The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-01-16

Preprimary conventions. separate
party ballots and recorded party az
nliation are the chief changes in the
present state primary election law
which win be recommended BY the Re
publican state central committee to
The Michigan legislature. according to
plans adopted It Grand Rapids.
Although there we're muttered rum
blings Of discomfort among the mem
bers Of the committee at the meeting
NO mention Of an attempt to Dust
Chairman Gilman N. Dame was made
during the session Because, Of
Danes position - chairman Of the
Osborn campaign committee during
the recent Inflated gubernatorial cleo
ton. many Republican leaders have
advocated the selection of . new com,
mittee chairman to insure party har-
mony. In an interview Dame declared
that he has no intention OF resigning
In an effort to pay on the deficit Of
$1,000 resulting from the Osborn cam.
paign, the committee authorized Chair
man Dame to make tour of the state,
visiting various county leaders and
committees. Personal letters to party
leaders have failed to bring in the
needed funds
Wayne county will lose nine votes
in the next state convention under the
new apportionment. based on the us
ual proportion Of one delegate for
every $50 votes for secretary Of state.
and % counties remain unchanged.
The total number OF delegates will be
1.472. an increase of four In the total
Kent county will be entitled to 81. a
gain Of 10.
A tentative plan to hold the state
convention In Grand Rapids on Lin.
coins birthday was approved by the
committee. which will meet the night
before the convention.
In order to~permit the appointment
of local man, who will be able to
devote time to the convention pre-
liminaries. the committee reconsidered
its vote electing f. G. Williams ser
geant-at-arms of the convention, and
Claude T. Hamilton and Arthur H.
vandenberg. local committeeman. will
name his successor.
The report Of the subcommittee on
revision of the primary law was adopt
ed In full without discussion. The re.
port sets forth that the changes
recommended are designed to serve
two chief purposes. First. the COM
mittee believes its plans will eliminate
Democrats from participation in Re-
publican primaries for the purpose Of
nominating weak Republican candi-
dates. and. second. the plan II accept.
ed by the legislature. is expected to
give needed opportunity for party
counsel of the rank and file, which is
lacking under the present system.
The committee recommended that
its report be Incorporated in a petition
to be filed with the next state legisla-
ture with the full Endorsement Of the
Republican state central committee.
A change in the date of holding the
biennial state convention from Janu-
airy to June Is recommended. delegates
to the convention to be chosen at reg.
ular spring elections.
These delegates will go straight to
the state convention with no county
conventions between their election
and their service In the state conven-
ton. under the proposed plan. In this
way It Is believed all chance of manip-
ulation Of the delegates will he elm.
mated.
BY, holding the convention in June
prior TO the primaries. the plan Is to
have the convention adopt the party
platform, thus getting away from the
many individual planks Of various can
didates. This recommendation Is I'M
doubtedly result of Chase Osborn's
unpopular advocacy of repeal Of ju-
dicial decisions in the recent election.
The chairman Of the state central
committee would be elected by the
convention, also doing away with the
possibility Of man being chosen who
is the personal choice Of some one
candidate & a kf9 HF A