The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-08-22
The County Conventions
riOUs Matters and things,
&c.

The call for Republican County Con
yention is published, and the merits and
prospects of various candidates for the
county officers are being discussed. We
hope to see the Convention composed Of
men who will well and truly represent
the wishes and feelings of their constitu-
euts, and whose object will be to place
in nomination, men in whose hands the
interest of the county, and the good name
of the Republican party may be safely
trusted. Such a ticket may be nomina-
ted, and could not possibly be defeated
To insure this end, it is desirable and ne
cessary that the caucusses be fully attend
ed, and the delegates be fair, representa-
tive men. Let every one who feels an
interest in the matter, make up his mind
now, to attend the preliminary meetings,
and then there can be no after cry of
fraudulent action.
The ticket which will be placed before
the people at Trimbelle, will probably be
elected, but unwise action can defeat it.
Every one knows that the Democrats will
make desperate effort to obtain control
offs portion of the offices at least. and to
do o.they will be quick to take advantage
of any dissatisfaction in our ranks, and
will nominate ticket, not with regard
to the fitness of their candidates for the
offices, but with an eye solely to their
ability to run CeU. Now this county
S thoroughly Republican, as the vote for
Lincoln will show, yet it is idle to deny,
that unwise and selfish action on the part
of leading Republicans, may peril the Sic
cess of our county ticket.
Under the present officers, tie county
affairs have been managed in a manner
beneficial to the county, and generally
satisfactory to the party. Many, if not
most, Of these officers, ale, we suppose,
candidates for denomination. We
shall not now discuss the question
whether they should be nominated again,
or not. 1t can be strongly argued that
when we have competent man in offices
q regard for the public interests demand,
bis continuance in that place; on the 9TH
er hand it can be urged rs plausibly, that
when a party has honors and emoluments
to bestow, they shonld be fairly distribu-
ted among those who give to the party
its power snd efficiency. We will only
say, that we do not regard any one of the
present incumbents as having any partic-
ular claim upon the party, for re-nom-
ination. They have done their duty, as
we expected them to, and when their
term expires, each party is relieved of
any further obligation. ALI the reasons
that should weigh with the nominating
Convention are, 1st, fitness, End, availa-
billy.
Mr.. GIBBS is candidate for the office
he now holds, and at the present time is
attracting more attention than any other
aspirant. We have received many en-
quiries, personally and by letter, as to
whether we should support him. These
enquiries were caused, we suppose by
knowledge of the attitude formerly assum-
ed toward US by Mr.. Gibbs, and as many
OF them remain unanswered, we give our
answer now.
| 1t is well known that it is no fault of
Mr.. Gibbs; that on the lst, of February
last, we were not publicly degraded and
! kicked out Of position in the RepubIican