New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-22
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! ecu "a t5at c6rr,ais 81 7on'' % ca.S'Is W
bk-ly the caucus dab seiob "''t N Tom jazz
ret los ca, lBsIya inrcAs5les' GU caD-d, res mo
l.ad.rg t.sd. = e. 10 calttrs c..e, "h'c1 Suss
With vsIIai.on, i eal rs,aio, aeT : ne paS~a
into The hands ~ yoAuGGsr. IA. change ~ Essers-
rBeni conssglei the resoir'o 'f 10 ~" Nor-7s
EN- States e-p'csy, . g.est i.cis-ss m ,e' ae'-
Der u elective oCes, ~Als - prevail Ok la'a ~ ITO
ipprcpIi'ty 0. se5-aJniaA.ol, sBJ - ys'sDHA' 'aF-
yass foI votes made SOMA Som!ssuS mi cat SsieS.
machinery recessssy. Met, rs bells flg me psfr's"
r.ceiy ei lie - Cs.cnsss lgsse cAasGses ssro
po lepger pryait C'ucs. S"pa .'eI TIE tconnon ot
tie F,dersl Cor .ti.ytog, The people Of Tie Dotted
Sat-. he. ana divided INTO 40 s'r'ssy Dsssoa ps,-
ues lie F,jersls.s apd t1s R 2atiJ ma Even tho
Ia Elections ~ the smallest places ,psefly no 20
turp 10y Inc meet part IL ~, great nstoosl party IL
Vision. Each parry held IN each ,s-tSn ai''rst NJ
own csnus 20 5AnilR'e csndidsics. Pobho soues q;
,rs TN, sd Mac, was sivvD md Every voter - tho
r,rt, rsS A. liberty % stisnd; bot OF "orfs. si
ienia,ce vns chs dy composed q s-alons pcs''l
A moderator sDd clsIk bsiss caosss, a tonsns.
was opened EAcn person pr-ssDt oo'"ios.sl
be pleased. >-vtTsl copies o. re h'' VIZ "A'N'
di<,tibu;sd thrNrs b the urstins ssch pVSe'i Pisf
. maxi agaics. the CANDIDATE wh5n ne p~po,",
the candidate htY.sg the Eisneti number % NsiS
was declared the aomi1re. I1s ~, 'u''' ~ '.
As ey.ien.ly inspphc,t4 where toe coa.trFsoI
VAS large OF toe cist.1ce .1eosve ss Sc n" eAs~
vhtn State Secal0-s OF representatives ID S'"s'es"
we've 10 be chosen. Bssce the o'tiupon ~ Ne'e~
sentative csueas, eei-.sies esiog aPp'a''1 a. -
and laee towns in the -Ryts, scd m couacy di-1eh
in the tCwnship,. These elective dsucus.s Conaeo1y
took ~ themselves tie pane If Mound >hpg tosvs@
tions sri the.r Introduction Oaks third ira tne
deyeOpUcIt Of the caucus system cHosldeysbS
per ad boseyer, elapsed bel tine coo y-n'ios sys"
tenn vas applied 20 Stat. or pr-slIenndl Domieaanos
The members Of The STATE Iyis>tures the coe eSse
and OF Congress n the otreI-:Cos, " each party
b,Liing thsir owE phrs.s cAacus-t5ok upon rneeN
,,lyes 10 make these pouinatras A. t-st t"ete US
i.lsiiye and congressional caucnscs were hen pIiTe'
H. the resul. berg gradually oluus'i ~Sse tne iea'
leaders OF the party by privs'e cJrespcaaeSSr' ori
waro however they came ~ De FOR nal aoi Az r.o'
ly held Committees we're sppplot'd 10 LOOK Az mo
elections AID be,le State G. M; ee th7 less,sl,o
csr,us.s .ssumef the poser" 81 nomnNDF ne Os".
m,p Of the local COauty sD1 D,stTcs COnvsUo'r@ AZ
lepoth IL began 10 be objected that "a thost ege'Atyo
carcu,es only those Districts 10 shoo iHe parry saS
in the msionty rep-est nsd, SGl Iha ana otnet
cnn.es led bsts 1870 s1d leO - the sroet iotch
IN Nv. York ano renes,lvr OF Safe CO y.sness
in their plsce-A Cle:om sirGs univuIsal hnlis,si
Congressional C1ucoees sooCt TO ssns Tune Nn Ns
di.isvor That held IN 1913 ~ noGincts a eooossSf,
10 Monroe was bat .-Dderly a''ons ed aGatt. NINA
ton vas extensively ds-essrjed, 80 t'at al. Ssss-
ford its nominee wes brb.nd both JacASoo asd Adams
in the popular vots. Al tno PfyAiesia eisotoa OF
1878 Adams beoaG. the cAnd iats Vt cas- psiJ as%
ION OF the other, wthOus any formal nontnsOa
lndee n .y be observed Of tie eoocteeoional cen
cues. that 80 far ss the Pfesietcy 80, ooao rsed,
thy al except the l&st # which the nomnAhcn Gied,
did bn, select the C-sSidsio Already desgs atsd by
pounnr expectation The o0Dgres-1D i oaneus stens
bsipg exploded TIE J>cksOE, ~ D-moCr.tc parry.
held in 1852 National NoNltiatg Coz yentlon, eaSo
State being entitled % the ssme nlmOei %. vote M VI
the Preside tial election, aut ~ AJN t"nPsoHh VI
that party have been he'd 20 roommate &c dab's for
esch ceedirg pIenientisl term. En- Cppos 400,
thcn known 81 Wings siopt"9 the sLin- hVy ~
1885, and since that period a.. Honioat ons iof tao
Pr, sd,ucy BY vhsteye. party ar ffas meat y party
have been made by similar AZ neg. Zoe Soiehefn
States in which originally t'e-e we're isS eIeoheas "
the people except fJI the sste Lesiscteies sna Cvi
gress and in WHICH the Ecshsn syst N Oi ,el bc91oa
tion and pereo3s Canvas pfeya led, ons st'od Qua
against the caucus system But 40 Ihs cnoice ~
State Governors aud other Ste,e oftoers mas ossn
given 70 the people, tais system has giadaaiy worked
Ia way I'D il now fs'rly est stsAei n All che ststes
Tfe power OF assembling those bodies res,s WITH
E,mmitt.s appointed ~ tie pr.Yi2os C1sYsboos'
Beside lodging the CpahCsoss o: th-ir oFn re abel
ana nominating csnJidaes they assume The Pb~e 81
drawing I'D party Creeds or platforms, ~ toey arc
csed and Of determining 10 u Dov aoi npoTtans
questions, shat pOsiiiOn ne p>riy shs lake. Iiohn
their authority, like that OF ne religions @gAsisa-
tons Of the United S:stes, 70 which they boar ae'nn
resemblance desutcts .! aOy legal -snco s, JET 70
srgorou " upb. Id by me roe Of party sehng. &c
p.cnly in iines Of sres party x',s meat hdei,y TO
regular nominations Oe.ng zes.Du35 ioouic aea ~
caucus politcsns, both .s inisrebsaois 10 s'etsss
snd a. the greatest Of political virtues NJ absysh,p
ofthese Conventions when made az Object W eoatsss,
is generally attained by sapsnJ sdrOusess nod nu'
dacty Gfoss frauds and a 80 cases pea y,olsnoe,
are resorfed 70, possession o, ID. mJHiy 20 mo M
yen,UB ordiI arily carrying VITO IT, IS between tho
different cfques coaiopdog )I l,1 cootf' h' binder
ship OF the psrty. Tue ccac's sysion ~ thu, often
converted into col'riya &c f~ tho dstrb ition VI
Offices among meD 5isrDgashed Tor ctr zoe than
for ts.nt who, by combination and mutual aapport,
spd by serving sch others lrns are often ,aissd To
oces ard sometimes very bgn cues, for Which, apart
rom caucus noEinGh n, they soGsd hardiy have
been thought OF az esndidaie8.'
1t will CRAFTY many io7sr, Of substantial aid
useful literature to Learn .Sas the regular subser
ton to the New Cycopads alfetdy COOS Se-sbly
exceeds Twelve thousand, and 10 rnpdiy 10