Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-04
BILL GOES
THROUGH THE
SENATE
Sharp Partisan Debate Pre-.
cedes Passage Of Champion
Measure Covering NOmina-
tiOns Of Candidates.


Especial TrseaFnHi 90 EvenIng Herald,
Santa Fet n. NJ. June SHARP
debate, largely political Ia nature.
preceded the passnRn In tho 81 nate
yesterday afternoon OF senate Bill
No. iS4, an act introduced hy Mir.
lCFampton, chairman OF the judiciary
COMMITTEES and entitled IAN act ufo.
vidlng FOR holding primary elections
and for the nominations OF caudi4
dates for public offices"
The act provides FOR voting phi.
mHries fer the election OF delegates so
nominating conventions and Tor
cloctiag precinct chairmen. "A does
NOS provide for direct nomination at
candidates and upon this gro6nd was
sharply attacked BY iao minority
side, several Democrats doe aeing al
not &c aDc a primary law az al. The
aci provides for specific thae aud
place fOF holding prau1rins forl
nominating delegates o. qny n1niinat-
lns convention. provldes Tor ballot
lug for such delegates aud is q dis
tinct advance over priHH'y tlrcsiun
methods generally IN g3Hue over the
greater part % t1lc state Nv % prcs-
cnt time. u does not fONescr proc
Vide for the direct nninivaiinf prl-
mary for candidates for office upon
this ground Mr.. Barb led off
the Democratic attack with a corn
prchensive Hpcech IN which he app
pcaled 70 rthe full direct prlmnry
lie asserted that the bin was an of-
fort 20 dodge the party pledge "a the
last general election and that Il was
q continuance OF the sosA system.
senator Evans opposed the bill on
the ground that Il would interiors;
With the direct primary as now cav-
rtcd uut IN six counties Ia eastern
New Mexico. where ne assorted tho
real primary system was In force lia
said Il the bill should be 80 Rmc ndcd
az TO leave those counties frcee u
carry out their present system he
would not make any especial otJcc
ton.
Senator Hinkle made strong
speech axalnat the bill lie "a l.
pressed surprise that II nad been nj
feFed and asserted that Il infcnaifind
what he termed the boss system lie
appealed for the full direct primal
as now worked In the pecos valley
and offered an amendment permit
ting any political party 10 adapt any
other System II desired. which. 4
passed, ne said would enable him 60
support tho blu
The amendment was promptly
tabled upon motion by Senator
CHAMPION. by a party vote
Senator Mabry sBid he had sup.
ported and voted for the Champion |
corrupt practices act which he said
was m0dei measure. and said that
after that measure he had cxpeused /
10 find his Ideas Of election proceed /
ure carried out N ti,e remainder Of
the Republican party program. b',t
that he hUd been disappointed. lie
said the Republicans had promised /
the people direct primary law and |
that nothing could be better for the |
Democrats than the act proposed. To /
Maid u would bc AN accident II Il be- 1
came law. but that II Il should "a
pe pie Of New Mexico would be 4 q
prlved Of the direct primary which
thNy NV had. lie offered "a humor-
oGs amendment to excuse the Hte-
publican party for failure to fulfill
one OF It's platform promises" which
WAS promptly tabled.
Mr. Champion made brlcr but
vigorous defense Of the bill. He sald
Il was the privilege OF the gentlemen
In the bleachers" TO do tho talking
and the duty of the Republicans in
tho senate 20 act, He expressed graft
fication that an of the statesmen end
would be statesmen" on the mlnar-
ity side. were az last united. and be-
coming serious. declared that the bili Il
WAS not intended for SIX counties ~
the state. or ans section of tho state
but for the state as a whole. and that
such Il was an Improvement Ia che
election system and as such must b.
getting under the cuticic OF some OF
tho Democratic BOSSES" fsc declared
,he bill 70 be fair 10 an and "a pRv-
Ing the way fur furtner advances IN
the way OF direct primary action
should tho people desire the advances
made AZ this point Mr.. Mabry in
tcfruptcd with question as 20
what advantage TO the people would
accrue from the complete direct pri-
mary.
Judging srom the results Atid
sir Champion, 81 see no advantages"
In this act" said Mr.. Champion,
IN completing his defense Of the
measure, "the Republican party hBs
kept ~ pledges 10 the people aud
fulfilled its duty 60 tho state as Il has
done In the pnst. This act meets our
present nends and demands and. en-
ables us to prepare FOR the next step
forward"
After some further oxchunge Of
pleasantly between AIR. CramptOn.
Mr Barth and other members OF the
the bill passed by the party
vote, AIR. Bulzer voting with the
ltcm0cfats against the bill
ANOTHER SHARP EXCHANGE
OVER LIBRARY BlII..
senate Bin No. 1911, by Dir, Laugh