New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-20

their General Committee 70 meet IN their several
w ards and choose Delegates - meet ia Convsn-
ton and nominate Candidates for Sheriff, Clerk, /
Coroner. Senators, Assemblymen, ard loug array
of City and Ward Municipal o@sers. Il ia 10 re-
ference to this Primary Election that Te would
utter 4 timely warning.
We believe majority Of our citizens regard
With favor the presen, National and state Admin
is.rstioos AMI are Opposed " indicate that senti-
meut ia the approaching Election We believe
toe Wing candidates Tor Sneria, Clerk, DC. viii De
chosen h. ogr City provided the ,icke- be .a.Fly
elected and composed Of proper rnen-by which
We don't imply rich men. nor Old men, nor zen
extensively known, nor men Of any particular
class or station in society. We mean only tnss
they be known as honest capable and deserving
These qualifications carefully KEEP. IL view, re
shall be very glad to commend and vote Tor men
never TIL now presented as candidates Or thought
OF IN this connection. We shall be night pad to
see men taken from the work. bench and the hsbi-
tstons Of humble poverty for oar candidates, pro
vided they be competent and rortny-othersse
not. We do not deem IL oiscredt table II any
man. poor or rich. noted or OBSCURE, 70 let ns name
DO submitted, among others, a. candoa'e io'
some responsible end lucrative station IT'S eve
ry freemsns right 70 be exercised WIKI cue n''
e.ty. and with c determination 70 aeqaiesce
cheerfolly in the psrty's cecisloa ana give - rs
candidates hearty support Other tnlpes oeDs
eoaal, we shall support poor man 10 preference
% rich one for an Office merely desirable Tor rs
orost. bot whoever may be fairly nominated Il
xo,,bv shall have our most hearty support
Rat there is gres; danger tha. cor Nominating
Committees NAV be 90 elected as DOT to secnre,
m. even deserve, an implicit Difference 70 their
nominations by the Wing voters Of our Ol'y' Inc
tins require plain speaking; aid we may a' well
,,y outright that the scenes presented at several
of orr Ward Meetings on Tuesday evenioe-and
/. . Will name the With. Xtb, XIith aud XVIlith
Wards, for exsmple-do not justify confident anti
cipations Of fair play end satislsctory results 81
our next far more important meetings II sucn
proceedings shall be tolerated al our nezi Prima
~ Meeting, n. were current on Tuesday night
therej, great danger that thousands OF y" hies
will be disatiected soured, repealed by them, and
ths. the Wing City add Cosnty tickets will there
BY be lost and oar State ticket possibly endAoser
ei. Such /. the evil-it may as well be confront
ed at once.
We dopot write merely 10 grumble nor 70 croak
far otherwise We write 70 notify the " mig
General Committee that the party 10 the state
and Nation will justly hold II responsible Tor any
adverse result which may thus be precipita'ed'-
We can have honest Primary Elections-oug~ 10
bsve-,nust hsv,-,cH bave-if the General Com
mite, does iss whole duty. 1t is the proper busi
he " and
means Of protecting the srea, mass OF me parry
against the reckless meneuvers OF selhsn nspi-
rants and trading politicians 1t must project Us
against such games Is the packing OF room oy
the hired tools Of particular sspiranf declaring
him chosen by accamation, and closing the meet
ing in FIVE minutes after the room was opened-a
trick performed, we are ass red, IN at least one
ward on Tuesday evening. II the party Is de-
stroycd by zach means, the Wings viii hold the
General Committee accountable.
We must have fair playa clear insress AID
ample time for every Wing voter to put IN one
ballot. with sscur;y that none shall vote but
a Whig voter Of the Ward, ind he but once -
There must be capable and upright Inspectors
snnointed in each Wsrd-thege must be means
Of repellins al votes offered by Loco-Focos or
pipe.lsyers. What we would propose IS this
Let the Committee distinctly Prescrise that on
the day appointed poll shall be opened al de-
.ignsted place in each Ward. and that each man
oasring vote shall either be personally known to
some one Of the Inspectors IS Wing voter oil the
" ard. Or certified fof BY someone who Is known %
one d, ~. 1T. en- a. within his personal kno"
ledg.. rssidsn, Wing voter We don't care
via, he ,sa,, II he 10 a Whie now and In good
faith Intending 10 vote the Whg ticket this Fal.l
n no Ia not. he has Of course no nsht to offer
vote, and his doing so is n fraud to which he and
somebody else are parties
We entreAt the General Committee to act
promptly and thoroughly in the premises 1t VII
| be a saving of money to sspirants and wre-worh'
err, it will be saving OF strength aud harmony L
the party. TO have it speedily known that no 'or
| OF gouging can possibly avail.