The platform endorsed such political reforms as woman suffrage, direct primaries, the initiative, referendum, and recall, popular election of United States Senators, and the short ballot.

该纲领支持女权、直接初选、主动权、公投和罢免、美国参议员普选、短期投票等政治改革。

This made the mayor, in some cases, the only elective city official and gave the voters a " short ballot" containing only a few names—an idea which some proposed to apply also to the state government.

这使得市长在某些情况下，唯一的民选城市官员，并给选民一张只包含几个名字的" 短选票" ——有些人提议将这个想法也适用于州政府。