Southern Illinois Journal

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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER   6,1907.      •
NUMBER 47
SPRINGFIELD LETTER
Items of Intertst From the State Capital.
GOVERNOR DENEKN
B«(ln His Ciinpaiio ior Renomioalion
primaries shall bs held In AnRoat, but tbat sabsfqnsDt yx^rs ths primsriss sball be bald Id April; and tben pass this measurs without tbe smerKSucy clause, thus kI'IuK It eSrct Juir 1 next. As tbe ooDrersDce rsport rsceired H3 Tolas in tbe House, aote primary can- palcn that would be mads neceaaarr by deferring tbe primaries until midsum¬ mer. Most of the politicians wonld like to see tbe contest ended In April 11 pos¬ sible
BT 1. MeoA^ DAVIS . SprioRfleld. lii., December 4—Oot •nor Daneen's "openioK^ nun" in hi" flgbt for ranominatioD indioatss that thr parpoae In b«){lnnlnR his campaixD now. instead of after tbs holidny^, is to arooae pnblic sentiment on the primary alactlon qoeetlon. In tbe bope of forcing a bill tbrouKb the legislature In Jann¬ ary. In bis speech at Metropolis yester¬ day, the ROTernor spoke for a direct primary law, and saddled tbe blame for tbe szisting sltaa.ion upon the IsKis- . latars. He conclnded bis discnsflion of tha snbjsvt witb these wordn;
"I therefore reiterate t'lst onr pri¬ mary belDK still nureTisMJ, the (dnty of the laiclslatnre to continne io session un¬ til satisfactsry legislation is efl«