Show Primaries the Greater Evil The present Je legislature will consider con sider various proposals for the re revision re cc- vision of ot the direct primary law In the last primary a a socialist moved Into the Democratic party and summoned all the radicals in inthe inthe th the state stale to join the party The result was the loss of ot the nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion for governor for a Democrat A socialist received the Democratic nomination and ran as a Democrat defied the state platform of or th the Democratic party and went downto down to defeat in a year rear when the D Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- mo- mo had great expectation of extending extending ex ox- tending party control to state af If fa fairs Irs There is needed some method by which only a bona fide member of ot a party may seek nomination in hi I that party The evils of the old convention system have paled into insignificance insignificance cance compared with the faults of ot the primary primar In the old days there were charges that party bosses bosse n named med the nominees In recent years the candidates who had had th he the money to get around and do things thing have won the nominations and the bosses are still in existence In the theold theold theold old days a poor man at al least had hadas as much chance of at getting the convention indorsement as a rich man Under the existing primary system a poor man hasn't a lookin look lookin in unless he ne has connections that thal are willing and able to spend mon mone money ey The sooner an arrangement is b set up by which the candid candidate t must be representative of the traditions of or the party whose colors he flies flies- the sooner will some of ot the political cal ills His of ot the country be cur cured d.- d. San Bernardino Sun |