The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-09-08
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PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY.

provided for the selection Of candi-
dates for various offices Through the
direct vote OF the people a primary
election is 10 Ne held next Tuesday.
Formerly candidates for office were
selected by means OF the convention
A convention WINS constituted by the
selection OF delegates by means Of the
Caucus. and TO those delegates was
delegated the power TO chose candi-
dates for various Offices 10 be voted
TOR al the general election. Each po-
litieal party held separate conventions
and snch a thing as members Of one
party attempting 10 influence the
choice OF another party Was never
heard OF. simply because II the mem
beers of one party invaded eonren-
non held by another party the invsd-
ers would be thrown out Of the win
dows
The contention system came into
disrelsute On the grounds that II was
claimed that conventions had become
boss ruled and y few MEN dictated
the nominations. Which was In . large
measure only too true. In order 70
place fae selection Of candidates di-
rsscily into the hands iof the people.
he primary law was Al las; pissed by
the Legislature some years zro
After looking over the working ot
his primary Law IL Is 8 grave anes-
ton II the public has gained anything
by the adjustment Of the convention
system. II cannot be said that higher
standard Of officials hare been select
ed by means Of the direct voice Of the
people than were nominated through
Rargv conventions. Under the conyen-
tion method Of naming candidates the
man who appeared before one OF those
bodies for office had 10 he known. and
well known. 10 receive the support
of the members He had 10 have some
cleim for fitness and in order tc
strengthen the party the candidate
had 10 enjoy snch popularity ~ would
insure holding the party vote rnoer
the primary method any man who may
50 desire can by paving the modest
fee required 10 place his name before
the voters run for any office that be
nsay chose 10 stand for There may be
dozen or more candidates for ans
one office From that number the
voter waen he enters the booth 81 the
polls must make ms selection. and
every one Of those candidates may Be
otter strangers 10 him. He has Ia
way in which 10 ascertain the fitness
and qualifications Of the men stand.
ing for office and he is Just as APT q
pick up0n the one the least qualified
as the one with the best qualifications
Another unfair and unjust feature
Of the primary law is that 3 repubii.
can can 60 TO the polls. ask for and
vote a democratic ticket. or a demo
Graf can follow tne same plan There
is no protection to party organization
II ihey so desire the members of one
party can go 10 the polls and nom
insfe the weakest man on the ticke'
Of their political opponents. There are
political outlaws. men who will no
hesitate dishonorbalv 20 place the
name Of q candidate of their own par.
lty upon the tickle; Of another party 4
by so doing they think thev can secure
the nomination Of faaf candidate This
place Tuesday when a candidate thai
never was a republican is running 70,
Tinted States senator on the hepub.
1 lean ticket. and is being hacked by
} constituencies voters who do NO
pretend TO be members Of the repub-
ilican party IL the democratic part,
| was dominant in the state, this same
Hcandidate would be running on the
democratic ticket hacked by the same
crowd Thus the reformer. who gen.
orally makes a muddle in his attempts
II reformation. has saddled upon ,tas
state a very unsatisfactory election
4 system for the purpose Of naming can.
/ didates for various offices.
A However. the primary is the means
10 the end Of naming candidates and
ii is up to the people next Tuesday
10 do the best they can In seiectine
men TO stand for the several county
offices. representatives to congress
and United States senators 10 be yot.
ed upon at the general election il
November. The primary is merely pre-
liminary 10 the battle OF the ballots
that ends in the final choice between
party candidates.
4 1t must not be overlooked that II
addition 10 the officials mentioned tina,
are 10 be selected the voters mus,
call for non-partisan ballot upon
which appears the names of a number
of candidates for supreme judgeship
= Politics are not supposed 10 cut an.
figure in the selection OF judges The
general voter has no idea with what
party these candidates personally may
be affiliated and il is inst as vel
they do not as judge should be Sc
lected for his known fitness and moi
for his political leanings- There zrs
/, several candidates for the judgesaip
/ Four candidates are TO be named and
four of these candidates have demon
strsted their fitness by term in Of
flee during which they have made q
most crediiable record as honest, hon.
cradle. fair and impartial judges and
| thsv should he returned TO the office
| that they have so admirably filled
The names Of those candidates are
Mark A. Fullerton. Emmett n. Parker.
Kenneth Macintosh and Chester r.
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