The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1920-07-31
STATE PRIMARY WOULD
CURE MANY EVILS.
{ By G. C. smith)

The Democratic primary at the
court house i'm Clayton last Mon
day evening, where members Cf all
parties and residents of uthe, pre-
cinCtS participated is suffiCicn. eV-
idcnce to all who were preacn, thas
lEc .tite primary is the only fllr
way of determining the wishes D!
the pcOple in the matter of lOni-
mating candidates for office. Tie
Ole cupN CntiOn style of selecting
CaunlualeS and managing the af-
:aW, Ct political parties has out
3 nWa is usefulness. an t is to
hc hoped that the next legs !ature
VIII give us primary law. one
i.a, w., mean the same , ,dl plt-
u", ard guarantee hon ts. AMI fair
rlg% between contestiuI caIdI-
ddieS.
The convention Monday evening
"a- wei. attended, there h"ing more
than two hundred people present
the court room was iammed To its
luIl cap1city and many were fore
cu to reaiHn standing in the doors
and IN the hallway or the iutsi'le,
.liu> giving those who world weak
rn the chances fG success Of the
I'"mOcraIic party i'm Union rOCltty
at the coming election Il splendid
opportunity io mix with the crowd
without suspicion.
II is not question: OF who rep
rcsents the party i'm the higher CON
srrtions. but if tn, Democrats are
left to cast their ballots for their
candidates at the polls, the interest
of the party will not be neglected,
and members of other parties can
not participate without disclosing
their identity and nhllgating their
support in the general election for
ihc succts ssful cand;datG At Mrn-
day night conVertiun the iute tst
of the party was evidently nC' the
LppermOst thought IN the minds OF
these who fixed the list Df dele
gates to the county convention.
Personal grievances dominated the
action of several of those who fig
urea i'm the affair Alien and wo-
men who have gi"el their lives
aCt Speut their money for success
OF the party, receive direct slap
in the face.
Mrs. C.. l.. Collins. Democratic
state GhairwOman. who was selected
nv The lady delegates to the ROs-
we'll Convention was ignored and
denied a seat i'm the county con-
Nculiou which will be held today.
n is not a question Of whether the
f,Ners of that list of delegates Sc
Tested at Monday nights convcn-
ticn, liked or disliked Mrs. Collins,
H. is not "A question of whether Mrs.
Collins would Suppp"l tnrIr well
lGlD plans tO nominate their can
dictate and control the party or
gauiZatioU but the fiNcrs should
have given a little ihOught to party
success, and have taken advantage
Cl their opportunity To strengthen
tho influence of The State Chair
woman.
such petty politics whore the sue
cess of candidate OV'rshadOWS The
welfare of the Democratic party.
can mean nothing sIJ.. of liSa~-
t'r when carried to the extreme
! have been affil ted with The
Democratic party since manh1 I'd.
| have worked and lanorcd fnl the
il.crest of the party m New Mexico
sircc making this altle my home
md I'm not dead, defeated nor dis
cCuraged At all ruas in the past
have placed party success above
my own personal ambitions and if
lLC time ever comes when I'm in the
" aY of party victory | ask the IIpm-
CCrats to forget me. AMI my wish
ci that the party may succeed
, trust that the erel' State cl
tennessee. or some lthe" state
VIII come lo the rose ia nf the SIX
teen million women voters who are
Justly ana anNiuusly awaiting the
opportunity of suffrage a. The COM
ing election
With women in poIt'ts anG prl.
mary law on the - ute books OF
NOW Mexico the worthy will MOI lo
forgotten; the back door caucus
will be a lost political art. curh-
stone political speeches will be
rcmniscence of the past. and only
Clr9n and honest men and women
tering themselves as public serv-
ants.