The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-15
MOOSE TAKES LEAD
HlNEsAUeH, PROGRESSIVE, IN
PRODUCES A PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY BILL.
BACKED BY ALL HIS PARTY
Democrats HesItant About Putting
Wilson's Suggestion Into Form Of
Measure-such Law Might
Permit Women to Vote.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Washington.-lt Is q representative
OF the Progressive party who, with the
approval OF the party's organization. is
the first to get into the field OF legls-
lation with a presidential primary bill.
Representation %Hinebaugh, Progress.
slVe, OF Illinois, was the author OF the
measure to put into the law the spirit
and the letter OF the announcement in
favor OF presidential primaries made
py the Progressive party in its con
Vention at Chicago one year ago last
August.
The legislative reference committee
OF the Progressive party has Just met
and has given the bill Of Mr.. Hine-
baugh Its Endorsement. There are
some Progresslves here who think
that one Of the provisions OF the bill
is open to criticism and that perhaps
another bill drawn by Mr.. Hlnebaugh
early last spring is in this one particu.
lar better suited to the case. The
measure Just introduced by the Illinois
representative, however, probably will
stand as the expression OF the Pro
gressive party's endeavor In the presi-
dental primary matter.
Thus far no Democrat In congress
has cared to crystalline the party chief.
tain's recommendation for presiden-
tial primaries into the form of a bill.
It was expected that jealous party
men seeking for prestige and renown
would put the typewriter through the
PAGES and make a race for the bill
basket with the first proposition to
give effect to the presidents wishes.
Nothing of the kind has happened.
Thus far no announcement Of the
administrations purpose in It's own
behalf has been made. II may be that
before long the president, on his own
Initiative, will see that a measure EN-
bodying his Ideas Is introduced. but
perhaps with his "one thing at a
time" program he will postpone the
primary day until some more convent.
ent season.
Hinebaush's Two Bills.
It was early in the spring that the
first Hinebaugh primary bill was In
troduced into congress. AS has been
said. It has been superseded by an
other bill by the same author. In the
first bill many Of the election func-
lions are left to the various states. In
the second bill there Is q provision
which creates a board OF national
election commissioners to be composed
Of five persons, to be appointed by the
president, by and with the advice and
consent OF the senate, and places In
the hands of this national election
commission all the functions which
under the first bill would be left to the
various states"
Back OF the Hinebaugh bill stand
the Progressives now in congress
While there is some difference OF
opinion. as has been said, concerning
the substitution of the federal for the
state control features. the bill as II
stands probably will be made the
standard of the Progressives' sane.
toned legislation.
Would Permit Women to Vote.
II congress shall pass the presiden.
tial primary law II is believed that un
der 1t women will be allowed to vote
A constitutional amendment is not
necessary to put a presidential pri-
mary into effect, There seems to be
nothing in the document TO forbid
women from voting in presidential pri.
maries II the law instituting them
shall be worded properly.
Representative Lafferty Of Oregon,
who Is carried in the Congressional
Directory as a Progressive Republican,
printed Just as It Is here with no
hyphen and with both words capital
lied. has followed in the trail OF Rep
~resentative H~inebaugh OF Illinois and
has introduced a presidential primary
bill on his own account. When Mr..
Lafferty came to congress he declared
himself a Progressive. II Is now said
that he prefers to be called a Republi-
can, though he wishes TO be known as
one with Progressive marks looming
large The Progressives, however. It
Is said. will prefer to follow the presi'
Dental priamry lead OF Mr.. H~inebrugh.
No "H~arshness" for Business.
When Washington heard from
indianapolis that Vice-President Mar
shall had intimated in an inter
view given in the capital OF his
home state that there would be no
drastic antitrust Legislation this win
ter, there we're some people who
thought that the vice-president had
made a serious blunder and that he
would find himself completely at outs
with the president Of the United
States.
AS has been forecast in these dis
patches from Washington, the condi-
ton seems to be very much as the
vlce-president has outlined it. Mr..