The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-26
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
TO PASS PRIMARY LAW
Gov. Deneen Calls Special Sos
sion After Getting Assur-
ances From Members.
MAY BE LONG CONTEST
House Members Who Favor Presidential
Preference Vote Not a Unit as to
Form of Measure.
NAY BE LONG CONTEST

SPRINoFIELD. H.. March 25.--t;ov
Deneen to-day issued a call for a SPECIAL
session Of the Illinois General Assembly
to meet in this city at clock TO morrow
afternoon.
The primary cause for the call 10 tho
Governors desire for Presidential prefer
ential primary law. but in addition TO this
the following subjects are included;
Appropriations for repairs to the State
House: for repairs TO the State Fair
Grounds; amendment to the insurance
laws in conformity with the working.
mems compensation act; TO propose an
amendment allowing more than ono
amendment to the Constitution at time;
amending the park laws; appropriations
for the State grain office and the factory
inspection department; allowing addi-
tional appropriations; an appropriation
for the medical department of the Uni
versity of Illinois as a result of the Su-
preme Court de cision in the Nieberger
case; soil survey appropriations, and for
payment Of the expenses of the special
session OF the General Assembly.
This action of the Governor has been
anticipated. When a number Of enthu-
siastic Roosevelt men urged him to con-
vene the Legislature for this purpose he
said he would do so whenever the neces-
sary two-thirds of each House were
pledged to vote for Presidential primary.
There Is speculation as to the quickest
time in which it is possible to pass bill
Some think it can be done in four days.
while others insist that five is the shortest
possible time.
Eaxv man, bara IN avpoctoh IL, Spr;,n
field at the opening session tomorrow
when the bill will be introduced CON
currently in each branch. The eiintention
OF the sponsors is to advance it to second
reading without reference to com
|, mittee. The Senate bill will be pushed
to second reading on "Wednesday and
passed on Thursday, for there is no qles-
ton that the bill will go through that
body. Such smooth sailing is not antci-
pated in the House. where the interests are
more varied. 1t would not be surprising
to gee "A score of bills introduced there.
all bearing on the same subject hut in
different terms and effect Whether il
will be possible to get the necessary two
thirds to agree on any particular meas
ure IL problematical.
Practically every member OF the House
is a candidate for reelection aud has
opposition. In many Of the districts i
primary nomination is equivalent to an
| election and members from such dis
tricts will not care to remain here longer
than necessary. 1t is possible Il n,iority
may stay away until the bill CONES -
third reading. but il this Is sattempted some
| opponent of the Presidential priml,y
will raise the question of no quorum and
delay action for day.
Keen interest is manifested a. To the
action of Speaker Charles Adkins. '.ns
speaker is not favorably disposed -
primaries, it is said He feels they d.
stroy party organization. He Is not y
candidate for reelection and is planning
to withdraw from politics. so that he has
nothing at stake. He halls from, the dt,-
trict OF Congressman W. b. Mckinley.
the Taft manager.
The Taft men have not indicated their
attitude in the present fight except 10
declare that they will keep hands Oft the
Illinois Legislature. II the Speaker is
not favorably disposed to the passage
Of the emergency measure ii may find i's
path strewn with thorns.