Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-24
How the People Nominate.

HOW the "PeOple" NOm1mAIe"
In these latter days of progress and reform,
there is an evident cnange apparent in the move
ments of political parties, as we'll as the every
day operations of life.
Old Fogyism, the great adversary of Young
America, had its manners of doing business in
making nominations, and endeavoring to place it's
candidates fairly before the people, it undertook
to have a fair expression of the party, to which
the candidate belonged.
In County nominations it was thought advisable
to have each township fairly represented in con-
ventions; the claims of candidates were fairly un-
derstood and canvassed, and when choice was
made, the party felt assured that such was the
will of the majority. But this system is evident
ly toe old for Portage County progress, entirely
too illiberal for enlightened people; better,
and certainly more expeditions way has been
adopted. The plan, very simple one, is mere
ly this:
The Wings and Free soilers,having come out of
every contest defeated, have seen how furtile ev
cry and any attempt would be to defeat the dom
inant party in this county, and being aware that
any coalition was hopeless project, unless some
outside pressure could be brought to bear against
the Democrats; go to work at once and call
"People's Convention dsclaiming all party
motive, and protesting only the good of the ''dear
people," The avowed object of the ''call,' is,
to put in nomination, candidates in favor of the
"Maine Law" and opposition to Oppressive, par
tizan laws,'' (that is, the crowbar and bank tax
law) The great "hard cider'' party has become
the great temperance party, and Free soilers who
went heart and hand for the New Constitution,
which demands just suchsa tax law as they would
now repeal; are now afflicted with bankers, en-
deavoring to manufacture bank legislature, to
repeal the aforesaid s'partizan laws" required by
the Constitution.
| Free soilers who once year in State conven-
tion resolve that they in favor of equal taxa
ton, equal rights and privileges, who boast Of
unprecedented party growth, and party purity
are willing to disclaim the very name of party
and make friends with whiggery in hopes of shar'
ing with it the spoils of victory.
Having gone thus far, they meet in mass con
vention; Mr.. A. moves that Mr.. B. be chosen Presi
dent of the meeting, Mr.. c. in accordance with
the programme, moves that Mr.. Chairman ap
point committee of nine on nominations. The
| President by reference to his memorandum is en-
abled In a moment TO announce tnaC COInInlCCee
composed mostly of men tried, and true to the
President and his subordinate wire workers, which
committee repair at once to a private room ant
compare instructions. The plan is too we'll ar
ranged to require much labor in committee room
and while the dear people are listening to an ami
mated discussion of some great moral question
that has about much to do with politics, as the
doctrine of "election'' or infant baptism; th
committee are copying the ticket that week be
fore was framed by five or six fuglemen in Ger
tain law Office in Ravenna.
| Well the ticket is announced, the report is &C
cepted, land the candidates confirmed No man wa
ever fool enough, to raise objections to com
mites report in convention, and thus tn
dear people have met and put in nomination
peoples tscket, and thus they met on Thursday
7 and thus they nominated
Suppose there were three hundred voters pres
!, ent, we would ask two hundred and ninety of tina
respectable number; how much had you to
i with making that nomination! But perhaps it
t better plan than the Democrats adopt, and
e you think so, we are glad you feel satisfied wit
n the process.