The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-05-14

at O'Clock, p NJ. for the purpose Of app hitting Dee
attend the Republican State Couventlo'' ana
the transaction Of other business. BY order"
County Central committee
Republican Stale Convention-Duty OF the Nils
souri, SLOPE
A Republican delegate Convention, Will
meet at Des Moines, on the 22d of June
next, for the purpose Of placing candidates
for the offices Of Governor, Lit. Governor,
and Judges of the Supreme Court, before
the electors of this state. AS this Is an
important election, and as We hope to be
successful, it becomes the Republican party
TO place none but the very best Of men on
the ticket. For our part, we don't want to
be successful with indifferent men. Les
"availability'' be thrown to the dogs, and
merit made the sine qua non to preferment.
Our opponents are active, vigilant, deter
mined, and if success can be propItiated by
energetic action, unity of purpose, and
logged perseverance,, it will perch upon
their standard this fall. We like their style,
and think the Republicans of the "MIssou!i
Slope" especially, might follow the exam
pie of their opponents, in the particulars
mentioned, with advantage to the cause
they profess to have at heart. OF what
use are principles, unless we are imbued
with determination to use all reasonable
efforts to secure the practical workings OF
tho same? None, whatever. We are incl
ted to these remarks, by the lethargy which
prevails and has prevailed in the Republican
ranks on the "Slope." 1t is true, there are
u few leading spirits among us, who are al
ways alive to the interests of the party, and
who never leave anything undonc that would
tend to the success of the principles they
hold most dear, if within their power to
accomplish-but the great majority of the
party in the region Of country nameI, seem
laboring under the deluslon, that their Whole
duty consists ia "voting straight ticket"
No amount of urging will induce them to
attend county or township conventions
they are either too ind tfcrcnt, or do not
appreciate and acknowledge the Importance
of these primary movements. They DO not
seem to be aware that the harmony and
success of the parry at large can IN no way
be moro surely and satisfactorily promoted,
than by general attendance at, and par
tiopation IN, township and county conven-
tons. In this county, especially, hereto
fore, Republican County Conventions have
been nothing but q broad force. Gut OF
the 800 Republican voters in this county,
we have never at one time, met 30 OF them
in convention. Less than one-slxth OF the
voters should not be allowed to manage the
machinery Of the party in county Ike this.
Very seldom, indeed, has any other portion
of this county been represented in county
convention, but Council Bluffs, and thus
our county conventions have been so only
in name. In great degree, this state Of
things is churgeable TO the Republicans
being in hopeless minority in his county
but then, We always will be in a minority,
if we never manifest any more rigor than
We have in times past. We believe this
state Of things exists elsewhere on the
"Slopc," besides this county-wc are not
certain. We write this, with no wish to
crnsure, but for the purpose of contrasting
the movements of the Republican party with
the well-known policy of their opponents,
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and united action in future. An important
campaign is close at hand. Candidates for
the most important Offices within the gift of
the people of this State, are to be selected
next month. 1t is important that good men
should be selected. To that end, it is i'm
portant that every county in the State
should be fully represented that full
interchange Of thought and sentiment be
had, and the enthusiastic support of the
entire party thereby secured. The time is
short, and each and every county should at
once take steps in furtherance Of this
all important object. No time should be
lost in calling township and county conven-
lions, LOT INC StIeCtlOii VI uGiSSdtNs' StbH
firm, reliable, resolute and uatermlned men
20 the State Convention. Men of action are
what we need.
The Convention has been called at the
Capitol of the State-at the bchest of the
Republicans Of Central and Western Iowa
therefore, let US meet our brethren Of the
Eastern Slope, with full representation.
Our convenience has been consulted, now
we should not fail to manifest our appre
citation of the concession. Let Western
Iowa 90 to the Convention full handed
ask nothing but wha: is equitable, and sub
init to nothing sectionally obnoxious. We
hope and trust that Western Iowa will not
again DILIGENTLY refuse to be and appear,
.h,ro ;ts connsels are needed and solicited.
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