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much power. as much chance, anc
as much influence in that primary
election as any other Democrat.
Those who desire Mr.. Cox as the
nominee can vote for him; those
who desire any other man to be
the nominee can vote for such
other man. 1t is not a case where
a few men control and boss the
election, AS is often done in con-
ventions, so there can be no rea,
sonable objection to that method
of expressing the will of the Dem
ocrats. The candidate, who gets
the most votes in that primary
election, will get the county and
is entitled to the county, just like
the candidate for Sheriff in our
next primary election, who gets
the most votes gets the nomination
and is entitled to the nomination.
No possible objection, at least, no
reasonable or sensible objection,
can be urged to the day whan the
primary is to be held. The cam
paIgn for United States Senator
will create more interest than the
race for Governor will, but both
together will create a big interest,
and bring out more than nine
tenths of the Democratic voters of
the county to vote in those cleo
tions, and holding this primary on
the same day the Senatorial pri-
mary is held was wise decision
on the part of the committee. The
more votes are cast in a primary
election, the better the Democratic
voters of the county are satisfied
with the results, and for that res
son, the committee acted wisely
in holding this election at the same
time the Senatorial primary is
he d. Again, another reason for
holding it at that time and on that
day, is to avoid too many prima-
ries, which is an evil in itself.
Now, as | understand, the com
mittee ordered the primary to
elect nominee for representative
from this county in the lower
branch of the Legislature, and to
decide between the candidates for
Governor, so that instead of hav-
ing three primaries, which would
be unfortunate and great worry
and annoyance to the voters, we
will have but one where they can
express their choice for a candi-
date for United States Senator and
their choice for a candidate for
Governor and representative too,
thus doing at one primary election
what sometimes is done at three
primary elections, so that it seems
to me, the date selected was the
date of all others, for these and
many other reasons, which might
be given.
Now it is strenuously urged that
it is undemocratic for the mem
bers Of the committee to select the
delegates to attend the Nashville
convention, and to this | don't
agree. 1t may be unusual, but is
it unfair Being unusual is no
objection, if it is as fair as any
other way by which they may be
selected. 1t is certainly fairer
than to have a county convention
and have the delegates selected in
that convention. No one will deny
but that the candidate for Govern
or, who gets the most votes in that
primary, should have the county
and should have the instructions
of the delegates from this county;
and no one can justly deny that
the candidate who receives the
most votes in that primary should
have the delegates from the coun-
ty. | agree that if Mr.. Cox gets
the most votes in that primary he
is entitled to every delegate that
goes from this county, and it is
likewise true that if Mr.. Patterson
gets the most votes in that primary
he is entitled to every delegate
that goes from this county, SO that
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