The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-10

fNuuNl NENhiUk ANT NffENAFN III WY
precinct In the state. THE means "A very
large personal expense. Under q practl-
cal primary law h. can he required 20 pay
to the state OF county A comparatively
small fec az the tim" of filing his nominate
lnE petition and this Will entitled him.
without further expense to have hlH nam"
printed upon the primary election ballot
and TO have that ballot placed by a non.
partisan Judge into the hands Of every
voter at bis party primary IN every voting
precinct tn tho county, diNtrlrt. or state.
az tn" case may be. and 20 have every
vote east for him honestly counted and
returned. the expenses OF delivering the
ballot boxes. receiving the votes. canvass
INK and making returns, all being p.ld BY
the county and state,
THIS "a Itself saves the candidate A large
expense. The primary law should b" fol-
lowed 10y law restricting the cNpCndi-
tur. of money for campaign purposes be-
fore primari'~ - well a. before general
cleo lions. 80 AZ 20 prevent tho rNtraVagant
and corrupt NJ" ~ money in such cam
plignr. In thia way all reasonable OBJ
jr"iiou~ as ~ "Np"n~' can D" ohvlat"d.
~ 10 minority nominations and mum
b.r nf candidtt':
Under the provisions ~ IN. primary laws
of Iruusyiyaniu. OREGON and Wisconsin.
b.for" a candidate u entitled To- have hts
name printed upon "a primary election bal
lot. he shall. at least thirty days. cor some
other specified period. before thu primary
II held. ~. with some designated public
officer q nominating petition duly signed
10y sp"''ih"d number 20 voters ot his par
~. 9Th" number being sufficient to show
that N has a following large enough to
make him q mrt"rtIl factor W. the con-
t~su. This provision tends TO prevent the
CucumbcTinG ~ tn" tirkst with m" names
uf candidates who haN" no apprcCiablc
following. \ further provision might b.
added liking 4 q" 20 b" paid Icy the can
didats tn III" county or stat" at The tim.
az Hing his nominating paIcrs. 20 be used
tpw ards p1ylHg the .Apcps"S % the prim-
aTN. ranging from ~ for candidate for
congress. United StaieS senator and COVER.
nor. down 20 81 for county Justices of tho
peace. ~ amount tn ~ governed by the
amount uf salary connected with the Of
lice. The payment uf such Zee would not
b' 81 all hur'i"usnne or unfair To- any
candidate strong enough To h.. considered,
li"y' III" county and EtRt" 81 IN" expense
of holding III. primary.
Wh"rw only ~" candidate ar" contest
ing for u uumlUAttOu. the candidate re-
e. living the highest number OF votes will.
OF course. receive ~ majority and be- NOM
mated. whor" three or NOR candidates
ar" routeSting Tot q nomination tho law
should provide thgt th" raudidat" rccciv-
Ing the highest number 81 votes and not
less than one-third ~ lh- total vpt" cast
for all ia" candidates. rhOuld b" the MONT
ice. ID lggat"s 20 a county and state con
Nertiun should bv selected al the primary
by direct Not" AUd such conventions should
b" given tn" power tu make party plat
forms in come, lion with tn candidates
and the power O. make nominations from
among tn candidates who's" names were
submitted 20 TN" primary In eases wher"
IA" candidate receiving the highest mum
her 81 votes lid not receive ~ per cent.
III the total got" cast 'oT ali thr candi-
dates
To require q candidate 10 receive "a ma
iority 81 all the votes cast Tor all the can
didAtss would defeat the object OF ~,
primary because " would ruabl, IA" ma
chine manipulation I" bring out enough
"fnyprlte sons rs local candidates Ia pr"-
vent strong candidate before the people
from receiving = ma jori'y over all. ana
TO dcfel, him by having the matter
thrown into "a convention where the cards
could b" more easily manipulated.
The making of a ballot T. a very Inn
portant thing. hut ~ rs no more 20 than
the casting Of ballot, In all our "l"c-
tlons IN" clnddat" receiving ID" high"ss
number Of votes ~ elected and inst
into tn" officc. This h. true even though
he receives only minority ~ less than
onc-third Of the total vot. cast. A RAJ"
which for years has successfully prevailed
In elections will nos ~" unfair " applied
TO nominations 10y primary election. ~
any rate, In cascS where there are Tire"
or more candidates. on" Ennuld To- sue
crssIul II n" receives IN" highest number
OF votes east for any on" candidate, and
not less than on.-third OF the total No'"
cast for all the candidates for the same
ofiic" la the primary Of his party. car
fully drawn law covering th" above points
will anHwDr the objection that there VIII
be- too many candidates and that tho cue
cessful candidate may not huN" - sum-
Client Endorsement To cntitl" MIN 10 IN"
nomination and a provision therein pro-
yldiug for "A convention 20 take pIri ~
making the party platform aud 10 max"
nominations In cases wher" no candidate
has received a third of IN" total vote.
will prevent disintcr.rltion ami decrease
In party Interest.
A. TO voters az an opposition parry A.
s.Sting In making nominations and after
l. NNsgaH MO-
Each party should hAV" It's S"plrnt"
primary ballot. and when o. voter AXIS
for A ballot, h" should BE- required 20
nam. Ia a distinct and audible tone of
voice tho political party of which h" o.
"A member. Each party should b" r"q.if-
cd 10 furnish official Chali"uErr-. aud IN
case OF "A chall'ng". tn Notrr should h'
required TO make oath that since prior 10
tn. llst general election h" has. IN good
faith. been a member ~ such party and
a believer In It's principles, ana mat ne
intend Ia good tatih 10 Shrp"S' w
candidates nominated 10y u AZ tn" prim-
aries In which hc " participating, sever"
penalties should h. imposed for the pun
tghmpnt Of members OF one political party
Who vote or attempt to vote th- pIimaLN
tickle" or another. With proper sat"sunfds
of this kind. there will l." less voting or
this character az the direct primaries than
there ~ now at party caucus >.
A. to the objection that la making uoml-
nations for county ofrC"s. ;hr country Will
hc GCnled fair represent alton:
county numin atoms hy direct primary
until the caucus law ~ Two years ago WIS
enacted had been voluntarily adopted b.
the dominant party and maintained la
Hughes. Hyde Bcadlr and cooling on
counties for years several times the qu"s-
ton Wa submitted To- the voters IN on"
or moro Of these counties whether they
should not abolish tin primary and re-
turn 10 the convention. In every such
case q decided majority was In favor OF
retaining ia. primary. Tho law, however.
can easily contain A provision giving to
each county thu option TO decide 10y - pop
ular vote whether candidates foy county
offices should be- nominated In such couu-
~ wher, the large towns ar" disposed tn
tax. moro than their rhar" OF tn" offices
under the direct primary, should that ever
b. the case. the option 20 suspend IN" APP
pilcatiun OF the Law In that county as o.
county nominations ana 10 make such
nomln atiuns by convention thu delegate
To the same being elected by vote at tn
primary election All Of these objections
gl 10 some matter OF detail which l"gls-
latlou can ohyiatc. No objection to thu
fundamental principle Involved m th'
primary will stand Tor a single moment
The duty Is upon you. gentlemen. with al
the light and assistance" you can g"'. u
fuTmulsi" and enact a practical and com
pr.hsnsiN" primary election law. II
should b. made effective by au cnrrE"urN
CIalHs because it's enactment has beer
dem ntlrd from authoritative sources with,