The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-25
PEOPLE WILL HAVE CHANCE TO
VOTE ON FOUR PROGRESSIVE
MEASURES.
PRIMARIES ARE INCLUDED
Corrupt Practices Act, Presidential
Preference and an Act Binding leg
iaiators to Vote for Senator IN AG
cord Wt.h Peoples Wshes.

Helena. April - Spccialb Mon
tana electors next fan viii vote upon
the question of placing upon thu stat
ute books u direct primary LAW. u
corrupt practices act. - pres DENTAL
preference primary and senatorial
act binding the legislators to vote In
accordance with the wishes of the
people, sufficient signatures for the
submission of these measures hnNiu
been obtained.
Governor Norris today issued "A proc
lumatiun announcing the ding OF the
petitions and wrote Il letter 10 the
boards nf commissioners of each county
have II published once a week for
four weeks AZ The expense of the
county.
Eight per cent of the vote. scattered
over two firths of the counties. IN ac-
cordanee with the initiative provision
of the constitution, is 5.ijj The di-
rect. primary petition received $500
signatures the senatorial measure,
5.5i2 signatures ana the presidential
preference primary. 5b3l signatures.
While other petitions were HE'D, the
counties furnishing the requisite num-
Custer. Dawson, Deer Lodge. Flathcad,
Cnlutin Granite. jefferson. Missoulu.
Park RaNali, Sanders, silver Bow ana
Yellowstone
The proclamation of tho governor is
az follows
Whereas petitions signed hy the
! requisite number at voters and pray
! ing for the Initiative of -four certain
/
ticularl, described have been duly and
| regularly filed Ia the office of the gee
| rctary of state within the time r.-
puIred by the provisions OF the con
| gtitutinn of the state uf Montana. and
| Whereas, the governor of the state
| * required by law 10 issue his proc
amation announcing the flling of
such petitions;
Now. therefore. |. Edwin l. Norris
ms governor OF the state of Montana
do hereby proclaim the filing Of such
| petitions for the submission Ia the
voters Of the state Of Montana for
their approval or rejection, AZ III" reg
ular election to be held on the rftp
! day OF November A - 1912, of the
I four following measures
- law to provide for party nomin-
ations hN direct vote
"a law 10 instruct the mem
bers of the Legislative assem-
| hly 10 vot" for and elect the
candidates selected bS the peopl" foi
| United states senator from Montana
"A law To provide for the expires
sion by the people Of the state of Mon
tnna of their preference for party
candidates for presidential conventions
and the nomination OF president al
electors by direct vote
"A law to limit candidates election
expenses. 10 define, prevent and pun
! lsh corrupt and Illegal praetises ~
nominations and elections; 10 secure
and protect the purity Of the ballot
To provide for furnishing Information
Ia the electors and to provide the
manner of conducting contests for
nominations and elections In certain
cases
I'm witness whereof ! have herelnt'
set my hand and caused the greal
seal of the state Of Montana 10 be af'
fixed
Done at Helena. the capital Inv
the twenty fourth dav Of April. In th'
year of our Eord one thousand nin'
hundred and twelve
EDWIN H. NORR y,
by the governor
~ NJ. SWINDLEHIRST,
Secretary Of state