Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-30
ELECTION LAWS ASSA|LED BY
 SPEAKER
PRIMARIES UNNECESSARY SAYS FORMER COURT REPORTER; EXPENSE OF LEGISLATURE SHOWN.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Assailing the primary election law
 as nuisance and charging that the State legislature was being maintain ed at an expense that bordered on
 extreme extravaganza, w. s. Norveil, former court reporter here and now resident of Pinal county, proved an
 interesting and forceful speaker at the
 Chamber of Commerce luncheon at
 the Yavapai Club yesterday noon.
 "The primary election is absolutely
 unnecessary" said Norveil, and only
 causes the State great expense for
 something that does not concern it in
 any way. It Is no business of the
 States who are the parties nominated
 until the general election. With the
 primary election scores of candidates come out who otherwise would never
 have a chance of being nominated
 Many voters register in the party to which they do not belong in order to vote for or against some particular aspirant, at least 1 know they are do- ing that in other counties, and the parties lose all sense of responsibility for the candidates nominated are not their candidates, but those who have been able to put 1t over on the vot- CTS. l believe there should be two strong political parties in every com munity in order that each party bring out the best and strongest of its men for office. Party rivalry always re- suits in good candidates. for the par ty that nominates the best men is the party that will always win"
 Norveil described trip to the State capitol during a session of the legislature and kept his audience in an uproar of laughter with his de- scription of the scores of attaches at tending the session and trying to keep busy. He declared that ii the num- Der of State employees at the capitol was cut in half during meetings of the great deal more work would be accomplished as the clerks and pages would not be stumbling over each other all of the time.
 The Rev. H. V. Hartshorn, of the Congregational church. gave an inter csting talk on The Church and the City," describing the relation of one 10 the other. Shelters, business houses and industries go long way towards making a city, said the pas .or, but the influence of the church is one of the greatest of all factors in he upbuilding of a prosperous com Tunity. The Rev. Hartshorn urged more of the business men of the city To attend church services and prom sed that by doing so they would get better acquainted and would find a place where they could get together md discuss subjects in which they we're interested.
 We ministers do not ask for hnan- .ial support" said the pastor, but ,nly the assurance that you are in with our work"
 The third talk on the program was ,iven by w. \. Bowman, architect f the new court house, who told of he materials used and manner of con truction of the building. All granite sed in the exterior work, said Bow nan. will be quarried near Prescott.
 We have found that the local gram c IS the most easy to work with or ny in the country he said. and, .hen the court house IS completed, ave little doubt but what the quar- les will continue to be operated, as iey seem to have a good commer- al value"