The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-07-11
The returns were an follows:

IL may readily be seen that any
one OF tho candidates would have
had to receive 3O5 votes IN this
election in order to have rendered
the second primary unnecessary
Mr.. Nuckolls received but 3S per
cent. Of the vote necessary to win
In this contest, and Mr.. DeBlanc
received but 37a per cent-the 9th
ers falling considerably below
these figures. Therefore, II is
clear that this first primary was
but an eliminating process, leav.
ing the two receiving the highest
vote to enter % second contest.
Five Of those who participated in
the first primary are summarily
bottled and put upon the shelf,
without giving their friends an
opportunity of expressing any
fur ther choice In the matter.
The second primary now be.
comes necessary for the voters TO
determine between Nnckolls and
DE Blanc as to who shall be chos
on m the Democratic nominee in
the general election, to be held on
the 2lst instant. This second
primary. In all probability. will
not show by the returns that Cos
Of the same voters participated in
the second primary, but to the ex-
tent of that number, who will par.
ticipate In the second primary
and who did not vote for either OF
these candidates in tho first, to
that extent will these voters be
expressing q "seoond choice"--Ihe
identical principle that governs
the whole philosophy of the Pre-
ferential System of voting.
At the recent session of the
Legislature a bill was intro.
duced, having for its purpose the
keeping out Of Democratic prima
ries all would be participants save
those who may be oath bound
Democrats. There IL no special
objection to this effort under the
present system Of holding elec-
tiOns. IL this idea obtained in
Tuesdays election then there are
certainly 6l0 Democrats in the
Sixth Ward Of this parish, not
withstanding the claims Of the
Bull M00sers to the contrary.
But there is u probability that
some local. Democrat. National Bull
Mooser got In vote--governed
purely by q desire to participate
In saying who shall be City
Judge.
II the Preferential system Of
voting applied to this Office of
City Judge, instead Of the Prima-
~ system, then there could be no
dread ofa Bull MOoser, Republican,
Socialist or Prohibitionist freely
exercising the privilege OF partici
patiDg In the election Of q City
Judge. As oit!zens and tax pay
ers Of this ward it would hardly
be ineqnitable for them to be
privileged to 30 register their pre-
ferences at the ballot box
Under the present system Of
voting the City Judge stands but
little chance OF beng the express
ed choice Of majority Of all the
possible voters. Under the Pre-
ferentisl systen he has better
chance Of being the choice Of a
majority Of all the possible voters.
One election, held under the
Preferential rules, would have
done all the work accomplished
by Tuesdays election, all that Is
to be done by the election to be
held on next Tuesday, together
with all that may be done at the
election to be held on Tuesday,
the 2lst inst.-It would have fill
ed the vacancy in the office of
City Judge. From this view
point alone the Preferential sys
tenn of voting is worthy of the
most serious consideration. This
court being created by q special
act, that act could easily be so
amended as to require that futur,
elections for Judges of that Court
shall lie held under the law gov