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Merriam, Charles Edward, 1874-1953
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The party system was regarded as an element in these conditions, and popular opposition converged upon the machine as the source of much of the evil it was desired to eliminate. Startling disclosures of the betrayal of party trust by party leaders aroused the people to a crusade for responsible party government. It was believed that the direct primary would bring out a larger vote than the delegate system and that the ^ See my Primary Elections, Ch. V; E. C. Meyer, Nominating Systems, 1902. ^ S...ee University of Chicago Record, I» 587, 1897. 252 AMERICAN PARTY SYSTEM choice would therefore be a more democratic and repre- sentative one than that obtained under the caucus system where often only a handful of party voters selected and instructed delegates. It was argued that a superior type of candidates would be selected if the choice was made directly by the voters of the party, or if it were known that all choices must be ratified by the voters. It was urged that the direct vote would tend to break up the power of the boss and the machine and make the party management more responsible to the will of the rank and file of the party.

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