Show THE APPROACHING PRIMARIES Notices arc out to the members of the Republican Con I y Committee for a i mooting on Saturday afternoon next to call the prjnwrles for the election of delegates to the Stale convention at Og den on September 11th The custom of having this State delegates elected from the election districts direct Instead of from he county MM general convention conven-tion Is one of somet years landing t here and probably win be I followed L I this year and yet It I Is not a logical method and It has sometimes as when he cull vas by the Stnte roimnUtcc Ignoring l the county had a demoralising effect on the county l committee rite election I district method also has its disadvan Uigis biji1 of the moijt sorlous of which is that I it Imis to prevent the united action of this countj for it is I not easy always for the delegates to present that hoinoRcneousiies of spirit nnd united action that would lie expected of them were they all elected by the party at large m the county Indeed occasionally oc-casionally they do not even organize organ-ize but go into the Slate convention conven-tion in sadly broken shape All the other counties act as counties when I Suit Lake county rails to do this it I is liable to be at a disadvantage and to fall of having Its proper weight in the proceedings It is not likely however I hat any change of method will or can be made this year but vc make mention of the point so that It may be considered In due course for future occasions Wo trust that the utmost good feelIng feel-Ing and harmony may prevail at these primaries and that nothing but the best and highest interests oL the Republican party which Is the same thing as the highest and best interests of the country coun-try may bo considered that there maybe may-be a united and even front presented to the enemy nnd thus lie way cleared for lie most decisive victory In the history of the part In this State We say advisedly ad-visedly that the Interests of the Rcpub llcan party arc the Interests of the country because l > It is the Republican party and Us principles and policies that rescued the country t from the blight and misery that came upon It with the last Democratic victory i and it is the Republican part and Its policies poli-cies alone that can save the country from again being plunged into lint slough of despond into which the Democratic Demo-cratic party would again plunge the people with its I free tiarlc vagaries that have never failed to bring ruin in their wake So that the Republican party has a positive mission in this campaign cam-paign to preserve the prosperity It has given to the country and a negative mission to prevent Ihc ascendency of Democratic ruin And It t an and will perform both missions bravely honesl I ly 1 unitedly and well 1 |