The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-11

strong article from The Advertiser in advocacy of the primary election-a Democratic primary.
 Let us do everything necessary to in- sure fair and honest election this year. There Is now no possible excuse for the methods of the past. If only good men are voted for, then we will have accept able officials. no matter who may be chosen.-Dothan Home Journal.
 The primary question is a live wire among our State exchanges just now. A great majority of the papers are for the primary, and 1t will win in a walk. The time Is ripe for it. and that will give more satisfaction than anything else. We have tried it here in Henry County. and it certainly is satisfac- tion giver. When you let the people vote 1t appeases them as nothing else will do.-Dothan Siftings.
 The era of the old-time convention has certainly passed. The people are no long CT disposed to suffer a few active dema- gogues to select their officers. They want voice in selecting those who are to serve them, and the primary seems to be the only method by which this can be principled opposition to a primary for the nomination Of candidates. Let the people rule.-Bessemer Weekly.
 One by one all of the influential pa pers of this State have come out edito- rtaiiy in favor of a general State pri-
 
 State officers next summer. From the of l fec holders there has as yet been nc expression in favor of the primary. but it is hardly likely that they will feel disposed to override the sentiments SC prevalent in favor of this method of nomination. There are number of newspapers and influential citizens in the black belt who favor the primary and when the black belt fails to oppose the primary it is reasonably certain that the people will get it.-Huntsville Herald. It is now evident that we are to have a State primarp. That one white man in
 the black belt have as much vohe in State politics as ten white men in La mar County is so absolutely wrong that it has become a live topic in every part of the State. The convention plan all lowing county with no more white peo- pie than Lamar County to have fifteen delegates and Lamar county live is such plain proposition that YOU cannot find man these days aywhere, who wants the old regime continued. The general primary means an end to machine poli- tics in both State and County. By all means we should have d State primary Vernon Courier.
 The State Committee is only the ere ation of the State Convention, and as the
 above resolution has never been repeal. it's provisions. The truth is some of the committee are influenced by politi clans and tricksters. and will never givt over to the primary plan if they can hell 1 it. But this is time the voice of th' people must be heard. The politicians in this State have had their day. Th' people in the past have tamely submitted
 to just any old way that the politicians and political machines have imposed up on them. but they have awakened to thu situation and demand d fair deal AnC
 they shall have .t.-Marion County | De nOcrat.
 The Advocate IS in favor of the genera State primary plan for selecting our cal didates for office, because we are of tn | opinion that the people have freer am better way of expressing their choice II | primary than when nominations ar
 made in a State Convention In conven | tions the wishes of the plain people ar generally lost sight of by the delegates | and the choice of tho majority Of th l delegates receive tho nominations. Whii | the people send the delegates to the con
 ventlons to represent them. in very feV l instances dCsS- -ttiey reailN represent any | one but themselves. and the fact is tha l the great mass of the Democrats of tn