Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-03-22
CONVENTION VERSUS PRIMARY

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CONVENTION VERSUS PRIMARY
The meeting of representatives the various districts in
county called by Senator Veasey to discuss the merits OF ts
bill which he had mt cans Ge resulted de
cson to the BILL with referendum ana 70
ready the Senate and will now have to go back and be
passed in the form recommended -
one ean offer any valid objection We given public
views hold on the relative Values OF Inc
venon system conversaonay given out this stand
We arguments against the primary that are mot al
thought We only say with S that with the en
many at the primary results While It
be clearly that all who enter the lists cannot be
fact of broken promises unexplained actions last moment shifts
and other vagaes of the campaign which leave political
wounds hard to heal
Them frequently the Of primary fight deters many
a@ns are not the both to the county
the individual an be considered the time taken from
pecve decide to remain in private life
Again brought out the meeting referred to a6oye there
far Of Sew @ c0 Be or
other district has copied all the offices to the dissatisfaction OF
other parts of the county
chance to express their opinion on candidates
entirety There will be leadership in community whether
strength evidence elect candidate the primary gh
back the pat to to Si the ana
yet very difficult thing prevent politicians from entering
much political Strategy as does the general
out for the same office In this situation lies an
understood indeed often charge laid at
ginay intended Of political
preference machinery identical with the actual
similar to the final campaigns and elections Inc
county has the expense of two elections
Still that the old convention system abolish
the objected what considered dcaOra
powers Frequently had been able to impress his lead
eshp firmly where matters of county government and office
concerned that convention less, formal
affair to ra slate made up prior to the assembling Of the
venton, the development of what termed bosssm
But not bossism disappeared with the con
yenon and we hear Just as many INT OF the @
venon pan So just little bit difficult to determine which
and such both the objections arising from political
methods Politics is warfare in which not much attention
political agacy just little difficult from any other and ques
tonabe efforts or less expected
be ruled by dominant such has achieved
his H bss seeed nena by
managing party affairs and the majority willing to follow his
resort to tactics nbearabe in anv capacity Then he can be
removed if the people so desire.
better element Of citzeny to run for office than the primary
AS said before expense reduced and there less chance OF
discounted set of defeated candidates to discomfort
always aayed by the time the general election rolls around
While personally favored the return the Convention ss
change as seemed to this Indeed failed to
understand why consideration of the bill not deemed
before the Senate the House, yet it had
gone through the Upper House without submission to the
opinion of such representation of the people given it'll
prior to it's introduction to the Lower House.
We therefore, simply because of what considered might
this time Of favoring change suggested think the
cision to the people chance to vote the question
think matter amongst themselves surely
be give more nearly correct than if
change had been contaminated at this of the Legislature
THE PUBLIC SUPPORTS FARM COoPERATIvEs
address, A. H. Lauterbac chief the dairy
ton Agricultural Adjustment Administration pointed
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