Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-16
THE DIRECT PRIMARY A FARCE.

The primary law wished by the God-gven constu-
 has truned be bowling farce, fraud, delusion Whatever the intentions of its ramers have theory practice has that polt ca machinery black frost Compans have come from all portions of the state regarding the and the dssa faction widespread that is already under patch up the the session of the legislature Whether such action legally be taken question: and resort probably will be had to the initiative for the purpose.
 In Prescott about 400 republicans into the democratic primary voted for their friends the other side of the fence be said the credit of local republicans, if their action is subject criticism from the standpoint of political morals that they voted for good and not weak cand dates In other parts of the the opposite from that evidence here The fact that pubcans could get into the opposite primary all shows that the law fatally weak and should be amended beyond cogn tion
 Everywhere the soaed primary has been given fair has turned abe failure and instead of bringing government the people has taken away from the Oregon sick and dsgusted with its direct primary the law of California joke and in other the people ready revolt against system which has turned be freak of and utterly impractical
 Bisbee Review appears article from the pen H. D. Ross, IT, and is pertinent topic under discussion that herewith append full
 "The primary election pernently important from standponthe of the Republicans In this there de- veoped weight sufficient the in which used throw elections from their ghtfu It proved ham, almost great ii not fully weighy the old political boss eliminated by the primary and for which the primary is intended Also the showed clearly the weakness of the
 rzona primary laW-a weakness Whlch VIII III all ability be corrected by the legislative body shown pertinently in this balloting
 From the indications of the up late hour the Republican the primary used almost universally to defeat the primary election, placing the ballot whom Republicans and Bull Moose figure they defeat the general election November of the pertinent examples of this fact in the Warren district There generally reported be 500 Republican the ton. Tuesday there registered boos Republican This twelve onehalf percent the total There fifty percent of the registered the polls, leaving forty percent of the Republicans who did who marked the democratic ticket the ops
 It unreasonable that the Republicans voted less percentage than did the democrats It is there fore hardly possible that only twelve of the registered republicans voted By the of elimination by process of and by the casual glance the polls several Of the important offices, only possible decide
 that the republicans their for purpose and with democrats.
 At the time fully shown the polls that the old boss system has elapsed great extent There re expression of the people their choices, peoples ballot voted from the opening of the first sheet o the closing of the last in the counted ballot box The only departure from the regular ballots republicans voted when the balance Of the people thrown and the voice of the hammer heard the anvil politics.
 As democratic with the aid of the republicans there gainsaying the election. However there is small of doubt the of the general election when that republican aid is taken discount its worth the final baloing The casting of the ballots November election will differ insofar republican per centage is concerned It will go the whom the republicans placed the ticket general election It will be turned into knife where has spoon feed the democratic majority"
 Arkasas highwaymen large plugs of tobacco and &4 cash away from their victim Highway robbery