The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-09-15
The Senatorial Question,

| we tniS week place ~ the mead OF our
columns the name Of John Doe as an
Independent Candidate for State Sen
ator in this Senatorial District. It is
/ proper that We should publicly state our
reasons for such action, and for them We
hespcAk the candid consideration Of all
thinking men
First Thomas DrummonI,th 50 called
nominee, was not nominated by major.
! i'y OF the members OF the Republican
party in this Senatorial District but by
bare majority Gas was made 70 appear
Of the Republican party in tao County
Of Benton. Those who are acquainted
with,t workings Of candidates, vii!
understand the proposition. Benton
and Tama Counties, constitute the s5th
Senatorial District. When tho party
assemble in District Convention to make
nomination, common sense and justice
dictate, that the wishes and interests OF
all parts Of the District, should be con.
suited. How was it ia the Convention
| that assembled ut Irving?
Grant for the sake Of the argument,
that Drummond was the iar choice d!
the majority of the party in : enton
County. Still were the min ,rity Of that
County allowed voice IN that conysn.
ton? And upon what principle should
they have been excluded, their rights
,ramrlcd upon?
We have always supposed that candid
atcs were placed, in nomination because
they vera choice .! a majority Of the
party in the precinct in which they were
nominated, aud not Of a majority Of any
subdivision Of that precinct.
10 act upon any other principle would
DC to allow minority to rule and gov.
ern majority proposition alike unten.
able and repulsive.
Test the nomination made at Irving,
by these Us We consider universally &C
knowledge rules Of procedure, and asccr-
tain whether Drummond was nominated
hy majority Of the party in this Sena.
torisi District A county convention is
called at Vinton. For what purpose. -
10 select delegates to represent tn.
wishes and views Of the tarty Of that
County and not Of any part thereof, in
the District Convention. Accidcntly or
otherwise majority in that County
Convention arc favorable to placing in
nomination Mr. Drummond Justice
would dicta'c, that in selecting delegates
the majority and minority should be
represented. Instead Of this however
the majority in that convention detcrm.
inen to rule or ruin.
Utterly disrcgarding the views Of the
minority, they selected a united delcga
ton for Drummond. In this manner
the views and wishes Of the party in
Benton County were not, but the views
and wishes Of Z part thereof represented
at the convention in Irving Benton
County in that Convention had IA aud
Tama County II votes.
Drummond did not receive q single
vote from Tama County.
Had that minority been represented,
Mr. Drummond would OF have been the
the nominee. Tho nomination way
actually made in Benton County, b.
(pcrhap-) \ bare majority Of the part,
therein.
The voice Of Tama County was entire
~, disregardcd in the Senatorial! Conyen
ton.
Are We not therefore correct in saying
that Mr.. Drummond was not the choice
ST majority Of the members Of the Re.
publican party in this Senatorial Dis,
trict?
Our article has already become so
lengthy that we can now only simply
state our other reasons, defering until
another occasion any argument thereon.
%. The domination should have been
glvento Tama County, she will have to
elect The senator, as Benton County has
no reliable Republican majority and was
represented in our last legislature by q