The Direct Legislation Record and the Proportional Representation Review Volume 9-10 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...but not the requisite two-thirds, and as a consequence, it was rejected. ##- BY W. R. U'KEN. The House passed our bill to carry ORKGON. the Direct Legislation Amendment into effect on the 12th of February and the Senate four days later. It is now the law of the State. I have been at Salem a good deal of the session working on this. It does not look much like the original as far as Section 3 is con cerned and also Section 7, but the remainder of the bill is not very different from what we proposed. The feeling generally was friendly to the bill but there was enough opposition and desire on the part of one man to insert amendments that we thought would be ruinous to make close watching; necessary. I think this bill is an advance on the South Dakota statute, especially in the matter of getting information as to pending measures into the hands of the voters. - - FROM NOTES FURNISHED BY MRS. JOHN R. HAYNES. LOS ANGELES. Last summer the Direct CALIFORNIA Legislation League of California was organized with Dr. John R. Hay lies. President; W. H. Stuart, Treasurer; Geo. H. Dunlop, Secretary, all of Los Angeles, an efficient executive committe and a long list of vice-presidents. Among these are judges, an ex-governor, bank presidents, army officers, clergymen and other prominent men. They strove to get a Direct Legislation plank in the platforms of all parties, succeeded with the Democratic and nearly succeeded with the Republican party. A little later by circular letter and personal application, stirred up the labor unions and farmers' organization to question candidates and get their pledges. After election, still kept up their activity by letter writing, meetings, etc. There are before us ten of their letters. One was sent only to prominent socialis...