The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-05-15
The County Convention.

Are the people Of the several townships in th
county determined on having voice in the Con
vention which is to meet at Floyd's two week.
from this day. This is question of more i'm
portance than many may be willing to accede te
it. Business is to be, transacted there in which
every Democrat, and we may say, every citizen
of the county is deeply Interested .s
A candidate for County Commissioner is t.
be nominated, to take the place Of Lyman Dill
lon, Esq, whose term of Office expires in Aug
next. A candidate for Prosecuting Attorney is
likewise to be nominated to fill the place now
eccupiedlby L. "A. Thomas, Esq; and also, a
candidate for the office of Clerk of the District
Court, now filed by l. P. Van Hagan, Esq.
These are offices of great responsibility, and
should be filled by men, in whose integrity and
capacity the people of the county can repose the
utmost confidence. The business of this coun-
ty is Of too much Importance to be left at loose
ends, or made an article of traffic in the hands of
selfish politicians, to be battered for the attain
ment Of the objects of their ambition We would
cast no<reaections upon those gentlemen who
now fill these responsible places. If they have
done their duty faithfully, they have done no
more than was expected of them; and for that
they will receive, the award due to faithful ser
wants We know not but they may be nomina-
ted to fill again the places they are soon to va
cate: but, if they are, it should be done by the
voice Of the Democracy, sent up through their
representatives from every political township of
the county. Let no one be unrepresented; and
II any doubt exists as to the peculiar attachments
Of, those who may be sent to the Convention,
letthem go with instructions from their consti-
tuents, that their wishes may be known and
properly needed. We, for one, expect to en-
dorse, by our vote, in August, the action of this
Convention, in their selection of Candidates
and we doubt not this is the expectation Of ev.
cry Democrat il. the county: A nomination
where the democratic majority. is so decided as
II is known to be with us, fmade by fair and le
climate means, is equivalent to an election, and
hence the great Importance Of making good no.
limitations This Convention, if a full represen.
tation be in attendance, will be composed of As
members, appoi toned among the townships, a
greeable to the call Of the Central Committee
These forty FIVE men, if properly selected, from
those Of the different townships, who may be
J well acquainted with the opinions of the people
cannot fail to bring forth such candidates as viii
sproye acceptable to the Democracy of the coun
ty, and as will meet with their hearty supper
4 at the polls. 1t' *.s1t aEs ts aat#
But they will have another duty to perform
besides selecting candidates for county officers
They will have to select sixteen delegates to til,
Senatorial and Representative District Conven
ton, to be holden ct the same place, on the sam
day. They will also have to select eight Dele
gates 70 the State Convention, to be holden OF
the latli Of june next, at Iowa City, and eigA
Delegates to the Congressional District Conven
ton, ~ be holden at Davenport on the. 5th 0
June. These additional duties render il still
more Necessary that q strong delegation come
Up from every portion Of the country