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Show PRAISES OREGON ELECTMIEl WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The Oregon Ore-gon franchise regulation system today to-day commended again by Mr. Browne of the stato iu a speech in tho senate. Taking advantage of the pendency ot the resolution providing for tho direct di-rect vote of tho people in the election elec-tion of United States senators. Mr. Browne expatiated upon the udvan-tagos udvan-tagos of the Oregon system. Mr. Browne said that with its registration reg-istration plan, Australian ballot, direct di-rect primaries and Initiative uful referendum, ref-erendum, Oregon has evolved the host system yet formed for the control of elections. Ho spoke of the Initiative Initia-tive and roferwnlum as the arch of popular government and contended tho right to recall an otllcial, once choson, is a proper corollary of this i system. I If capablo of electing, ho was suro ( that the people could be depended on not to exorcise the right to recall re-call a. competent ofllclaL |