Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-08-10
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

The official proceedings of the Republican
; County Convention. which assembled in this
place on Monday last will be found in anoth-
er column The convention was unusually
large, and embraced among its members many
OF the most prominent and active Republi
cans of the several townships There was of
course the disappointment on the part Of candi-
dates and their friends hat is inevitable where
but one can secure an object sought for 10y
Inany-but during our entire experience in poiit-
lea! conventions, we can safely say ue never
saw ore in which there was Icss Ill feeling man
Tested. or that progressed from commence
ment to close in q better spirit; which very
clearly Indicated that the gentlemen compos-
ing the Co invention appreciate the Importance
OF success in the October contest, and enter
ed it with the determination to sacrifice per
sonal feeling md local p7ejulices for the good
of the cause, thereby ilisuring the triumphant
! election of the ticket selected.
The nominees are: For Probate Judge,
Isaac Ranney Auditor, Dudley W. Rhodes /;
Recorder, 4. r, Gould Clerk E. +. Loot
bourrow Prosecuting Attorney s. j Jones;
i Sheriff, b. c. Waters; Commissioner. Hugh
| Cole; lnfrnlary Director, II. 2. Havens
/ Corouer, e. C. Eiuing; Surveyor, Jay Dyer,
! II is not necessary 10 exl atiate. TT length on
the character or qualifications OF the SO gentle
,,,,o ae l,o,, ora OIL ,r-II -no,r, oitfznns f the
county and most Of them cXpericrccd public
servants. Messrs. Ranncy, Gould, Loci Dor
row and Cole, are the present incumhents Of
! the offices for which they are proposed aQsl the
| fattering vote by which they were each re
nominated is the best possible evidence Of the
| satisfactory manner in which they have dis
charged their official duties. Mr.. Rhodes also
during the two terms preceding the present
filed the Office for which he is again
nominated. and thai it7 duties were disclarg-
with fidelity and marked ability, viii be readi-
ly admitted by all candid persons competent
| TO Judge The same remark v i'll apply to
Mr. Havens. the nominee for Ilfrmary Di-
rector, ard Mr.. Dyer, the gentleman proposed
for Surveyor. both Of whom will be returning
to duties with which they arc thoroughly ia
miliar. Mr.. Vining has served two terms as
Sheriff, and to say that an old Sheriff is not
well qualified for Coroner would be paradox
Sheriff. and Mr.. Jones, nominee for Prosecuting
Attorney, are the ony new men on the list, as
regards lack Of previous experience in the
public service. Without disparagement to
any one of the highly respectable and compe-
tent gentlemen who contested the nomination
with them, it may be safely asserted. that they
are both well qualified for the posts assigned
them, and can both be voted for with the full
assurance that if elected the trusts committed
to their hands will be well and faithfully dis
charged.
And now. friends of the Republican cause
onr ticket being in the field, the next tlnty is
to see that Il is e'ected To express a dohbt ot
this result in contest preceding u Presden-
tial election in county which can give from
six to nine hundred Republican majority
might seem absurd, and would be so under or-
dinary circumstances but experience warns
us that it Is not always safe to rely upon a
mere majority. We therefore appeal to the
loyalty of the Republican voters of the coun
ty, urge upon them TO eschew personal feeling
and prejudice, to turn deaf ear to the whis
pcrings of SANDER which will not fail to be ut
tered, to beware of the tricks that viii be re
sorted to to swerve them from the clear patti
Of duty, to remember the Impotence of pre-
senting united front, the disastrous results
of dissensions and strife. Let US enter the
contest animated with firm resolve to con
quer, and the result will be such as will insure
the efficiency of our organization in future
, contests, rebound to our present credit as
reliable Republican county, and be the precur
sor of the glorious triumph that we hope will
crown the labors of the campaign in Novem
Ser.