The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-04-14
Democratic County Convention.

Democratic County Convention.
By reference to another column it will he seen
that the central committee have, in obedience to a
resolution Of the county meeting held at this place
on the 9TH inst, issued their call for the dcmocra
tic county convention to select delegates to the
district congressional convention, and to nominate
candidates for the various offices Of this county.
The committee, it will he seen, in compliance
with the direction of the meeting by which they
were appointed, have named time and place for
the meeting OF the different precincts to elect de-
legates, and have submitted ratio Of representa-
ton. II is earnestly to bc hoped that the call will
be strictly followed We know of no other way
more likely to ensure the harmony of the party in
the approaching contest All are willing to ac-
knowledge that not only the last convention that
met in this county, but most, if not all of those
that preceded ii, were conducted on wrong prn-
ciplcs and in a manner more calculated to bring
the convention system into odium than TO pro-
mote the harmony Of the democratic party. II
we wish to keep up the system in this county,
and we believe ii is the desire OF all that We should
il is, tben, obvious that we must adopt some new
plan Of getting up our convcntions aud that new
plan is suggested j, the call Of the committee
That conventions, when fairly conducted, are
the bes. means by which the conflicting claims Of
the different asprans to office can be harmonized,
will scarcely be denied by any one. So well is
this understood, that in most of the counties, we
observe, conventions have already been called by
our democratic friends, and their example will
doubtless be followed by the rest. Even the wings,
who have hitherto pretty generally opposed the
system in this state, have, at meeting Of their
captains ut Springfield, resolved to hold convcn-
TORS in every county in the state, and nominate
candidates for every Office from congress down TO
constable. The democrats can get flair fight
out Of them only by meeting them with the same
weapons.
During the past two weeks we have converscd
with many democrats from the country, and, so
far as we have been able to ascertain, there is
general wish that the convention shall be held on
the plan suggested by the recent county meeting.
An see the importance OF attending to the phna-
ry meetings of the party for il is there, after all,
that whatever Of good or evil may be found in our
conventions, is first terminated. By the plan sug-
gested, ample notice is given to every prccint in
the county, both Of the time and place OF the hold
ing OF their primary meetings, and The time is the
same all over the county that it is next to i'm
possible that any unfairness should be practised
ifthere is any desire to prevent it. II, then,
precinct shall be msrepresented in the conven.
ton, and il shall be defeated in the choice Of It's
favorites, the democrats within such prccnc, will
have to charge j, their own supiueucss, and not
TO the party. The precincts, therefore, must see
the proprleiy Of attending to the election Of dele.
gates. and of seeing that good men aud true are
sen. to the convention; aud if this is done, all
will be WELL but IT, on the other hand, the eloc.
ton Of delegates is left TO the management Of
few men in each precinct, wo may again expect
10 see unfairncss and "og-roIling" Let, then,
every democrat attend the delegate election, and
lei such men be sent TO the convention as will re-
present the will Of the democrats Of their precinct
and should precinct have any particular prc(e-
rences let them instruct their delegation. The
right Of nstructon is one Of the fundamental prin.
ciples Of the democratic party, aud, If more gene
rally practised, would he of immense benefit No
true democrat will object to it-,he 'lug-roIlcr'
alone finds it inconvenient, Cor il checks his cor
rupt maneutreng.
The importance Of the approaching convention
must not be overlooked. Should ii be got up on
the plan suggested by the county meeting, there
is general Willingness manifested TO abide by it,
decision. There can therefore, be little doubtful
that nomination by the convention will be equI-
vAlent 10 an election. There are some very i'm
portant officers to elect in this county next Au
gust There are, among others, a county COM
missioner, school commissioner, recorder,
surveyor, treasurer and assessor, &c. Il is Of
the utmost Importance to the farmers Of this coun-
u that tbsre should be good men selected TO iii
i.,ssc Offices; and there Is no WY in which this
ssn 10 stssinsd sxcsps BY attending ~s % the cleo
lion ofdsleyalssts lI'c county sopvenllon. Hence
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