Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-12
Convention Of May-Deloeates

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The Democratic State Convention, to be
held IN Coldmbus the coming n.nth, will
have to form State Ticket--a work of i'm.
pOrtanee which should be we'll performed
Upon tho action Of this convention, to a great
degree, will depend the succes1 or failure Of
the Democratic ticket next fall and, indeed
the dominaney OF the Democratic party in
Ohio for years to come, in oil probability. -
That we have stated this point truly will
be Acknowledged by those who have closely
observed the course Of political events for
the last twenty years and knowing the
great Importance Of the work to be perform.
ed in May, 1t becomes the imperative duty
of Democrats 10 observe sgch a line Of poll.
cy Us will without dodbt, secure fair ex,
preusion Of the Democratic sentiment of the
State in that convention, and an undoubted
representation Of the sound, active and reli,
able element Of the party.
Probably the more important point in this
whole matter is the qualify of the dclega-
ton. We must be excused for saying that
too much discretion cannot be exercised
with regard 10 a choice Of convention mate
rails In the 6rst place their Democracy
should be above reproach We want no
camp'followers in that body nor do we want
recent recruits Of doubtful loyalty, whose
footing had not been gained ere they set
themselves up for dictators. We want no
hss>makers in that Convention nor rugged
issue hair splitters, who would prefer to
wreck the organization rather than yield an
unimportant point Chronic Office seekers,
who have been attempting to use the DEM
ocratic party for years past as mere ele-
vating machine, should be excluded from the
Convention; and professional sensation ma
kers should be given a W ide berth. "Stick.
lers' should be made 70 understand that
they are noodles" and that their proper
place is in the ranks Of TWeedle,dum or
Tweedle' dee, Professional fault finders will
in any event. oppose every thing which may
be done by the honest masses to harmonic
upon men and policy and should be kept
out of the Convention. In word the dele
gates chosen by the Democracy of Ohio to
represent them in the. Convention of Nav
should be tried and true Democrats. who
will labor diligently to promote harmony in
the Democratic ranks, and in the councils of
the party men Of ability who will be gov
erned in their action by principle and not
preludice by desire for the success of our
organization and our principles, and not for
tho aggrandizement of individuals or Sec
tions
No delegate should be sent to our State
Convention who will not pledge himself to
use his abilities first to secure the harmony
-oithe party, and second to aid in the selec-
tion OF the best and most available men for
State Offices, without regard to local inter
ests, cliques or factions. Personal diIeren.
ces, minor questions, and personal prefer,
ences, merely, should yield to expedieucy
and determination to harmonize every ele,
ment of disquiet On no account should
any man be selected FOR delegate who would
dig up buried feuds, and fan the embers of
discord.
Let the Democracy throughout the State
see to this matter it is of the greatest mo.
ment, The time is short and it is time to
be casting about for delegtaes to fill the bill
Select and send the right kind of delegates,
ana we can look with confidence and hope
to the work Of the Convention. The time
to secure the certainty of success is when
delegates are chosen, remember and us you
hope for success, fellow democrats, neglect
not to make your election of good material.
The result you need not fear That the tick
ct will be made worthy of the support of II a
masses, and that it will be elected, We have
no doubt, if the limits we have, in commen n
with our cotemporaries, thrown out, be only
righteously improved We viii looss to the
m aterial of the coming May Convention with
anxious solicitude