Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-04-18

i state officers, and Instructions 70
+ United States senators and that
Q majority vote should nominate.
0 1t provided for the Australia
D ballot method Of voting. II provides
0 that the primaries Of all the Partisl
? should Do held Al the same time ant
. place and before the same judges and
clerks Of the election. It provided
for an "offlcial primary ballot" foI
each political party, each distinctly
marked with the name Of the political
party and containing the names Of all
the candidates Of such party. Any
person desiring to vote at such pri-
mary election was required to state
TO the judges bis name, residence and
party afIiliation and then the judges
were to hand him one '.ofiicial pri-
mary ballot" and only one, and that
the one Of the political party to which
the voter had declared he was
affiliated. No person who refused
to state his party utilization was per-
mitted to vote at such primary cleo
ton. Provision was made for the
challenging Of any voter Of the ticket
Of any party and when challenged
the voter must make affidavit that he
was affiliated with the party whose
ticket he desired to vote, or that he
would in good faith support the
ticket that he desired to assist in
nominating.
This conference bill also provided
for the election at such primaries and
the same manner as nominations were
made, delegates to the several, city,
county, district ana state conventions.
These conventions we're to be delegate
conventions for the purpose of dis
cussing political principles, and poll
cies, and framing platforms for their
respective parties, and for making ar
rangements for the prosecution Of the
campaign. And If it should appear
that no candidate for congress or for
a state Office had received a majority
Of all the votes cast for the nomina-
tion, then the congressional and state
conventions should proceed TO nom
mate candidates for any Office for
which no candidate had received a
majority before the primaries.
s Instead Of providing an oligarchy
Of oificeholders who should dictate the I
policies, principles and platforms Of
l.
The party for two years, the confer
'nce bill provided that every two
Years the people, the common peo-
Die" should select their own delegates /
Who should dictate and formulate /
heir party policies.
Senator Brewer supported this bill,
The above Is q fair statement Of the
ssential differences in the two bills I
bout which SO much unintelligent u
ak has been INDUCED. v
1t will be seen that in refusing to !
gree to the conference bill, the Demo- !
rats and the square dealr contin- :
emit voted directly against direct !
rimary election for the nomination :
city, county, judicial district, sem I
torial, legislative and state officers, I,
LENDERS Of congress and instructions d.
4 U. s. senators. And for the dis rs
lption Of all political organization, be
asking for form Of election that 81
ould have permitted the members Of
ne party to dictate all the nomina- q
Ons Of their opponents, and also for m
Ie establishment Of an Office holding tn
igarchy who might dictate and ci'
Emulate any policy it pleased for Y
ls party to which It belonged. =
1t is the opinion oiex-ssnstOr Bur %
n that some Of the congressman are a.
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