Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-18

with candidates for county and pre-
 einct offices, for the purpose of adopt ing plan for the conduct of the pri
 inaries in Bisbee, there was an over.
 Whelmingly sentiment expressed in
 favor of the direct primary plan.
 At the Democratic territorial con.
 vention, held in Prescott a few weeks
 ago, the Democratic party declared in
 favor of direct primary law in Ari-
 zona, having for it's purpose to allow
 each Democratic voter express his in
 diYidual wish, free from any outside
 Influence, for the Democrat he desires
 to be nominated for any particular of flee.
 The proposition advanced last even
 ing, by members of the central com
 mittee, in the presence of the candi-
 dates, was to have the direct primary
 pisn voluntarily adopted in Bisbee Cn September 26th as fair and Dem
 ocratic way to ascertain the choice
 of the voters as between the several
 aspirants for office from this precinct.
 After the plan proposed had been
 discussed and explained at some
 length it was found that ali members
 of the central committee present ia
 yored this plan. Then the several
 candidates were called upon for an
 expression and all, with the possible exception of one, expressed them
 selves heartily in favor of the direct primary plan, giving the voters the opportunity to decide their choice for nominations, rather than leave this responsibility solely in the hands of any set of delegates, selected by few, whicd might be successful on the
 day of the primaries.
 The result of the meeting last even ing .was the unanimous adoption of motion that the central committee outlining the direct primary plan of voting, and upon such agreement be- ing signed jointly by the members of the central committee and the can didates, the direct primary plan sAould be declared the manner of voting in the Democratic primaries on September 26th.
 The plan proposed at the meeting last evening was as follows: That the Democratic central committee of Bisbee call a mass meeting of Deme- crats of this precinct for the purpose of making nominations for delegates to attend the county convention. That twice, or three times the number of delegates to which Bisbee is entitled be printed on an official ballot, to be copied after the Australian ballot sys- tenn. That the voter be instructed to select from this list of nominations for delegates the thirty-one delegates he desires to represent Bisbee in the convention, voting only for tairty-one delegates. It is further in order LA4J the elected delegates be informed as to the wishes of the majority of the rank and file of the party in Bisbee as to who they prefer to see nominated and be in- structed accordingly to print on the l same ballot, immediately following l the list of delegates, the names of the | where there are more | than one candidate for the same office | in Bisbee After the voter had voted | for thirty-one delegates, he would in | this manner instruct those delegates | who to vote for as between the sever | Il Bisbee candidates For example | In Bisbee there are three excellent | men, candidates for the office of sher- | if on the Democratic ticket this fall | The names of Ernest Hughes, Cass Benton and Chas. Locking would be | printed on the official Democratic pri- | mary ballot with a square, the same i IS is used on the Australian ballot, af- ter each name The Democratic Vo- Ter, after he had voted for list of .hiTty-one delegates at the top of the |
 al square after the name of the man preferred to receive the vote of the | Bisbee delegation for sheriff. In the ace for treasurer there are two caR- iidates from Bisbee and one candidate rom Benson. The names of J. C. Cai | aghan. J. P. Gull and Steve Roemer would be printed on the primary bal ot with square opposie each name md the Democrats of Bisbee, by a !! majority vote. would instruct the Bis pee delegation to suppor that man for le office of treasurer. The primary | plan. in so fas as the county officers are concerned, would be confined only 1 10 those offices where there was more than one Bisbee man a candi- tate. Immediately following the ] names of the county officers, in tAe same manner. would be printed the i list of precinct candidates for con | stables and justices of the peace in Bisbee precinct and the Democratic | voters be asked to select the two con stables and two justices of the peace, | by their votes, they desired to re cejye the nomination. The thirty-one delegates from Bisbee. by the direct i primary vote would be instructed by 1 a majority of the Democratic voters who to vote for in the county conven- 1 ton. The plan proposed is the direct urinary plan, nothing more or less, with the sole and only object in view of permitting the Democratic voters, by their own direct vote to decide who tae delegates from Bisbee shall support in the county convention, where there is more than one candi- date from Bisbee for the same office. The delegation to vote for the can didate until he withdraw his name. There are several good reasons ad- vanced way the proposed plan should meet with the hearty approval of the Democratic voters of Bisbee and the several opposing candidates as well
 The first good reason is that it sep arates the precinct contest from the