The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-24
SCHOOL LEVY
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ception of one member the roads com.
mittee of the house Is in favor of a
generous appropriation for the high.
way commission. Representative An
derson. chairman of the committee has
| let it be known that he virtually IA
vors the sky as the limit and it is pre-
sumed that he will stand for the 20,
cent levy.
Highway Question.
Those who are in favor of an unus-
ually high levy for the highway com
mission expect it is said to find some
opposition to the proposal among the
representatives from rural commun-
tiles who believe they should be per-
mitted to have control over the selec-
ton and improvement of local high
ways.
1t is said that plan may be pushed
for turning back the receipts of the
auto licenses to the counties. In some
quarters the belief is expressed that
this would act as sort of sop for the
rural communities and would make
them willing to stand for high levy
for the highway commission.
Want Primary Amended.
In the senate this week bills to
amend the primary election law are
likely to come to the floor for discus
ion. There is now lot of gossip as
to the fate of the Beardsley bill which
would provide the convention system
for the nomination of candidates for
Governor and United States senator.
The view is expressed by some that
this measure stands a better chance
in the senate than in the house
This is contrary to the opinion that
was expressed one week ago. The
gossip now is that most of the mem
bers Of the senate are older and more
experienced in political work and that
they have come to believe that. there
is a smaller chance to slip up when
the party holds a rather tight rein
over nominations.
Primary Appeals.
In other words, that under the con-
vention system there is a better op-
portunity to study the qualifications of
aspirants for office. But in the house
there are many young members,
some of them under 80 years old. The
talking point of the primary plan
that the people shall have the right
to pick their nominees-may, it is
said, make strong appeal to these
young fellows.
In this connection, the statement
the other night by Oswald Ryan, the
young Anderson attorney, at the pub
| lie hearing on the primary, was sig
nificant. The present period OF I'M
rest, he said, was no time for taking
any power away from the people, thus
indicating that the spirit of Bolshe-
vism might be spread by returning
| to the convention system of nominal
lions.
Dims Argument.
1t is true that he rather dimmed his
argument when few minutes later
he said the direct primary had been
abolished in Iraho in order to shut
out the non-partisan league, but never
theless his first remark was directed
at what is taken to be a vulnerable
point of the opposition.
There is considerable speculation as
to what Senator New may have to
say on the primary question when he
comes to the city this week. The pre-
diction that he will say nothing at all
except that it is a problem for the
Legislature and the governor to work
out, is generally accepted as the cor
rect one. While it is well understood
that many of the closest political
friends of Senator New favor the re-
turn to the convention system, it is
not seen where it would be of any ad-
vantage to Senator New to get into
the fight personally
Governor Influential.
AS has been stated the final out
come of the primary question in the