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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Apr 1926, p. 17

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April 23, 1926 (, WILMETTE LIFE 17 Political Primer A department of l¥ilmette Life edited by I-lo}·t King of the Wilmette Forum for 100 percent voting. [) 1151·· ············.····································.··.···· ·151~ :l ------ : :I ~~~)IID\IDID · : f It is reported that three judge . :,itting in l><lllc in the Lee County court, li stened to an attack on the Illinoi s Prin1ary Election Lnr recent!~·. Lawyers sav this llla\· 111ean that the fate of the vr·l'~L'tlt ~ysil'nl oi direct primary voting for candidates hangs in the balance. Thtrl' is con~iderablc cCJmment on the \\'i..,cJom of <lirect Yoting for nominaticrll. :\t thr late primary it is estimated t 11a t C) So,OOO \'c1t t rs in Chicago did not ra~t ballot:;. Further. it is cstitllattd that the roq ui the primary, induding public ro:-.t, and expenditure. of candidate~, amounted to O\'Cr $3.000,()()(1, ()J' SS for c.:v<:ry rote ca~t. The din:c t primary \\· a~ ~ought by pcr:-um " Jw bclinc.:d that a direct vote by the Jll'Ople \\'uulcl correct the evil of had ~elections 1)\· cun\·(·ntion-. dominat<:d ])\· lea<lcr s.' TIH· result has been · a neglect by the \'Oter tc· rxpre-.s ]limself. a lu.:avy cxpen~e. ancl the wear and tear 11i the campaign for vlection. The · leader~ ~till dolllinatc b y ~upport ing :-.latt·~. and tht·~· nrapc the rc:-ponsihil it\'. :\{:llt\· kadn:-. at thl· kir and ~up port<:r; !li our l'on~titutit·n contend that' \\'l' :tn· getting a\Yay irom the prinripk oi rcpre~entati\'t gorcrnmcnt. and driiting i1ito a Jlllrt' dcmocrac~· that our Con :-. tituti()tl 111:tl.:n:- ,r,ught to ;(\'(lid. \\.t· an· itlrrl'a,ing til(· ~ii'c of the hallc·t :tnd han added t(l th(' voters' r<::-.putbihilit~·: (I) !)\· ahc.Ji~hing the pmn-r ui a runn·ntion oi dckgatt~ to s(·lcrt c·ur cit,·, ccillltt\· and ~tatC' . offiri :d,: ( 2) by. taking ;t\\·:t~· tlw JlO\H' r ui judgt·.., tu appoint juqirc" oi the pearl' and :-tth-.,tituting a diH·ct \'lltC for tnunicipal jurlgt·,: (31 h~· rlcpri,·ing the ](·gi"laturl· ()f tht' :-rln·tion ni a l 'ni tl'rl Statv" ~('ll<dCir: (-ll 1)\· :t"-" llllling the lc·gi~l:ttin· l'l'" Jlflll'ihilii~· t·i pa,~ing- on qtH·..,t ion" c·i public J)(dir~ - . Tn "Pitt· oi tht·~v rhangL·~. ri \ ir ll'acl c·r" cbim tlll'rt· j., llCI illl]·l'l r\'t'lll{'11t in th(' "t:tndard c.i offtriak Tilt·' · admit that thv iailure to ,·ott' i the real cau-l· 11i pnor --vkrtion. :tnrl that \\'ith a light ,.c·te tht Ja,~· Jt:, . . clt-Jll('11t h1dd:-. tilt' h:tlanc-(' nf J!I·\\Tr. The ronn·nti<ll1 ,,·~t<·lll. it i-., c,;tid. ,,.<, uld :-a n · c-andidat~':- th(· t·xpc.·n..,<.· and til1ll' of an extra rantp;tign. fix re"Jl(llbiJ,ilit\· 1111 tlH· kadn:-. and uncler propn rlirl'(·ti< ·tl , ;t . . ..,\lr(' a balanced tic-kt't. h;wing n·garcl tn n·prc.· ... cntatinn nf n;ttionalit _ , .. rel il.!i<Jil. lt·Cl!i< ·lt. Jlll]'tl l;trity. anrl political qrength. 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