The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-13
THAT SENATORIAL PRIMARY,

Primary.
From the Charlotte Observer.
To the Editor of the Ob.erver:
With reference to yorr correspou-
dents Inquiry in to-day's paper and
Your answer that yoo do not know
the details of the Democra,is Seua.
torial primary, which is to take place
at the November election, l will
state the facts briefly for the infor-
nation OF those who Are interested.
|. The p Atform committee OF the Ia t
Democratic State convention, April
IL, adopted the following in the plat.
form, which was subsequently, adop.
t I'd by the convention
eve hereby instruct the State
executive com mittee to make pro-
visions for the holding OF a prima
~ on the first Tuesday of next No.
vember for the selection of Unit.
ed States Senator by tho Democrat
ic voters of the State, at which ev-
cry elector who has voted the DEM
Ocratic ticket in the State election
shall be entitled to cast one
vote for one man for United
States Senator, aad the candi
date who rec. ives the MAORI
" OF the votes 80 cast In the whole
State shall receive the support oil
the Democratic nom beers Of the
Legislature; and IL no candidate
shall receive majority then the
com mit,ee shall hold a second prl.
mary at which onlv the two high.
ast candidates shall be bailoted for
and the one receiving 3 majority
OF the votes 30 cast shall receive the
support of the Democratic mem.
bers OF the legislature.
Provided, That If any third can.
didate shall receive at the first pri
mary so held within $500 votes OF
the second highest candidate, then
in that event the three candidates
shall be ballOted for at the second
primary, and the one of the three
receiving the highest number OF
votes shall receive the support OF
che Democratic members of the leg
islature for United States Senator Z,
This Is the whole story. Mr.. Lar.
~ Moore, Of Pitt, member OF the
platform committee. who presen.
ted the draft for the Senatorial pri
mary plan and insisted upon its
adoption, had drawn 1t to read that
Ill those who voted for "the cleo.
tOral candidates" at the Novem Der
election should be entitled TO vote
for Senator.
This idea was vigorously combat
led BY q member of the committee.
who pointed out that many persons
would probably vote the Democratic
ticket at the August election Who
might not vote at all in the Novem.
Der election or who might refuse TO
vote for Mr.. Bryan, and this nan J..
Der himself served notice that he
would not vote for Mr.. Bryan on a
fusion ticket similar to the arrange
uent of '96. 1t was further pointed
ont that II, in advance, those who
might refuse to accept the national
ticket were to be excluded from the
Senatorial primary, they might ex-
clude themselves from the August
4, cleo ton. This view was readily ae-
eepted by Me-. Moore and the other
members of the com ittee and Mr..
Moore then changed the clause 70
read "those who vote the entire
Democratic ticket In the State cleo
ton" shall be entitled to vote in the
Democratic primary. The member
who obj sc'sd to Mr.. Moore's FIRST
draft ask d bim 10 strike out the
word "entlre," which he also agreed
to do, in order that there might be
no contention ~ to which . man
who scratched . candidate for con
stable or coroner should vote in the
primary.
Every man, then, who voted the
Democratic ticket in the August
electlon 10 entitled to ex press his Ore.
terence for So, stor in the primary
at the November election, no matter
oow he votes in November, or
whether he votes at al.
These are the facts q thev wey,
understood by the platform com.
mittee Of the Dsuocrstic g ate con.
vention.
r. r. CLARK.
HtafeaviIlo ~ ~ A.. G 10o.,