The daily sentinel., 1912-08-05

onepary meaning states the SOUTH for in these
IT has destroyed the right individual Judgment small
to office greatly increased the running and
therefore opened the way for the money the selection
candidates multiplied the machinery of elections almost doubling
the without improving the character those chosen
for public station, writes ]. c. H. in the New York FINES "a
the Official life of the states and the nation with the
selected by the old convention town meeting method of naming
candidates. and there be only CONCLUSION if in these DAYS
the tree is TO be judged by its fruit
1t claimed for the primary system that will give the
greater opportunity I'd make themselves felt express choice
Tor those whom they would ike have their representatives.
but the facts until do this conclusion Take
of the primaries held eight of the this year. the
at the last general election 4o77 S74 the p
mary elections the toa aggregated only 26a775 That
to nearly onehaf OF all the voters did take part the
primaries
In California 10000 votes were cast in the primaries for
43o the general election 1905 42434 absent
ing themselves from the primaries. "A
In Illinois, 72I7o2 polcd the primaries; in
1908 the total for the republican and democratic candidates
Tor president aggregated oSo72absent from the primaries
m NSrysnd r3,4S votes were cast at the primaries; in
1908 the of Maryland for the republican and democratic
candidates for president 23242labsent from the primaries
In Naachscts aaa345 poled at the primaries
1908 the vote WAS 4a5o0-absent from the primaries 9o
IN Nebtask ooSl votes were cast at the primaries; in
1905 the was 2So96absent from the primaries
In Ohio $4,000 votes the primaries; in 1908
the vote I,o7o33-absent from the primaries though
of the candidates for president Ohio men-5a 1898.
In Oregon SS409 votes the primaries in 1908
the vote Ioo,57o.
In Pennsy vana the poed the primary 62oooo
1908 the vote from the primaries 574
In California the proportion republican votes cast at the
primaries 90 per of democratic A per
Illinois the republican and the democratic per
eenage o. In Maryland the republican A. the
democratic percentage 54 In Massachusetts the republican per-
cenage o. the democratic percentage a In Nebraska the
republican percentage the democratic percentage 80 In
90 In Oregon the republican percentage was the democratic
percentage from which would appear that good dem
oats voted for the republican candidates In Pennsylvania the
cperccn
All of which proves that the primary does bring the
full ohe people party appointed for the purpose
the candidates of the parties for the office of presidents
best it be regarded only and altogether
satisfactory unless it be guarded by very strict legal pro
ascertanng the drift OF party sentiment toward rather
than toward principles or policies.
In the onepar states the primary system has generally
suited the nomination and election of of second third
ability he primary election really the election the general
election being held only for the Of confirming the work
all who take part in it, The candidates required pledge
themselves abide by the result OF the primary and the
of the party feel in honor bound sustain the result
The effect that the who do belong the party
power have practically of making their strength felt
whether be small In these onepary has been
the habit of vote with the dominant party the
gerera election for local and Officers and for the candidates
of the opposing for president and vice president In
and local matters they democrats national affairs they
republicans with the result that they have little influence
in either local or national politics. -,
The OF the primary elections great They are held
with all the machinery that employed the general elections
the elections that ought and watchers and ch
committees and gen.
cra of the members of which work nothing
nd must be borne BY the men who candidates
ofitc Altfnot possible however we'll fitted
men may be publs office for the poor but deserving man To-
aspire fca aon without going in debt standing with
those who may be interested sufficiently his prospects
public good to stake him for the
II the people be encouraged take vcer and
interest in public affairs better and of
estng their be found than the primary system
which ikpes politics. the of running the state
makes possible create machines and in which, the
from the eight named show the of only half the peo
Pile is heard
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