Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-29
PRIMARY wee
PROPOSED Eks.y
Senator Kinball Gets i'm Early Wit.
His Modification Measure
WOULD EXCLUDE MOST
OF STATE OFFICERS
Proposed Bill Eliminates ALI Officers
Below Lieutenant Governor
Except County and District
Nominees

Des Moines: Senator Clem Kim
ball, of Council Bluffs, got in
early with his primary election re-
form bill this session, introducing IL
in the senate Tuesday afternoon. II
is thought the bill will receive much
better consideration this year than il
did two years ago, when it was de-
feated in the house. 1t is thought
both the house and senate will favor
the measure this year.
The measure is much the same as
the one he introduced two years ago
and would provide that United States
senator, governor, lieutenant COVER
nor and all Offices which are filed by
direct vote of the voters of any dis
trict less than the whole state and of
the county and subdivisions of coun
ties at the general election except
the nonpartisan nominees shall be
nominated in the primary. Delegates
to county convention would be
chosen at the primary and at the
county convention to a state conven-
tion would be named who would
nominate state officers other than
those named in the lists as coming be-
fore the primary.
Senator Iimball's idea is that the
average voter knows pretty well who
is running for United States senator,
for governor and for lieutenant gov
ernor but, does not know the men
running for state Office and that these
can therefore be better chosen by a
convention The nomination of county
officers would be at a primary mas
much as the voter is expected to
know the men running fe- county
offices.
A report by the committee on en-
ployes which provided for the elec7
tion of Judge Shelby Cullison. OF
Harlan, at $3.50 per month to aid the
legislators to draw up their bills was
turned down by the senate yesterday.
Z Senator Foster has introduced a
measure to have all the county roads
which are part of thru highways
marked by the highway commission
and providing that the commission
shall also prepare road map made
to sell for Is cents showing the
principal roads in the state.
To Make School Men Elective.
To make the Office of county super
intendent elective, rather than ap-
pointive as is at present. is the CHIEF
object Of bill which senator David
Meredith of Jasper county introduced
in the senate yesterday afternoon.
The bill provides for the amend
ment OF Sections 1912 and 2742 OF
the supplement to the code, 1913,
and section 27341b of supplemental
supplement to code 1915, relating to
election, compensation and qualifi.
cation OF county superintendent, in
serting in section 1912 the following
hat llClc pC CiCSeCu ~
each county at the general election
in 1920 county superintendent, and
that the term of such officer shall
commence at the expiration OF the
term OF the county superintendent!
now in office and continue until his
successor is elected and qualified
that there shall be elected in each
county in each even numbered yea'
after 1920 county superintendent
who shall hold Office for a term OF
two years.
The bill further provides that
county superintendents shall receive
salaries OF $500 a year claims
covering expenses for stationary
postage and those incurred in attend
ing meetings called by the superin'
tendent of public Instruction, to be