The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-10-11
County Convention. Primary Meets
ings. Nominations.

A word to Republicans in iespect to Tho
county convention for the nomination of COUNT
officers, to be held on Saturday. Octoter the both
For some, If not for all the Offices to be Sled i,
squlte probable there may be number of can.
didates A party in the majority. generally ha.
supeIabundance Of Indicates, willing to ac
cept nominations for office. There i no want %.
men Of suitable talent and qualification in the
Republican ranks to Fill all the Offices and We.
twouid be not at all strange if the were aspi.
rants who are not so well fitted as they should be
The qualifications for Office should be fitness
for its duties, Integrity, irreproachabe character
and general acceptability to the people. Working
men are to be preferred to mere political drone,.
Whatever may be the measure of respectability Of
Tue iafter. 1t Is poor compliment to = man.
o say he does not take much interest in the DO.
iItical affairs of the country. The form of our
government and the genius of our institutions are
'uch as to demand activity of every citizen. In
difference on the part of the majority, would
soon enable demagogues to run the government
20 ru n. The people of this country have taken
It's government upon themselves-hence perpet
nal vigilance and activity are demonded ofevery
individual citizen. All other things being eouaL
we are in favor Of giving the preference t. work.
lug Republicans, rather than such ss give
themselves no particular trouble about the polit-
zeal affairs of the nation,
We urge upon our Re- ubcan friends in every
town, to attend the primary meetings. Dis,ats
iactton with the nominations of convention in
great mhJ1rlty OF leases, from mat ntion
70 the primary meetings, at which the delegate,
are chosen 1t is an easy matter for an active
aspirsnt for office, to procure delegation for
personal and specific purpose, where the primary
meetings are neglected by the voters generally
Our conventions should be composed of unp)ed1
ed d'legates-delegates who are free to consult
the best interests of the people, without being
trammeled with obligation to any particular
individual.
Let the primary meetings in the several town.
see to it, that judiclous men are s.lecta5 g..
delegates Let the county nominatin gconven,
non be fairly conducted, and every Republican
Will feel bound to give the nominations cordial
support. We notice in ono or two coun,;ss
where the nominations have been made Office
seekers whose merits We not appreciated nv tba
'oh'eh'lon' are running on their responsibility
Il 1t should ever happen in this county, that any
disappointed aspirant for office, undertakes n
run Independently, after having his name .ub-
mltted to fairly conducted convention, we trnst
ne may have the satisfaction OF getting only one
republican vote-that his own. So lone "a tho |
people see ii; to employ the convention system |
10 bring out candidates, conventions should be
so constituted aud SOW conducted, as TO com.
nand cheerful acquiescence on the part of all
Republicans. What has been SAID above in re. |
spect to county conventions. applies with equal
force to our Assembly District conventions