The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-28

instruct tho voters as to what they think best
This is why remarked, "why not havea minor
ity Circular The committee being so nearly
equally divided that both sides should put their
argument before the public. You arc right 10 was
no fault Of the majority that the miaority did
not place circular before the public.
Sd. That Citizen is very liberal rs to his pro
rata share of officers from his Township: l did
not say that we wanted any more than our pro
rata share; and them to be qualified. l only
had allusion to one of the objections set forth
In the circular that under the primary system
there would be so many candidates it would al
most be impossible to get n ajority and | sta
ted for information, 81 did not think my Town
ship would have more than two candidates"
/ did not state that it was the wish of my Town
ship for them both to have office or eithe, of
them, but was willing to submit it to the voters
in primary elections and one other reason why
stated thought Of was, that if other Town
ships did not have more soreheads than mine
there would not he so many candidates after NIL.
4th That Citizen is not posted rs to election
laws. Citizen knows enough to say that it does
not require q maj jority of voters in the county
to elect when there may be three or four candi-
dates running for the some office, the one re.
cciving the highest number is declared be cleo
ted, and takes his seat. AS to nomination by con-
vention, the people make the Law, (or conven-
tion) sometimes a convention adopts q majority
and other times twothirds is adopted but this is
not what Citizen is now driving at. The Primary
Election plan places the voters and candidates
back to the old landmarks of our Fathers, that
all who desire officer can run for it before the
psSple and eyey voter TO vote for who he pleases
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have for several years endured Ind sfT6ggte To-
get back the rights they had lost by the result
of the war. We don't pretend to say but what it
is now different to that it was then, for now
have two pnrties-Democrat and republican
and we know that we are not out Of the brush;
and thiSis one reason that we advocate the Pri-
mary system because we see and know that the
voters of Union County will not roll up the
worm in the coard leaf and swallow q nomi-
nation as they have done. The voters are get
ting weared over the plan of Delegating to or
men to say in convention who they shall vote
for, | don't care hoW judicious IL may be DONE
And still contend it is just as fair for Sec
tion as another to have primary ele:tion, and
that there is no law on the subject as to re-
quire majority vote Of the county, only the
law of the people. The law Of the primary
election is just the same as the law thirty
years ago-when candidate received the highest
number Of votes he was elected. So it ought
ito be in the primary. know the question at
tissue is nominating by primary election, and all
conventions claim, and justly too. that majori-
ty must he had. But primary and convention
lis quite different. Primary is tho wish and vote
.of the people direct, and that Of convention is
only n delegation Of the people, which ought to
have n majority. Besides, we claim all men to
be free and have the right to vote for who he
pleases. If this be true, is this the in
ting by convention, for there are many who
nominated tho voters would not cast their
votes for. If the primary system was adopted,
every voter would have his rights delegated to
him to do as he pleases This warrants satisfnc-
ton to all this places wire pulling and log-rol-
ling out Of dispute, and gives every a chance
for office that pants ii. There will be no pets put
in Office by Rings and Cliques, &c. Wethnk the
primary plan the only plan now to prevent that
Independent party, and Mobley Party, which
seems TO worry some so much, from uniting
Without the primary plan we have our fears. 1t
cannot be charged to the voters of Union County
that they have not done their whole duty in cleo
tions since the war and calmly submitte ed to what
ever the result may be- And they will do it again,
if they be allowed the primary plan. AS to the
mode of conducting the election say 60 back
10 the old landmark and that is the mode and
plan enough for us : The voters of Union Coun-
iy have been looking forward for tine last IL
years when the time would come that they could
cast their votes to suit themselves. We claim
that the men who receive the highest number of
votes for the various Offices is just and fairly cleo
Ged: their names are only put on the list of can
.didaAss for state officers, to give us strength in
thc StaAe election, and this will prevent the In
dcpepdalk party (if any from coming in at the
general election. IL will be seen in this cam
ipaign that we ere right, or we think so, and the
greatest precautisR should be taken to prevent
asplt-for once sPlit split forever. There should
be no party so solieiL0us and vain as to not
yield to the wishes Of the Democratic voters of
our county. They have been true the supposed
illieraie must be heard some in this campaign.
CITIZEN.
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