The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-13
Chs Gntelligetrrfts.
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election. How To DO Away
Phm" wuh Hing Nominations.

,,scial reason Why 30 many goo
'.,. -, IKE so little interest in what ar
ar 1-Sj primary political meetings, Is be
a.s' ~. q general thing, owlng,to the wa
az nave heretofore been got up, the
y. ", rs,.Iy the meetings Of little local ring
.iopes, These rings generally hsV'
~ ", If the delegates TO be chosen Gu
.I ~, i,sd, including also the officers o
-. ans meetings, and outside Of these few, anf
NE, !. .secisI friends, no body present ha'
'.'1 ..', anything to do with the business
w. ~. b,l,Dce in attendance are simply
~ .n, AZ spectators. Hence men who
~ ~, ,,u with the machine, or, in Other
" Wv. ~. rbo do not "stand in" with the
,.,o,ni,ed '",, bosses in the various counties,
,be different districts OF the county,
w.. ,a,lIy no show to be heard or felt al
-t,,ue known as primary meetings.
'T,' Thar. is, we are happy to say, a change
The better coming into vogue. Primary
mons are taking the place Of primary
n..,ipp,. The two are radically different.
Urinary election is au institution that
..,,.bs, machine politics. 1t thoroughly
.,,,i,es the membership OF a political
,I.r and permits every candidate for an
5T,s to stand upon his merits as regards
n. choice Of the people. II he is the
.,o.ee Of the majority Of his party and has
.,.,,r enough to secure the attendance
a hi, friends, d job cannot be set up
,.iu,. him. He is bound to succeed.
Tp. the beauty OF what is known as a
,7al,y election properly conducted.
Ne observe that in the counties OF Bar
Inn, Sud Monroe in this State, primary
election, have taken the place OF the
c,nr4u,on system. They have been con.
J,c,ed Iairly and squarely, under the au'
.utce. Of men OfcharaCter acting as judges,
nd the verdict Of the voters thus render
a h. settled the candidacy Of aspirants
for Office without the fOrmality OF a subse'
qasu, County Convention.
Tbt, is as it should be. Fair and square
primary elections have no need to be fol.
joEed by County Conventions. The
Chairman Of the County Executive Com
nI.,se in any county can announce the
,e,u, alter fair count in the presence OF
witnesses. and that is all there need be in
The way Of subsequent proceedings.
Of course it is understood that all the
Candidates for all the positions to be filed
IhNld bs voted for. 1t Is absolutely nec-
s.lr, as matter OF course, that all as
, ;sus should be represented on the
tcGeu used at the primaries, from the
biSses. to the lowest office. In this case
We EouId not make the mistake made 10
tt. cpuuty, oi subordiuating every office,
no difference how important, TO the
SaerEilIy. Here We ected delegates to
COUNTY convention with exclusive refer
sucs to that one office. This was the
eror Of both parties, and it proved the
special bAne Of the Democratic party.
There was no need for convention by
ether party ii they had arranged their
primaries on correct principles.
DoEn in Csbell county the Democrats
have arranged set OF rules and regula-
tons for their primary elections that are
Eonby the attention Of both parties in
this county. In order that we may here.
ltsr have primary elections conducted on
better principles in our midst. We append
tbe CAOell county regulations, as follows:
ltis hereby ordered that there be held
.. the various voting places fixed by law
a Cabell county, on Saturday, the 3lst
liI Of July, Democratic nominating
election for the purpose OF selecting Demo
sraue candidates to be voted for at the
IsIt general election, for the several
eoalty offices for said county, including q
Delegate to the Legislature, Prosecuting
Attorney, President OF the County Court
Aad Assessors and County Surveyor, and
iay other necessary officers; and also to
Hine candidates for the several districts in
sId county, viz: Magistrates, Constables
Aad School officers, according TO the fol-
owing
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Fir't-Two Democrats, to be hereinafter
named in each district, alter being duly
iTo u to faithfully discharge their duties
iad to correctly take list and certify the
returns Of said election and carry out the
resolutions under which they act, will at
teHd said election. superintend and con.
doc; The taking Of said vote, ascertain and
certl!y the result Of said election, and i'm
aeiIaiely transmit the same, together
aRh the poll.books OF said election, to the
chairman Of the County Executive Com
niiiee % the Monday following said cleo
l9a, Who is required to examine the said
te'a'as and tabulate the same ut the court
!, loa'e Of this county, in the presence OF
Ae Candidates or others desiring to be
Present, aud announce the result OF said
s.st'i9n, and declare who became by said
'o'e the nominees Of the Democratic par.
!! Of mus county for the various Offices.
setand-Ihe superintendents Of said
sections VIII take care TO see that none
OgI qualified Democratic voters be allow.
si to vote in said election, except that
a.; .aose Of the opposite party may vote at
,Au election by pledging themselves to
'"e Tor the candidates chosen at said
''EEao1, whoever they may be.
Ihim-The voting at said election shall
II T. oy ballot, and each voter shall vote in
aa m own magisterial district, except that
S1aa. Saau.aA'es may vote anywhere in the
!, Fourth The candidate receiving the
highest = number Of votes at said election
W. W., gwen office, shall be declared the
1,s4 oa1',nee oil the Democratic party for said
taIh.The Chairman Of the County Ex,
,st"ve ,.T Committee is instructed to prepare
aga y !, transmit to the several voting places
S,5 A. ,Ts county the necessary poll.bookl
-, " aIIY sheets for said election.
.,s st1.a-Said election officers are empow
"si va % employ a clerk to list said voters
Nv ~ 'ae sAme shall be done and said poll
'',oofEed 70 by law.