The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-06-05

The 1t. Governor Candidate.

For once. prominent State Convention
has shown favor enough to "the Pocket OF
Indiana. to honor one of its sons with the
nomination for a prominent office. Southern
Indiana has again and again loudly complain
ed of neglect from such bodies-a neglect no
douh. principally resulting from the tact. that
this portion of the State is not in the habit
of hanging upon the skirts of conventions for
political rewards, nor thrusting her favorite
men before these conventions TO badger for
offices.
Judge Conrad Baker. Of this city. without
any solicitation on the part OF himself OF
friends. and totally unexpectedly to both. at
his home received the nomination Of the Peo-
pies Convention for Lieut.. Governor. As
The people of the Safe may not know him 80
we'll As the citizens of this District, We feel 1t
our duty to enlishten them little.
Judge Baker might perhaps have been
more popular a. home if he were less homes.
candid and bold. in the expression OF his oprn-
ions. Living in community which despi>es
the man who makes the slightest approach to
Aooiiuonism. his long ago warmly felt and as
warmly expressed opinions in opposition to
the extension of slavery, before subsequent
events made this subject of general discus
sion or inculca'ed it into party Platforms,
brought upon his head the animadversions Of
rantaby as an Aboltionist. yet who have
since expressed precisely the same opinions
for which they formerly condemned him
Judge Baker is Republican, and DO more
Abolitonist than any other Republican who
is bitterly opposed to the Nebraska Law and
the extension of slavery, without wishing 10
interfere with slavery, where /. now rxists.--
So at least we understand him. We can
vouch for the fact that he Is not an -Abolffon
fa at all events.
Judge Baker has also been honest and can
did in tn. expression OF his views on Tempe
rance He will meet with violent opposition
here on This account from some quarters
Believing the late Prohibitory Law constitu-
tionai as Judge of the Court Of Common
Pleas. he endeavored 10 sustain it--and tenn
perance men of other sections may realize.
that this course created aua.able feeling to-
wards him among certain classes, the sufferers
and their friends. and the friends OF honest
old Rye. But that he acted conselentiously
and to the bes, Of a matured and well inform
ed Judgment. no one will dispute who knows
the man. Judge Baker is an honest man
He Is an intelligent man. He is irreproacha
| Die in character He i. strong speaker, full
/ ly posted in politics. and as affective a man
on the stump as we have in this district =
| He has indomitablv energy, and his industry
, is proverbial. He is lawyer By profession.
and having large practice. the new honor
of his namineiion is more pleasing TO hir
| friends than to himself He can only accept
it with serious business and peeuniary sacri-
6ce.
Much as we esteem Judge Baker man
aad as q citizen we candidly confess. that, a.
q National American, We should have prefer
rdd the nomination of some man for Lieut.
Governor, whose views have not sectIoHa
q bias as his But when We contrast hin
with Judge Hammond. his direct opponent. ",
deem il especially fortunate that we have Sc
good man As Baker 10 secure our preference
!Jadge Baker has been consisten, and honest
however mistaken Judge Hammond ha
been neither the one nor the other. and is nov
a candidate OF the party which he opposed
ali his life till within two or three years
Judge Baker vas warm Whig formerly
but during the last three or four years ha
mingled very little in politics He was new
er An Office seeker. nor did be aspire for th'
office 10 which he has been nominated BY tb,
people in Convention ., the capital If elec
ted. he viii prove that the confidence Of tn
people uAs not misplaced Ii defeated. hi
party and the State may be the loser, bus Pc
leunisrily hs VIII b the gamer.