The Shasta courier., 1859-07-16
The County Ticket.

At our masthead, this morning, will be found
and County.
The County Convention, after an exceedingly
exciting but harmonious session of three days
duration, have presented a ticket which will
not fail to gain the support of every genuine
Democrat in the County. Of course for every
Office, many have failed to get their favorites
nominated. This is always the case in every
Convention. A majority of the candidates are
invariably defeated The man who cannot stand
defeat, should never present himself before
convention. He is not fit for public Office. Such
man. even if he were placed in Office, would
be too timid, or cowardly, or at least lacking in
spirit, to perform the duties thereof properly
Defeat tries men-it proves their metal-and
demonstrates whether they are really honorable,
bookkeeping Democrats, or dishoaorable, word
breaking pretended Democrats. No man who
was a candidate before the late Convention,
can refuse to give hearty support to the entire
ticket, without violating his written and spoken
word of honor Every candidate subscribed to
the pledge adopted which will be found in the
proceedings of the Convention. Therefore,
without declaring publicly that they do not
value their word of honor-that they are not
gentlemen-that they are word and pledge
breakers-without proclaiming thus, we repeat,
they cannot refuse a hearty and honest support
to the regular ticket.
OF the candidates, personally we can say but
little to-day for the lack of room-the greater
portion ofour editorial space being occupied by
the proceedings of the Convention.
Mr.. White, the nominee for the Assembly, is
a man of fine talents. He has resided in the
Bald Hill country for several years, where, we
believe, he followed the laborious occupation of
mining. Although lawyer by profession, we
understand he has not practiced at the bar or
made speech before the people for ten years
past. Now, however, he will of course deem it
his duty to address the voters of the County, at
all convenient points between this and the day
of election.
Of Mr.. Skillman, it is unnecessary for us to
say much, as he is probably as extensively
known as any man in the County. He has been
a resident of the county since 1852. AS one of
the conductors of the Courier, he has, perhaps,
done as much to advance the interests and de-
velop the resources of the county as any man in
it. That he is "honest and capable no man,
but one whom his friends will not hesitate to
pronounce a scoundrel, will deny.
For Sheriff the Convention presented the
Cat Tonn Eo1a ehao
He formerly acted in the capacity of Sheriff. and
then gave evidence that he was both honest and
capable. He is, of course well known personally
in every precinct in the county.
John Anderson, the nominee for County Clerk,
was in the Office under Mr.. Van Horn for some
months. He is thoroughly competent. Lawyers
tell US that he rs a most excellent Clerk. He is
also personally quite popular.
j. R. Durick received the nomination for Re-
corder. Mr.. D. is at present one of the Associ-
ate Justices of the Court of Sessions. His DEM
ocracy, honesty and capability are unquestioned.
Jas. D. Mix, was nominated for the office of
District Attorney. The announcement of this
fact is higher complement than any we could
pay him.
Dennis Dunn, for Public Administrator, is an
excellent and popular nomination.
Barrey Garland, for Assessor, DR.. De Shields,
for Coroner, and G. X. Godfrey, for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, are all excellent
nominations.
Taken as whole the ticket is an admirable
one-worthy of the support of the people of the
county-and will doubtless be elected by al
handsome majority.