Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-02
FROM THE ST. LOUIS NEw ERA.
DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CON.
VENTION-THE POLICY OF THE
WINGS OF MISSOURI.

The Wings oil the sterling old county oil Boone
have set an example which, we hope, will soon
have its effect upon the laggards in other coun
ties Of the State. No county, had it is true, a
better right to put the ball in motion, at this
time, than Boone for rarely, il ever, have the
Wings there faItered in their duty, whenever it
was necessary to poll the whole strength OF the
Party. The Wings Of that good old county pro.
pose, that Conventions shall be held in the sew
eral Electoral Districts, for the purpose Of nomi.
mating Delegates to represent Missouri in the
great Wing National Convention at Baltimore in
May next For this purpose, meeting is to be
held in that county on the Both Of next month
and the cooperation OF the Wings Of other coun.
ties in the District is solicited. 1t WILL no
doubt, be cordially given
District Conventions are, in our view Of The
matter, altogether preferable to a State Conven
ton a, the present juncture. or 10000 Wings
in this State, there no, hundred who desire
any other man than Mr. Clay to he the candi.
date for the Presidency IN 1914. The Wigs
owe it to themselves, however. to be exceedingly
cautious in the selection OF candidate for the
Vice Presidency BY putting their faith in
man whose hypocrtcal professions TO Whigsm,
were exhibited in variety Of shapes, in the very
body which nominated him, they were betrayed
in 1910, and all the advantages which they
hoped from the adoption Of settled public
policy were lost. This error is to be avoided;
and it can best be done by the selection Of
proper men TO make nominations. District Con.
ventions can accomplish this task better than
State Convention. They embrace less space
tained-and less Time is required in attendance
upon them. The mode is withaI, more Demo.
cratic, and the proceedings Of each Convention
will be known to the People Of the whole dis.
trict, and not concealed in the divided response.
bility OF a convention Of men from seventy odd
counties. Entertaining these views, we are de-
cidedy in favor OF Distric, Conventions, and
trust TO see the Wings OF this district following
the lead Of the People Of Boone.
But there are other considerations which in
duce us TO advocate this course, and we will
frankly state them. We cannot conceiUe OF any
state Of things Which ,ciH justify the Wigs IN
running candidates for Gorernor, Lieut.. Gorer.
nor and members Of Congress- nert august If
this position be correct, a State Convention is
wholly unnecessary. Our information from DIFF.
ferent quarters Of the State leads us TO believe
tina. such is the general opinion of the Wings.
There are very few men who would be willing
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Lieut.. Governor; and as to members Of Con.
gtess, the Wings are pre- cIuded, by the position
which they have occupied from nominating or
voting for them, an long as our State bids def.
ance to positive law requiring elections 10 be
held in Districts in each State. Until the Legs,
la!ure conforms the State action to the law OF
Congress, no Wing ought 10 think Of being a
party to its violation, by being candidate or by
voting for men 10 fl! such Offices. Sound policy,
then, as well as a regard for the laws and legti
mate Authority, dictates tina! the Wing Party
should have 10 candidates for Governor 1t.
Governor or Representatives in Congress, at the
next Angus! election. So believing, we shall
advocate the adoption Of this course, until salts.
fled that majority Of the Wings differ from us
on this point
While we thus give up these Offices TO the
Loco Focos, to be filled by the election of their
best, or, most likely, their worst men, we think
that the Wigs should make one more struggle
to obtain the ascendancy in Tie Legislature. So
important will be tie enaciments Of the mex
General Assembly-so necessary is it TO the