The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-08

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The Ball preference primary bill
passed the senate this afternoon
by a vote Of 20 to II. The SEN
ate is now voting on the issue Of
tr1rrediste effect Tor which %
votes are required.
LANSING. Mich, March Sits all
up 10 the senate now The house ad-
iourned this morning until o'clock
Monday evening, and by so doing
burned the Lord bill and the White
substitute bridges behind IT, The
house has places upon the senate the
responsibility for the giving or deny
ing OF presidential preferential pri-
mary TO the people of Michigan this
year
Up to today il was considered that
the bill had Is dependable supporters.
opposed by the scrupulous fourteen.
-Four more votes are needed by the
progressiyes to make the bill inn
mediately effective.
Some OF the Ball bill fellows are
optimistic and think the required
quartet can be induced TO come
across"
In the house this morning Rep.
Lord, father of the Lord bill, made a
strenuous attempt to stem the tide
for adjournment which carried on a
yea and nay vote OF "a to a.
There was considerable enthusiasm
when the vote was announced.
In the hope OF keeping the house in
session, Rep. Lord read the following
! message from the senate and asked 10
have it spread upon the journal:
To the House OF Representatives. Lam
sing, Mich:
state senate are favorable TO the pass
age or presidential preference priln-
AIRY election bill which will not viot.Irc7
me letter or spirit OF the state constr
tuition such az Will be possible az
prompt action is taken on a Bill FOR \
June primary followed by adjonrnment
on March >. We will not however
vote 70 give immediate effect 20 any
Dill IL violation or the constitution
We respectfully submit this COM
/ Ihunicatlon because OF reported in-
tent on the part OF the house to
adjourn nntil TsNt week before agree
presidential primary bili
The above was aigned by Senators
Charles +. White. Guy A. Miller 4
b. Kline, Leonard Freeman. e. q
Scott, nj. II Moriarty, Eugene Eos.
ter, A. e. Kingmm, Lawrence. Nv
Smell, Jas. A Murtha, James II, lee.
n. o. Ward, Walter r.. TAYLOR.
There are Ii names in this lis; ana
Representative Lord said there we're
two more who would sign il. but thar
ne was not at liberty TO say who they
were.
TO guess, he is probably counting
Oh Senators I.eidlein and Collins. hut
II was reported this morning that
! Leidlein would vote for the bill. Ac-
cording TO Lord, there are Is lined up
against immediate effect.
But then, il is thought By some OF
! the primary forces that some or the
! balky ones may change their minds
when 1t comes to the test of beng
I put on record before their constitiI-
/ ents.
/ Chairman Ashley. OF the house com.
| mittee on labor, reported out favor
ably the amended employees liability
and workmens compensation biz, ana
IL is expected 10 20 before the conf
mittee OF the whole next Tuesday.
The house adopted the Bail bill.
Thursday afternoon, by vote OF 81
TO !, and voted 10 give IL immediate
effect by a lineup Of IS constitution
| smashefs to 10 constitution pre-
servers
The Bali bill provides that on the
first Monday in April. 1912, and on
he first Monday in April in every
I Tour years tHeTearreT. mere STILL cT5
held primary nominating election in
/ every voting precinct OF this state.
which shall be known as The Arrii
| presidential primary election, at
which the Qualified enrolled voters OF
| the several pollticai parties shall have
I the opportunity on separate ballots
provided for that purpose. 10 express
their preference as 10 the nominees
OF their respective parties for the or.
Gre or Tfe president oil the United
States.
The names OF any candidates for
the Office OF president OF the United
states shall be printed on fhe otfiCial
primary ballot solely upon petition
OF their political supporters In Michi-
gan, which petition shall be signed
by not less than 100 OF the qualified
enrolled voters OF such politica,
party, and said petition shall be fled
with the rccretary OF state on or te=-
fore II O'Clock. noon, on Marcp ..
1912. and on or before - o'clock
noon. on the first day OF March OF
each fourth year thereafter The
nominating ballots herein provided
for shall be counted. canvassed anu
returned in the same manner as the
names and petitions OF the aspirang
for the party nomination for the Office
OF governor are now required TO be
marked filed, counted. canvassed ana
returned.
MI nominating Letitions shall be rn
the following form:
We, the undersigned enrolled vet
crs OF the --------------- party OF The
city Tor township In the county OF
----. state OF Michigan. here
hy nominate ----------- OF the safe
OF -------------. SIS. candidate or
------ party for the ONCE OF
the president of the United States TO
be voted for at the April presidenVzt
primary election TO be he'd on the
--- day of April ---. as repre
senting the best principles OF seid