Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-06-05
The Candidates

Iii sefofsftoe 10 the Aitoedxs ]. leader Of
hist Thursday, Il ID only necessary to state
t'a, men, standing high In he ranks Of
the Democratic perty--me1 who are rank.
e1sas strict psftissna, and who are almos,
entitled to be called lenders OF the Demo.
cratic party, have offered bets in the streets
Of Baton Rouge, that a certain " imlepen.
dent would lead the whole iicket--anJ
70 Hsk our renders To talse the Advocate,
look at its ticket, and say if the omission
Of MIR. Hubs name does not look as il
there Is something unexplained III The
Advocates windy article, and If we were
wrong IN saying that the nanie OF MIR.
Hubbs is not III Its proper place II fair play
is intended him. There il lie necessity
for ms to attempt to prove this, 1t is to our
mind clear, aud we will not insiilt our rea-
ders by attempting to show what must be
evident to all, the Advocates special plea.
ding to the contrary, notwithstanding.
We take this occasion to say, that the
wings having refused to nominate candi-
dates or to make the coming election turn
on party issues, we are not the organ, OF
even the supporters of the independents
candidates, ace sciH not gyte for them
but truth requires us to say that we will
/ = aAF lis a. - -E
be as far from voting for Major Beale or
MI. Hubbs. We are determined To be
neutral, unless we see foul play towards
any Of the candidates, and when we see
this, we intend to expose it. We believe
that we were right in what we said Of the
course which Mr.. Hubbs' party is pursu-
ing towards him, aud we are still Of that
opinion, the Advocate has not removed
orr doubts. We do not, however, doubt
that the Editors of the Advocate intend
to vote for Mr.. Hnhbs, nor do we accuse
them of double d%ealing--we think they
are imposed upon by the wireworkers of
their party-by those who are determined
to defeat Mr.. Hubs by any aud all means.
We are willing to let the result Of the
election test this.
We have said that we would be neutral.
that we would not vote for any of the
candidates-we will not, for the following
ia addition to other reasons We res
pect all the candidates, as men--we be-
lieve that the experience and close appli.
cation Of Major Dunn, Mr.. Drunot, and
Mr.. Conrad, combined with their unqties.
toned ability would be an honor to the
Parish, we believe that they would exert
a powerful influence in the Convention, in
other words, we believe that they would
make useful and good members, but we
do not like their position as independents,
and cannot support them. On the other
hand, though we think Messrs. Beale and
Hubbs are gentlemen, and in their proper
places very good and able men. we think
d convention to make d constitution not
the place for them tlieir influence would
be light-to take either of them. would
be sacrificing too much for the sake of
party, or party discipline, and however
we might like to vote for d rnrtizan
candidate, ever though that candidate be
opposed to us, and known to be so. We
think the sacrifice would be too great,
ergo w cannot vote for them.
Had the democrats have nominated men
weight would be felt, who. by their
past service in the halls Of legislation had
acquired an Influence which would follow
III the convention, OF incn Of such
.alent as would lead Us, to expect that they
'onld by force Of their eloqnence take
commanding position, we would have
voted for them, but Major Beale and Mr.
Hnbbs have not had the advantage of such
experience, and their talent is no Of that
which would justify us in hoping
hat they could acquire an influence in the
convention indeed such talent Is possess
ed by but few. certainly not by Major
Scale or Mr.. Hubbs. Yfss
We will in this election be mere lockers
leaving the choice to those less devoted
0 party discipline OF to those more deci-
ed in their love Of party, and who are
Wiling to take ME Of ordinary talent and
experience, in preference to men Of ex-
erience and weight. +