Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1856-10-30


For The Bellevue Gazette:
When the members Of n party, or the
people Of n district, having been timely
notified, go into n nominating Convention,
honor and courtesy require that those who
take part in the proceedings thereof,
should abide the decision of such Con-
v%ention, unless fraud or improper iniu-
ences have been used to obtain such de.
rision.
Did fraud, violence, or Partially, pre-
vent a free expression of opinion at the
Peoples Convention on Saturday, the llth
inst, such as would warrant the people,
or a party, to ignore the proceedings and
call another Convention Another Con-
yention wa called, assigning as a reason
therefor, that the nominees of the first
Convention were known beforehand, and
the people were only asked to submit.
The cali was also to the "Democratic-
Republicans" and to the Dissatisfied"
to meet and make another nomination.
Now let us reason together, and en-
Quire the cause of dissatisfaction, and of
an appeal to party, if any can be found.
The first Convention was in pursuance
Of the call organized by the union of par
ties, Had not the Republican party its
share Of officers in the Convention, when
that party had four out Of fve1 Had not
that parry its share in the Committee on
Resolutions, having two out of three 2
Had not every member of the Convention
liberty to select and vote for whom he
pleasedf II is true, that DIR. Rankin, in
his anxiety for his friends, moved a vote
upon them as soon as he had named them;
but this was overruled, and after some in
terlocutory remarks, 1t was announced
from the Chair, that all we're then at lib
erty TO propose, and vote for whom they
desired, There was no complaint of
fraud in the voting, and it is believed
there was nome, Every aspiram for po-
Htiedi konorS, every patriot that ,ctShea to
serve his country, had ample time to mus
ter his friends for the contest.
As both Conventions nominated Gen.
Bowen by reclamation for the Council, it
is unnecessary to say anything in regard
TO that nomination. When the vote was
taken for Representatives, it was by bal
lot, 81 all had az opportunity to vote with
out a "cens0r," The nominees had about
four-hfths of the vote; hence those who
failed in Obtaining a nomination, were
bound in honor to submit to the voice of
the Convention; not only so, but they
were also bound by the resolutions that
were adopted with but one dissenting
voice.
The next action Of the Convention was
to nominate a County Commissioner,
The name of no n was proposed openly,
but the ballots were written and deposited
and until the votes were counted, it wa
unknown in part who were before the
people for a nomination, The result wa
the nomination Of p. Cook, who was also
nominated by the second Convention
There was then appointed a Committee tC
confer with a similar Committee from
other parts of the district for the Float.
ing Council" 1t Was moved TO ~inStrue
tina, COMMITTEE to support A. w. Trum.
bic, but the motion was lost by a pEcIprI
vote. The Committee were then left t.
be governed by their own views and thu
circumstances that surrounded them. HaC
that Commiuee acted promptly, instead O.
delaying as they did, it might have had q
more healing influence upon some of the
dissatisfied" but before the Committee
had acted, The call was issued for the sec,
end Convention. That call invired the
"Deaaoerahe- Republicans" and the dds,
satisfied" to meet and nominate a new
ticket Now, was il honorable, was i
right, for those who WiShed 10 BE- though
leaders of the Republican party, to appea
TO party feeling after joining in the pro.
oeedags Of the Union Convention, anC
sharing in lis officers and nominees ana
after having adopted such resolutions a,
) were presented TO, and adopted BY tina
} Convention ID were far better to con
eihate, and, II possible, prevent the or
ganizaboa Of parties, where little gooC
could follow, but which might produc,
I evil and strife in our midst.
The Republicans had gone into
b taioa Convention, and no skillful leader
or rue Republican would advise or pur
sue a course that would only end in de
feat and disruption Of the party. Woul,
a SksUfaI ~ocDaeal riSt a ba,,la Nvhan Al.