Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-05-05
THE pRI May ELECTION OVER

The Primary Election is over and
except for the State ami National
Conventions of the respective parties
there will be lull in politics for the
next few months.
The Primary Elections now held
are so conducted that the people can
and have the right to say who shall
be the candidates of the respective
parties for election for the offices TO
be filed in November. The past
Primary was farce as far as this
feature was concerned because little
interest was manifested in The same
by the people and the vote fell far
SHIRT Of the registered vote IN both
parties. Before the present primary
law went int effect the people were
clamoring for law Ut der which they
could select the candidates for the
respective offices instead of the nom-
nations being made by a convention
OF de egates chosen under the old sys-
TEN. They have that tight and not
outstanding this they failed to ex
ercise the same as The light vote in
both parties shows. 1 the people cor
tinue to fail to take an interest in the
primaries and fail to turn out aud
vote we bal better go back to the
old convention system.
The past primary is over, however,
and the result is past history.
The results show that the State or.
CARNATIONS succeeded in nominating
their candidates. What is the differ
ence IN the bosses nomi iating this
way rather than through conven-
ton?
The resu t. as we see ii, from
party stand point will leave no sores
to-be healed and the republicans will
be able TO present a united front al
the coming election and win nota
BILE victory in this state. Governor
G )ldsborough while losing the fight
made one of the gam st and strongest
campaigns ever made against the
state organization in this state in
either party. He was opposed by the
state organization headed by formtr
Senator Jackson and the B ltimore
City organization headed by Mr..
William +. Stone aud their allies.
Notwithstanding this he made re-
inarkable fight and fell short only a
few votes Of the necessary number
for the nomination. He cannot help
but feel gratified at the result with
the odds be faced. From a party
standpoint we regret that Governor
Goidsborough lost, but feel that the
manly and honorable way in which
the campaign was conducted by bo.h
candidates renders our chances for
success in the coming election most
excellent
From county stand! oIEt we feel
much gratitied in the snccess OF the
organization which espoused Cover
nor Goldsborough's cause. Notwith-
standing the efforts made to carry
the county for DR.. France the or ar
ization won by splendid majority
The effort to bring about laxity on
the part Of the organizations friends
and thus allow DIR. France to slip in
and get the vote of This county al
the last minute failed. The organi-
cation succeeded in carrying six out
of the nine districts snd tied in an
other allowing DR.. France to walk off
with the scalps of only two districts
hanging to bis belt.
The Primary Election, however, i
over now and the State Convention
will shortly ratify the choice of the
people, and when this is done aud
the republican candidate for Presi-
dent is nominated at Chicago in June
the coat of every republican should |
be off in one hard pull for the cleo
ton OF the republican ticket at the
November election. This is a repab-
lean year and we believe victory will
be ours not only in the nation but in
the State of Maryland as well. The
primary, as we said before, was so
conducted ex-governor Goldsborough
aud DR.. France that no sores are left
to heal in the republican party ami
there is no reason why every rcpub-
lican should do aught but support the
nominee with all the loyalty and Wig
orness man can muster.