The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-19
OPPOSITION TO
aMARV LAW
IS DISAPPEARING
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66h on "a legislative program
There are party platform promises
Haiehgto be kept. must have legis'
3aEtyeIaction. There are vitaI ques-
tons of taxation, questions con
eefuing capital, labor and industry,
tffu administration OF the good
roads building campaign author
iEadIiand a host OF other Legislative
matters pressing. These, It has
4beeh.Buggested, should be consid'
etedt at a conference OF the ablest
minds of the party, SUMMONED BY
Jndke Morgan for that purpose,
and program mapped out behind
which a united party will stand to
Is carry It out.
~ One of the questions Of great par,
~ importance, It is stated, is that
ofthe election laws. Prior TO the
atime women we're given the legal
snsrfght 40 vote. there was considern.
Bic agitation here and there among
ehe-men Of the state for the repeal
81 the primary system, and a re.
turn to the old convention methods
of making nominations. 1t is argued
now that women voting has given
an entirely different aspect TO the
issue. and that, therefore, there will
not be near SO much argument for
doing away with the primary as
there has been. a good many par
ty leaders have changed their
3lmindssand, while there are. 1t is
said. still q number who hold to the
convention that the primary IS II
failure and will doubtless Con.
tinIie-to assert It, they will, by nc
mdnner of means, be in anywhere
near majority.
Aslarge majority of the prominent
party men with whom this matter
has. been discussed, say that the
primary is here to stay apd that 1t
iSSsound In principle. What 1t
needsgin Yves: Virginia is TO be
perfected. Experience with 1t has
sho1hswhat many Of its worst de-
Actstdre and how they can be cor
Fected. and prediction is made that
the party, acting through its repre-.
gnntatfVeE in the Legislature. will
penceed 10 change and amend the
sfecEion laws so as TO improve ant
%strH1gthen the primary system,
SfFis plain enough to be een that
ihe~women voters of the state are
largely responsible for this more
unanimous view. The bulk of the
Eonen vote OF the state lined up
fR@6hS- Republican party ana voted
ih1ir first ticket straight. The
anSdunt OF scratched tickets among
thenrMas, It Is claimed, negligible.
These women have now II newborn
bferitare OF party consciousness,
sentiment and alliance, which the
.4afnW1r 3k11y hn1nn1 IN win 1F-
Eentuates and cements. They must
Rssheld to the party and the way I"
Boid5thcm is to treat them fairly,
Every opportunity should be given
Them to.take the fullest, freest and
most Interested part in ali party
matters. To do away with the pri-
hRdPs would be contrary 20 that
ahdt;wouId decidedly ahridge. in.
deadS excessively alternate. their
privilege in narty participation. A
FetfTn to the old convention meth
id would practically bar out the
women voters in the mass. That
cddsfitutes the line of argument put
E6ttH"by party leaders in the Cant
tAE forsthe most part. for letting the
primary severely alone, save with
M honest desire and sincere pur-
pqSefto make 1t as near perfect as
isS61manly possible.
Judge Morgan is expected to take
M dnltiative In getting the party
eaders together for discussion and
9ction preparatory to adopting a
oartygprogrum for the forthcoming
session sof the Legislature. 1t IS
rsaIszsd that the supreme leader.
hfaSoisthe party in the state L"
Hsfa solely with and upo him,