The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-05
HOT DEBATE AT
LANSING TODAY
Primary Bill to be Discussed and
Moriarty Is Expected to
Make Reply
THREE MORE VOTES NEEDED
Measure Doomed to Defeat I'm.
less These are Secured
Nineteen Are For tho Bill, Eight
Against and Five Doubtful.
Message From Governor.

Lansing. Mich. March 5. Especial to
the House resolution was passed to
secure stenographcr for the purpose
of reporting the debates on the pres-
Dental primary bill this afternoon, but
some of the members apparently
changed their minds on the PROPOSE
tion as 1t was reconsidered this morn
ing by vote Of as To 45. Rep. Kahn
bach and others declared they might
say something that would not look
web i'm type. and they were strongly
opposed to the proposition today
Governor Osborn denied this morn
ing that he had made any promise of
securing the state encampmcnt of the
National guard for Ludington in order
to get the vote OF Senator Cartier for
the primary bill.
Frcnzied oratory is expected I'm both
houses this afternoon when the bills
are considered i'm the committee OF the
whole. Senator MOriarty is expected
to make reply to the statements con-
tslned I'm the governors special mes
sage last night.
Governor Sends Special Message.
Governor Chase s. Osbodn last night
sent a message to the legislature,
which is in special session for the pur
pose of enacting a presidential pri-
mary law, calling the attention of the
members To the outrageous methods
of coercion and intimidation" which he
charges are being used TO defeat the
proposed law.
The message i'm part follows:
Senator Michael III. Moriarty Of
the Thirty first district came to Ian
sing with his mind runy made up 90
support presidential primary bill.
He privately and publicly expressed
his approval of the measure.
"As soon as his attitude was learned
in his district, Charles H. Watson, at
torney for Corrigan. Mckinley & Co.
of Pittsburgh, and OF the Chicago, Mil
waukec q st. Paul Railroad company,
came to the capital post haste. He at
once began siege of Senator Nor
iGrty with the result that the senator
was compelled TO surrender.
wv. j. Richards. superintendent for
Corrigan. Mckinley e Co. is can
ddate for delegate at large from Mich
igan to the Republican national con-
vention. Cprrigan. Mckinley & Co.
next To the United States Steel cor
poratlon, are the largest operators OF
Michigan iron mines.
1T was clearly shown to Mir. Nor
iarty that he could not live In that
dron) country and oppose these inter
csts. These gaunt fingers of political
and financial avarlce took him by the
throat aud throttled him. His own
iron mining property would suffer.
His law business would be taken away.
lie would he starved out.
These reprchensible methods show
clearly the lengths ti.,t intrenched
privilege will go. II is hc duty OF the
people to protect the!n,clves by any
lawful measure within their powers"
Three More Votes Needed
Unless the presidential primary
forces can rally at least three more
votes in the Senate, IL looks as though
the legislation was doomed to defeat.
The present lineup in favor of the
lill shows nineteen senators, with
eight against the measure and five
doubtful. Here is the lineup as 1t is
figured today:
ravoring the bill-Scnators Barnaby.
Bradley. Cartier, Towle. James, King
man, Kline. Mapes, Newton. Putncy'
Rosenkrans. r. ID. Scott. Vanderwerp,
Vaughan Waiter. Ward, Watkins, We
ter and Virgins.
Those listed as stll doubtful.Sen
tcrs Collins, Conley Foster, Ledlein
and Taylor.
Those opposed to the measure ana
who now have so gone on recond-Sen-
ators Freeman. Lee, Miller, Morlarty'
Murtha. @. @. Scott, Smell and White.