Show WARM n HT R- R Y ST Q ACO IN SENATE ENAl McKinneys McKinney's Assault on Primary Law F Foils FaIls to Bring Success to His Bill on on- one Nominations L LA A S AILING the primary election elec- elec A x tion law as the most most iniquitous iniquitous in iniquitous in- in ys' ys em of politics ever eyer practiced in in a supposedly free and democratic government Senator ator J. J W. W McKinney of Salt La Lake e In asking support for his measure measure providing for the nomination of city officials by petition scathingly ar arraigned arraigned arraigned ar- ar the present system of city government government government gov gov- In the senate Monday Although the Salt Lake senators were pledged and elected upon a platform to change the system of municipal elections elections elections elec elec- only Senator McKinney and Senator Olson voted In support of the measure Senators Dern Deru Hayward and I Sanford voting no The enacting I I Clause was stricken from the McKinney I bill after ater a motion by Olson to recommit recommit re recommit re- re commit the measure to committee for I amendment had been voted down I AFRAID OF BIG INTERESTS Senator Southwick of Utah county counts started a fiery debate debato In the upper house on the McKinney bill when he moved mo that the enacting clauso clause be bo stricken lie He branded the me measure sure as asa asa asa a weapon that might be used by big Interests interests In Interests in- in to put into office any man they chose and declared It would not permit a majority expression of the tho people This statement precipitated a fiery retort by Senator McKinney lie declared de declared declared de- de the primary s system stem had been so juggled by interests ward heelers and politicians that a majority expression ex expression expression ex- ex of ot the people in the selection of ot municipal officers was impossible He lIe declared that since the system was invoked In Salt Lake the city government government government govern govern- ment has been entirely in the hands of or the tho Fourth and Fifth wards I I GOD HELP THE MILK it has as been said that the primary system gives us the cream in our city government shouted McKinney Well if it what we have gotten is the cream God help the milk McKinney l presented the statements of campaign expenses of Mayor W. W Mont Ferry Perry and Commissioner Karl A. A Scheid both residents of the Fourth ward The statements show that Ferry spent more moro than to tobe tobe tobe be elected mayor and Scheid to get his job as commissioner McKinney McKinney McKinney McKin McKin- ney declared that to continue the primary primary primary mary system would mean that a Democratic senate was playing directly direct direct- ly into the hands of politicians ward heelers and the Republican club RECONSIDERATION LIKELY When the motion prevailed to strike strikeout strikeout strikeout out the enacting clause Senator Olson asked that his vote be changed to the winning side In to order that he might give notice of or reconsideration of or the measure at a Do later date Another fight was staged in the upper upper upper up up- per house hous when Senator Chez's bill designating Daggett county as part of or orthe the Third t judicial district came up for tor o consideration The committee s amended the her bill to assign the new county to the tho Second judicial district This report was met with strenuous objection by Chez When the measure came to a Do vote the country senators aligned themselves with Chez and vot voted d down the tho adoption of or the committee committee com com- committee report Another fight can be expected when the tho bill 1 comes up for final reading and adoption AUTO THIEVES HIT Under suspension of ot the rules Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Chez's bill making It a felony to toor or steal any automobile or vehicle ve vehicle vehicle ve- ve hicle without consent of ot the owner was passed by the senate s- s Senator Southwick's bill making malting railroads liable for damages damage caused by sparks from locomotives was also passed sed on its ts third and final reading I Senator Chez's bill making all sentences sentences sentences sen sen- to the state prison indeterminate indeterminate I minate minato was passed unanimously on third reading Senator Clydes Clyde's memorial urging congress to throw open the Uinta reservation reservation reservation res res- for settlement by soldiers was also passed |