Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-20
dunno IS ASKING
FOR SECONDTERM
Governor of Illinois Makes Formal An.
nouncement of His Candidacy
for denomination.
POINTS TO RECORD HE HAS MADE
Says Important Legislation Which He
Fathered Has Been in Interest
of Whole People.

Springfield, H., June Ex-Governor
Dunno today made formal announce
ment of his candidacy for renomina-
ton at the hands of the democratic
party. His statement follows:
To the citizens of Illinois: The dem
ocratic national convention is over
and united and enthusiastic democ-
racy has renominated Wilson and
Marshall upon a virile and progress
sive democratic platform which should
secure the approval and support of pa
triotic and fair-minded citizens.
l deem the present time appropriate
to submit my name to my fellow dem
ocrats for denomination at the Sep
TENDER primary as governor of Hi
noiS.
Under my administration the con-
duct of the state government has been
clean and efficient The charitable
and penal institutions of the state
have been conducted on a higher and
better plane than ever before, both
with regard to the care of the inmates
and the decent recognition of the EN-
ployes in said institutions. In all de-
partments of the state government the
utmost diligence has been used t.
eliminate waste and extravaganza.
Not only this. but, in my judgment
more favorable legislation has been OBJ,
/ tanned during my administration thar
! for any like period in the history o!
/ the state.
| During the 4Sth general assembly
notwithstanding the fact that the dem.
ocratic members of both houses were
/ in a minority, had the satisfaction o.
| seeing u of the IS measures recon-
mended by me placed upon the statute
| book. towit:
l. Ratification Of amendment to fed
eral constitution providing for election
/ of United States senators by direc
vote of the people.
2. The public utilities commissio
law.
8. The law empowering all cities il
/ the state to own and operate public
utilities.
4. The law authorizing employment
| of convicts on roads.
s. The law establishing an epileptic
colony.
6. The law providing for rotation o
names of candidates for state Office;
on ballots.
7. The law creating the legislative
reference bureau.
s. The law amending the two-cen
railway fare act so as to make it apply
to children.
10. The law creating a state high
way commission and providing for thu
building of good roads.
Il. the law compelling corporation
to pay semi-monthly wages.
L. The law consolidating the fist
, and game commissions and reform
ing the abuses of the old separate
commissions.
Workmen's Compensation.
In addition to the above, l tool
pleasure in furthering the passage o
and signing the bill known as tn
workmen's compensation act which
revised the law of 1911, and whicl
provides, without litigation, compen
sation to injured employees for injur
les sustained in the course OF thel
employment.
Likewise during my administration
the 4Sth general assembly passed Goa
mining laws providing for create
safety in mining operations and tn
establishment of rescue stations. |
also passed the electric headlight bill
and other remedial legislation.
During the 49th general assembly
although my fellow democrats wer
again in a minority in both houses,
succeeded in securing the passage c
the Illinois waterway act provldln
for the construction of a waterway be
tween Lockport and Utica, which
when completed, will open to naVlga
ton and commerce the 1900 miles o
river between the great lakes and tn
gulf of Mexico.
An application for permit from IN
federal war department to construc
same has been vigorously pressed, an
| believe will be soon granted wit
certain safeguards which will not al
feet the successful construction an
operation of the proposed waterway.
The good roads movement so ausplc
iously begun should be contlnuousl
prosecuted with the utmost vigor t
pull Illinois out of the mud and on
of the unenviable place she now oC
-. cupies among the states in the mat
ter of highway construction.
Other measures have been recon
mended by me to the legislature Whlc
I believe would rebound to the mater
ial benefit of the people
The amending clause OF the const
tuition should be amended so as t
enable several constitutional amend
ments to be voted upon at the sam
time. thus giving an opportunity 10
the enactment of needed reforms no.
rendered impossible by the limitation
of the present constitution, or a cor
stitutional convention should be Gale
to draft a new constitution sufficient
= comprehensive to cover the demand
of modern society.
The law providing for the rotatio
of names on the ballot should 9
amended so as to include every towr
: shin CITY, village, school district an
county Office.
The cost and Frequency of primar
and final elections should be furthe
reduced to a point where there ca
only be one election in each year
: any character, both for the election {
men to Office and for the purpose
obtaining a popular vote on question
of public policy.
For RediStricting.
Redstricting of senatorial and col
| gressional districts should be made Z
required by the constitution. II is
| years since such redistricting has bee
made. The constitution requires tn;
= it be done every 10 years.
: The state board of equaliZatio
r should be abolished and replaced by