Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-08-24 | Page 3 | Cummings Raps Direct Primary

CUMMINS RAPS DIRECT PRIMARY Former National Democratic Chairman in Favor of Convention Way SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 -Homer K i ummfns, formor chairman of the national Democratic committee, is on record here 'today as belnK ln favor of the State onentlon system of nominating candidates as against the direct primary method now in 0friie In California ' There Is a genera) feeling that In the effort to do away with faults of the old convention method the direct primary has developed far vrrealer evils of Its own " said M r Cummins These evils arc of such character thnt they should be abated. The two outstanding features against the direct di-rect primary are that It Is virtually impossible for a man to seek public office unless be has ample means or Is backed by men of umple means. "The direct primary makes It Impossible Im-possible to draft capable men In'o public service. It is difficult, if not Impossible, to get the rltrht men deliberately de-liberately to ko out and seek public office " oo