Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02

When the legislature ~ the state
OF Arizona passed the primary law
under which the recent primary ell.
cction for the nomination of candi-
dates to congress, presidential cleo
tors. and precinct chairman was
made, II did very funny thing from
more points OF view than one. One
Of the things that il did at that
time was To abolish the system OF
holding nominating conventions
which have been in vogue ever since
the birth Of the republic. In doing
this it made a system Of political
procedure for the adoption Of party
platforms which takes the duty here
toforc imposed upon representatives
OF the people chosen by the pre-
cinct conventions away from the
leaders of the party and gives that
important work. to what is called a
party council composed OF the nomi-
nces of the party
This, however. is not tho really
funny thing tina, j, did. The really
funny thing was 10 make four sep
aratc chairmen out Of the secretary
Of state and call upon him to pre-
side over the preliminary dclibera.
tons Of these party councils
which are called to meet at the
same time This is the proposition
in about the words Of the statute:
"rhc party council OF each party
shall be constituted by the candi.
dates for IT, s. senator. representa-
tive IN congress. state Office. state
senator and state representative, no.
minated by each political party al
each primary and in addition there
TO the national committeeman, the
chairman and executive committee
OF the state committee and the chair
men OF the several counties. The
party council shall meet at the capi-
toll at 1900 o'clock noon on the
Tuesday following the last Monday
III the month IN which primary
election is held The members ship
OF the party council shall be de
termincd bv the list oi party nomi-
necs. certified by the secretary OF
state. The secretary OF state shall
call the party council to order. and
shall read the roll OF members and
Pthereupon it shall organize by elect.
ing from its own membership a
chairman and secretary. They shall
thcrcupon forthwith formulate the
state platform OF their party and
shall perform such other business
rs may be properly brought before
it, The "latform shall be framed
and made public at time not later
han o o'clock in the afternoon on
the day following their adjournment.
The state party council so const-
tuted shall so CONTINUE for two years
and have power 10 call special meet
ings and perform such other bust
ness ~ may be consistent with the
primary act"
In the present case there being
no candidates for senator, or cover
nor or other state officers the party
council Of either Of the parties will
not be a. large as IL might have
been had all the state officers been
nominated this year. but there are
four sets of them. considering the
four parties that placed candidates
in the field. The congIomeration of
political faiths will all meet ~ the
same time. Owing. however, to the
fact that the socialist party has de !.
clincd to hold party council. they
will not be a part of the bunch
over which Sidney =, Osborn, the
present secretary OF state. will pre-
side. There will. however. he enough
in the republicans. the bull moosers
and the democrats.
What was troubling the genial
secretary yesterday, was, who has
been nominated on any OF the tick
cts. lie could reasonably make a