Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-03-25


believe that the aid of Convention viii be found
necessary.
Que prominent, objection often urged against
holding Cuun,y Conventions Is. thai. by fraud,
cbicanery ADD log roihng, they but seldom repre-
sent The will Of a aipruy OF The People. Wheih-
this charge We do not pretend a. present
to say. But whether true or false we have plan
10 suggest for getting Up a County Convention
that will, If carried ou. ohvia'e all cause ot COM
plant. ]: IL this: Let Mass Meeting of The
Wings OF The County he held al the County Seat,
on some convenient day, say the 10 h Oh June,
or any other day that be agreed upon, and
let banllng take place by the legal wing voters
for Candidates 10 be run Tor the Legislature. ana
County Officers. TINS mode OF proceeding VIII
give every Wing IN the County az oppor'
tuniiy Of participating the selection Of the
dldates Of his choice All VIII stand on perfect
/ cqualiry- The bumblest citizen viii he heard,
and his vote felt much as The most Influential.
We understand that this plan Of nominating cans
didntes has been adopted for some years past IN
ST. Joseph County, in this State, and has been at
tended with the hene fetal effects. IL may be urg
Oh that Wayne County - too large to convenient
" carry 90, ,hIs plan. True, the County is large,
and The numerous, but stti, in our o.
pinion. neither the nor The other presents any
well grounded Obi ction. If an interest is felt,
such IA shnuld be lett the subject, there is
Wing IN the County but afford to spend one
day IN endeavorlng to secure harmony and con-
cert Of action IN the ranks OF his party. II, how
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general, and cow enient attendance OF the
Wings place. would suggest, a rem
edy tn this, that tho voting take placo q: Rich-
mnnd ,Ceutrevil!e nd Cambridge. Let the Wings
of Wa,ne. Boston, New GARDEN and Franklin
Tow ships. vote al Richmond; Centre. Abing ton,
| Gay and Green. at CentrcviIie; and Washing on,
Jackson, J.tfcrson and Perry, at Cambridge -
The votes from these precinis, on the day succeed
iGg Tive election can be returned, To the County
Sent, and the result, after comparing them, be
made known.
| We suggest this plan for the consideration Of
! the Wings sc the County. We believe that il Is,
not only practicable. but shat. if carried out, will
produce greater harmony and concert OF action
amongst The Wings Of our County than can be af-
! f4cIeh h, Coa.e"t,"" h.id "nae- tho old plan
! |, has hecn d-r,,!.d To elect delegates TO n
/ D.srrtci Cunvenlinn This mode we believe will
work well. and 50. we believe, will the one we
have suggested for choosing candidates for
County and State Officers. If tho plan proposed
| by us should generally meet with the appro-
hot,nn Of The Wings Of he County. we shall yield,
and give hearty support TO Convention after
the old mode.
We should like to hear an expression OF oPin-
ION bv the Richmond Palladium 20 the praci''
cablliiy nnd utility of The plan suggested By us.
Cr.-We would not object to the plan of a conn-
" Conventions as sugge sted above if il were not
that circumstances exist precisely as they do
The Wings will hold primary meetings, on the
frs, Monday in April to appoint d egates to The
Cong Sional Con, cntion. and no good
reason Why they cannot there appoint Delegates
tna County Convention rs well MS not. There
will bo larger H5.7i!e7 Of The people present on
hat occasion than possibly be got together
on special occ sion. particularly, il they are re-
guircd to ride from the northern southern parts
# the cnun,v 10 point on The national road rs
suggested. We valid objection TO the old
plan Of Conve lions, if they honestly, fairly
and honorabIy gotten up, mud conducted with the
same spirit throughout, We have no dspo>
s,inn, either among The members Of the party or
political aspirnnts to act Otherwise. In times ct
high political excitement. or when some local
!, question excitcs the public mind. men may be
found who would use. perhaps, unfair means
, TO secure n nomination; but under the present
state Of feeling, when there is not single name
before tho public candidate for the Lcgisa-
iure either Of tho county offices. .hlhk
tnere Is ii,rte propaplnry packed conven~
ton being gotten up; and we believe honest
expression Of the popular Will may be had by the
E usual plan. We would suggest tina, at the town
ship meetings the day of the April election, in
each township. that one delegate for every 100
votes given at the last August election in said
township be appointed delegates TO a County
I Convention TO nominate Wing ticket for the an
| nual election nd that each delegate be entitled
To a vote IN said Con ention.
We have preference in the plans proposed
further than their Availability: and We think that
plan which is Of The least trouble 10 the people
would be likely to succeed. Tho next SEES
SION OF ,he legislature will be of more than
ordinary Importance several importa state Of
fees are to be Fl led at that ime--ihe Treasurer
| nf State-the Stnie Auditor OF public accounts,
and Secretary Of State, with several other offices
of MINOR importance. II is therefore indispenss-
bly, necessary that there should be bu, three
Wings in The field for the legislature, and some
plan adopted TO ensure the union of the party.
j 70 THE UHLGS OF " WE COUNTY.