, 1854-07-15
Remember the 9TH of August!

of making nominations of candidates to fill
the legislative and other county officers,
we desire to keep the fact prominently be-
fore the people, that the political destiny of
the county is in their keeping-in the hands
Of the farmer, mechanic and laborcr, and
that it will be likely to receive its perma-
nent political bias from the response which
will be given to the call for the convention
which is to assemble as above
We are aware that at the time appoint
ed, many of our farmers will be busily en-
Ployed in harvesting, yet there can be no
doubt but that a sufficient number can so
arrange their business as to be present,
and properly represent the views and wishes
Of those who may necessarily he detained
at home Many who would naturally have
occasion to visit this place before the eX-
piration of the time fixed upon for the con-
vention, might so shape matters as to
make the 5th Of August answer a double
purpose The greater number that can do
so, the better will it be for the party, as
more general satisfaction would result as a
natural consequence.
1t is important that every democrat in
the county, whether he designs to attend
the convention or not, should fully under
stand the principles upon which it is pro-
posed its proceedings are to be conducted
As stated last week, the democratic cen
tral committee for this county have adopt
cd the following method of asccrtaining
clearly an expression Of the preferences of
the different portions of the county, as to
who they desire shall be the candidates Of
the party and also, that every section
may have q fair and equal representation,
according to population. 'f
Each precinct in the county is expected
to appoint delegates in proportion to the
number Of voters therein, Zone delegate for
every ten yoters) fractions to count in fa-
vor Of the smaller and against. the larger
precincts-who are expected to assemble
in Olympia, and make their nominations on
the. 9th of August next. The proposition
is simple, and we cannot imagine that it
could be more equitable. Sectional pref
erenee will thus be duly regarded and en-
forced-the rights of every portion will he
respected and command attention, and the
nominations cannot be considered otherwise
than as foreshadowing the ,oH of the party
in whose name they. are made to be.
Some little difficulty may be experienced
by the residents Of the different precincts
in determining the boundaries by which
they are to be goverened in the selection
Of delegates, but no necessity, need occur,
in consequence, that dissatisfaction or mis-
understanding should follow.
The fact that the democratic party is in
the majority in this county, is becoming
more apparent every day, and it only re-
mains for the members Of the party of the
county to assemble with determination to
nominate strong ticket-one composed of
the tried and true "-men of intelligence
and integrity-one with which the people
will be satisfied, to carry the county by a
handsome majority. 1t is important for
eur success that any i'll feeling which may
have existed in the party, from whatever
cause, should DO banished and forgotten,
and that harmony aud unanimity should
characterize its action in the nominations
about to be made in view Of the approach
ing election.
The delegate system of making nomina-
tons is so widely different from that which
would govern mass meeting, or promis-
cuous assemblage for similar object, that
we cannot see, in the present instance, how
any great amount of dissatisfaction can
arise under it. Instead of an irregular
body Of men, who perhaps neither feel an
interest in, or care for the result Of a NOM
nation when made, it is but fair to sup
pose that the convention under considera-
tiOn, will be composed of that class of our
citizens who feel an interest in the pros
perity of our territory-in maintaining the
supremacy Of democratic meaSures-men
of intelligence, who can give o reason for
the faith that is in them. How strangely
docs such an assemblage contrast with a
mass meeting, where the fag ends of all
parties may sometimes intrude and vote
the political predictions of many of which
have been undetermined, and which, at
times, is liable to be wrongfully swayed?