^Norris to Echo
Vote If House
Given Election
Declares in Bridgeport Ad
dress That State Choice
Will Be
His.
Bridgeport, Neb., Oct. 11.—Tn an
address to the voters of Bridgeport
nnd vicinity tonight. United States
Senator George W. Norris made
answer to a question recently put to
him through the public press as tfc
how he would vote in case the elec
tion of the president and vice presi
dent were thrown into congress.
Senator Norris welcomed the op
portunity to make his position entire
ly clear to the voters and at the
same time, challenged the attention
of the voters of the entire state to
the fact that it is not a question ad
dressable to him alone but that it is
a fair one with reference W> every
member of the house of representa
tives running for re-election in the
state, with the exception only that,
in case of the representatives, they
will have a choice of three .while the
senator must respect the decree of
the voters as to the choice of the
two.
Senator Norris said:
"X have been asked through letters
•e printed in the public press how I
would vote in case the election of
president and vice president is
thrown into congress. T believe the
question is a fair one: and I wel
come the opportunity of answering
it through the same public medium
in which the question is asked.
‘‘Regardless of what the motive
might be that prompts the inquiry,
1 d«sire to be fair with the voters
of the state. I want no man's vote
through any misunderstanding or un
der any false pretense. When the
people of Nebraska express their
c hoice In the coming election for pres
ident and vice president, I believe
it to be the duty of every citizen
and of every public official to do
everything in hia power to carry out
that decision and to give it full legal
effect. I, therefore, pledge myself in
case of the election of vice president
is thrown into the senate that, unless
prevented by the limitations nf the
constitution of the United States,
which limits the vote in the senate
to the two candidates having the
highest number of electoral votes. I
will vote for the one who has car
ried the state of Nebraska. This
promise is good whether I am elected
or defeated, and it ahould he re
membered in* this connection that it
i« the present congress, and not the
pew one elected in November, that
elects a president and vice president
in case the election is thrown into
congress.
Six House Member*.
"May I not ask, however, why this
question appears to he asked of me
alone? Why should I be singled out
and the question propounded to no
other candidate? Indeed, the ques
, tion is of much greater importance
when applied to a member of the
house than to a senator. The senate
electa a vice president—an insignifi
cant office as compared with the
president. The president is elected
by the house. There are six members
of the house from Nebraska—three
republicans and three democrats—and
'every one of them is a candidate for
re-election. Why not ask them how
ihey will vote in case the election of
president is thrown into the house?
Will these six candidates follow the
verdict Just rendered at the ballot
box. or will they heed the commands
of partisan bosses and completely
nullify the decision rendered at the
polls and thus violate emphatically
the principle of a government of, for,
and by the people?
"Since the question has been
raIspd ns to me. I respectfully ask
that it be applied to all members or
the present congress who are run
n „g for re-election. I respectfully
tall upo'n all patriotic citizen* °
the state, regardless of party, to
demand that every such candidate
shall state, before election, whether
if the election of a president Is thrown
into the house, he will hoed and obey
the voice of the people of Nebraska
■ ijst as expressed at the ballot box,
or whether he will disregard the Judg
ment rendered at the polls and blind
ly follow the command* of party
bosses. It is very similar to the con
ditions existing in this state when we
provided for a method by which can
didates for the state legislature could
promise on the ballot to vole for the
candidate of the United States sena
tor who had Just carried the state in
the general election. I myself was
..elected to the senate by such *
legislature, although a majority of
the member* belonged to a different
political party. The question resolves
itself Into a simple proposition. It*
we want to give legal effect to the
judgment of the people rendered at,
the polls? If we do', then the position
I have taken cannot he successfully
assailed. The alternative is to disre
gard the aolemn mandate of an elec
tion In our state and to substitute
the command of party leader*. In
other word*, to put party above coun
try.
Only Three Candidate*.
"It I* well to note that member* of
the house, in voting for president,
me not confined to two candidate*
as ar* members of the senate in vot
ing for-vice president. They can vot*
for any of three candidates and ev
erybody knows now that there will
l,» but three men who will receive
.|e* in the electoral college. There
fore, they will not be hindered In any
way’ from carrying out the will of
the people as expressed at th# elec
tion. They should regard theinwelves
as only an Instrumentality for carry
ing into effect the vote solemnly re
corded at th# polls. They, In fact,
take (he place of the electoral college
and are bound by the name moral
obligation to carry Into effect th# will
of the people a* expressed at the
Rut. this I* not *11. Under our
constitution when th# election of
* president I* thrown into congress
It Is th# house of repreeentativea.
elected two year* before, which electa
a president. It may often mean that
* repudiated house of representatives
Will elect a president who has like
wise been repudiated at the same
election as themselves and that the
president elected would hold office
for four year* after th* peopi* have
f
repudiated both himself ‘and the
house which elected him. - Such an
unreasonable and Illogical system ex
lets In no country on earth, except
ing our own. Twice I have succeed
ed In passing through the senate a
constitutional amendment which pro
vides that, in such cases, the new
house, fresh from the people, shah
elect the president, and not the old
on# elected perhaps on an entirely
different issue. This amendment
abolishes the short, or “lame duck”
congress and provides that the con
gress elected in November, shall be
sworn in and begin business In the
following January instead of waiting
until a year from the following De
cember—13: jnlmths—as must " 1*>
done under the present constitutional
limitation. My amendment passed the
senate the .second time during the last
session of congress, and is now on the
calendar of the house of representa
tives'. I call on every candidate in
Nebraska who is running for the
house to state whether lie will help
to pass surh an amendment and if
he is a member, of the present house
whether he wHl do his best to have
the house dispose of it at the com
ing short session. This is the sec
ond time this amendment has
reached its present status. A large
majority of the house is in favor, of
■ it, but the party leaders are opposed
to it. They killed it once by pr4^
venting action and are doing Jhe
same thing again, and will succeed
unless the’ people demand of their
representatives that they tear off the
party collar and show their lndepen
denee.” !
QUERISTS HEAR
BRYAN CHARGES
Lincoln, Oct. 11.—The investigating
rommiltee of the state senate wall
meet at Omaha Tuesday to pass on
the final draft of the report made
by Chairman Wilkins dealing wit li
the status of the road construction
fund and the question of a deficit al
leged by Governor Bryan to exist
in the fund. The draft has not been
marie public.
The members of the committee sre
Chairman Wilkins, Fremont; John W.
Bobbins, Omaha, anil W. K. Banning,
Union. All are state senators.
PARTY DINNER
ON ANNIVERSARY
The t’5th wedding anniversary of
Dr. and Mrs. P. T. Conlan was cele
brated Saturday evening with a din
ner party given them at their resi
dence, 3S24 Binney street, by their
five daughters.
Following the dinner there was a
surprise party by nine old friends
who joined the pair and their daugh
ters at the house.
MRS. W. C. PRICE
SERVICE MONDAY
Anna Martin Price, 66, wife of
Walter C. Price, died Pridpy at her
home, 2563 Ames avenue. She la sur
vived by her husband; her mother.
Mrs. Nelson Martin, and five adopted
children: Mrs. Helen McClure of Kan
sas City; Henry, Richard, Paul and
Elizabeth of Omaha.
The funeral will be held Monday at
2:30 in Scottish Rite cathedral under
auspices of Mnpel i.caf chapter. Order
of the Eastern Star.
\
Eleven Will Celebrate
Their Birthdays With
Rev. Savidge Oct. 24
V . . -■ -/
Rev. C. W. Savidge reports prog
ress in promoting his birthday
anniversary party for October 24,
on which date he will be “more
than "0 years old." He wishes to
hear from all whose birthday an
niversary occurs on this date and
the Invitation is not limited to
Omahans.
The plan is to celebrate in the
People's church, 615 North Eight
eenth street. Mark Savidge. and his
wife state that the. Savidge .family
will furnish the eats and al:<e some
thing to drink.
The prospective celebrants, ac
cording to J!ev. Mr. Savidge a list,
are: Rev. C. W. Savidge, Prank
J. Rurkley, Helen M. I/ongsdorf,
Jack Eee, Jeanette Ruth Copen
liarve, M. P. Neff, Mrs. Catherine
Robbins, Mrs. Edith Otissie Erxie
bin, Edward Black snd C. E.
Malone and twin sister of At
lantic, la.
We have a good start, but we
should hear from Olivers,'" said :he.
Rev. Mr. Savidge.
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