The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-28
and n.
PRIMARIES
Louisiana Delegates III Congress
Are in Love With New Plan
in That State.
COST TO The He. CANDIDATES N . d E!
1rrom nnr Regular- CORRESPONDENCE

(From Our Regular Correspondent, y,
M VASHTECiTON, y. c.. Jan. 27.-The
members OF ths Louisiana delegation Ill
Congress are unanimous n their praises
OF the Democratic primary plan LOT the
nomination OF candidates for Sta 20 oflces,
which has just been tried IN titi.l stare.
They say that the Democrats OF the state
nre in love witt, the method 81 selecting
candidates and that 1t Is .iot believed
that they could be Induced t. 80 PACK
to nominating conventions
The cost OF tn. primaries IN LOUISIANA
is borne by tho candidates The candl-s
date for nomination to the United States
Senate had TO pay $3.50. anu for comma
tion to tho governorship tho candidate
had to pay sl.soo into the campaign
fund OF the party. This seems large
sum IN each case. until the fact is real
lied that the senator Is chosen for terHt
OF six years. and receives for that tim'e
salary aggregatlnG $4,000 BY the OLD
method OF nominating hs would nave
much greater sum thaP
so,25o to the campaign fund OF his party
In that time. Indeed, the cost Of his ca m I.
palgn for election would have been much
greater, probably.
IT'S HISTORY.
Tho history Of the primary plan IN
Louisiana Is just the reverse OF that OF
the primary plan in Virginia, The resoiu-
ton introduced by, Mr.. Jones in the State
convention a, Roanoke in 1897 was cs-
feated by about two hundred majority
out of total vote OF about sixteen hum
bred The next convention to nominate
Governor adopted the plan, and instead
OF combining It to candidates Tor tho
United States Senate. as Mr., Jones had
proposed ut Roanoke. made It apply TO
all candidates who had opposition for the
nomination.
In Louisiana the proposition to mako
tho selectlon of candidates in primary
mandatory was defeated In the conven-
ton by n very decided majority. But tie
State Committee. at the next meeting
held after the convention had refused
to adopt tho proposed method OF select
Ing candidates. decided that the primary
plan should apply in making nominn-
tons to State offices, and candidates
for the United States Senate
The candidates for the governorship
and the Senate, respectively We're re-
Gently chosen In a primary, and, as stated
above. the result has been such that the
members of the House OF Representa-
tives from Louisiana say their constitu-
enls are delighted
MIR. JoNES's VIEWS.
The Democratic members from Virginia
arc not favorable to the enactment OF
a primary law.
II agree with Tho Times Dlspatch that
there is no need OF a primary plan adopt-
ed BY the LEGISLATURE" said Representa-
two Hay to-day eve now have the plan
which was adopted by the Democratic
State Committee, and which has been
5legallzcd by act of the General Assembly.
Any other plan which the committee may
adopt Will nlso be legallzed ipso facto,
If may use the term. | think 1t would
be hardly fair for the legislature. which
is overwhelmingly Democratic, to choose
a plan under which the Republicans OF
Virginia should select candidates for Of
flee or course as the plan to 20 ADOPT
cd would apply to 3all parties allkc, thcre
could be no lnsinuation of Intentional IN
justice. but why should We mahe .
Iaturo keeps hands Off now, the state
Committee can make such changes as are
needed from time to time and do II
much moro easily than tho Legislature
can do It, However, am not strongly
opposed to the Legislatures taking ac-
ton. though du not see Inc necessity
for IT."
NOT A UNIT,
THE delegation from Virginia Is not .
unit as TO the wisdom of eliminating
tho viva ypce feature from tho plan,
Some Or mem tllHh ~ Woulu pe Wisc
10 provide thar IN all contests for local
offices, including members Of tho Legslil-
turc, Young should be either secret or
viva voce, In the discretion OF the local
party authorities, but that in contests
for State oiflces, including the Cn'ted
States senatorship it should be viva Yoce.
The other size wants tho VIVA yoca
feature entirely eliminated.
The members OF the Virginia delegation
have departed somewhat from the y usuaA
custom of not discussing legislation pend
ing in the Legislature, in this matter OF
the primary law, for the reason lhul
they think 1t party matter IN whlch
all Democrats nave an equal interest,".
and a right TO express themselves, even
though occupying official positions,
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