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(PAGE TWO -HE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS Monday, July 6, 1914 A Modern Store Mail Orders Sent Parcel Tost McGRAW'S ; -. . ' Prepaid McGRAWS ONE MASSED PRICE The Store Popular First Showing of Fall Skirts We invite your inspection to the very first showing of the new fall skirts. -The materials are beautiful and the models dreams of loveliness. We suggest you seeing these skirts . and pass your approval or criticism. It is one of Our characteristics to be first McGRAWS Senator Weaver Favors Primary For All Parties Buncombe County Senator Believes People of State Want Such Measure and Is Preparing It His State ment of Interest and Significance. FRENCH INAUGURATE ! NEW STRIKE SYSTEM' Paris, July 6. The French pot- j office employes have devised a new 1 sort of strike. If the senate persists In rejecting & bill for Increased sal-' firies for the postal men, the latter propose to lna.uKura.te their new sys-1 tem of coercion whjch will consist of petty annoyances, such as putting letters into the wrong mall sacks, transmitting telegrams in unintelli gible form, and giving out the wrong telephone numbers. They call It a "pearls strike," a poetic origin from "pearls of dew," suggesting the gentleness of the strike, but they believe it will be ef fective in stirring up public opinion. Hon. Zobulnn VtVuvr (senator from t'uricombo, is going to Introduce a pri mary bill when the next legislature meets, in the almost certain event of his re-election.- The bill Is golnj to be of the thoroughgoing kind and will mark a departure from the measure contemplated in the state plaftrom. It will be more in harmony with the kind of law proposed In the minority report of th plaftrom committee, and no little significance Is attached to the announcement of Senator Wea ver, coming as It does from one of the big western counties, the home of Governor Craig and other party mem bers of state-wide prominent. The statement of Senator Weaver indicates that he is familiar with the senti ment cf the people of this western section and that it Is his purpose to respect that sentiment. In a satement given to The Gazette News today, Senator Weaver said: Senator Weaver's Statement "If elected as senator from Bun combe county at the'general election to be held In November it is my pur pose to offer In the general assambly a bill providing for state-wide pri maries to be held by all parties for the purpose of selecting nominees for congressional, state, Judicial, legisla tive and county offloerB, or to advocate any adequate bill offered by any other member of the general assembly for that .purpose. "It Is well recognized that this a government in which Its officers are selected through parties, and the of ficers of the government, especially Its legislative officers, can only hope to accomplish and carry out what tjie people desire when such officers have behind them party support. At pres ent, of course, nil of our officers are elected at general elections, in which the respective parties have selected their nominees and offered such nom inees to be voted for by party ad herents. If a democrat, republican, progrssive or socialist desires to af filiate with his party In the general elections ho necessarily has to vote for the n.ominees so offered to him and placed upon the party ticket. It therefore becomes to my mind as Im portant to the people and to the members of any party that they have the right under legalized pri mary elections to vote for and parti cipate in the selection of the party nominees to be voted for at a gen eral election as to participate in such general election itself. "The selection of proner nominees is the first step and important step in selecting the officers of government, an dthe people are as much if not more Interested in this, the Initial step as in the final election, because as stated, the member of any party are necessarily fdrced, In the general election, if they affiliate with their party, to vote for the nominee, how ever selected. v "While the details have not been worked out I would advocate a bill which would secure to all parties having a well defined organization in the state or county, the right under a primary election, to be legalized and safeguard, to select their res pective nominees. Such primary elec tions should be held under a statue providing machinery and looking to the prevention of fraud and illegal methods In primary elections, as fully as In elections now held under law for the final naming of all officers. W "Hhe bill contemplated, therefore, would require that in the state and In all counties of the state, a primary election shall be held for all officers as herein referred to on the same day and under the supervision and direction of judges of such primary elections, with such clerical assist ance as may be necessary. In order to do this it will be necessary to constitute a board of primary elec tions in each county and in the state, which shall havo the supervision, management and direction, of these elections. These Judges shall be se lected In some manner that will be fair to all parties, and insure a Just and fair election, count and return of the votes o feach candidate of any party. "It should be provided further that any person desiring to become a can any bona fide adherent of any poli tical party should be allowed to par1 ticlpate In such primary, and vote for such nominees of his party as he may desire. "It should provide further that any person desiring to become a candidate for the nomination of any office upon the ticket of any party, should within a reasonable time prior i to the calling of the primary election, file a written statement with such board of primary elections, stating the office for which he desires to be come a candidate, and the party on whose ticket he desires to run, and the tickets for each party should be printed and distributed under the su pervision of and by the board of pri mary elections, by the state board, or state offices, and by the county board for county offices. "It should further be provided that all persons desiring to participate ,in such election- in cities end the larger towns, should be compelled to regis ter, and registration officers should b appointed by the board of pri mary elections for each county upon the written request of the chairman of the respective political parties of such county, and In the precincts, which should correspond with the preclnts for general elections, such registration of fleers should act as clerks for the primary election. 'The bill should further provide for fixing a date for such election, not less than six weeks prior to the general election, either by agreement between the chairman of the reapeo tlve parties, or by the board of pri mary elections; 'The bill should further provide for hours during which the poll at said primary eleotion should be open ed and closed, and I think they should close early enough that the Judges and clerks of election, might have time to -canvass the vote and make their returns without inconven ience and such returns should be made to the board of primary elec tions, or some other body constituted for that purpose, and canvassed by them on a day certain, and the. re sult thereof declared. '"The bill should further provide for the expenses of such election to be paid by the county or state, as In general elections now held under law; In other words, such primary elections should become thoroughly legalized and held under the law, as fully as general elections are now held. . "It should further provide for the character of tickets to be voted by each party at such -election, so a to prevent confusion or fraud and also for proper challenging of any person offering to vote, either upon the ground that he is not a qualified voter, or will not be a qualified voter at the general election following, or for the reason that he Is not a bona fide adherent of the party for whose nominee he offers to vote. "At the same time," .neither In the same bill, or a separate bill, the fair ness of such election should be guar anteed as far as it Is possible to do, and provision should be made against fraud of any character, including the purchase and sale of votes, or the use of any other means or practices that would corrupt a popular election, with adequate punishment for any violators of the law. "The above Is a statement of a few of the Ideas which now occur to me for the purpose of effecting what I be lieve to be the will of the pedple in regard to primary elections, and for a fuller control by the people. The de tails of a bill will, of course, have to be worked out In order that all par ties and all voters should be fairly treated. It is . my purpose to make a careful study of the laws of the va rious states in which primary elections have been successfully adopted, and to prepare such bill as would meet the wishes of the people, if possible. I thoroughly believe that the people are desirous of some such legislation, and that true and genuine popular gov ernment demands It.- "If the people are to decide upqn their representatives and officers, '.hey should have a right to participate In the selection of such officers, from tha first to the hut sten. L "t appreitnd that one ofhe prin cipal questions to bo determined. It any primary law is passed, is as to whether or not it shall apply to ail counties and to all officers. I am thor oughly of the opinion that It should apply to all offices. Including county offices, and should be state-wide, and mandatory upon all parties who desire to present nominees at the general eleotion, to select them under such legalised primary elections. I would be opposed to any exemption of coun ties on account of their political com plexion, or otherwise, but If suck ex emption is to be made at all, It should not be arbitrarily mad by the legisla ture, by exempting from the operation of the bill certain counties, and should not be made otherwise than by a vpte of the people of the oounty them selves, and if exemptions are to be allowed, which I think would bo un wise, machinery should bo provided for elections to be held that the people of any county themselves may deter mine whether or not they shall be exempted from tha bill. "The neonle are demanding and mora the full control by them of the matters which vitally concern them, and the demnnrmtln now dominant party of the state, snouia proviae lor them what they need and demand. Democracy k North Carolina, ha heretofore h. ponded to the people, and has givm them much needed progressive legiauT tlon. Beginning with the suffru, amendment of 1900, the party has ! augurated many reforms, and Its . oord ia this respect is one that shorn. appeal to all voters, and there is reasoa now why the party should provide tor .state-wide primaries, h order that popular government mw. . still further advanced and a&f 7 i .- -H4 11 M .'-,. ... . V CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY CLABBY ON POUll Sydney. N. .S. W., July eJimm. I Clabby, Saturday won .tltlo of aw, ! aiewetgnt cnampion on a zoui In thi 1 eighth, round. i u American Wins Race. London, July 4. Homer Baker, f the New. York Athletic club. Saturday carried off the British half-mile run. nlng championship In the aplendu time of one minute 64 2-5 seconds. O. Hill, Polytechnic. Harriers, was sec J1 on d and R. E. Atkinson. Cambrldn university, third. , ; ; .... ; - V 'Phono your wants to S0t . $25 and $22 Silk Dresses at $11.00 $13.50 and $12.50 Silk Dresses at $9.00 Our $5. Wash Dresses are excellent and sell aa high as $6.50 in some cities. They are confined to us in this city. At $2.. $1.25 and $1.00 you will be surprised to see so much appearance and not poorly made. STYLISH WOOL SKIRTS; STYLISH WASH SKIRTS: PETTICOATS; LIGHT -WEIGHT COATS; KIMONOS; NIGHT GOWNS; CORSET COVERS; DRAWERS; GAUZE UNDER WEAR; CORSETS (WARNER'S. RAG, NEMO, FERRIS) Xow Wool Tircss Goods and Silks Just to hand. Wide Ribbons to ar rive, Wednesday. H. REDWOOD & CO. ARE NOW AT HOME IN THEIR-NEW QUARTERS AT el PATTON AVE MUE The Store Room Formerly Occupied by the Peerless-Fashion Company Many New Goods have been received during the past month and are now on display. We invite our friends, custom ers, town people and visitors to visit our place and see how we are fitted up in our new home. Make our store your store and whenever we can be of service to you the pleasure will be ours. We take the oppor tunity to thank you for your past patronage and Rope for a liberal share in the future. BIFIOWM ID) OGK COM3? AM 51 Patton Avenue Three Doors from Post Office Phone 29 . : ' Hie. H. C, --TTiTimnnisMiiiiBii m i i r REMOVAL NOTICES' ; &L zzZ2EZZ?m " 111 ' ' i -
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