The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-06

Miss Hazlett will address the
Women Voters on Estate Taxation
hall.
men and women to office VINO Kno"
their Jobs. In the past We have some
times made 4 practise OF e.ectlnT men
to public office after they had demon
strated their inability to run their own
business successfully. We must nave
public officials then who have ability
but we must also have been OF disinter-
ested motives"
Carrigan Discusses Primary.
At the afternoon session the proposed
changes In the primary election law
were the subject Of discussion. Hon
Charles +. Carrigan Of Moundsrllle,
spoke In favor Of retention OF the pres
ent system, charaCtcrizing the primary
election system as the basic principle
VI good government" lilo urged tho
women not to sacrifice the privilege OF
selecting the candidates for whom they
vote, ana rCCpulUcnucN WAN
one political party or tho other.
THE primary election law rs 1t stands
on the statute books is 4 good thing
he declared. THE only trouble con-
nccted with II Is Its enforcement. Under
tho present law you have an opportunity
as citizens TO vote for the candidates
whom you wish elected. n you arc
good citizens you will go to the polls
at the next primary election and sec
that tho right men or women are elected
II you do not do this you have no right
to complain Of the outcome or the cleo
tlon. Most women nowadays have dis
carded the idea which used TO obtain
that It was undig niAed or unwomanly
to take pare In political affairA In
fact. women are coming TO regard 1t hs
duty to do all In their power TO see
the right typo Of men elected to public
office"
Eugus Outlines Changer
Mr.. Cnrrigan was followed by Hon.
Wright Hugus, who discharged the diff
tcult duty OF presenting the side OF tho
question to which no himself was OPP
posed. Mr.. Hugus appeared before tho
league to explain proposed changes in
the primary law in conformity with the
policy Of the organization which favors
impartial ulSCuSSlou VI tOpISS VI polLN-
ical interest.
The proposed changes az presented by
Mr.. UuEus include the nomination OF
state and congressional Offices by con-
vention. leaving the nomination Of coun-
y Offices by the primary system.
THE proponents Of the bill argue that
the return to tho convention system Is
FULLY as representative q system as the
primary election method" he said.
"since the candidates for representa-
tive Offices may be made to state their
platform, and the voter In voting for
the man who Will represent him. chooses
what measures he will support.
Another argument advanced In favor
OF tho convention system Is that tho
primary election method IL too eXpen-
sive. \ man cannot run for governor
unless ne has plenty OF money. or un-
less he is backed by somebody who has.
To the argument that primary cleo
ton cannot be manipulated as easily rs
q convention the proponents OF the bill
reply that the choice of tho voter may
be controlled quite az easily.
The convention system is also fav-
orcd as means of ccmentlng party
feelings and strengthening party organ
iZation. In this connection. l wish to
call the attention Of women voters to
the fact that n return to tho convention
system would In way. increase the
score Of women's political Influence be-
cause II would tend to unite them In
party groups. \ group OF women held
together by party feeling would be able
to exercise an apprcclablc influence on
q convention. AZ proof OF this conten-
ton may cite the activities. OF tho
La i1ln NIN.n Of n 7 an ri
Women Voters who were successful In
getting every bill they hacked passed
by the last state legislature"
Advocates New System OF voting.
The discussion on the primary Va.
convention system wns followed by an
address by Mr.. Walter Willard OF Gin
cinnati, representing the National Munl-
c,pal league on proportional Repre-
sentation."
proportional Representation" as. eN-
planned by Mr.. Willard, is an election
method ba scd OH the principle laid down
by John Stuart Mill, that the minority
az we'll az the ma jority. should be- rep
resented in tho creation OF any repre-
sentative body. The plan advocated by
tho National Municipal league Is known
as THE Hare system" and in its ope:-
alton, the voter IA given his choice Of
a number Of candidates. but by the APP
plication Of simple mathemati ca!
principle. his vote Is not thrown away"
n his candidate does not receive the
largest number OF votes. but IL applied
10 his first. second and subsequent
choice.
Hold Model Election.
As demonstration Of the Hare
system" the speaker conducted an elcc-
ton I'm which Jane Adams. Carrie
Chapman Gait. Charles Evans Hughes
Herbert Hoover. Mrs. Parks. William G.
MrAdoo. John W. Davis. Ellis II. Yost.
were nominated for election to 4 rep
rcscntstiNc body. The number Of voters
was 80 and the election returns was as
follows:
Miss Adams ....... 20
Mrs. cant ............. 10
Mr.. Hughes ...........
Mr.. Hoover ...........
Mrs. Parks ............ n
Mr.. Mrihoo ....... o
Mr.. Davis ...........
Mr.. Tost .............. l
BY mathematical calculation ten
votes we're sufficient To elect Miss Adj
In ms. therefore, she was allowed only
that number and the surplus votes were
distributed among tho second. third ani.
fourth choices marked on tho ha,loiS
The same operation was rarcn;cd In the
cas"s Of other candidates hav!ng'a sur
plus OF votes. and the representative
body as elected by tho Hare system"
Included Miss Adams. Ms. Gait Mr.
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