The Georgetown news., 1855-08-23
Tne convention and the Ticket.

that which assembled at COlOma on the
18th inst. For the correctness of this as
sertion we may confidently appeal to every
member of the Convention-and there were
near one hundred and twenty present
We cannot speak of the candidates sepaf-
ately. It is enough, that each candidate
was supported by the delegation from his
own township, and well reputed by those
who knew him best.
Of the former politics of the candidates
for County officers, we understand that they
are about equally divided between the old
parties. And as to the candidates for the
two branches of the Legislature, six have
been heretofore known as Wings and four
as Democrats. Two of the latter, we are
informed were heretofore known as Gwin
men, and the other two, what was called
Election or Broderick men. So far as we
have learned, the candidates are also about
equally divided as to their nativity-about
one half being from the Northern and one
half from the Southern States. In fact, no
complaint is made as to the former politics
of the candidates or their nativity.
There is some complaint, however, as to
the locality of the Legislative candidates
in the county. 1t is claimed that Placer
vile township has about one third of the
votes of the county-while, it appears, that
only one Assemblymen was given to that
township. In addition to this, Greenwood
township complains that the Convention
did not give her one Assemblyman, that be-
ing all she asked, and it being represented
that she has ever been overlooked hereto
fore by the old party Conventions. There
are other localities no doubt, that would
contend for one Assemblyman at least 1t
is a source of regret that all the townships
could not be accommodated in this respect;
but when it is considered that there are
more townships than there are members to
elect to both branches of the Legislature,
it is impossible that each township could
have representative. And it is true that
the candidates are not distributed to all the
townships according to strict mathemati-
cal apportionment. Nor was it possible for
that Convention to do so; but all just Con-
ventions will pay proper regard to loca-
tion. Not as we understand to township
lines particularly, but to the position as to
the territory of the County.
If this is proper view, and it is respect
fully submitted as such, then no serious
complaint can be made as to the distribu-
ton of the candidates. For we find, upon
the legislative ticket, candidates from all
portions of the County-the Northern,
Southern, Eastern and Western sections
and the Central portion has its representa-
tives also. This is also the case with ref
erence to the County Ticket There is one
thing very certain, that the late Conven-
tioI was much more just as to the location
than the other County Convention which
presents the opposite ticket, and the Amer
lean party ought not to lose a single vote
on this account. We have never under
stood that an Assemblyman or Senator was
the representative of the township or even
portion of the County; but that he should,
and if a true Representative, will represent
the whole County.
While upon this subject, it may not be
considered improper to refer to this Town
ship. The Convention gave Georgetown
Township, Mr.. I. N. REED, a candidate for
County Treasurer, on the first ballot by an
almost unanimous vote. This was not the
result of any claim as to the locality. 1t
was a free offering on the part of the Con-
Vention, and we understand originated in
the central portion of the County.
1t is not for US to speak of the candidate
for the Senate from this portion o. the
County except to say, that this candidate
also was given by the Convention without
any claim as to the locality being set up by
the delegation from the Township. 1t
originated not with the Township-was not
asked nor expected, but was freely tender
ed by the delegates from all parts of the
County. 1t may be added here, as was al
ways stated when the matter was mention
ed, that the recipient of that nomination
was not a candidate for that or any other
Office before the Convention. The nomina-
tion was made, however, on the first ballot
after new names were proposed. There
had been three unsuccessful ballotings pre-
viously taken without any prospect of
choice. Under such circumstances the
recipient did not feel at liberty to decline.
Mr.. W. Fl. CHANDLER, of Bottle Hill,
also in the same Township. has resigned his