionists will oppose
it and the optionists will hardly be in
clined to accept the new provision.
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RedppOrtlOnNleHt Is expected 10 De
revived in the senate shortly. During
the past week the yelled threat of the
governor that he will call an extra
session unless the senate makes a sim
cere effort to pass a reapportionment
measure has created considerable ex.
element At first the senators thought
the governor was merely bluffing, but
1t Is becoming nosed abroad that the
executive means just what he says and
insists that the party pledge be car.
ried out. He does not accept as an
excuse that the Democrats were in
strumental in defeating the bill. He
insists that the Republicans, as the
majority party, will be held RESPONSE
BILE and that 1t is absolutely necessary
that something be done and if it is not
done he will see that the responsible.
ity is placed where it really belongs