Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-14
Rapuhlioan County Convention.

The Republicans have issued call for
County Convention to be held in this city on
Tuesday next, "for the purpose of nominating
a county ticket" the notice says. The pre-
cinct meetings will be held this evening
Some Jealous and sanguine members Of the
party assert that they have made great Access
sions to their strength since the last general
election; that they OutnumbOr the Brodcrick
faction, who desire TO- fuse with them, four
fold and to test the matter are resolved to
run ticket Of their own. They admit that
the Broderickites agree With them in senti-
mcnt, are equally as bitterly opposed TO the
Democratic party, but they doubt the propri-
ETY. Of giving the recent converts to Republi-
canism all the Offices. They say, and very
justly, that the old Republicans are entitled
to at least half of the candidates, and that
unless the Brods give them fair show they
will run q separate ticket. A defeat, they
argue, would neither weaken nor destroy
their organization, but it would prove disAs-
trous to the BrodcrickiteS, and ultimately
drive the whole Of them into the Republican
ranks, where they belong, but where they OBJ
jcct to be placed at present. Together they
might defeat the Democratic party, but un.
less they share the spoils Of Office the victory
would be barren one. Tho true old Repub-
licans, who fought for their party when it was
weak, unpopular, odious, think they have
some claims upon it now that it has become
strong, and they are not disposed to yield
them merely to crafty the spleen Of a man
who. while he agrees with them in principle,
is yet afraid or ashamed to publicly avow his
sentiments. Nor have they the utmost conf
dcnce in the honesty of his followers, who SC.
cretly work with them-publicly repudiatc
them. If the principles Of the Republicans
are correct say they, and the Brodcrickitcs
really cherish them as they assert, why do
theysHot openly join the Republican party, go
into convention as brothers, and run the chan
ccs Of a nomination and election. The old
Republicans don't understand the wire pull
ling and duplicity of their insinuating, sub
tic allies, and think if any concessions are to
be made they ought to como from the new
wing of the Republican party. We think the
old Republicans will be ovcrrulcd, their adj.
vice disregardcd, their claims sighted, and
that the convention will adjourn without ma
king. nominations. A majority of the leading
Republicans Of this county were devoted
friends Of Frederick previous to their joining
the Republican party, and they will so man.
age the primary meetings as to have a con-
trolling influence in the convention. Princi-
pie is secondary consideration with thcm,-
their first object the advancement OF the for
tunes of their old chief. Knowing that they
have to deal with men who arc not profession
al politicians, who arc unacQuainted with the
trickery Of conventions, who are sincere in
their convictions, who are extremely credu-
lous and unsuspiciouS, they will manufacture
some plausible story for adjourning without
nominating, and ere the confding arc aware Of
the trap laid for them, the whole matter will
be over. Brodcrick's pupils, and a number
Of them arc in the ranks of the Republicans,
arc tho best schemcrs and most INSCRIPTIONS
politicians in the State, and We predict they
will either secretly fuse with the Brods or ad-
journ without nominating ticket.
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