Show the success of the primary law with the states first primary and rui ru 4 cr erections over we have a picture complete of the ncr livi law and are better able to judge its success or its lure tire the primary election law was designated to give the people a greater voice in the nomi nomination of candidates tor for public offices and to take away aay from political party bosses sonic some of their power and control we believe the primary law lias has succeeded very well ivell for a first attempt and has been an excellent means of arousing far greate interest minong dinong the voters than the former contention mention co stile of nominating any citizen is actually more interested in a game he is allo allowed Ned a hand in than watching from the side lines the primary election law f civas ives iv the oter loter a hand in the nomination of candidates the primary election law has been a test of the integrity of the voters in some instances it was predicted that party members would cross party lines to w nani nate the weakest candidate on an opposing ticket in order to offer less competition to their onn oiin candidates in tile the final election this was not the lie case republicans republican did not support the weaker democratic ocra tic candidates in ili the primaries or vice tice ersa bersa the overwhelming majority of most of those winning in tile the nominations proved this his if this had happened the he true purpose of the primary law wound have been defeated but in ill any such mass the honesty arid and strai ht thinking of the people can usually be relied upon during tile tho summer there was as some rumor of a special session of tile the state slate legislature to repeal tile he primary election law but we e believe now that it has been tried once successfully it will ill become with ith a few minor changes a permanent and highly beneficial law |