The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-31
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Some Views and Suggestions About
Minority Representations.
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[Cor. Of STATE CHRONICLE.1
There is some talk of late about mi
nority representation. It is said to pro-
mote party harmony and to make every
Democrat feel as if he had some interest
in the fight against the other side. 1t is
probable we will need all the harmony
we can get. All the candidates in the
coming county convention are Wake
county men-All the prominent candi-
dates have some strength in most of the
townships and wards Let that strength
be represented in the county convention.
If minorities are throttled anywhere
let it be done everywhere. Ad-
here either to the majority or
the minority rule. 1t will not be right
fer one township to come up with can
didate's strength throttled because he
was in the minority and for another
township where he is in the majority
to allow minority representation. If one
township starts it another will, and
third will not, SO there will be confusion
worse confounded, and no nomination
will be perfectly fair. It is said (unltss
there are extraordinary circumstances
such as prevailed in the last county
convention, where it refused to allow
minority to go and cooperate
with majorities in other counties who
had disallowed minority representation
that the usual rule here in Wake county
is favorable to minority representation
especially in all matters inside the coun-
ty. If it be the rule let it be strictly
adhered to in all the townships and
wards so that We will have one common
standard oficonduct. If all interests are
given fair play in every township nobody
has right to complain. The strongest
will win and he is the man we are all
Looking for.
Another still more important sugges-
ton. Let every Democrat in good
standing come to the convention who
wants to, and thank him for wanting to
Ii a township is entitled to dozen
votes it is entitled to two dozen or five
| dozen delegates to cast those votes; and
the more the better; the freer from per-
sonal interest, the freer from any sus-
picion Of packing, the stronger will be
the convention among the people al
large.
A still more important suggestion is, thai
the more purely disinterested men in the
convention (men who have no axe tC
grind)f the better. There may be ques
tions of moro importance to determine
than any mans nomination. If every
effort is made to secure the fullest con
vention, it must needs be the fairest tt
any legitimate interest. Running th,
! hoo ol1 ictc IF al fo
several years, especially from town, i
will be found that they are too nearl
the same men every time. Let as man,
new men be put on as possible. Most fire
qnently our ablest and best Democrat
leaders, men who canvass the count
and district when not candidates, a
their own expense, are left off, Will
men who do not and cannot do this SCI
vice, are preferred by the score. Thi
ought not to be so.
1t is true, such men do not seek to b
delegates, often they do not seek any Of
flee Of trust or profit, but they ough
the more to be sought on this account
They often do not need place, but th
!. party always needs their counsel
), have heard complaints among countr
people that the call Of primaries is nc
sufficiently advertised. 1t ought to
, kept standing in all the Democratic pa
. pers until the day of meeting, an
bill posters put up. I'll of at least
much Importance as land sale or poll
: ical speaking Ihave had the misfortun
Q to attend some political speakings adve
: tised only in the newspapers, and l W
: never attend another, unless it is in tow
n and for town people. The bare sugge
|, tion of these evils ought to be sufficiel
e to secure prompt and continued effo
e for their remedy. in any well regulate
e community.
e W. J. PEELE.