The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-06-18
THE CONVENTION.

Every other year our Wing State Conven-
ton is usually very thinly attended. The
custom which has prevailed so long as almost
to become law, of re-nominating those who
have held office but single year, has had
the unhappy effect OF reducing the second
wears convention to mere formal affair in the
estimation of great many. They reason
within themsclvcS-"the result will be the
same whether 90 or not" and so they per-
suade themselves that they will violate no
obligation hv staying at home.
However it may have been heretofore, the
Convention this year should be no formal af-
fair We are gratiticd indeed to know, that
50 far as the nomination Of candidates IS con
cerned, there will be but one sentiment in the
Convention, whether its numbers are small
or large. Throughout the State. 50 far As
the voice Of the Wing press indicates any
thing, there is no thought of nominating anv
others, than those who during the past wear
and faithful" The article, selected from the
leading Wing papers, which We publish else
where. Indicate hot onlv that the present in
cun.uen.s Of State Offices will lie re-nomnat-
ed, but that they will receive hearty zeal
Gus, and energ"tlc support.
Sill We hope that the Convention Will be
large one, and that every shade of fcciinn
which prevails III regard either to State or
party policy shall he fully represented It'll
important that ? Ian Of operation shall he
adopted which shall resul, in an aid tl<iioned
VIII! victory. 1t is just as easy for the
Wings to elect all their candidates bv a pop
uiar vote as to do it by meeting of the
Joint Assembly. All that is needed is well
concerted system Of organ;zation thoroughly
carried out. This must be devised hv the
Convention, and every Wing ought to con-
tribute his quota of knowledge and expert
encc on that subject. Itiudcious plans shall
he adopted, we may reasonably expect an
easy and complete victory.
One great reason why the Convention
should he fully attended this wear. is that
there may be the most perfect agreement a.
I to til" platform Of the party. That platform
sho .,ld be tlst what it has been in former
years, no more and no less Some ardent
friends OF the Anti Liquor Law have express
ed desire tLet the Wing party should pledge
itself to the supp ort of that law and have no
doubt been made more DESTROYS Of this hv
Tie probability that the locotoco party will
pledge Itself to the repeal Of that law. Per-
haps some opponents Of the law will endeav-
or to obtain an expression of opinion against
it. Neither of these things ought 10 be done
The Nh'g party, as a party, has no more to
DO with the liquor law question than i. has
with the woman's rights question, the spiri,u-
al rapplngs question: or any other question
outside of politics. Individual members of
the party have their opinions on one side or
the other. Let them have their opinions and
express them freely, but the IIAg party can
have no opinion upon the question
For these reasons, and for many others
which might be named, if necessary, we hope
to see large gathering Of Wings at the Con-
rentlon. Let the old men 90 and renew their
fea'ty to the party let the young men 90 and
stir up one another to the active labors Of tho
campaign. The place is central, and the con-
venlence of access from every part of the
State is all that can be asked Let us have
rouslns Convention. "Well begun is half
done in politics as in everything else.