The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

subcommittee was appointed TO meet
with the Republican committee fo.
lie purpose of considering whether
the two parties would hold joint
primary for the nomination of candi.
datcs. A plan for joint primary
vas agreed upon and adopted by bot!i
committees. 1t provides that candi-
dates announcing for the joint pri.
mary will be placed on both the tick
cts of the Progressive and. Republic
cdn parties, unless the candidate
specifics that he wishes to have his
name placed on one primary ticket
only; that the two committees will
meet and canvass the returns and
certify the candidates receiving the
highest number OF votes on both
Itickets as the nominees of the respcc-
tive parties for each office; the
names of such nominees to be print
cd on both the Republican and Pro-
ercssive party tickets in the fall cleo.
ton. except that II a candidate an.
nounces. on one ticket only in the
URINARY he would be certified as the
nominee Of his own party only; that
any candidate will be granted a chal-
longer at any voting place II lie re-
quests the same in writing; and that
enc commissioner and one clerk will
be appointed for each voting pre-
c.nct by. the chairman of each county
committee.
E. G. Shaffer. member of the Pro-
srcssive State committee. a. F. Me-
alillcn and D. Young Morris. Wild
were appointed the subcommittee to
confer with tile county Republican
committee. made the following re-
port. which was adopted by the Pro.
Gressivcs.
Resolved, That we accept said In
sitation. because we believe II will
promote the interests of our party in
this county; because 1t will best pro-
mote the welfare of the people of the
county; because we are much more
likely to get. better men elected To
the legislature and as county and
district Officers by cooperation than
otherwise. We hold that we have
=. the right. and 1t is our duty TO con-
slider our interests as citizens and
taxpayers Of our county and state, as
| well as our interests in national af-
fairs. Our interests as citizens and
I taxpayers of the county and state
! are of very great Importance to us:
and we ought carefully to consider
the same IN q practical and patriotic
r way. and at the same time give due
consideration TO the things that make
for our welfare us citizens Of this
great Republic. Too often in. tile
) past we have allowed national mat
tors to absorb all our political ac-
: tiviticS and thought, and have ne
elected our local. county and state
matters.
!, I'VE hold Il TO be an indisputable
fact that onlA the voters Of the Pro-
) sressive party of Preston county
have the right aud authority to de-
: eide in what manner they will nomi-
hate their county aud local candi-
Gates, or whom they will nominate MS
such candidates. so long as they VIC
/ late no law of the land: and any at.
4 tempted dictatlon of coercion in lid
4 Iimatter from any outside person mr.
persons or committee is not to he fol.
d GATED. While we believe in ali pron-
J n political party LOYALTY and disci.
pline, at the same time we are utter.
+. IT, opposed 10 all committee a,cta.
tion. In the words, of a, srea, and
Z NJ OPPRESSIVE West yirgininn every
Progressive party voter carries hix
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