Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-03

government and have it changed. Mr..
Kay discovered the presence of the lead
pencil fend, at this juncture, and re-
treated)
James Buford: We have already tried
both plans and neither have given salts
faction; would favor either, just so that
we could secure the best men.
E. l.. Buchwalter: Am opposed to the
primary and favor delegate convention,
because it will give US a stronger ticket.
Delegates could be selected, either by bal
lot or caucus, in each ward. If by ballot,
the delegates names should 60 on the
ticket alphabetically, and those receiving
the highest number Of votes be the del
egates. If by caucus, the names should
be announced by a committee and placed
in box and drawn out. Objections could
be raised to any name before being placed
in the box. No candidate should be pres
ent at the meeting.
Z. G. Dial: | am not in favor Of a pri-
mary, though was one of the founders OF
primary elections in this county; because
/ have seen so much corruption in its
operations The delegates could be elect
ed at the ward meetings, if the people
will turn out and are fully impressed with
the desire for good city government. The
good sense of such an assembly would
suggest a plan for the election of delegates
II the people will not turn out to the ward
meetings they should not complain, what
ever may be done.
Jacob B. Lyle: Am opposed to pri-
maries and favor a delegate convention;
have seen too much corruption in the pri-
mary elections, and we don't get the candl-
dates we want. Delegates could be Sc
lected by lot, with perfect satisfaction.
John Driscol: Have not thought much
about it; don't favor the primary; too ex-
penslve; think we had better try the dele
gate convention. The plan to select the
delegates by lot is probably the best one,
although l have not thought much about
it.
Rev. VIM II. Warren: | am opposed
to the primary, and think there certainly
must be some better plan. The object is
to get candidates whose names carry
some weight and who will not have to be
carried by the party. l am not a politi-
clan and have no plan to suggest, but /
see no very serious objection to the dele
gates being selected by lot. l think our
jury-men are selected in that way; but
would rather have some other plan.
j. R. Ambrose: am so much opposed
to the primary plan that l will not vote if
it be adopted. The delegate convention
is preferable Delegates could be selected
at the ward meetings; select say 100 names
and let the required number be drawn out
Then the convention should meet the very
next day, so that the candidates would
have very little time to interview the dele
gates.
VIM. Il. Dickson: think the primary
is the tairest way: Objections are made to
both plans, and | think there has been
corruption in the primaries but it should
not be so The conventions are also com
planned of in the same way. II everybody
would act fair, the primary is the best plan;
bat they don't do that, and Am about out
OF politics.
James Johnson, Sen: We don't want
primary, because it is the most corrupt
thing in existence. Let US have large
convention; hold it on Saturday, and then
hold the election on the following Mon
day, so the politicians will have no time to
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E. W. Simpson: Am opposed to pri-
mary; think we should have delegate
convention; think the lot plan might be
used, or ward-primaries for the selection of
delegates; have the delegates unpledged
Amos Whiteley: Am opposed to the
primary, emphatically, or any other
scheme that can be manipulated by de-
signing politicians. A delegate conven
tion is preferable, provided representative
men, both OF the party and OF the city,
can be secured as delegates l don't IA
vor the lottery plan of selecting the dele
gates; but it would do if all the names to
be drawn from were the right kind of men
| think a hundred of our representative
men should meet and determine upon a
plan for the selection of delegates. They
might appoint committee of say twenty
FIVE men, representing each ward and
hat committee could select the delegates.
This committee should be composed of
men who have no enemies to punish or
friends to reward