The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-26

The State Couvention.
The Republican State Convention assemblies at
IL o'clock, this day, in Iowa City. The business
there to be transacted 10 ofan important charae
ter. The nomination of candidates for State
Offices, the choice of Presidential Electors, and
the necessary preliminary arrangements for the
coming campaign, are matters in which all Re-
publicans, at least, are generally interested.
In relation to candidates for the various State
Offices to be filed at the November election We
have and shall express, no personal predictions.
We have no complaints to make Of the present
incumbents. We believe they have performed
their several duties, faithfully, ably, and to the
entire satisfaction Of the public. They have all,
SO far as We have had opportunity Of ascertainng,
done honor to themselves and to those who were
instrumental in electing them. Some Of them
We believe wish to be re elected, others, We un-
derstand, will not again be candidates.
We learn also that the friends of gentlemen in
different parts Of the State are, in some instan-
ces, urgent in pressing upon the delegates the
propriety Of nominating this or that individual
for particular Offices. Some have gone SO far rs
to assert that no person who has had Office for
tro terms should be allowed third nomination.
We will mot permit ourselves to doubt that all
these gentlemen are sound Republicans, and that,
in all probability, they quite as sOcitous for
the good cause as we are. But We do not think
itprudent or wise to make use Of such an argu-
ment. 1t covers too much ground, and would, in
many instances, cause us to lose the services Of
men whose talent skill and ability in particular
line, we ought mot, at times, TO deprive ourselves
In our judgement, all the aspirants to any and
every Office, whether . present incumbent or
otherwise, should stand ON the same footing. The
simple question should be, Who is the most it.
ting man for the nomination. And in consider
ing this question, the ability, character locality
and popularity Of the individual. are all proper
subjects Of investigation; and the person who
combines the most Of these elements, for the
time being, should be the nominee. Mere per
sonal feelings, sympathies orinterests should not
be allowed TO have the slightest influence. Good
not imagine that any other than good men will be
thought Of for moment But out Of those who
may be thought worthy, il any be worthiest, he
i the exact man We want nominated.
For Presideutial Electors, We want able, elo-
qsent, active men,-those who will mot only be
willing to meet our opponents, but also able 70
oyerpower them. Such men are abundant in our
ranks in al parts Of the State, and there can be
no diAculty in choosing such - will not merely
prove aids to the cause, but when nominated will
give satisfaction to every locality.
We anticipate happy result to the action Of
Our Convention, though We do not doubt that it
viii be spirited one The influence Of the Chi
cago Convention willprove salutary, and the har-
mony of the one win be emulated by the other.
We doubt mot that We shall have candidates that
al will approve, and that Honest Abe" will
not have any loads TO carry in the State Of Iowa.