Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-22
.s.eIE's REPUBLICAN, PRIMARY
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N.,, Saturday Convention of eighty
,..ns.ss will meet in Seattle; elected
as'ht o. rat principles? Forfeiture aud
M suHraoe. Elected to nominate
sSst menf No one knows, and no one
p;sbty of Us will tell all the Republi-
- ~ King county who to vote for, or
80 dnbbed traitors for refusing. We
s.n dictate 10 the people how they shall
e.a q. or sIeotion day. The people have
ssd no chance to dictate to Us their re-
rr,ssentstives). r How shall We act on
Eouyeption day? No one there can
ssiI 10 zee the defect, the un-American,
~. sn.Rsoublican part of such q primary,
ana such convention.
Tbs people are entitled to have, and
hsfore long they are going TO take some
ssrt IN such public affairs, and II We re-
sase 10 allow them .they will simply
brusb us into the wayside, while the
oroosasion passes by" Every Repub-
nan has the right to express his pref
srspces, not only for leading measures,
IA be could last Saturday, but for his
saudidate for each and every ofice (as
u could not last Saturday. There
sooht 10 be some plan devised to allow
an Of this. There certainly can be.
fhe political bosses and schemers for
aBoe might not like it. but certainly
RsuubIicans in general would like IL. /
uropose the. following plan, for what 1t
4 worth, stating it briefly:
Al the primary of any precinct or
xsrd. place the names of prominent,
we'll known Republicans in hat. TO the
number Of three times the delegates
from that precinct or ward. Draw out
by lot one third for the delegate, and
smother third for alternates. Let each
voter, by ballot, name his candidate for
sach Office 10 be filed, county and pre-
cipct, district and Congressional. This
vote 10 be an instruction to the delegates
10 vote for the candidate having the
highest vote In the precinct or ward, so
long az be has a chance of nomination; I;
then for the next highest; and 30 on to
the cad Of the list voted for for that
Office, and IL there still be no nomins-
ton, then each delegate to use his own
Judgment as to the best candidate to
vote for. The vote in the Convention
TO be cast by precincts and wards, and
announced through their chairmen.
The foregoing are the main features.
II deemed advisable. the feature oJuld
be added making IL the duty OF the
Coanty Central Committee TO have
printed ticket for the whole oouuty,
bearing under the name of each Office a
list of all the candidates for that office,
who shall have been recommended in
good faith by ten or more well known
Republicans, who had not recommended
any other candidate for the same office.
The voter to scratch all the candidates
except the one for whom he wished TO
vote. This would be justice alike to the
voter and the candidates, bee luse every
voter would then know of every candi-
dsts. II this ticket were printed and
say four days before the
primary, il would give time for discus
non, and also shut out those eleventh
hour" candidates, who are afraid OF
heir records.
This way Of selecting delegates, as
veil M the way of voting direct for can
ddates. and of printing such a ticket,
have all been used or proposed in many
places, but II they have ever been com
bined do not know IL. There are, no
doubt, better plans. and IL so let as have
one Of them that will do full justice TO
all, and give a free voice to Republican
voters. The Republican party owes 1t
70 itself 10 do Justice to every man
A THIRD WARp DRLEoATR.
SRATTLR, August n, 1884.