The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-02

ct, In addition to this, the various
romnIttteeS 49, State, Congressional
Senatorial and County Committees
should he elected on June 9Th,
Thereby succeeding all other commit
tees that now exist. BY doing this.
it removes all OF the present COM
miltecs and allows the individual
voters once to select the entire cleo
uon machinery, as Well as its Cont
mlttttS. In other words. We start
WITH Il cirln slate. which has emit
mated directly irCm the individual
Voter himself. tt is my candid
opinion that if this plan is put into
ehert that the interest displayed al
leach voting precinct throughout the
state will be such that We will elect
Ivy IN overwhelming majority in the
next election: that if it is not put in
TO effect. We will be defeated,
want 10 be very frank in this
matter and state that in my cXprri-
enre in the past ten or fifteen years
in West Virginia politics cannot
recall 4 single election that has been
| held where the iudi\ idual voter had
an opportunity to select his cauli-
date
Oar defeat in the las election, ia
lmy opinion. is chargeabl, directly 20
! the past committee control OF the
w., '"'@ ''''''l'S ana lla'lnS on t"|
1T Nc"'''' ''''''ohS candi-
i" "''' ""' '''' 'hot'' on
'''> NHlorlt!. | personally notified
"'' W N'naNha county
,' you '"'' II '"eE put
, '''' '''"" the! seemed ue'eT-
''.'''," ~ ''''' '".''T"' Naha"h"
"'"'" Ky "'"'"''''lc oE an
I "'J''''H' 'HeH rald
"''' '''''" |" ''' "u\l'' gwen
'"" '"' ''S"'' 70" are 'amll-
WV rs 70" N""". we nave
. III "aHH counties TWO committees
ana III o'herS' Wher" We only have
Wv ''''''''' i great ueal OF frir-
| uoh EXISTS. have heard various
propositions n.ad" as 10 what would
'' '"e o'S' way TO hold the coming
: "''o' rs hetore stated. | am
~ '"' ''"u'd oPlnlon that unless tnI
"''' '''''''r us hereln outlined. it
i'"' up 10 the people, we nave not 4
''"S'e rhahce OF winning. No one
! ca" ooi''' [" allowing the voter
'''''H'''' 'hulE'unailE, TO have his
''' ~ !" S''e''lhE the candidates for
whom he is expected to vote. if *
his right and that right should no;
De denied him by a few politicians
supported by a committee rule. There
Is no plan that can be worked out
tnat will please the individual voter
except the plan herein outlined IF
this plan is put into effect il re-
moves every possible objection that
i1h" Individual voters can have as to
I me primary being set up 1t al
sc removes from the individual voi-
CT any possible objection that he.
| 'oulu rave as 20 not being allowed
20 participate IN the primary in all
'AuiEiI''"I way 1t also removes
| ''ol' ire ihdlNldnal voter all ObJc,.
'.o'lS mat have heretofore existed as
10 '"e committees not being suitable
! oht"' as IT tAls primary the indi-
J N'u"al voter VIII participate in the
Seleruon o. every. committeeman
''''" - h'I'a'ief elected. 1t further
80 o. -" chAnr%5 tA": have
HeIt'O!HTc existed Tor controversy III
,,o ,,.:. 40 ~ '"e p'o-
tn,;r. ,,,nT;,,', -" 40 ~ an u
tho ,,.,;o.i,,. - -. '''' i'i"''
brn,., .n,,,, ~ "''
an of their ,..,ndi1o,o 10Y ~
their committoor,c, l,n,.o ,,,>t
faith in tho iudom,rt ot tho ;,,.,:
vidual voter Whom No h,, ,n ,,,,,cn
;unitv 10 yo1r his sentiments ,.hici,