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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1936)
/ THE NEBRASKA ( SCENE by James R. Lowell It has been definitely decided by political observers that there is plenty of room for reform in the Nebraska primary election sys tem, but the next question is what to do? and is the majority of opin ion in the state in favor of such reform. Both the republican and demo cratic state conventions and nu merous county conventions have declared for some change in the primary that will insure the select ion of better qualified persons for public office than were selected in several of the contests in the re f cent primary election. Numerous suggestions have been made, and they may be boiled down as follows: 1. Adoption of the primary system now used by Colorado—a law permitting indorsement of two or more candidates by party con ventions before the primary elect ion, and allowing other candidates to enter if they present a petition bearing enough names. 2. Narrowing the elective field to possibly three offices whereby a governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general would be elected, leaving the other officers to be filled by appointment. This would reasonably insure qualified officers for such positions as state treas urer where qualification is the en tire qualification and party lines have nothing to do with it. The elective officers, of course, would he held accountable for their choice in appointments. 3. Making the filing fees larger 80 as to shut out the unemployed and border-line candidates. (This course is not compatible with our democratic system of government. 4. Go back to the old conven tion system whereby two candi dates are selected for each place. [This would return the primary to the old evil of strict party control and the possibility of “buying” candidates. 5. A “run-off” primary after the conventional primary election, fin which the two high candidates would contest. This would have the advantage of narrowing the field to the point where the voters could inform themselves as to the merits of the respective candidates, but would add considerable cost to the election system. Anyway the voter looks at it, the fact remains that some of the present elective offices such as sec ’ retary of state and state treasurer Could be better filled by appoint ment than by election. The Colorado system which is upheld by a majority of Nebraska's political observers, provides that a candidate to gain a place on the party ticket at the primary may approach the goal by either of two routes. He may gain the party endorsement, or if he fears he can not muster the necessary support in the party convention, he may place his name on the primary bal lot by circulating petitions in each of the state’s congressional dis tricts. In Colorado, petitions con taining the names of two per cent of the total vote cast for the lead PAINTING.... 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The Colorado system has been effective in secur ing qualified persons as candidates. The primary law amendment proposal discussed by a joint com mittee of democrats and republi cans at thdir state conventions, provides that all candidates, other than the governor and those now elected by non-political ballot, be nominated at party conventions held before the primary election. The essential points of the Colora do law are contained in this pro posal. Candidates to receive party con. vention endorsement, should receive one-third or more of the votes of the convention in order to have their names placed on the primary ballot. The endorsed candidates would be placed at the head of the ballot in the order of their prefer ence. "Other persons may file as candidates for party nomination but their names shall be rotated as between themselves and shall fol low the names of endorsed candi dates." Conspicious among those who oppose any change of the present primary system is the Nebraska League of Women Voters, which will oppose drastic changes in the state’s primary laws. The league is adamant in its resistance to any attempt to revert back to the old convention system of nominating candidates. That part of the state-federal social security program which as sists dependent and crippled child ren has been functioning for the past month rather quietly, while old age pensions have held the spotlight. Mrs. Maude Nuquist is the state child welfare director. She was a primary candidate against Governor Cochran in 1934, but after her defeat she supported Cochran for the general election, and the governor saw fit to reward her capabilities by appointment. Mrs. Nuquist will supervise the expenditure of more than $1,000, 000 this year. Thru county agen cies will be distributed $1,026,549 in monthly grants to needy famil (Continued on page 8, column 1.) 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