The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-04
The Union County Convention.

Vne Union County Convention
The Union County Convention, which
met on the 30th, nominated, for Sheriff, ISAAC
F. MARLEY; for Register of Deeds,
CHARLES PAssAvANT for Clerk of District
Court, GEORGE w. PREsCorr; for Treasurer,
ROBERT A. SMITH for District Attorney,
r. F. CRowELL /; Judge of Probate, H. s..
FA1RcHILD; Coroner, DIR. F. RE1GER /;
County Surveyor, d. L. CURr1cE.
The only objection we can urge against
Mr.. MARLEY, as a candidate for Sheriff,
is the fact that he has been acting as a
deputy under Sheriff TULLIs. This we
consider grave charge in itself; and if
there were not strong countervailing reasons,
we should hold that to be sufficient to in
duce all honest men to vote against him.
But, the fact that Deputy MARLEY has
been able to retain his good reputation in
spite of bis associations, shows that he must
be man of uncommon integrity and con
sideration in the community. And, mas
much as his competitor, MIR. WILKINSON, is
in the same boat, so far as the deputyship is
concerned and for the reason that, in every
other respect, Mr.. MARLEY is the superior
man We do not hesitate to commend him
to the support of the people. We certainly
hope he may be elected.
For Register of Deeds, Mr.. PAssAvANT
is, as far as we are informed, much better
qualified than his competitor on the Demo
cratic ticket; and that ough. to be reason
enough to insure his election.
GEORGE w. PRESCOTT, Esq, is the nomi.
nee for Clerk of the District Court. As
Clerk of the United States District Court,
for number of years, Mr.. PRESCOTT has be.
come perfectly familiar with the duties per-
tanning to this office. A good lawyer, an
honest, modest, courteous gentleman, the
general voice of the community demanded
his nomination, and the same general inter.
est in his behalf will make his election GER
tain.
ROBERT A. SMITH, ESQ.,, has been Treas.
urer of the county for four or five years.
1t is enough to say about him, that, while
almost every county officer, from the orga-
nization of the Territory to the present, has
been justly charged with corruption, Mr..
SMITH has conducted himself and his Office
with so much propriety, that he has never
been made the subject of reproach, or even
suspicion. Mr.. SMITH has no competitor /;
and he would be elected all the same if he
had.
Of Mr.. CRowELL, the candidate for Dis
trict Attorney, we have no knowledge. His
competitor, ISAAC V. D. HEARD, Esq, We
have. already pronounced nice young man !;
and when we find that class of young men,
we always stick to them. Mr.. HEARD has
filled this Office creditably, and we hope he
may be retained in it. When the people of
this county find that they have an honest,
competent man in Office, their experience
ought to teach them to retain his services !;
and Mr.. HEARD is both honest and compe.
tent. He has developed superior qualities
as a criminal lawyer; and it is the testimo.
ny of bench and bar that the public inter-
ests have never suffered in his hands,
through any want of knowledge, tact, or
inteOritv And II shonld not he IN his nro.
JUDGE that TULL1s has let prisoners out of
Jail as fast as HEARD could put them in.
HENRY S. FAIRCH1LD, ESQ.,, is nominated
for Judge of Probate, and the nomination
is, in all respects, fit one to be made. Be-
tween him and the present Judge, who has
been good officer, we have no choice and
shall, therefore, settle the matter by Tipping
copper-head HoYT, and tail FAIRCH1LD
and conscientiously abide the result of
the throw.
We presume DR.. REIGER will make a
good Coroner, and D. L. CURT1CE COM
petent Surveyor.
The nominees for County Commissioners
are good, substantial citizens, and ought,
all Of them, to be elected. We regret that
Mr.. NICHOLS would not allow his name to
be used longer in this connection for he
has been faithful, self-sacrifcing officer !;
but as he would not, the Convention did the
best thing possible in nominating j. w.