The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-30
4 Change Demanded.

MK. EDITOR. Majority or Plurality?
question:? What tits, or what 1t shall be-
it bchnoyes tho people OF Anderson Coun
ty now 10 consider. Why consider now Z?
Is not the time OF nominations nearly
two years hence? True, but as tho pco-
pie as II Who'll" have quite recently had
their attention forcibly drawn 10 the de-
frcts Of our plan of primary nominations,
aud n they have been cnstng about for
some means bv which the evils Of tia,
pan may in future hr avoided, it would
be well, | think tor us, nov that We have
the thing III mind. to settle II once fer
all. Let carli man FOR himself settle this
question ~ his own mind, AMI then dis
MISS il until the time comes for oicctinS
delegates to the next County Convention.
| take it that small iudosd, is the minor.
ty In this Cuiinty who now favor The
Primary system with the minority plan
Of nominating our canditiat"s. 1t il not
necessary that | should say shat has
caused this change Of opinion on the part
"f u large majority oi the people. The
cause is well known to every ono. II
the ra''." were not known, il would still
be enough for us that II majority Of our
voters demand II change. Then change
there must bc. But viii plurality give
satisfaction? No. We have tried that
plan, and it as sitnally failed to satisfy
large ma loIitv Of the people, ~ has tho
unjority plan. The reason ot lis failure
IN patent to ever" one who has watched
and studied the workings Di the Primary
-ystcn III tbi, and adjoining Counties.
The Primary ays,cui with the plurality
plan will always i,u 4 tiOds"nd to prufcS
-i"nal politicians and dcmagoEurs This
proposition is. think. susceptible Of the
most rigid ienon-tratiOn, but l will not
top here L. demonstrate il. |. may not
ho necessary. There are numerous aud
wcighty objections To the primary system
under any plan. IT il were necessary !
would prove this. too. Then. what shall
we do? Resort to IL nominating conven-
ion? answer, both no aud yes. No,
~ the convention is now constituted.
We hnrc tried that, too. and it failed to
give sntis'actinn. aud. ! may say. it will
tlways fail. But We have never tried the
convention with increased representa-
uon. Let us try that. We all know how
beautifully it worked in our State Con-
vcntiun, and IL may bu it would work
equally as well for us. Let M more than
double the membership of the tonvcn-
ton, say one delegate to every ten rucm-
bcrS OF tho clubs Instead OF one To TWEEN.
ty.nve, as il now is. That would give US
4 Convention OF over three hundred neni-
bers-pcrhaps three hundred and fifty
iloLl uli phil5 WI VIC Nou'tS
-rnting many different interests and
shades of opinion. don't say that this
plan will give entire satisfaction, but
honestly believe that 1t will, in its results,
bc more satisfactory than either or the
other plans mentioned. W0 could, OF
course, require the suck rsstul candidate
To have minority Of tho votes cast In
the Convention.
DlsclainiinE any intention to reflect on
my successful candidate under any Of the
-yatc,ns condemned, and asking OF the
peoples respectful consideration OF the
above views. sign myself,
GEO. Il. PRINCE.
Nov. "a, ISA2