Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-16
Communication. |

] Mr.. LARRIMER IL ask place in your
columns to make few remarks in regard
to changing the mode of making nomina-
tions for the Democratic party. Some sat-
isiactory system should be adopted, and
continued, without being changed in haste,
at a time when the proposed change is not
I fairly understood 10y n large portion Of the
party. The object for which delegates
were elected at our late election was not
understood in this neighborhood. We
elected representatives to meet in Conyen-
| ton some time hereaiter-the period to be
fixed by the County Committee-bu fol
what purpose cannot be precisely stated
| Are those delegates to change our present
system without submitting the question
to n vote of the party?
/ If we are to have the old way of dele
gate corruption, why not submit it to the
! Democratic voters at once, to get an OK
preston on the question, as it was adopt
ed by IL vote of the party. We should not
! leave this question to delegates, further
than to get proper period fixed for voting
on it, and the most suitable time, beyond
Jail controy ersy, would be at the next
| Primary Election. | can see no reason
why it should be changed. All that the
Crawford system lacks to make it a er,
feet one is to throw around il some pro
ltection-something to prevent those who
are not Democrats from voting. To do
this. let us elect our Vigilance Commit
tees IN each township 10y ballot. Let them
be elected one fall to serve the succeeding
Ione. The reason | make this suggestion
is, that the Democrats of each township
know better who will be most active and
lyigiant than the Standing Committee,
who sometimes appoint men to hold an
election in one township when they live
in another. No person should be allowed
to vote at the Primary Election who j,
mot known to act with the Democratic
party. Should there be an excess of votes
: polled more than a certain percentage
allowable for an increase of votes, or 10y
| emigration from other counties as perma.
'nent citizens, let that return be set aside
The candidates and interested men will
not permit illegal voting to be done II
this way we will get a fair expression o.
the Democratic voters. As general thiEg
Anti democrats were not allowed to bC
delegates, but | remember seeing dele
gate in Convention when the delegate sys
TEN was in all its purity, that seldom, i
ever, voted the democratic ticket he wa!
from Wood ward township. We have haC
experience enough in the Crawford Sys
tenn to know that it is the tairest mode o
nominating. The success it Las met Will
= since its adoption, will corroborate my
statement. In regard to the Clarion Sys
= tem will file some objections and m,
: first is, that candidate who does not &c
the instruction, though he be in minor
ty only one vote, has no voice from tina
5 township; and another objection is, tina
: the strong Democratic townships, have
greater advantage over the weaker one
in the Clarion System than they have il
5 the Crawford mode In the latter, tht
votes will be scattered with different CT n
didltes, and in the forms the whole vott
will be cast for person who could no
receive one half of the votes at popula
election. If any of the townships are S,
geographically situated as to require tw,
or more places of holding their Primary
e Election, let it be so arranged that we cal
e get out the whole Democratic vote. That
in my humble opinion, is enough to nomi
j. nate Democrat without calling on on
Q Republican friends to assist, for when the
: do assist they are always generous enougI
g to vote for the weakest candidate. lie
. two persons from each township be pune
Il tual in attendance with their returns, an
i 90 into conveaticn, and see that the vote
@ are properly counted, and in case ther
r should be q tie each township will b
/ equally represented As live IN Pike,
; would suggest that we have two places {
S holding our Primary Election. Let on
4 be held in Curwensyille Borough, and Tia
Y other in Bloomington. This coming ia
let the County Committee appoint tn
: Township Committee, and after that le
the townships elect their own committee
A DEMOCRAT.