The Evansville daily journal., 1860-07-13
More Boiling.

known has been nominated for Judge ofthe
Common Pleas Court in the district COM
posed of the counties of Spencer, Perry,
Crawford, Orange, and Dubois. The nom
! ination it seems does not give very good
/ satisfaction. Mr.. Key is charged with in
competency for the position, and besides the
Douglas men say he is Breckenridge man,
and threatens to bolt his nomination Here
are two items clipped from the Rockport
Democrat of the 18th, showing the feeling in
the matter:
JOHN J. KEY, EsQ.-This gentleman re-
ceived a very handsome compliment, at
Cannelton on the 28th of June by being
nominated for Judge of the Common Pleas
District, composed of the counties of Perry,
Spencer, Dubois, Orange and Crawford
Mr., Key oughtr to thank his friend
Ballard Smith, for being nominated by acdy
Of compliment We hope he will make a
better Judge than prevailing opinion would
now Indicate
BRECKINRIDGE MEN AT CANNELrON.-Th
statement is made upon our streets by Tho's
F. DeBruler, Esq, whose word we have no
reason to dispute, that the leading Demo-
Gratis in Cannelton are I'll Breckinrige men,
John J. Key, the Democratic Nominee for
Judge of the Common Pleas Court, Mr..
DeBruler says, is Breckenridge man. If
this is the case we want to know it, and we
shall not hoist his name in the columns of
our paper, until we hear from him over his
own signature. We will support no Breck-
inridge man This load of poles Mr.. Key
will speak for himself.
In view of the acknowledged incompe-
tency of the Democratic nominee, would it
not be well for some thoroughly qualified
jurist, to be brought out and run as an in
dependent candidate against the caucus and
convention nominee 1t is time that the
Judiciary should be elected with due regard
to qualifications instead of on account of
strict party grounds. Is there not some
thoroughly competent lawyer, like L. Q.
DeBruler or John Pitcher, in one of those
five counties who can be bere-eected, and when
elected, who will shed luster on the position
and serve the people with ability?
BgE" We publish to-day the official call
for Constitutional u nion State Convention
to be held at Indianapolis on the 18th of
August.
We have heard Of this action before, but
thinking some official document would be
issued, preferred to wait for it, as several
stories were ahoat in regard to the action of
the Executive Committee on the 4th of
July.
One report stated that it was contemplate
ed to nominate full ticket for State of !
fcers. This is shown to be a mistake by
the official manifesto copied by us. An
electoral ticket only is proposed. Promi-
Dent Bell and Everett men in the State OPP |
pose even that action as we are authorita- |
vely informed, preferring rather that Lincoln |
and Hamlin should have " an open field and |
a fair fight" against the ~ Buzzard Roost |
Democracy" Ito use the language of Emer-
son Etheridge of Tennessee). But it is pos
sible that other gentlemen of the Bell and
Everett persuasion may see proper to start
an Electoral ticket for the purpose, as they
say, of voting their sentiments" If they
wish to perpetuate the corrHpt rule of the
most tyrannical and rotten party that ever
existed for the sake of a mere abstraction,
why, this is free country and they can
of course follow their own inclinations.
But we know this, that such ticket will
not get five thousand votes in Indiana, and
Lincoln and Hamlin will carry the State
over Bell and Everett, Lane and Breckin~
ridge and Douglas and johnson. Old Abe
is good against the field.
We think that, when the 10Th of August
rolls around, the more judicious of the Con-
Union Party will conclude that
it is too late day to run an electoral ticket.
We do not believe the mass of the party
wish to play into the hands of the Democ-
racy SO well as to vote that ticket in prefer
ance to Lincoln and Hamlin.