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...leader of the political reform movement in Oregon, delivered an address on "Direct Legislation" before a large gathering in Emerson D yesterday afternoon...
...pioneer of direct legislation in this country, for he not only originated and carried through the measures now in force in Oregon, but has also been active in direct legislation campaigns in other states. He is considered one of the foremost leaders of the whole movement for government reform in this country...
...department of Government has written a book entitled "The Government of American Cities." The work takes up American municipal development from the incorporated boroughs of the seventeenth century to the commission government cities of the present day, touching at the close upon direct legislation, the recall, municipal reform and reformers. The book will be used in the courses Government 1 and Government...
...will begin with an address on "Direct Legislation" by W. S. U'Ren of Oregon in Emerson D Monday at 4.30 o'clock. Although Mr. U'Ren is most widely known as the leader of the direct legislation movement in Oregon, he has also had much experience with other reform measures. Among these are the recall, the direct primary, corrupt practices acts, proportional representation, and ballot reforms. His appeals for better government by means of such measures have frequently appeared in periodicals all over the country...
Last year, under the title of the "Progressive Series," several of the most prominent exponents of political reform in the country, including L. D. Brandeis L.'77, William Allen White, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, and Gov. R. P. Bass '96, came to the University. The lectures which will be given during the coming winter, six or more in number, will deal in a non-partisan manner with many of the subjects of economic, political, and industrial importance immediately before the country...