Show u PARTY PLEDGE BILL BILLI I IS RECOMMENDED I Measure Would Require Solons So- So I ions lons to Keep Promises j I or Quit Job Members of the legislature and all state officers elected by the people by popular vote yote must carry out the pledges made In their party platform or quit the job under the provIsIons of a substitute 1111 for senate bill No 85 given to the senate by the judiciary committee The original bill was Introduced by Senator Dern but the judiciary committee committee com com- of which Senator Olson ts is chairman an did not feel that the measure was strong enough in its provIsions and prepared the substitute bill Much has been said In the senate thIs year yeal about carrying out party pledges and various arlous senators have I voiced opposition to carrying out party I pledges on the ground that they were not binding Senator Olson has been a strong upholder of the principle and has urged passage ot of several measures measure with t the party platform t o pledges as the basis for his argument I IThe The new J hill provides that any pelson person per per- son elected as a m member ot of either Branch of the l legislature or to the office of- of I flee fice of governor or any other othel state office of- of I flee fice who falls fails to comply with the Of-I Of pledges of his politIcal party by which he was nomInated contained In the I P adopted by uy Lt It H as Uti herein s re- re reP re- re reI I P adopted by uy Lt It H as Uti herein s re- re reP re- re reI I required so tar far as it Is wIthin his power I to do so shall be deemed to have vie vio- I his right to such office and it it shall be his duty to resign |