The Mankato free press., 1902-06-27

DALEY thought that the nominees for
Office should select the committee. A
committee appointed now might not be
satisfactory to the candidates There
was much dissatisfaction two years
ago
Geo. Achard thought that the law
required that the committee be
selected at this time,, The chair held
this to be the case.
Mr.. Himmelman moved that the
committee be appointed at the nomi-
mating convention.
1t was explained that there is no
nominating convention, as primaries
are held.
J. @. Wise was elected chairman OF
the county committee, although he
protested that the selection of "a COM
mittee ought to be deferred.
E. T. Champlin moved that the ap-
pointment of the balance of the COM
mittee be deferred until after the pri-
mary election, when the nominees,
select the committee, the old COM
mittee to hold over until then The
chair held this to be in order, a chair
man having been selected.
The call of the meeting was read
again and Mr.. Champiin thought
his motion out of order, but the chair
man still thought it in order.
Mr. Cole thought that the power of
filling the committee be delegated to
the chairman and secretary and the
candidates.
Mr.. Wise again favored deferring
the selection of the entire committee,
and allowing the old committee to
hold over He offered an amendment
resembling the election of chairman
and that the whole matter be laid
over. This was carried unanimously
and the amended motion was carried.
The chair called Arthur Schaub to
the chair and addressed the conven-
tion He congratulated the convention
on it's size and character. This awak-
ening and resurrection of the Demo-
cratic party after lapse of two years
was hopeful sign. There is no other
convention this year. and he desired
to present resolution, which he did.
as follows:
Resolved. that the primary election
law enacted by the Republican party
is unwise, impracticable and contrary
to that spirit which has at all times
heretofore controlled the nomination
of citizens to be candidates for public
Office in this, that no opportunity is
afforded by the law for deliberation,
consultation or for a choice of candi
dates originating with voters. That
no spontaneous or united action is
. possible on the part of voters and nc
, public sentiment can find means OF
expression. That to compel person
willing to run for Office to propose
, himself instead of being put in nomi'
nation by his friends as has been the
, unyarying custom of all elective sys
, TENS, makes the position of candi
3 date for Office immodest if not brazeI
, and impudent assertion of his OWL
: claims, and the effect must be to limi
3 the the number of candidates TO {
j selfseeking class, last of all men likely
8 to be fittest for the positions they seek
3 That the provision which requires
voters to make open declaration of in
tention to support in the future an,
: set of men or any party or to dlscl os'
q what they have done in the past i
a vicious to the last degree and sub7er
/ sive of the spirit of free and indie
: pendent choice and secret ballot, whicl
: are fundamental elements of elections
: That as a result of the law the cite
e and villages will control nomination
Q for the reason that the time of yea
e and nature of the issue will often kee
farmers from attending such elections
That it entails double burden o
. trouble and expense on the publ
u and by two elections unsettles blsl
! ness unnecessarily. That the evils
contains greatly outweigh the evils
- the convention system it was designe
to remedy.
J. Resolved, further, that this CONVEX
J. tion is in favor of holding nominatin
10 conventions notwithstanding said law
) that the candidates thus selected ma
have the moral force of the action {
% such convention in making their ar
l. nouncements and that the count
It committee make the usual arrange
[e ments for the same.
g. Mr. Andrews spoke on behalf
,e the resolution.
Mr. Champlin said that he believe
4 the law was passed, not to remedy tt
,- evils of the day, but to handicap tt
b. minority party. He thought it VI
10 democratic in principle and viciou
.. 1t is humiliating for man to al
to nounce himself as candidate. {
, did not care to put the law into oper
r. tion. The law would be repealed
~ soon as Democratic legislature w
elected He favored delegate CO.
ST vention.
a Mr.. Achard took up the d
Id fense of the primary election law.
an said that Democratic principles we
~ to get as near the people as possibl
III without delegating authority. T.
1t Democratic party should not go ba
re on the law if it can be amended
that an independent voter can go in
a booth and vote for who he please
oh 1t is ludicrous to talk about man /
Ito ing humiliated in announcing his ca
It didacy, as it has always been the ca
ba that men have announced themsely
under the old system, before the &C
0o' ventions.
The resolution was carried unaniI
Id ously.
cts Mr.. Andrews presented another rel
bo luton, as follows:
be "Resolved, that this convention
~ in favor of plank in the platfo
at to be adopted by the state convent
vas on the 25th inst, declaring that a
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