Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-21


bate over the report by the commit
tee ON privileges and elections which
placed on the calendar with favorable
. recommendation bill by Senator
Suthcrlin providing that candidates
Of any political party who seek places
on the ballot for the general elections
. shall have been nominated In prl-
mary election wherein tho vote shall
| have been at least forty per cent OF
/ the vote of their party I'm the last
/ preceding general election.
Says It's Too Strong.
/ A minority report was made by Sen
atOr Curan, Republican, recon-
mending that the bill do not pass.
/ The author of the BILL Senator Suth-
criu was frank to admit that the per-
/ centage was higher than he Intended,
/ and said that he did not expect the
/ bill to pass with such rigid provisions,
and that he might even be constrained
| to vote against 1t If it were not
amended Evidently he had expected
the committee TO amend the bill.
| other senator's defended the proVis-
ions, however, and pointed out that
/ it Is a safeguard against the Republi-
cans and other minority parties Vot-
| ing I'm Democratic primaries, thing
which has been charged against the
| minority parties In the recent primary
campaign.
Senator Shaw, who has a similar
| bill pending, which provides for 90
| per cent of the whole vote being cast
| in the primaries, defended the meas
ure and pointed out the advantages
| toward good government that are
contained in It. He said the major
! ity party ought not to be forced to
| abide by the primary election law
! and all other parties be absolved from
! its operation, as is practically the
case now, while their members are
! free to make nominations I'm the pri-
maries of the majority party in order
to weaken that party's ticket. He
! pointed out that two parties in Okla
| homa last year evaded the law by
| holding preferential conventions, and
| then made no campaign before the
| primary election because their tickets
! were already made up.
Curbs Republicans.
Senator Burford, Republican, made
! a vigorous protest against the report
Of the majority He pointed out that
! the bill, If it should become a law
| would practically put all parties out
Of the running except the Democratic
party. He pointed out its unfair fea-
| lures and said that If it were enacted
! it would no doubt be referred and de-
| feated by the people. He said it is
| difficult for the Republicans to get
| good men to run for office on their
! ticket in oklahoma owing to the fact
that oklahoma is normally at this
time from fifteen to twenty thousand
| Democratic, and that there is cOnse-
quently nothing in store for the Re-
publican nominee but defeat He said
that this bill would force the Republi-
cans to make two Campaigns-one in
! the primary and one in the general
election, and would therefore make 1t
that much more difficult for that
party to secure candidates for their
ticket. He said this bill does not Of
fer relief from the alleged trouble
that Democrats have in the voting of
men Of other parties in their primary
elections and asserted that If the
Democrats would bring forward such
a measure he would be very glad to
vote for It. lie said he has never
favored the voting Of Republicans in
Democratic primaries, and will op-
pose 1t in every way possible through
any fair law that may be enacted to
prevent it or discourage it.
the majority report was adopted.
Assessors Committee Deadlock.
The conference committee that has
been striving for several days to
reach an agreement on the county
assessor bill reported this afternoon
that It was hopelessly doadlocked.
After some debate the senate voted
to recede from its instructions to the
committee The conference COM
mittee will not endeavor to iron out
it's differences, unhampered by in
structions from the body as a whole
1t is likely that the ultimate report
will favor not only the Arkansas law
of "the people going to the assessor
but will also place this official upon
a salary. The house has already
voted in favor Of the salary clause
but the senate until today refused to
concur in this action.
Senator Tucker today took a fall
out Of the committee on constitu-
tional amendments. He referred To
his resolution proposing an amend
ment prohibiting the formation Of
any new county for a period Of ten
years. 1t has been in the hands Of
the committee since February !, he
said, and he accused the committee
of "smothering" 1t. Senator Suth-
erlin, chairman of the committee
offered an explanation, saying that
a majority were in favor OF killing
the resolution.
We'll" said Tucker, "I would
rather have an adverse report than
none at all"
No action was taken,
Board Bill Passes.
The senate bill county, city, town
and school district treasurers to
make a time deposit Of sinking fund
money was passed finally as was the
bill by Senator Board exempting
certain streams in the state from
the provisions Of the fish and game
statutes.
The house bill making Westville,
Adair county, court town, was passed
finally
The Confederate pension bill was
passed finally after an interesting
debate 1t has already passed the
house and only awaits the governors
/ signature to become a law
It provides for pension Of $40 n
month for every eX-Confederate sold
ier or sailor who has been a resi-
dent of the state for two years or
more
Widows OF former Confederates
are also pensioned under this act.
A solid Republican vote was cast