The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-08-02
ELECTION SUGGESTIONS BY HON. R. C
TALBOTT.
A Novel Suggestion For The Consideration
Of All Voters OF All Political Parties.


The voters Of all political parties will
find something to interest them i'll the
following article which we copy from
the Bourbon News:
PARIS KY. July s, 1899.
Relative to the subject Of political
conventions, at present of more than
ordinary Interest. Why not dispense
with primary elections, conventions
and preliminary nominations for office ?
The following method of attaining
that end has occurred to me, and its
hearty endorsement by thOse 10 whom
have mentioned 1t in private is IN,
reason for making it public; if it sp
pears to meet the approval OF the pep
pie generally, the next Legislature
may be asked to take some action OH
this subject
Without holding any primary cleo
ton or convention, let the names of all
candidates for each office be placed on
the ballots at the general election. The
Democratic ticket for each Office on the
ballot can embrace the names of all
who wish to run on that ii sket and 81
of all other political PARTIES. A stencil
mark opposite the name of any candi-
date would indicate as now, the voter
choice for that office. That one of the
Democratic candidates for that Office
who, as compared with the other Demo
cratic candidate for the same office
received the highest number of votes
10 be the nominee OF the Democratic
party for that office. So Of the Repub
lican candidates for the same office
| the one who, compared with the uthe
Republican candidate for the sam,
Office, received the highest number o
votes, to be the nominee of the Repub
iicau for that Office. And 10 of al
other political parties having candi
dates running for the same Office
Count stencil mark set opposite tII
name of any candidate Of the Demo
cratic party for that Ulhre as vote TO
the Democratic ticket for that office
In other words, the sum Of all th,
votes received 10y all the candidates
the Democratic party for particular
office would be the total Democratic
vote for that office. Arrive at the iota
Republican vote r The same office il
Ift. foIy No.
the votes OF all the Republican candi
JaIes for thai office. So Of other pc
liticsl PARTIES having candida es. III,
ticket of that political party which cas-
the highest number of votes for giveI
Office would win the office, the nOmine
OF the winning ticket to be the person
elected, the nominee to be asceriaibe,
as above Indicated that is, the Demo
cratic nominee for an office would b.
that one of the Democratic candidate
for that Office who rs compared with tn
other Democratic candidates for tn
sumo rifices received highest number Q
Votes. 80 81 every Otii;:e, each ofiic
standing un us own basis. The numbe
ii candidates would not effect the fa;l
mss of tie plan. II there we're tire
Democratic candidates far the Offic
aud iva Republican candidates for IA
same office, the votes for the tire
Democrats candidates added together
would represent the Democratic vot
for that of'ie and the votes for til
two Republican candidates added t.
[ gether, would represent tie Republics
y vote for HAT office the political part
casting the larger vote for that Office
gaining il; and that candidate on III
winning ticket, to receive the ollic
: who has the most votes as compare
with TIN. other candidates Of the sam
party for the same Office ia otht
. words. tie nomination an electio
= would be simultaneous.
1 livery voter could fnd among cand
dates OF his party some one 10 his i'll
I ing, aud in taking together the votes
q all the candidates of q party for a
office as tie criterion Of that party
vote for that office, you would be ei
ing credit for tile full strength of In
party. While under such a system, ii
cidenlaily, the real choice of the v
ters Of each party would be their nom
nee, still better, IN election won
mean. an untrammeled contest b
. tween, political parties (championir
different governmental policies a,
= principles) to assume the direction an
y control Of public affairs. rather than.
e now largely personal struggle b
! tween individuals. who have been pr
viously nominated BY the variol
parties for particular Office, In Il
connection will add that nothil
herein would prevent an independe
= candidacy, based RI her upon tie pc
ulsri'y Of il.e ssplTan'. or upoa Il
d merits Of any sepafAtv cause lie mig