Marble Hill press., 1914-01-15
HiNEeAUoH. PROGRESSIVE, IN.
PRODUCES A PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY BILL.
BACKED BY ALL HIS PARTY
Democrats Eesitant About puttino
Wilson'S Suggestion into Form Of
Measu,v--Such Law Mioht
Permit Women to Vote.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

S"S ''oSicsslFe party VINO, with the
approval OF the party's organization. Is
the rrst to get into the field OF legls.
iation with presidential primary bill
Representative Hinebaugh. Progress.
sive, OF Illinois. was the author of the
measure to put into the law the spirit
ahd the letter OF the pronouncemept In
iafor OF presidential primaries made
pf the Progressive party In its con.
sehtion at Chicago one year ago last
August
The legislative reference committee
OF the Progressive party has Just met
ana mas given the bill OF MIR Hine.
paugh Its Endorsement. There are
some Progressives here who think
that one OF the provisions OF the bill
IN open to criticism and that perhaps
another bill drawn by Mr., Hnebangh
early last spring Is In this one particu.
TAR better suited TO the case. The
measure just introduced BY the Illinois
representative, however. probably will
stand as the expression OF the Pro
sressise party's endeavor In the presi.
nenual primary matter
Thus far no Democrat in congress
mas cared 10 crystalline the party chief.
tains recommendation for presidcn.
'iai primaries into the form OF bill
II VAS expected that Jealous party
men seeking for prestige and renown
would put the typewriter through the
PAGES and make a race for the bill
basket With the first proposition to
give effect 10 the presidents wishes
Nothing o' the Kind has happened.
Thus far no announcement OF the
administration purpose In its own
behalf has been made Il may be that
before long the president. on his own
Initiative. will see tha, a measure en-.
eodythg his ideas IL introduced. but
perhaps with his "one thing at a
time" program he ~iil postpone the
primary day until some more convent.
eus season
hineeauph's Two Bills.
II was early In the spring that the
nrst Hinebaugh primary bill was IN
trudaced into congress As has been
said. IL has been superseded by an.
other bill BY the same author In the
hrst bill many Of the election tnne.
ttons are lett 10 the various states, In
the second bill there Ia provision
which creates beard Of national
election commissioners TO be composed
OF five persons. 20 be appointed by the |
president. by and with the advice and !
consent OF the senate, and places In !
the hands OF this national election |
commission all the functions which |
under the first bin would be loft to the |
various states
Tack OF the liinehaugh bill starr, /
the progressives now In congress.
While there Is some difference OF 4
opinion. as has been said. concerning
the substitution OF the federal for the !
state control features. the bill as 1t
stands probably will bs made the
standard Of the progrssslses sane.
toned legislation. /
There are about twenty Progresstves
IN the house OF representatives.. They
are not all written down In the dlrec.
tory as prugressiyes with capital 7,
but all OF them are in sympathy with
the Progressive platform and almost
always vote With the Progressives
when any matter OF principle ts In.
volved. A bill drawn By Progressive
and backed BY the entire representa-
ton In the house will get the atten.
t!on OF all the membership Of all par
ties
Would Permit Women to Vote.
U congress shall pass the presiden.
iAl primary Law IL is believed that un.
der it women will be allowed 10 vote
A constitutional amendment is not
necessary TO put presidential pri.
msy into effect There seems to be
nothing in the document TO forbid
women from voting In presidential pri-
maries II the Law instituting them
shall be worded properly
Representative l.afferty OF Oregon.
sho Is carried In the Congressional
as n Progressive Republican.
printed Just as il Is here with no
syphcn and with both words capital
xed. has followed in the trail of Rep
Hinebaugh OF Illinois and
las introduced presidential primary
bill on his own account When MIR
L.afferty came TO congress he declared
himself a Progressive IL is now said
hat he prefers 10 be called Republi.
an, though he wishes TO be known as ,
me with Progressive marks looming
arge The progressives, however. 1t ,
s said. viii prefer 10 folloS the prcsi. |
lential priamry lead OF Mr.. Hinebaugh,
No "Harshness" for Business.
When Washington heard from I
that VicePresident Mar {
hall had intimated in an inter i
lev given in the capital OF his |
Iome state that there would be no '
rastic antitrust legislation this win |
er. there were some people who |
hought that the president had \
aade a serious blunder and that he I
iould find himself completely at outs /
18th the p ssident OF the United
tatee. 4
As has bee, forecast in these dis b
atches from Washington, the condi. I
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