Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-04-26
GLEAN,Nos.
A traveller can now 90 around the world

GlEANlNGS.
A traveller can now 60 around the world
In 80 days.
A recent landslide in China revealed a
pile Of money equaling in value 1000, 900
ooppers. The coins were made about the
middle Of the eleventh century.
The human raoe today numbers l, $780,
OOO 900 and increases per cent every ten
years. according to the recent report Of the
International Statistical institute.
The mother Of Philadelphia cripple
paid $3.50 for pair of artificial feet for her
son. The son got hard up for money one
day and pawned them for 50, He has since
gone on crutohes.
French Fleet Gets Orders.
BREsT, France, April 98.-The At.
lantic naval division Of the French
Northern squadron 10 under orders to
keep in constant proximity to the An.
titles during hostlitiea
Reforming the Primary.
We have received from Ralph M.
Easley, ESQ.,, secretary, a copy Of the
proceedings at the national conference
which met to discuss the practical re-
form Of the American primary election.
There is no doubt that the American
primary needs to be reconstructed, and
many intelligent persons are crying in
the language Of Shakespeare, "Oh, re-
form it altogether!" They mean that
they would it were reformed altogether
,ut of existence. Instead of the ordinary
primary meeting for the nomination Of
candidates to be voted for later at q
regular election these gentlemen would
have the people do their own nominal
ing and electing all at the same time.
They would have voters meet at given
time and cast their ballots for anybody
they desired. The varied and divers
votns should then be counted, and the
person receiving the highest number
should be declared elected. We are not
aware that this method has ever been
tried on large scale.
The thing nearest it is called the
Crawford county plan, and an account Of
the working Of the Crawford county plan
is given in paper by Hon. Tom L. John
son, printed in the proceedings of the
conference. Under this system the elect
ors Of a given district meet and vote
for anybody they please az candidate for
the Office to be filled. The person get
ting the highest number of votes is duly
announced as the candidate to be voted
for at the general election. Thus the
primary is expected to be put beyond
the control of rings Why, though,
there should be any primary at all and
why the candidate should not be direct
~ elected to the Office at once instead
of being elected to be candidate for
the Office is question the radical re-
formers continue to ask. Mr.. Johnson
tells us the Crawford county plan did
not work we'll in Cleveland, and he does
not believe it would work we'll in any
large city.
1.-The National Primary Election league
Is busy in q good oause-a cause in
which every American voter is vitality
interested. We observe tho names Of
many distinguished citizens, even corr
gressmen, among those who called and
participated in the national conference.
The reform or reconstruction 1T which
they aim will bring with it the abolish
ment Of corrupt election methods and
ring control in the United States. For
information in regard to the organiza.
ton or if you wish to become member
Of it apply to Ralph M. Easley. secre-
tary National Primary Election league,
215 First National bank building, Chi
oago.