Show NEw PRIMARY PLAN Some Democrats Propose the Nebraska Ne-braska System GREAT MANY OBJECT TO IT i SAY I WOULD AFFORD A CHANCEFOR STUFFING Mayor of Mercur Says They Want Will Nebeker for Congress Henry W Lawrence Will Doubtless Be the Fusion Candidate Other Political Po-litical News Preparations are already being made for the holding of the Democratic primaries prim-aries this fall and a general outline of anew a-new plan has been submitted to several Democrats for their approval or disapproval disap-proval This plan is nothing else than the Nebraska Ne-braska system modified to meet local conditions con-ditions The plan calls for polling places in each precinct at which the voters belonging be-longing to the party which is nominating candidates and deposit their ballots I for go tgof the men ten woi eivwho are their choice tilled Those receiving for the offices to be 1led the highest number of votes are declared the nominees This system obtains in Missouri and in several other states and has some merits and some demerits Generally speaking the members of the party do not care to attempt i because of the expense which attaches to the carrying out of the plan and secondly because be-cause it would not be guarded by the law as is the case in the states which have been mentioned There it is a misdemeanor misde-meanor for any one not a member qf the party holding the primary to vote and is a misdemeanor punishable by a heavy fine for any one to repeat Here these precautions of law would not obtain and there would be ample opportunity for stuffing the boxes for repeating and all that sort of thing However It Is understood that the parties proposing it are not making a strong effort for the adoption of the movement but have suggested it with a view to getting public sentiment upon thecae the-cae If this plan was adopted there would be no conventions held and the nominations would all be made in primary elections |