The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-17
ELEcTINe GEORGIA DELEGATES

the suggestion of State Senator Har
ris that the people OF the state be
permitted to name them by ballot, is
being generally discussed all over the
state, and is being favorably received
by the people generally. The Savan-
nah Press, discussing the subject,
prints the following interesting edi
torial
The letter of Senator Harris call
ing upon Chairman Wright of the
state committee to provide for the
election of presidential delegates by
primary is exactly on the right line.
Just how the details will be worked
out we cannot predict right now, but
this movement is necessary in order
to carry out the wishes of the peo-
pie
Heretofore delegates to The ma
tional convention have been ap-
pointed by state conventions in At
lanta. These conventions have some
times been made up of machine poll
| ticians and office seekers, many Of
| whom desire TO be district attorneys
and revenue collectors, and some of
whom are bent upon turning a trick
-. OF 70
convention met in May, 1892, the
people were overwhelmingly for
Cleyeland. But the politicians man
aged to manipulate the delegations so
that the actual vote of Georgia cast
in that convention was divided, David
3. Hill getting a large number in
face Of the plain wishes of the peo-
pie
Now this year when the state COM
mittee met a determined effort was
made to have presidential primary
in Georgia. At the first meeting in
Octo5er that idea was voted down.
Finally the committee in December
came to this plan and provided for a
presidential primary this spring. Ey-
erything except the details of the pri-
mary has been arranged. Georgia is
to nave for the first time an oppor-
tunity to express her choice for pres
ident of the United States. The peo-
pie desire to vote so that the local
Influences of each county and the
practical politicians might not inter
vene and virtually nullify their ex-
pressed viii at the polls.
For instance, the people of Georgia
might vote for Woodrow Wilson for
president. The indications are that
they will do that. Then the county
committeesamight send men to Allan
ia for the election of national dele
gates who might be lukewarm Wilson
men OF no Wilson men at all To
send such a delegation to Baltimore
would be unbearable. The people want
men they can depend upon. They
don't want Harmon men in the guise
of Wilson men. And they are not 60
ing to have it. When the state en-
ters its verdict and registers it's
presidential preference the state ex-
ecutive committee will take good care
to see that the delegates follow out
their instructions.
"For"as the county primary has
long ago supplanted ring rule and
packed conventions, so the presiden-
tial primary is designed to give the
people full right to express their
choice. and this expression should be
protected and enforced.
1T might be that Wilson men
who are sent there would see that
some other man was more available,
Such being the case they would have
the Intelligence and the discretion, of
cour sc, to act according to the best
interest of their party and their state.
But il will be the first duty of the
state executive committee in provid.
ing 'or the primary to see that the
will of the people is carried ont to
its fullest logical conclusion
That is the reason the Savannah
Press favors the general plan ad-
vanced by senator Harris, of voicins
presidential preference and e.ectins
delegates by primary"