The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-16
FIRST TEST IN
THE FAR WEST
Nation Wide Interest Centered In
Oregon Presidential Pri-
mary Friday
VOTE FOR DELEGATES DIRECT
Much Interest in Nomination for
Senatorship
Democrats Look for Big Gains in No.
venber. Have Four Candidates
fer Senator.

Salem ore. April 16.-National poll
tical interest will turn to Oregon Il tho
end of this week In view OF the State
wide primary election to be held Fri.
day with the oregon presidential pre-
ference feature added TO the primary
law that has been in effect for thu
past six years. The primaries are open
to Republicans and Democrats. no 9TH
er political organization having the
twenty-five per cent. of the vote re-
4uired to constitute it party under
the law.
The names OF TAFT. Roosevelt and
La Toilette will appear on the Republi-
can ticket and those OF Clark and VIII
son on the Democratic. In view OF
the fact that primary elections are an
established fact here, It is believed
there will be no occasion for confusion
such as marked the recent New York
primaries, and since the primaries are
conducted by the state in the same
manner as are general elections there
is reason to believe there will be a
truly representative vote OF the ad-
herents OF all the candidates.
State Pays Delegates Way.
In addition to expressing preference
for President, each oregon voter will
be entitled TO vote for one Of the ten
delegates which his party Is TO have in
the national convention. OF the ten
receiving the highest vote each will
receive 5000 from the State 10 pay
his expenses at the convention. Voters
also express a choice for presidential
elector. each voter voting for one, and
the five highest being the nominees
for the November electionj Delegates
20 the national conventions will be
obligated To support the candidates OF
their party receiving the majority in
the preference primary.
So far as the State is concerned in
terest centers largely In the advisory
vote on United states senator. IL be-
ing expected that as In the past the
| legislative assembly viii simply regis
ter the selection Of the people for this
office. A hand fight to displacc Jona-
I AllsAiA Itui tlt- ~ btiHb ~ Ott
Selling. a prominent Portland mcr-
chant who was president of the States
senate two years ago.
Hot Fight on Bourne.
The chief objection made To Sena-
tor Bourne is that his interests are
in Massachusetts and not in Oregon.
that he has visited oregon but three
times I'm the past six years. Mr.. Sell
Ing stands among the Progressivcs OF
the Republicans and apparently will
make a strong run for the place. There
are two other candidates for the SEN
atorship. but the contest rs believed
TO he between Bourne and Selling
Bourne created some little stir at the
outset Of the race by announcing tina,
he would not spend a cent to secure re-
election.
The Democrats. too. encouraged by
the election Of George Chamberlain
Democrat as Bourne's colleague two
years ago. are taking strong intcres
in the senatorial primary vote anc
likewise have four candidates.
There is no governor to be elected
this year. and aside from president ans
senator the interest In the primariti
will be centered In local contests II
tho various counties of the State.