The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-06-13
STAND BY THE NOMINEE.

the primary election who does no
agree to abide by the decision o
+that election, and support the nomi
nees. W. would answer, most EN-
phatically no. 1t would be equiva
lent to boiling in a convention be
cause the favored candidate o
some particular individual faile(
to secure the nomination, and any
man or set of men would be dan
gerous to the interests of a politi
cal party who works with the party
only so long rs some personal ends
can be subserved, and when they
fail to carry their point bolt from
the regular nominee and try to set
up a party OF their own.
The STAR is not
welded to any particular mode of
making nominations for county
officers, but will stOutly contend
for the nominees of the democratic
party when once declaIed-either
in convention or at primary cleo
tons. 1t is not its purpose to an
tagonise the will of the majority,
but will endeavor to cement a unity
among the people, and will con-
denim any and every effort which
tends to disorganiZation. While it
is well known that the editor of
the DEMoCRAT-STAR, individually,
favors the convention system of
making nominations, yet his pri-
vate views will be laid aside when
it becomes known that u majority
of the voters favor IA primary cleo
ton, for we consider the will
of the majority of a party superior
to any mans individual opinions.
There is no doubt that there are
serious objections to primaries as
being expressive of the voice of a
majority of the voters. For iu-
stance, suppose there are only
twelve hundred voters in the coun.
ty, and that three mon are candi-
dates for sheriff. One candidate
receives 400 votes, another 800,
and the third 40; the one who re.
ceives 40 votes will be declared
the nominee, while there are 100
votes cast against him, or a MAORI
ty of $50 votes. 1t will thus be
see that a nan may be nominated
by a minority vote of the cOun-
ty. But then should the people
declare in favor of such a system
of making nominations, it should
be adopted and carried out, and
when once decided let every demo.
crat in the county resolve to stand
by and support the nominee ire
spectiye of any personal preference,
for a house divided against itself
cannot stand, and is bound to fall.
AS regards the convention sys-
TEN objection has been made that
conventions can be packed, and
that a few prominent men of the
county can, by trickery and CHI
canery, manipulate the machinery
of the convention and secure the
nomination Of whom they choose.
In answer to this objection we will
say there is a sovereign remedy
which will defeat any such unfair
measures as may be attempted, and
will ecu a fair, honest and just
election. AT the precinct meetings
which elect delegates to the general
county convention, let those dele
gates have written instructions for
whom to vote, from sheriff down
to coroner and ranger; and if seen
proper, these delegates might be in
structed as to first choice, second
choice, etc. This mode wOnld vir-
tually be equivalent to primaries,
and we believe could not fail to
give general satisfaction to the
people.
The jackson county executive
committee will meet in the court
house on the 9TH of next month.
and as this committee is to decide ,
as to the method of placing candi- $
dates in Office, it becomes the duty ,
Of each and every member thereof ,
to canvass the question among the t
voters of their beats and ascertain I
rs near as possible the will of the ,
people upon this subject, so that 7
when the committee comes together S
ach member may know he is ex- !
PRESSING the wishes of his people
n casting his vote for a convention
r for primaries. 1t is also desired l
y the executive committee that as c
lany citizens as can do so will at |
end the meeting of the committee, |
nat we may confer with one anoth. S
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