Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-01
InpRACricAnLE AND INcOS.
AISrENT.

A' aatASf ~
q pre-arranssd programme. In the
view Of the editor Of the Enterprise. the
Crawford plan should be established
throughout the State with reference to
the Gubernaiorial election. aud the
party should instruct the delegates
for whom TO vote in convention. Here
is the conclusion OF this remarkable
proposition;
ITO place the question Of election
directly in the hands Of the party. and
thereby secure for the whole ticket through
an acceptable leadership the earnest and
united support Of tho whole party. wo
would suggest that the several County Re-
publican Committees make provision for
having tho choice for nominee for Dover
nor expressed on tho ballots at the pri-
many elections OF the party. These names
might be counted with the remainder OF
the ticket. and the o receiving the
largest number OF votes In the county
would be entitled TO the support Of its
delegates in the State Convention. That
the canvass might be fairly made. such
tests should be applied rs to confne the
vote TO tho party, and the choice Of the
elector should be written. not printed. on
his ballot. IL would 10 the duty OF the
party authorities TO adopt such other
means a. a desire for an impartial ballot
might suggest. Unless he DO plainly the
choice OF . majority VI the party, NO one
should accept the nomination, and the
suggestion here made We think smbodies
q plan through which ths will OF the ma
joriiy may be determined, while IL would
emoys the nomination beyond the reach
Of bargain and complication. How does
this accord with the views Of our Repub-
lieAn neighborsl"
II does not accord with the views Of
your Republican neighbors at all. and
the NEWS assumes to speak with author
ity for them all. We have no doubt
that this scheme will receive the hearty
endorsement OF every Democratic jour.
nal in the State. There could be no
surer way in which to secure by trickery
and fraud the nomination Of the very
weakest OF our candidates. than this
plan proposed by the Eaierpriss. Ii Is
assumed by nj neighbor that "such
tests might be applied As to confins the
vote to the party" The editor Of the
Enterprise is evidently blessed or cursed
with a remarkably poor memory. It is
but little over three months since the
Crawford plan. which no now proposes
to extend in its operations all over the
State. was tried in Virginia City, and its
inherent weakness rs a power to express
the wishes Of a party" clearly brought
to light. How 1t worked in Virginia. we
might rehsarse from memory. but that
the Enterprise may have NO reason to
doubt the accuracy Of our statement,
We prefer to quote FROM its " COL
umus. On the 2ist Of last April. the
day after the Crawford plan hal been
tried in Virginia. that journal reported;
"The Republican city primary election
took place yesterday. II was intended that
IL should have been conducted on the
Crawford plan, but there appeared to be
very little plan Of any kind about Il. II
was . terribly mixed affair IN all the
wards.
Many Democrats voted. and IL IL said
that some men voted In every ward In the
city also. that 4 number OF men who be-
longed over the line in Gold Hill voted In
the Fourth Ward. The Democrats voting
said they would vote at the city election
for tho men whose names were on their
tickets. and claimed that they therefore
had as much right as any u to vote for
their men at the primary election"
The above is from the Donl columns
Of the Enterprise. 1t simply relates to
the facts Of the election. and the work
ings OF the Crawford plan. which might
have been foreseen when it was first
proposed. On the same day the editor
OF the Enterprise commented ON tho
election at the primaries, and gave his
opinions Of the plan which he now pro.
poses to extend in its operation all over
the State. We quote from the editorial
page OF the Enterprise. April 81. 1878.
The italics are our own
1.-THE Republican primary election for
municipal nominations, yesterday. on what
IL known A. the Crawford plan" was a
eo@Pisis GaiiHr,. The purpose OF this plan
is 10 secure q direct expression OF the party
will In the selection Of nominees. IL IL
we'll enough. perhaps. II properly carried
outfit tho voting can DO confined 10 those
entitled 10 q voice in the matter: but. un.
fortunately. this has seldom been the case
under the Crawford system, and We have
about reached the conclusion that the ex-
pedient IL ss usrAOlssoNs exchange for the
is..s, srd Of a coar,s,ioa Of ao~iRaiisy dele
gaiss. II presents too many inducements
for the contesting candidates TO invoke II.
legitimate aid, thereby a.asiay tAs party tAs
s,.rs pisytkisg Of ne oppo,i,iOs. IL Ia also
open TO the objection that IL enables the
opposing political party TO dishonesty
Assist in the selection Of weak and
Objectionable nominees, tho better 10
secure their defeat. Prominent Demo-
crats - and little 10 their credit. DO
IL sAid-dsliberately presented themselves
at the Republican polling places yesterday.
and were sufficiently dishonest 10 exercise
q privilege reserved to Republicans by
making pledges which they had no thought
Of fulhliing. II men Of fair repute could
be found 10 lend themselves 10 . fraud 50
reprehensible. II neei not BE- wondered
that the less ~scrupulous Of tho Democratic
party followed the unworthy example with
out hesitation. We are creditAbly In.
formed that In many instances Riasr' 'eere
ato~ed 10 r0is sagsssiOasd. as Ger, alec
alisa., ao.-rsudsHs and Dspocro.. To
what extent these abuses prevailed We are
unable to say but they 5'srs asnsroas
sa0Hg4 o, render ts elections throughout fAs
eit, bat linis better Aaa a farce. as cell ne
.afi.fy sr.ry honest R.psLiieaR that he
Crawford pian Of s~,lecfiay H~O~iaes' siH not
aH.ssr here. however we'll II may work in
PENNSYLVANIA. OF course. much OF this
Democratic intermeddliug might have
been prevented. but the candidates In
whose interests IL was ventured encour-
aged instead Of Directing to IL. and there
seemed 10 be no restraint upon tho ras-
eAlly business. We ask the officers Of the
several polling places to carefully pre-
serve their lists Of voters. They will
make a record In the hands OF the Rspub-
lican City Central Committee which may
be Of service hereafter. IL may be OF
interest in tho future to know the
names Of the prominent Democrats
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