The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-15
90 coMMITTEE,s AcTIoN.

VI
action Of the County Democratic com
mittee on Monday will please every
Dsmoerat in the county We feel con-
adent that the plan adopted by the
committee for making the party nom
ipatiops win meet the unqualified ap-
nroval or A large majority OF the white
naonIe.of Maury county. II is EVIDENT
that the members Of the committee
we're actuated by no other motive than
desire to secure a fair and correct
registration OF the party's will in max
ing nominations for county ohces'
The nlap adopted is fair TO the can
di1ates. il is lust to the people and
win safeguard the interests Of the par
~ No Democrat who believes in the
ruIe of the majority and fair and non
est elections can raise any reasonable
objection to the details of the plan
proposed by the committee.
The nlan is substantially the same
that has governed the making OF Dem
ocratic nominations in this county for
The mast six years with one very
material difference, or rather addition
that is the provision for second OF
run off, primary. In the event tna'
No candidate should receive a majority
Of all the votes cast for an office then
another primary must be held on inc
following Saturday.
This is carrying the boosted rule
Of the majority" to its logical con-
clusion. 1t is the plan which AndreW
Jackson. one of the patron saints OF
Democracy, proposed for the electlon
of n President in the early days OF
tho Renublic. 1t is the same plan
which obtains in the nomination Oh
in the great Democratic
States of Florida, Georgia, Mlssisslp-
~ and Texas. The candidate VINO Cd
iects to this provision is not Wiling
To trust all of the people. 1t prevents
minority nominations and insures tne
election of the nominees.
There are doubtless a number OF
Democrats in the county who Woulu
have nreferred that the county prl-
mary he held on the same date OF tne
Gubernatorial primary and under the
new law. but upon mature reflection
and a critical examination OF the new
law we are satisfied that they VIII
roach the conclusion that it would
have heen impracticable and would
have caused endless confusion HAD
the primary been held under the ne"
low one of the most important Of
feials of the county could not nave
been nominated in a primary, but
would have been neces-
sarv for the reason that such office IS
EXPRESSLY excepted from the proVls-
ions of the act of 1909
Again it would be unfortunate TO
confuse the county and state elec'
lions. To do so might result IN the
of candidates for county
office because of their preference LOT
Governor and not by reason OF thelr
special qualifications for the otlce 10
he filed. Under the new law tne
County Committee must be elected IN
April and candidates for the Leglsla-
ture are also to be named. These are
purely political positions and IL Woulu
be unfortunate for the party and lor
the people if these elections should
he confused with and made dependent
upon the result in what should De non
nartisan contests for county ofhces.
The Herald congratulates the com
mittee upon it's action Monday. II
has adopted a plan that this paper
and every other Democrat IN the couh-
ty who believes in the rule OF the
majority and fair play can DEFEND
It is a step forward 1t sustalns the
splendid record which the county
Committee has made in the past.