Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-10
PRIMARY LAW
SAVED BY THE
LOWER HOUSE
Senate Bill Providing for
Partial Return to the Con
vention System Defeated
by a Vote of % to II.
MOODY BITTER IN
HIS DENUNCIATION


buke From Representa-
tive Johnston.
The attempt to repeal the statewide
primary law failed in the house of
representatives late Friday by the mar
row margin OF one vote, % to 81, for
the house defeated the senate bill by
Evans seeking to substitute the con-
vention system for the primary In the
nomination of state officers. The
final rollcall found the house split
along non partisan lines. Mays, Of
Power and McGowan of Latah led the
fight for the bill; Young OF Ada against
it. Moody of Bonner created a sen
sation when he attacked the meas
ure because of the label of the author
contained thereon, and Grew a rebuke
from Johnston of Bingham to which
he tartly retorted.
The committee on privileges and
! elections had previously reported the
| bill out with the recommendation that
| it do not pass and the house adopted
the report, MCGOWAN of Latah insist
ed that the sitting committee sift the
bill to the top of the calendar so that
a vote could be had on it. Shearer,
of the committee then moved suspen-
sion of the rules on the measure. but
suspension was lost. MCGOWAN then
served notice that unless there was
a reconsideration and the suspension
! granted there would be no unanimous
! InI - i
vance other bills. number OF other
members urged the consideration and
it was had placing the bill on final
passage.
POLITICIANS WANT CHANGE.
Young of Ada Immediately took the
floor and proceeded in no uncertain
terms to defend the spirit of the direct
primary and the law as it stands in
preference to the old convention sys-
| tenn as the bill proposed to substitute.
He scored the politicians of the state
| from whom he declared the demand
for a repeal of the primary came. He
said ii was not from the rank and file
of the people. Admitting that there
We're faults to the present primary, he
held that it was unfair and unjust to
bring SO important a measure before
the Legislature on its closing day with
| out chance to discuss its merits or to
offer any suggestions or amendments
| to the bill.
Newport OF Canyon backed Young up
in his stand. He declared he had
never failed to see that objection to
! the primary came from the politicians,
and not from the people.
/ May of Power, MCGOWAN OF Latah,
Kiger Of Kootenai and others SPOKE
for the bill. They held the heavy ex-
pense the main fault with the present
primary law.
OF the five Ada county members in
the legislature four of them voted TO
defeat it. Their votes are really re-
sponsible for it's defeat. They are
Driscoll, Bates, Hubbard and Young
Storey voted for the measure. Driscoll
passed when his name was reached
on the rollcall and later when casting
his vote probably cast the deciding one
against it.
HOW VOTE STOOD.
| The following was the rollcau
Yes-Adamson, Anderson of Iatah
Baillie, Barker. Bennett. Bohman. Col
| lin. Cowles, Hunt. Johnston, Kiger.
Kent La Forest, Lucas, MCGOWAN OF
Latah, Mcintosh, McMurray, May,
Smith, Storey. Struthers. Thatcher
Thorne. wickham and Alfred. Total
81.
No-Albrethsen, Bates, Barry. Can
non. Driscoll, Eames. Giles, Goehry.
Grice, Hansen. Hitchcock, Hubbard.
Hussman. Jones. Kribs. Lehrbas, Lew
is. MCGOWAN of Custer, McMullen,
Moody, Newport. Peckham, Quinlan
Shearer, Seymour, Tyler, Welsh and
Young. Total 2S
MOODY FIGHTS BILL.
! Addressing himself to the bill and its
author Majority Leader Moody startled
the house by declaring
| Il don't like tn label on that bill and
| l don't like its origin. The house
across the way defeated the only good
primary bill before this legislature and
l hope the house here kills this one"
Johnston of Bingham was immed-
| lately upon his feet to rebuke Moody
for his reference to the name of a
member of the senate that appeared
upon a bill. He said it was not cour-
teous to make such a reference and
praised the author Of the measure as a
man of big. broad constructive abil-
ity and manhood.
| Il don't give a damn whether you
IKE IL OF not anSrlly declared Moody
facing Johnston with his eyes swapping.
Il repeat what l say, don't like the
label on that bill"
Later he declared: II don't have TO
go to Bingham county for manhood.
My manhood will stack up with that
of Bingham county's"
The house passed the following bills:
House bill No. ISL, by Jackson
Providing boards of examiners for
plumbers who are required to have a
license before practicing their trade.
House bill No IL, by Jones-Provid-
ling for creation and organization Of
highway districts.