The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-28
To the nemooracY of Nevada County.

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to its adjournment, regard it as my duty, as
a candidate nominated in that Convention, 20
make to the Democrats Of the county true
representation of the position of the Democratic
party in this county aud Of its candidates.
A Convention having been properly called
by the County Committee, contest. as usual,
was had partly personal, partly local, but more
largely political. and based upon appreciation
or disapprobation of the course OF Stephen A.
Douplas in relation to the Lecompton Con
s,itution. The one division of the party l
will term Douglas Democrats, the other Le-
compton Democrats. l make use of the term
Douglas Democrats, merely to designate those
Democrats who maintain the principle of popu-
lar sovereignty as advocated by Douglas-lhe
pl incple that the people within their respective
borders, ''may form and regulate their domes-
tic institutions in their own way" and that they
are the builders of the entire framework Of
their State Governments.
la THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
In the organization of the Democratic COun-
ty Convention, the Douglas Democrats had a
small majority The whole nnmber of dele
gates was SO. The issue was directly made up
on the election OF temporary chairman. and 5.
S. Fem. Douglas Democrat, was elected-hav-
ing A votes, over w. IL. e. Cloud, Leeonpton
Democrat who had Al votes. A majority Of
the Convention, were Douglas Democrats, and
III. NJ. Moore was recommended as President Of
the Convention. The Convention proceeded to
nominate a candidate for County Judge; and
! d. c. Belden was the nominee, having oil votes
out of S5. The next business was the introduc
tion of resolutions; one OF which was regard
ed by some as untrue in point OF fact another,
though artfully worded, was regarded by 9th
ers as an implied condemnation OF the Douglas
Democracy. though not generally so regarded.
One of the Doul las Democrats arose to discuss
the resolutions and 10 offer an amendment but
|. much to his surprise, the President decided dis
cussion out of order The resolutions. howev-
er. were adopted in body, by vote of 48 out
of 85. The last resolution was as follows:
: "REsoLvED That we pledge our support to liz
nominees Of this Convention, aud OF the State Con
. venuOn."
The next order Of business was the nomina
i ton of Senator; aud S. Ii. Chase and G. J. Ian
t sing were put in nomination S. Ii. Chase re
= ceived As votes C. J. Lansing 40 votes. S. II
Chase was then declared nominated.
The next business, was the nomination OF As
:. senbly men J. Caldwell and G. Callahan w,r
placed III nomination for Eureka Township. Ol
the first ballot there was u tie vote, each hav
} ing received AZ votes on The second ballot, b,
> the tally-list OF the Secretary, Caldwell had
o votes and Callahan had AZ votes. The friend
r. of Caldwell insisted that there was mistake
that there were more votes cast at that ballO
: than there were delegates present to represen
: those votes. No vote was announced by tht
: President, nor any one declared nominated
The friends of Caldwell insisted that the rol
should be called again. The friends of Callahan
s would not permit it to be done. The President
ordered the roll to be called again, aud the Sec
, retary proceeded so to do, but the noise and
confusion was such, that it was impossible tC
transact business aud after q long time Of dis
order and clamor, a motion was made to ad
journ sme die, aud carried by acclamation-thert
being no opposition. The President declared
, the Convention adjourned, and it was adjourn.
ed sine die The chair was vacated the lights
put out. aud no further attempt was made tC
reunite or reOrganize that body. This was TIT
I end of the Democratic County Convention
e Nothing done after such adjournment, whethe
). on the one side or the other, has any force 0
effect as the act of o Convention. Auy subse
y quent action, was simply the action of individ
uas. binding upon none but those who partici
/ pated therein, aud not upon those, so far al
conflicting with previous obligations and pledg
es. SO far as anything was done by the respec
tive divisions of the party, that had not beer
done iu Convention, it stands only as the rec
ommcndation of the respective divisions. Moth
ing that had been done could be revoked or re-
scInded. No nominations that had been made
could be effected by any action Of portions o
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, iuaton. from the time that It is made aud dc
clared, is complete in itself and the ballot il
not subject TO be re-c0nsderrd The Cunven
tion, when it adjourned sine die, left no powe
| behind it to correct its action. Had the mem
bers of the County Convention that adjourned
left the place aud returned month after, All,
made the two separate organizations, aud un
dertook to rescind nominations already had
c aud make other nominations, would any author
Il, cttnh hn1i on fn do haE hn...
:, nized? Certainly not. The principle is nc
changed by time, whether it be one month, on
J, day, one hour, or one minute after the ad ouru
i ment. When the Convention was dissolved. il
r power aud authority were all gone, aud coul
not be revived in factions or fragments of tha
y Convention. The County Central Committe
= elected last year, still retains its authority. 0
J, it has not been superseded, and will properl
. retain il until another is elected in its place l.
another Democratic County Convention. Th
- proceedings of the two wings Of the party aftt
s. the adjournment, in completing nomination
r not made in Convention, was simply irregula
and can only be regarded as recommendation
The proceedings of the Lecompton wing, in III
dertaking to rescind nominations made, WI
i out ana out boiling 1t will thus be seen, tn,
h the nominations of County Judge and Sta
n Senator, were properly made by the Democra
n c Convention, in accordance with the usagps
" the party aud that the Convention pledged /
III self to support their nominees. The support
ls nominations, is a cardinal principle of the Den
e. ocratic party. aud those who depart from tn
- time-honored usage, are justly regarded as di
- organizers, and boilers; and if participating
Conventions, and then repudiating its nomin;
tions. as acting in violation of implied faith q
n men who enter Conventions only to obtain tn
|. nominations and Offices, and if unsuccessful, t
, defeat those who do.
But, if the ancient usages and steadily reco:
= nized rules of the party so sternly demand I'll
A ready and cheerful acquescence of the minor
H. ty of party, what should be expected of thos
who, in addition to these obligations, as men
> bers of Convention, formally recognize the
obligations, and by well considered resolution
deliberately, directly and publicly pledge then
N selves to sustain and support the nomination
D. made in the Convention of which they are men
n bers. The resolution pledgng themselves
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