The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-15

permitted TO appoint single member
fof the State Committee, that every
member OF that body should be elect
ed by the people, and that every
member of 1t should be a Republican
who holds no Federal job, and who
is free to vote In the interests of the
party and 70 represent the wishes
elected him. The Caucasian has
eontended for this change in the plan
Of organization OF the party at the
tons, and we were sorely disappoint-
ed that the State Convention two
years ago failed to make this change.
One thing we feel Is certain, and that
is, that this change win be made by
the people at the next State Conven-
ton.
But no matter whether a quorum
Of the committee was present or not;
no matter IL every member of the
committee was present; no matter IL
every member of the committee had
voted for the gag resolutions; yet our
position is that no committee has the
authority to determine who is a Re-
publican. That test can only be ap-
piled by the people of this State them
selves in their highest council. There
fore, our position is that the people
ton on the part of the committee,
and should send their best and truest
men to the State Convention, there to
determine who are Republicans and
what is the duty OF Republicans.
The Caucasian desires to fully an
swer the question raised by a large
number of letters received as to what
course the State Convention can or
should pursue in order to prevent a
split in the party. There is one sug-
gestion that we have to make that
would certainly satisfy every man
who wants to see the Republican par
ty grow and win and who wants to
redeem the State from Democratic.
domination, and that is for the Presi-
Dental question to be referred by the
Convention to the people. If the
State Convention should provide for
a Presidential primary on the day of
election, at which time every Repub-
lican would be asked to vote as to
whether or not he considered Mr..
Taft or Colonel Roosevelt as the reg
ular and legal nominee of the Rel
publican party, then the most ex-l
IRENE Taft supporters, including the
Federal officeholders, and the most
extreme Roosevelt supporters, in
Guiding those who went as delegates
to the Chicago Convention on Au-l
gust 5th, could all join with the great
rank and file of the Republican par
ty in expressing their wishes in the
Presidential primary, and electors
could be named instructed to vote
for the man for President, if the cleo
tors should fortunately be elected,
for whom the majority of the Re-
publicans voted for in the Presiden-
tial primary box.
The Democratic party will have al
Senatorial primary held on the day
of election under the machinery of
their party organization. 1t would
be very appropriate and fortunate
thing for the Republican party to
have similar primary on the Presi-
dency, at the same time, under the
management of their party organiza-
ton. !
If the State Convention will take !
this action, then, if there are any ex-
IRENE Taftites who want to bolt and
put up a Taft electoral ticket, or if
there are any extreme Roosevelt sup
porters who want to do the same |
thing, they would have their trouble !
for their palms," and would get no
votes. II our State Convention will
take this action, a separate Taft tick
ct or a separate Roosevelt ticket
would not poll thousand votes in
North Carolina, and besides. with
such action taken, there are at least
from five to ten thousand Democrats
in this State who would vote for the
electors who are nominated and in
structed to cast their votes for the
choice of the people for President.