Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-03-30

CORRECT PLAN OF NOMINATING.

Tic btuliueuL tApISsstu III tio GUM
munication published in the Capital
Of Wednesday, and written by Mr..
Jslihu :. Riley, is the correct one as
10 the manner Of making the Demo-
cratic county nominations this fall
The party at large Is the proper
source, from which the nominations
should spring. The delegate system
does not represent the popular will,
bnt retards and stullifies il. The del
egates. put up - the two factions.
Cannot be made TO please the indi-
vidual members of each faction in a
district. Where a district expects or
hopes TO secure a member Of the Leg
islature. the sheriff and the county
commissioner, ticket is selected by
fhe leaders, and is voted for as such.
Numbers OF men on either faction
would prefer to have A, G and for
their nominees, but in order to vote
for A, their chief choice, they have to
vote for delegates who will vote for
IL aud ID to go on the county ticket
with A. A voter is reduced to take
the choice OF evils by the delegate sys-
TEN, but, IL the vote was direct, the
voter could vote for a, b. and G, or
II, G and u, or ID, T. and +, or for any
combination of candidates that met
his wishes, and tho whole concensus
Of the opinion Of the party could be
a al no 10
the delegate system is adopted, men
will be on the ticket for offices, for
which they could never have been Sc
leeted by popular vote.
The question of senatorial nomina-
tion is n serious one. Who is TO be
the nomineey Nearly dozen aspirants
are I'm the field. Who is a better
Judge of the fitness of the Democratic
nominee than the Democrats them
selves? Democratic candidates who
wish fair play to themselves; who be-
licve that their characters and strength
should be tested by the popular vote,
would do well To make a positive
demonstration upon the Democratic
County Executive Committee and the
State Central Committee to make
this equitable plan of direct voting
tho means Of nominating the Demo
cratic ticket this fall.
A public meeting should, at an early
date, be held in the city of Annapolis,
and Democrats from all factions and
all sections OF the county should be
invited to attend and make this de-
mand upon these committees.
II is respectfully suggested that those
interested in the direct. or Crawford
county. plan of nominating the demo-
cratic ticket this fall. express their
views in the press, talk them upon the
streets, take counsel with their friends
and bring public sentiment up to the
acting point.
There is no time to be lost. The
opponents of the system will soon
make il too late, If any delay is made.
Ii would be healthy sign TO see
the democrats of this county-the rank
and file-awake on this subject and
doing what they now can to secure a
good ticket and not TO slumber until
too late. and then take revenge on their
own sluggishness by allowing a Re
publican ticket 10 be elected in this
county. A fractional fight on the dele
gates and convention system of nomi-
mating will be the hottest, the bitterest
the most lamentable in consequences
this year than any in many year.
There are forces at work within the
democratic party of this county at pres
ent. when aroused to action, will
profound in their results.