The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-10

Mir. Charles H. Greer editor of Tht Marion Standard, objects to holding Statt primaries on the ground that they will get up too much excitement in tho State" If MT. Greer wants to avoid ex' citement he will advocate primaries There will be excitement to burn if the general demand for primaries is not granted.-Mobile Register.
 The primary plan is the only strictly honest plan of nominating candidates for office When man gets the nomination he is the choice of the people, and not Of the few politicians. as is the case in the convention plan. The News hopes that the State press will continue to agi- tate the qquaestion. n.-Florala News.
 The Mirror has always stood for pri- mary elections because we believe 1t the best way to make nominations. It does away with the scheming politician and puts all voters on equal footing. We see no good reason for changing our position on the plan at this time, and would like to carry out the promises of the framers of the Constitution, let's begin right Selma Mirror.
 We want to go on record as favoring primary elections We favor this plan for several reasons. One is, now that the negro is deprived of the right to vote he should not be used to further the 1n- terest of any man. As long as represen- tation is based on the population basis. the negro's vote counts in a convention. beat with a dozen white voters may have more voice in convention than d beat with 800 white voters. This Is not right. Then, the trading and traficking in conventions have rendered the plan unpopular.-Jackson South Aiabamian
 A State primary in lieu of convention is being very generally advocated by the press of the State. With proper safe- guards thrown around it making it in fact, as well as name 8 Democratic pri- mary, no good reason can be advanced against primary plan taking the place of the antiquated and very often unfair ment of fairness is on the side of the primary. By this plan the vote of one of the boys in tho trenches counts as much as the self-constituted Headers. '- Franklin Times
 The Democratic party of Alabama has been split up into half a dozen factions for several years. Now is the opportun- ity to get together again and work in harmony. The primaries stand for hon. esty and harmony: delegate conventions stand for party dissension disintegration and permanent division in the Democrat ic party. 1t is time for the Democrats of the State to make an effort to solidi-
 
 matters political. as the people express them, If necessary to the extent of ig- noring the dictations of a State Commit tee when that committee opposes or ig- nores the expressed will of the people, Mobile Item.
 The truth is. there is law enough there is public sentiment enough. and there is precedent and actual authority enough in the State Committee to justify that Committee in giving the electors of Ala bama what they want There are the demands of nearly every newspaper in the State, the Morrow law and the Tomp- hns resolutions. What more is needed? The new electors desire no postponement on account of the weather or the whims and excuses of the anti-conventionists They desire chance to act for them- selves in selecting State, District and County candidates, and they have no de- sire to wait four years for such plain and undoubted right-Birmingham Age