Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-02-25

that has here lofore been urged against Conven-
tons is, that they have no, been conducted so a.
'aIrly to represent the will Of a majority Of tho
People. Our plan will, we think, obviate this
difficulty. and put it out Of the power Of interes-
ted politicians, and Of The candidates themselves,
TO control or influence The appointment of dele
gates. Ii is this: On the ensuing April election
lie, the voters of each township select, by ballot,
say three delegates, no shall attend the Conven-
ton. This can be done with bu, little trouble
We believe that in the Wing organization, there
is a Committee of Vigilance in each township,
who can attend to the matter, and If in any town.
ship no such committee should be organized, il
viii be easy matter TO make tho proper ar.
engagements to carry gu, The pan In the absence
Of any Committee Of Vigilance, let the voting
take place under the superniendence Of some
two or three individuals that may be selected for
that purpose, and let the three persons receiving
the hughes, number Of votes be declared elected
their names certified 10 the Committee Of Vigi.
lance for the County, and published in the sevc.
raj Wing papers in the District.
We have one other suggestion 10 make. II is
this: That in the selection of Delegates, the can
dida'es spoken Of, and their warm personal and
political friends should not interfere, to nfu-
ence the vote Of any individual; and further that,
the day of the Convention, the aforesaid can.
dida,es should not be present, nor in any WY,
nor at any time, attempt TO influence tho vote Of
a single delegate.
Z A Convention got up on the plan we have pro-
posed, and carried out in the spirit suggested,
whatever individual may be selected, aro
certain will give general sa,isfac, ton 10 the great
body Of the people, and insure, what is much
desired, harmony and concert Of action in tho
Wing ranks. 10 adopting this plan would
avoid, hat has here,ofor. been a subject matter
of complaint, VIZ: central influence. We pretend
not TO say whether this complaint is justly foun
ded or not. II IS, however, certain that the sus-
picion that 1t does cxs, and has been exercised,
has heretofore materially tended to weaken, and
hang as a dead weigh, on the nominees Of our
Conventions. In our approaching Convention
J let no ground be laid for this suspicion, aud We
! think tina, the most ,fiectua way TO avoid il, is
: to adopt the plan We have proposed. We leave
the matter to the cons liberation Of the Wings
What say our brethren Of the Palladium, Teie-
graph, and Courier, to The proposed plan?
0.rWe approve most heartily the plan sugges-
ted by our friend Of The Record, which is some>
wha, similar that OF our spondent, Union
The day Of the Township elections is certainly a
favorable time for the primary meetings; but we
think that each township should be allowed DEL
, ega,e for each one hundred votes given in such
township al the last annual election. This how
. ever might be arranged by the votes in the Con :
o ven,ion We also think with correspondent
f that the 18Th of April would be nppropri.
ate time for holding the District Cow en,ion.-
: We think II would not be on assumption Of ou,ho.
riy for The Wing press of the District 10 fix the
n preliminaries of the Convention, we therefore
n propose that the Convention be held Cambridge
y that i'd Convention assemble on Saturday, the
O 18Th Of April at IL o'clock, NJ, and that it be
n composed Of three delegates from each township
!, IN the District.