The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-15
RETURN or PRIMARY
BILL PASSES HOUSE
BY VOTE OF 33 TO 10 IDAHO'S
LOWER HOUSE FAVORS PRI-
MARY ELECTION LAW

Boise, Idaho-The direct primary
bill, house bill No. 173, was passec
by the lower house of the Idaho legls-
lature today by vote of 33 to- 10
No debate was had on the measure
Three roll calls were taken, the first
on a motion to postpone to day
certain, the second on final passage.
and the third to reconsider IN all
three The so-called insurgents
banded together as sponsors OF the
bill were victories over the faction
that wished to uphold the republican
state central committees protest
against the bill and the adverse min
ority report of the privileges and
elections committees.
The only clash came on the floor
after Halls motion for immediate re-
consideration after the bill had car
ried. Callahan, under the guise of
speaking to a point of personal privl-
lege, protested against the tactics
employed to force the bill through
without discussion. Hall and Young
protested that Callahan had no right
to speak after the roll call had COM
menced. With the second of Shook,
Callahan then moved to suspend the
roll call, but this was lost by viva
voce vote.
There was an air of expectancy IN
the house as the session opened over
the fact that the republican state cen
trail committee had gone on record as
constituting the republican convention
held at Pocatello last August favored
retention of the convention system,
resolution to that t>effect having been
accepted There is even this early
widespread speculation as to what ac
T.: - fol< on Tho hill
The primary and primary forces
are said to be evenly divided there
and while the measure is expected to
meet with the bitter opposition that
it did in the house the claim is being
made that it has a strong chance OF
passage.
1t was said in legislative circles
today that an effort will be made in
the senate to bring out compromise
and so amend the bill as to provide
the direct primary for the nomination
of candidates for United States SEN
atOrs and congressman as well as all
legislative and county candidates, but
to eliminate the primary for state
elective officials, permitting their
nomination by state convention. This
compromise is not meeting with gen
eral favor, it is said.
The roll call by which the primary
bill was passed is as follows;
Ayes-Anderson, Bailey, Boomer,
Bottellefsen, Burleigh, Campbell,
Cannon, Carpenter, Fait, Fem, Gal,
breath, Clifford, Goodwin, Grayson,
Gudmonsen, Hall, Harrington, Hull,
Irwin, Jarnagin, May, Montgomery,
Moore, Parrish, Peck, Reynolds, San
ders, Severson, Stinson, Van DeSteeg,
Walters, Welker, Young, total 33.
Nays-Anderson, Bourne, Gala
han, Egbert. Garn, Gwin, Hugo, Lau,
Miller, Mcdonald, O'Dwyer, Pond,
Preston, Shook, Stanger, Storey,
Thomas, Weeks, Mr.. Speaker; total
10.
Absent Davis, Derr; total 2.
It was contended by members OF
the house interested in the placing of
a primary law on the statutes of Ida
no, they were in no way bound by the
action of the state central committee,
but are bound by the sentiment
among their constituents who favor
direct primary law and are demand
ing that it be passed by the present
legislature.
Evidently, feeling that one such
contest was enough for one days cal
endar, the house raised no objections
to the postponing action on the Van
DeSteeg bill to license real estate
brokers. Sanborn's bill to create the
new 11th judicial district was also al.
lowed to go to general orders for
amendment rather than be voted upon