The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-13
FEATURES On
THE COMING REPUBLICAN,
NATIONAL CONVENTION

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the cause of Colonel Roosevelt. will
present the name 81 The rough riding
ex-president These speeches win give
the thousands 10 the galleries their op-
portunity for participation in the big
show. Demonstrations" III shouts
Tag wavings and the ike in which the
enthusiasm Is gRuged 81 the number
Of minutes the din continues. have
become familiar 10 recent years. Art
erward comes The nomination Of the
candidate for vice president. which Is
greeted with modified enthusiasm. for.
although three Republican vice presi-
dents nave been elevated 10 the chief
magistracy by the death OF presidents.
comparatively little popular interest il
awakened 20 the choice Of the man
who has second place Oh the ticket
~And SO home and 10 bed as Mr
Pepys would say. Atany rate. after hls
strenuous days Ia Chicago. that viii
Ike the best place for the average dele
gate.
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MOST Important oI tne unusual Iea-
lures n i'le carry stases III sne pfesi-
uei'tlai campaign OF isiz nus oeen fne
pfeiefenliai presidential primary. AEl-
Illlon Tor difect primaries as means
n Ioiling tne Vaccinations q losses
nas ueeh acute ior SEVERN Seats' put
this Is me nFst pfeslaentiai contest ID
whlen tnis device for aseefsalnlns the
topui"F WIN mas h2ured. Even now
~ spite q tne attention they nave az
tliletea' feai Ffefeftii'l'il primaries Tor
the selection q presidential candidates
are esiaDiisne0 ny Ia" 70 on'y a sinaA
N enor, ! nr,...i,lent,al urinary ,aw
was Oregon 10 1910. THE other states
which have adopted the innovation In
some form or another are California.
Illinois. Marynnd. Massachusetts. Min
nesota. Nebraska. New Jersey. North
and South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania and Ohio have not pref
efentlai primaries IN the ordinary sense
Of the term. They choose congress
district delegates 10 the national con
ventiOn by primary, but leave the elec-
tion OF delegates at large 10 a state
convention. IN accordance with old
usage.
Maine and Michigan have preferen-
rial primary laws. but they were not
operative in this years campaign
voluntary presidential primaries are
in vogue in several states. including
Kansas. Georgia. Florida and Rhode
Island. In an the states the agitation
for the new system was led bY the sup
porters Of Roosevelt ans Wilson.
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