Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-06
Communicated.
The Direct System of Nominating
In Anne Arundel County.
Annapolis, Ma, April 5. 10

Annapolis, Nd, April 3, 1907.
Messrs. Editors -
Nothing could be better object les
son to the Democracy of Anne Arundel
county. as to the value and benefit to
the party in the adoption of the direct
system of nominating candidates than
the primary election held in Baltimore
on Tuesday. Harmony and cordiality
between the successful and the defeat
ed candidates followed Immediately
upon the expression of the people S
will. A defeated candidate, fairly
defeated by the people themselves, has
no cause of complaint; but candi-
date, juggled by his friends in con
vention. or deceived in the compost
tion and intentions of delegates whom
he suppored in good faith, makes in
general, bitter opponent. A faction,
unsuccessful at the polls in an hon
est fight, has no standing amongst the
rank and file of the party if it refuses
to abide by the result. Its occupation
of discord is gone.
In this county, at present, the chief
candidate to be selected by the De-
moeraey is the nominee for Senator.
There are dozen candidates already
in the field. Who are better judges
of the fitness of them than the five
thousand Democratic voters Of this
county? They will be in November
the judges of the Senatorial candi-
date, and, also of all other candi-
dates To be nominated. is there any
solid, honest, democratic reason
why these five thousand democratic
voters should not select the candidates
for whom, in November, they are ex-
pected to vote?
If the delegate system is continued,
practically one man will choose the
candidate for Senator. This will be
the method when the successful fac
tion has succeeded in securing, in the
usual course of political events in
Anne Arundel four district: the lea
der of the triumphant faction will re-
tire, with the trio of local chieftians
of the other three districts OF the
successful wing to an upper cham
ber, and the judgment OF the best
candidate for Senator will be left to,
no dictated by, him. Perhaps, it has
been, after the fashion of other times,
predetermined before the campaign
was now who he was to be. Some
unknown, undesirable, it may be dis
covered incompetent man, has had
mortgage OH iUt hUu III II
now foreolosed because he delivered
a few votes in close district, and
he has now his purchase money i'm
nomination for an office, for which
he has no fitness whatever.
There is every reason this year why
the party, at large, should choose
their candidate for Senator. He
should be one that will unite the
party and carry the county. for, on
his one vote may depend the choice
of a United States Senator to be
elected at the next session of the Leg
islature. lie must defend the coun-
tvs interest i'm the oyster legislation;
he must protect the State from those
biennial vampires who represent ad-
verse claims against the common
wealth; he should be n man of intel
ligence. integrity and manly indepen-
dence.
The Republicans, il coming events
cast their shadows before them, will
nominate n man of character, capacity
and courage. lie Will give any OPP
ponent n strong figbt-a weak foeman
means, when coupled with democratic
dissessions, a successful contest by
the Republican candidate. The direct
system of nominating candidates will
bar Republican success for any part
of their ticket in Anne Arundel.