Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-05-19 | Page 1 | Direct Primary in Montana Doubtful

DIRECT PRIMARY IN MONTANA DOUBTFUL HELENA, Mont. May 18 Although it Avas thought thnt tno pledge of Stato Senator Conrow to' support the conference bill "for a direct primary law iu Mbntana.had' assured the calling of a special' session of .tho legislature to ..enact thc law, . the call for extra session acain -has beon held up.. State Senator' Dearborn, wno has been quoted ns willini: to support the bill, has no-, tilled Governor Norris that while ho adA'oca'tcs a direct primary, ho is opposed op-posed to the party registration feature of "the "conference bill and-would not vote for it. unless demanded. Governor Norris will not. call' the special session until fourteen slate senators, enough 'to 'assure' its - passage, are pledged to vote for. tho bill.