The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-28

the same confusion the same uncertain
ty. He repairs to the convention nall.
There the air Is surcharged With excite.
ment and manufactured enthusiasm. The
organization Is perfected. Nominations
are called for. The best orators laud
their candidates as the grandest creations
of God since the days OF Adam The
ballot is taken, the result announced.
The result is in accord with the solution
worked ont BY the masters Of the sitna-
ton while the delegates were sleeping,
The delegates for a few hours were sure
81 being conscious Of acting Independent
III They were in fact what Gov,
Hughes has 10 aptly termed, registering
machines" to register the will of the
political bosses They, in fact, had no
more to do ID shaping the action of that
convention than children unborn These
registering machines" we're elected at
thinly attended caucuses manipulated by
political heelers Many of them were
transported to the convention city upon
money Of some candidate That eandi.
date they hlindly supported Does a
system which brings about the selection
of candidates in such manner tend
to secure and perpetuate q rule Of the
peopleg
ial The caucus and convention system
Is cumbersome and complex Consider il
under most favorable conditions, as It APP
plies to the two leading parties In a
presidential year. d least two eaueuses
are held ia each town for the election Of
delegates TO attend a state and congress
sionaI convention, for the election OF del-
egates to the national convention. Six
conventions three Democratic and three
Republican. are held for DE purpose Of
selecting these candidates At least two
eaueuses III each town are held for the
election of delegates rs county conven.
tons Twenty eight county conventions
throughout tie state are held for the Sc
lection Of candidates for county Offices.
Two eaueuses In each town are held FOR
tie purpose Of nominating candidates for
representation to the genera assembly
and Justices 81 the peace This makes
total 81 eight eaucuses iu each town
and forty conventions Ia various pafts Of
the state an for the simple purpose 81
aseartainiHg ha will Of ihe people a To
the candidate for their public positions.
THIS sauid be more directly and definitely
asaertained as fo all those positions. ex.
sptine pos ihly delegates Is national
conventions BY one meeting. al which
the people would Be allowed 70 express
their wish 10 a simple direct manner.
Would II 81 possible for an intelligent
person. one fully familiar with eivieA and
politics. to originate more complex.
cumbersome and absurd system for tha
selecting of candidates for Office. than the
one under which We are now doing s0g
tt0i Tho most serious objection I'd
the present system II. that Il permits a
few III rule the many. II makes our
much l,aasted theory of self government
Il farce. II this state nomination 81
tie Rapubliean partv a equivalent Is All
election. Therefore. AZ tbe Republican
caneus. We really choose our public OIL
cialk. what ner cent. Of Republican fot
ers. then. really have 4 voice III choosing
our ofleialsq Less than ten per cent.
throughout me state. Wbv does sneb
a condition obtains Note this pietnra III
ea4eus rs 4 town having ! Republican
voting STRENGTH NJ oyer twelve hundred
voters twenty .dve mer are gathered
fof chs caucns. list 81 names ST dele.
gates has been prepared "a advance 81
two 81 three men IN conference. AS soon
a. tie caucus 4 called to order SOMEONE
moves fhat committee II appainted IS
preparp and present list 81 delegates
The motion Il carried and STRANGELY
ENOUGH. the man who has brought me
prenared list Ia the eaueus 4 member
If tbat committee me committee hrinas
III the identical list prepared IL advance
ana Inv men named tbereon are pramnt.
N declared elected The averaae voter
KIN eome II understand that he hns no
real voice IN Ilp sriFCtiNQ OF THESE Uefns