New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-03
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The vlrid description given By Asseu5lyllan
Robert T. C01kIiB o. The political ANARCHY
alleged 20 exist n the Middle Western States.
and 10 De due 10 the INTERPOLATION there IL The
dfrecr norninat tons system. Goes credit % that
erafeSr7an-s rpcartive quality The political
traveller in FAR country Is Ike any other trav-
eTe- He delights 10 So and bear things which
viii startIe TIE folks a. bone The Wcst has
Us share o. humorisfs nd practical jobers. We
ere not prepared a. say that Mr. Coukiin's
eace-uess - learn and readiness n helieTe were
taken sdrauta-e - by Western hosts inclined u
r-eassntr-. But though realizing the tender
selicitude which the West always exhibits for
New YorEs welfare and the consuming grief
which would assail i I L fe,t that tbs state
was being TENTED 70 lesve The strait and
narrow path and 20 tread the primrose highway
~ bash experiments in PARTY government. we
are nevertheless q little overcome bv the fearful
eutreaty II 'The biggest men" in the Western
cities which Nj Conklin visited. "Fo- Gods
-,1ke do rot Insict this iniquity On The State q
View York Has the Vests afectiouate 70
gard for rs really reached that pitch # an
tushed and melodrsmstic feTvor:
II IT, indeed. q terrible state of "anarchy-
which our receptive investigator discovered He
reports
n wisconsin there Is no longer a BepEb-
lican party anc Democratic party
disappeared and have gone Into the Republican
party, so-called. 20 vote 81 tle primaries
There was On election in wisconsin last fall,
and If Nr. Coukins discoveries are genuine the
Iallouug then should have shown bow an
archie" conditions have become. Yet the cficial
returns prove that tie Republican and Demo
cratic parties were ia the deld. a. usual. the
former casting 257.ss7 votes FOR a Presidential
ticket and the latter 1868 sIr. Conklin says
that the Democratic party has disappeared
since tie introduction II the direct primary. II
is rather strange. therefore. that the Democratic
electoral ticket II 1a0S should have received
IG6632 voter. while the Democratic electoral
ticket Il 1905 should have received only l24035
The convention system OF nominations was IN
force iu 1908 It's suppression by the direct
nominations system could not have destroyed
party able 10 gain under II 1886 votes. II that
s. the result u the anarchy said 10 be 80 de-
struciive 10 minorities tie Democratic party "a
Wisconsin ought TO pray for more Of u.
Mr.. Conklin maintains that anarchy also
exists in Iowa. The cause q Il and the conditions
resulting being the same IS IN Wisconsin But
~ Iowa the Democratic vote rose from 1874
ia 1904 to 200.77I IN 1905. The Republican vote
declined from 3o7.9O7 20 275.2l0 The direct
nominations system has not dissolved the
parties OF increased factionalisrn. There was
more factiolalism "a the Republican party
before the direct nominations were introduced
than there Is now. What has the change from
one method 70 the other meant IN Iowa. The
De- Moines Register and Leader said the other
day. commenting on the contest soon 10 be
opened Tor the nomination for Congress in the
7th Iowa District
Under the convention system 4 few downtown
wards o. Des Moinss determined the vote 81 the
city, the city dominated tire county ana tho
county, Hlth a fractional support from one out
siar county dominated the district There was
opportunity Tor organization 20 boss" the dis
tFlct- But wllat a8roit political genius has vet
surgesteS aTv method FOR winning IN the distTlcs
this wear - any other mans than b~ getting
out ana encouraging friendly sentiment among
fhe rank AID Gle q TIC voters. and that under
fnr corrupt practices ST. almost = holly ~
TfCgai suaFiolc
ltoef slcl chsl1e represent descent ~
-ansfetrs The opponents - she direct pom
inafiops sT~feEo may rrre 9auy practical ohjec-
+ " 1,f ~ L.