The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-07-21
PARIS. KY, July Sth, 1890.

more than ordinary interest, why
not dispense with primary elec.
tons, conventions and preliminary
nominations for object
The following method of attain.
ing that end has occurred to me.
and its hearty endorsement by
those to whom / have mentioned
1t in private. Is my reason for max.
ing it public; if It appears to meet
the approval of the people gen.
orally, the next Legislature may
be asked TO take some action on
this subject.
Without holding any primary
election or convention, let the
names of all candidates for each
office be placed on the ballots a,
the general election. The Demo.
cratic ticket for each Office on the
ballot can embrace the names of
all who wish to run on that ticket:
the Republican ticket the names
of all candidates who wish to run
on that ticket, and so on of other
political parties. A stencil mark
opposite the name of any csndi.
date would indicate, as now, the
voters choice for that Office. That
one Of the Democratic candidates
for that Office who, AS compared
with the other Democratic candi.
date for the same office. received
the highest number OF votes, 10
be the nominee of the Democratic
party for that Office. So OF the
Republican candidates for the
same office; the one who, compar
ed with the other Republican car,
didate for the same office, receiy
ed the highest number OF voted
TO be the nominee OF the Repu&
llcan party for that office. All
so of all other political parii{k
having candidates running for III
same Office. Count a stencil MAJ
set opposite the name of any cab
didate of the Democratic park
for that office a. a vote for III
Democratic ticket for that otfi8.
In other words, the SUN of all
votes received by all the cav,
dates Of the Democratic paffycJF'
a particular Office would be1thd |
total Democratic vote for that Of
ice. Arrive at the total RpabIi
can vote for the same ofiic, IN the
same way -tbat is, take me sun
OF the votes of all the Republican
candidates for that office So o9
other political parties having can, {
didates. The ticket Of that poli,
ical party which cast the highest
number of votes for given Office >
would win the office, the nominee
of the winning ticket 10 be the
person elected, the nominee TO he
ascertained as above Indicated
that is, the Democratic nominee
for an office would be that one of
the Democratic candidates for
that Office who, as compared with
the other Democratic candidates
for the same office. received the
highest number Of votes. So of
every office. each Office standing
on its own basis. The humber of
candidates would not effect the
fairness OF the plan. II there were
three Democratic candidates for
the office, aud two Republican
candidates for the same office, the
votes for the three Democratic
candidates added together would
represent the Democratic vote for
hat office, and the votes of the
Two Republican candidates added
would represent the Re.
publican vote for that office: the
political party casting the larger
7ote for that office, gaming il; and
hat candidate on the winning
ticket, TO receive the Office who
las the most votes az compared
With the other candidates of the
'ame party for the same office. In
,ther words. the nomination and
election would be simultaneous.
Every voter could find among
of his party some one
o bis liking, and IN taking togetb.
IT the votes of all the candidates
# party for an Office as the cri.
erion of that party's vote for that -
nice, you would be giving credit
or the full strength of that party.
While under such system. Incl.
Ientally, the real choice of the
'Oters of each party would he Oh
heir nominee, still better, an cleo. y,
lon would mean an untrammeled a.
ontest between political parties L
,hampioning different govern. re
,ental policies and priHciplesl OF
assume the direction and con. o. .,
rol of public affairs, rather than, Il
8 now, largely a personal strup' b
lie between individuals, who have tn
cen previously nominate ed By the IN
arious parties for a particular Z; Z,
flee. In this connection 1 will A
id that nothing herein would m
revent an independent csndi. W
acy, based either upon the Don. tr
larity Of the aspirant, or upon 90