The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-03
Government
by People
Dem anded
Progressiyes of Congress Out
line Program - Plan 10
Perfect Direct Pri.
mary System.
Want Prisoners Liberated
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

DN ARTHUR SEARS uENNING.
Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Dec. 2--Liberais oi
both houses of congress, in conference
With progressives of varying shades ol
political opinion from all parts Of The
country, mapped out the course OF ac.
ton they viii follow in trying &c
translate their Interpretation OF the
recent election results into legislation
The outstanding concrete results OF
lhe conference was the Inauguration
Of a movement for widespread expan
sion and perfection OF the direct pri
mary system as a means Of carrying
out the conference slogan Drive spe
eial privilege out OF control OF the gov
ernment and restore II to the people
The program calls for denomination
~ presidential candidates by direct
vote Of the people. witWut the inter.
yention Of any convention: for uni.
form primary laws In all the states
for the enactment OF absent voters
laws by all legislatures which meet
This winter, for n drastic federal cor.
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ishment of the electoral college.
Demand General Amnesty.
The conference, by unanimous vote,
adopted a resolution offered by Mrs.
Abby Scott Baker, suffrage leader,
calling upon President Harding to de-
clare at once a general amnesty for
political prisoners now held In the
federal penitentlaries.
No attempt was made to formulate
q definite legislative program. This
task was delegated TO committee
on resolutions which will present a
detailed reported Of the conference
aims at a later date.
The conference unanimously adopt
ed a report presented by the resolu.
lions committee which stated that
your committee" realizing the i'm
possibility Of reporting in a single day
a legislative and economic program,
suggests that the chair appoint a
nonpartisan committe for the pur-
pose Of bringing about the co-opera.
ton OF progressives throughout the
country to aid in the advance Of
liberal laws and general reconstruc-
tion based upon a program which
your committee on resolutions shall
draft and report at future meet
ing at Washington to be called by the
chair"
The nonpartisan advisory commit
tee. II was announced, would consist
Of Senator Borah, republican, Idaho;
Senator I.add, republican, North
Dakota; Senator Ashurst, democrat,
Arizona. Senator Sheppard democrat,
Texas; Representative Woodruff. re
publican, Michigan; Representative
Beck, republican. Wisconsin; Repre-
sentative Collins. democrat. Mississ.
ippi and Representative Logan, demo
erat South Carolina. The resolutions
committee is headed by Frederic C.
Howe
Senator La Toilette. Wisconsin,
who. as head OF the peoples legisla-
tive service. called the conference.
presided over today's session. The
proceedings were marked by harmony
and concert of purpose which up
set predictions that friction would
promptly develop among the progress
sives in shaping their plans. At the
very outset OF the conference the
delegates declared their purpose to
work fer progressive measures with.
out attempting TO organize a third
party
Untermyer Attacks Daugherty.
The speeehmaking program which
took UP most of the day was fea.
tured by bitter attack on Attorney
General Daugherty by Saearel Inter
lnyer, prominent New York lawyer
who called the attorney general "a
cheap politician" and demanded a
thorough investigation OF The Depart
ment Of Justice.
Secretary ~ the Treasury Mellon
vas the ublect of vigorous criticism
at the hands ~ Representative Frcar
republican. Wisconsin Mr Frear
assaIled Mr Mellon Tor fading 70 levy
Grastic PENALTIES against his corpora
t,ons seeking o. Escape iuxatlnu by
'he stork dividend route
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raan who Invented stack dividend
melon cutt,ns aud said the se,Fslary
gould hardly hs expected 81 enfor1e
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