Show strengthening POLITICAL leadership in view of the demoralization and lack of leadership which la Is alleged to have resulted in the flold field of politics from alip direct primary system of choosing noal hoea a league of young men in cook county illinois proposes a remedy it would have enacted by th tho next legislature a law pro providing 9 to pro ro primary conventions to be ba S iby by nil all political parties for the election action of such candidates as they choose to nominate and further providing proy iding that such auch nomi lations may bo be approved or disapproved app loyod at a subsequent primary 0 o be called upon petition of a settled percentage of the party pem embers bora tills this move demotes tile increasing popular disfavor of tho dr bet primary system in illinois f A pro primary convention con volitiOn would ond to conserve organization and discipline laci pline many mally af the beat moll men jwill not lo 10 bo self starters in it the ordinary primary but they would tn tor polities po itice it if drafted dratted in a convention ven ton tion furthermore many busy emen men will not make two campaigns M they tl h ey have to do under tile the direct primary ano ono for nomination atlon anti and otto one for election wo we impat preserve two strong parties to have a sound government but both parties should have a method of controlling themselves without dictation from tile the a taie fate jit la is h hoped p it la Is to be bd hoped the cook county iden idea may show the way to stronger atron gor leador ahli in political affairs |