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Show Xr REM' xy:--. by OUR SPRING SHERMAN LLOYD (Continued from Page I) marjr If a voter registers as an Independent, it is not likely that be will have a ticket to vote at the primary election In the general election, of course, all voters will still be able to cross party lines. THE AUTOMATIC EM TYPEWRITER THAT TYPES PERSONALIZED LETTERS I WITHOUT AN OPERATOR. THE PERIOD OF THE pri-ma- ry election campaign has been lengthened by the legislature, which 1 me is a mistake. Lengthening the period of the primary campaign is an advantage to incumbents, most of whom secure the automatic by their party without a contest Under the new law, these Incumbents can now sit back and wait well into September, as they witness candidates of the opposite party knock each others brains out and spend money which is almost a complete waste. Most states which have the excessive pruning down processes of both a convention and primary system, such as Utah, get them over with In the spring, or early summer at the latest. Not so here in Utah, and both parties are negligent in allowing the present system to continue. In 1963, the legislature took a short step forward by moving the primary election up to August. Many were hoping it would travel thereat 1 IDEAL FOR EUSINESS.CHURCH. AND CLUES. ORIGINAL COST FINAL WEEK $1.50dTkOW AVAILABLE IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION FOR FOR $480. CALL THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVIEW 278-2866. of the way this year and move the primary to June where it belongs However, both parties were silent, and the move wis backward. !t will again be September, t erefore, before the two parties will even known for sure who all their candidates will be, and this will leave less than two months to consolidate forces, and the campaign. Euphemistically described as a shortening of the election campaign, the legislature has in fact lengthened the most wasteful, the least essential and the most barbaric of the entire electloo process Many well meaning writers and analysts have two misconceptions about political are totally elections which idealistic and also dangerous because they Influence those not directly aware of what politics really is The misconceptions are: (1) campaign expenses can be legislatively controlled, and (2) the length of the total campaign can be shortened. Fringe candidates are not affected by such laws, and serious candidates can not Day any attention to them Regarding the length of the campaign, any knowledgeable observer understands that the Presidential campaign of 1964 is already under way, expenditures ' and all, although the actual election day is nearly four years away This does not mean that the billboards will go up yet The boards wont go up for another three ey for expansion of the states recreational and industrial a political hazard as underexposure But vitally important campaigning is going on nevertheless It is unfortunate that the election campaign primary has been lengthened The money spent by a candidate in the primary is largely wasted money, used not to promote better government, but unfortunately to wage civil war within his own party, thus reducing the ability of the party to properly discharge its responsibility to democracy by raising the Issues through solidly supported candidates. budget. years or more, because overexposure is just as much of THE LEGISLATURE was in providing seed mon liberal CLEAN-U- P ends wed March 24 potential The state parks system will be granted an additional $2 million principally for devel- oping Wasatch State Park and Dead Horse Point State Park. The Tourist and Publicity Council has been granted more than a million dollars in addi- -: tional funds to advertise and promote tourism, which is nearly five times it previous An Industrial Promotion Committee has been estab- -j lished with a 1500,000 appro-- 1 priatlon which, according to the law, can be used for grants to private or public persons or organizations. Down towi Republicans supported this al- our new merchandise is arriving so out go the old floor samples and odds and ends at savings up to 50 so. The freeport legislation which will exempt certain personal property from taxation will have the stimulating effect of bringing to Utah a large number of distributive and manufacturing firms who will also be attracted here because of our key location for distribution throughout the West. ) 39ih kill I rnfi umit Mtttri vJ 3 KILL THAT CRABGRASS NOW! mi; HAL u 533 Thvri. Fri. 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