Show h I Communications From Correspondents I FUNCTIONS OF PRIMARY MASS MEETINGS I An Arm Incident occurred I the other eve evening 11 ning at nt a I primary mass mans mal meeting of or oronA ono one of ot the political parties railed called for forthe forthe the h purpose of ot electing delegates to 10 a I state tA convention which clearly clealy Illus ilius Illustrates iuM the need of t n mm n broader political education among the people pell Tho The writer welter wrier attended R l a R meeting fleeting and amid made a motion that before br the doe elec election ion tion Lon of or delegates took place resolutions 01 or motions Instructing the lie Ih delegates be he considered In order that thai they th might ho bo advised as all to In the th wishes of or said meet mt meetIng Ing In regarding Important Issues before the thO people This Thil motion moton was avac wal unanimously adopted He lie I then Ihen offered a I tee res resolution Instructing tho the delegates about to 0 bo ha 0 elected upon a I certain great grent moral fiord question that lust will wi surely lr come mn before the tho conventions of or both th of or tho tIm principal parties Falling to tn obtain H II he lie h wn 1 not lint accorded even r n the theof privilege of having said I I resolution vita dis discussed cussed d and therefore the tho th delegates elected nt at this 1111 meeting are aro Iro entirely In tho thin dark as R to 10 a the Ihl wishes Ihla of at those who elected them upon Ulon this moral question upon which doubtless thero In Is tt a I lIt dif difference ference of or opinion In II mill all 11 parties panIcs Aft r the several of or those th thai In attend attendance ance ammee expressed themselves BI mis al being bin III itt II accord with Ith the gist girt ht of or the resolution lint hil were opposed to tD tying ting up imp U I or am pledging this the th delegates and Intimated that the matter matr was being b ln taken care cae rf Implying that lint t some comae sui sot eat ot of or wise men inca In II whom concentrated extraordinary political wisdom wil ol would net act for Cor or tho the party par The action nf at r this primary meeting forces to 10 the thA mind Inlay of or the tho writer of r this article who whir Is II an Rn ardent believer In real re red I popular government the thue follow following followIng ing thoughts and If I In error would woul very terl r much like hIke sonic some one of ot our wise wipe political leaden lead rl to tn point out olt the tho same The Fbi writer lerl contention Is that tile the th primary meeting of or nil all the Ih period of lr meetings 1 leading up imp to It the th last laM party convention of or a R campaign Is the time m t Important for or the he reason that It I 1 Ir ii the th lit meeting of oC this tl rank and al file nit the Ih sot sov sovereign 1 citizens mind and voters the from which should emanate the prin principles rn and 1111 of time the tart party Indeed time the th only pla e where Ih the voice olce of at the Iho people can cnn he i heard ham All Al the th nth nil r conventions are or rightly should IK he merely representative rt gatherings of ot Uila hin very I primary meeting The Th most moM duty dut of n the state convention on In is 11 the th making of ft n a platform of or principles Now NOV No time the th question la is II this whosO whose sentiment should the thie th plat Ilat platform form torm express that of t those thole tow raw dom 11 in I imitatively speaking delegates delegate or Unit of or tt the thousand ho s pent nt nl them dele delegates gates tn to the lie convention Viewing the he th mutter from tl Ih 11 the point of f popular or lr democratic the th answer l Is IN Considering this question In hi light how la is this Ile c of ot sending t l i f It number of dele delegates delegates 1 gates ii to In make mae a e 1 platform mil III milIn In tn t W f aa to th Oo 10 We e told you omi what our reg are arll regard regardIng regarding Ing the Ie several Imp it nt Issue of or tho the naming campaign hut but you n must murt use UI your own 01 judgment do 0 SM n you like hIke ive lye trust you yott 11 Implicitly to tl nil nce our alit views and by h the h way tay wa If it I you ou are arl In doubt how we WI se stand upon Ion ni Oil question you rou must mUI figure It I out yourselves the tho lx heat st you Oll can an Vr lYe V know knos nl you ou will do doright doright right you ou are nrc absolutely proof against any ln temptation no Influence could c uld swerve you 0 from frol roam tho time path of ot duty ut utI Let I this tl people gather In 11 their primary rl mary mit meetings and amid RUe take tako up Ul all nU thin the Ih important l I sues Aut one on by ty h one discuss ICUM them take lakO a 1 r ato to In lii hue due order and amid nt then tho the meeting having expressed It II itself self Helf tho tIme delegates hould IM as n honored to 0 the he state convention fl carry with tho the voice at of time the th pee peu pie IIII amid deliver 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