The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-10-30
FANORS PRi VARY TNA- MAKES
T~F NACisTERiAL ptS
TRfCT TIE JNIT
BELIEVES T - SAFEST - "a
SENcE OF ANT EFFECTIVE
PsiSAsN Law
ALSO 81 5rtTS PLAN FOR STATE
WlcC PRIMARY. VITA
sTATG As JNtT
Ot AIS OF CAREFULLY WORKED
OF SUGGESTION TO GOV.
ERN PRIMARY
lNTERE STING DISCUSSION Og
TSE PRIMARY QUESTION
MADE eN GOVERNOR


CHARLESTON. " Va. oct es-
A. thr request - members ~ The sue
commit appointed at the recent
meef:rs of t.e Republican STATE Com.
mitte~ to formulate plans for thc
holding of SateW,de primary on
June 1919. Governor William, I
Glasscock has mailed % the nenbers
of the sub COMMITTEES Two propoSad
plane. fuN' setting forth his own
views ou the subject % Statewide
primaries
inasuuch as fhe action of The STATE
Committee at Charleston IN making a
declaration for u Statewide. priua.
" Was nos specific. the Governor
prepared TWO tentative plans. one
calling Tor Statewide primary with
ihe wagisterial district ~ the unit
Tor The purpose ~ making uouiua-
uors FOR state offices. and the second
Tor state wide direct primary. IA
eacn case tho primaries 90 70 hold a..
mulfaneously "a every county uf the
state
ln explaining his personal views 20
The writer this afternoon. Governor
FIasscock talked frankly and without
hesltanry. declared that he person.
ally favored the Statewide primary
with the district as the unit mainly
Tor the reason that tr minlmired the
dangers % fraud throughout ever.
county of the state
Always Favored Primary.
have always been a firm believer
IN cirect primaries for the nomination
or al candidates for public once" de-
ciared the Governor NV advocacy
or direct primary law before the re.
cent special session of the legislature.
believe. was sufficient 20 convince
'he people % West Virginia that /
was heartily IN favor OF that plan.
but there II a difference between
Statewide direct primary held un-
der The law. with all the safeguards
or The statutes. and a primary held
under rules and regulations promul.
gated by a State committee. and ID.
j. for this reason that believe thar
Statewide primary with the magis.
terial district a. the unit would bot.
ter safeguard the interests of the
voters J do not think am incon.ist.
ent when ! say that without tho sac.
guards ~ a direct primary laW I "a
Vor The statewide primary With th.
magisterial district az the unit
AT the recent Charleston meeting
or The state committee. that body de-.
clared unequivocaiy FOR a statewide
primary for the nomination Of all can.
didates FOR public office. evcrp'ipg fbe
senator and eprcseu'ntivcs in con.
greas and tho Judges of the supreme
court % appeals There ~ no differ.
ence ~ opinion over the action az the
committee in making an exception a.
several offices ln their declaration hui
there IN a wide difference Of oo'nIun
ns 90 what the committee meant when
t declared for statewide primary %
Outlines Two Plans
lf is for fhi7 reason that am send
ing 70 the mcmb'rs of The committee.
at their suggestion. two plans. one
'iNinH Tor a statewide primary ulth
ihe district a. 'he unit. and the other
lvi state" ldo primary election with
ihe state as The unit
"Of course. Z understand fb,t f..ft..-
ui ter" plans are perfect They ara
L''. open fp amendment. but they
W1n1f substantially mv plans Tor rs.
HE 'h" VOTERS of The state tho fullest
opportunity ~ nominating fhcir osr
C1nd dates for public ofTce. aorratt. 81.
'h"f taF" been demanding. and Witch
Nas denied to them by the Dem0cr,tI,.
majority Iu fhr special aee-ion of 49,.
I.fI-laflr,
ll fIe proposed p.ay for "a state.
"a .d" primary With The maFisfe-,al de
ircf aF the unit have also entso5I.f
rai Tor H state delegate convon-Ig-
cf. Tor fhe purpose ~ a.ecfing deio.
gates fo national convention arr
tcoztinu~d on second pas.,