El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-25
PLANS
PRIMARY CHANCE
viii Confine Primary to
County; State Politics
Under Convention Plan.

win not want copper for arrnane
because she viii not be able to appro-
pirate any more money Tor thar pur-
pose Presumably England. France
and Italy viii want 20 get rid OF their
SURPRISES before importing more cop
per. so unless railroads begin TO cleo
rrifv their systems or domestic needs
for copper increase a period OF SLOW
absorption Of this excess production
may be expected
hand. is producing and prospecting
And the Non-Partisan league is max
ing some inroads into the farming
communities with its doctrines OF
state Socialism pract1ced IN the al
iacHnt state Of North DAKOTA NlneLeen
Of the mem bers Of the present legis-
lature are affiliated with the Non
Partisan league but declined in the
last session 10 caucus as a body, pre-
ferring TO line up with the old parties
This Is Democratic state
President Wilson carried IL by
$4,000 IN 1916, which Is larger
Than anybody ever carried IL be-
fore. Most Of the newspapers In
Montana are Democratic, and
president Wilson Is very strong
with the people though many
word Of criticism IS heard Of the
cabinet and postmaster Burleson
in particular. His treatment Of
the Postal Telegraph company rs
well rs his action on the message
sent by the New York World mas
rome in for much deuunciation by
Democratic newspapers usually
very friendly to the udministra-
ton
The Republicans have had control
Of both branches Of the legislature
here but have not improved their op-
portunities for future success by
frhefr record The league OF natoIs
IS generally popular though lne
anxiety for peace and a srabilizatlon
Of economic conditions throughout lne
world is natural in this region be
cause Of its large interest IN metals
struggles With Primary.
Montana is struggling with certain I
evils Of the primary system ana ~
legislature has been trying 70 lOlloW I
the example OF Idaho, which has VIZ I
rua1lv repealed the primary here
they have passed 8 legislative meas
ure which VIII provide certain elect
oral changes These would retain the .
primary only in the county. delegates
being elected 10 a state convention .
which would nominate both state and /
federal officers Also voters would ne I
permitted 20 vote in Democratic OF /
Republican primaries only If they an
uounced themselves as having been o
eff1fated with either party in a prev
fous election OF as desiring TO ANIL
late should they be new voters. Here
rofore- large cOntiEEents or voters
have gone into Republican primary
for instance and nominated man
whom they really wanted 20 see De
reated on election day. while iusurln-
on the other ticket the nomination or
the man desired Now both the Re
publican and Democratic parties Hl!l
control their own primaries through
county officials. But the most inter
astfnE change is the proposed restora-
rion Of the nominating convention
The Partisan league intends 20
fight the change I saw the editor or
tle Butte Bulletin. which IS dairy
newspaper owned and operated by the
IA Dor unions. and he advised me that
petitions were being printed and CIR
au1ared for the league in hope that
enough Eigners would be found 70
make the proposed law imperative py
postponin. the referendum until the
next general election in November,
The Bulletin. by the way, Is the
first newspaper I have ever seen
that IS edited and printed In
church W r. Dunn. its editor,
who was convicted by state
court on a seditiOu charge be-
cause. he says, he made the state
uent that the state council Of de- I
fence had no legal standing and q
therefore no ont should pay any \
attention to ia. claims that he b
ccHidn'f get any other Building /,
for his plant. He charges that the
owners Of property were re-
strained from renting space 10 4
him.
anyway. Dunn ran for mayor last /.
time claims fraud in the election but
boasts that he broke up the Demo- /,
cratic machine He says his organiza- {,
lion has no direct connection with the
Nou-Partisan league but is more OF
less sympathetic with its purposes.
rem.-.. III. nra IL.