The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-24
Union Conyention..Na. .

E. Il. Hugunin End
Thos Slade 3rd
NJ. F. Cutting-Co, Superintendent of
Schools.
This Convention was called ostensibly I'm
ION Convention, but we see no particular marks
of Union about the results. What 10 under |
derstood to be " Union Convention at this |
time, is one where the two old parties unite on
the common ground of fidelity to the Union of
the States, and choose the best men, wh~
known to be heart and soul with - ,,....:
tration, in the prosecute e tt,;s NV Co.. ~
Union, from both ,ou ,ino,;on Wv ~
re that the Democracy party had
,-ything to do with this Convention 1t is
true that Mr. Bassett, the nominee for Assembly
is Democrat but we have yet to learn that he
is a Union Democrat On the contrary, his
neighbors represent him as being an open sym
pathizer with Secession and Disunion. All the
other nominees are Union men and good men,
and had they been nominated by the regular
Convention, we should have willingly support
ed them; but as it is, We can only regret that
they have gone into the field.
Everybody has deprecated political or parti
IAN contention in the present crisis of the coun-
| try But personal contention for offices that
should be used only for the public good, is hard
ly preferable to pastizan strife.
The first regular Convention was called as =
Union Convention. All who were in favor ola
vigorous prosecution Of the war for the Union,
whether Republicans or Democrats, were invi-
ted to cooperate in that Convention. The peo-
pie of the County recognized that as the regu-
lar nominating Convent N by calling and hold
! ing Caucusses in every town and ward in the
County for the appointment Of Delegates. The
| Convention was as free from the control of any
faction or clique as any Convention ever was,
and the people are therefore morally bound to
support their own nominations
This Convention was emphatically and con
fessedly the Convention of few dissatisfied
persons, and the only apparent cause of dissat-
istaction was that they were not nominated by
the first Convention. Certain it IS that it was
not demanded by the people. No Public Meet
ings have been held to show that the first NOM
nations were not perfectly satisfactory to the
great mass of voters in the County. On the
contrary, the principal nominees of this last
Convention were the men who concocted the
whole thing. They issued a few handbils call
ing Union Convention, but we venture to
say that not one person in ten in the Coun-
| ty has seen one Of them. At the proper time
| tho II,
delegates, but ace haze yet to learn thata eau
Gus was held in city or county. Such is the
history of the so-called Union Convention
held on Saturday last.
! For ourselves, our duty is pain. As long as
Conventions are held for the nomination of can
didates for the various offices, so long shall we
feel bound, as the organ of the county, to sup
port the nominations IF the regular and legiti-
mate Convention, unless circumstances should
arise or facts should be disclosed to show that
such Convention did not represent the will and
wishes of the people themselves In the pres
ent instance we have no evidence that such is
the case i'll reference to the nominations of the
first Republican Union Convention. On the
/
plant Of single nomination, made by disinter-
ested persons. They ST EN- to be perfectly sat
isfactory The men nominated are all honest,
patriotic. Union-loving citizens, who have, from
the first, supported the Administration in its
endeavors to put down secession, treason and
rebellion Can the same be said of ali the nom.
inees of this last so-called Union Convention?
The nominee for Assemblyman has been, if he
is not now,an open sympathizer with secession
and the candidate for Senator certainly gave all
his patronage to The KenoSha DemOcrat-an
acknowledged secession organ-so long as i.
was published in the county, and thus mainly
contributed to its support. Such men, to say
the least, are very inconsistent Q Mon men and
we should say, can lay but little claim to the
support of the people of Kenosha County, on
pathetic or Union principles. In this respect,
if in no other, the people ticket must certain
ly take the lead.
Such are our views OF course the voters of
the city and county will determine for them
selves which ticket they will support. We be-
lieye the great mass of the voters will feel them
selves, as we do, morally bound to support the
candidates of the regular Convention. There
is no issue except that Of personal preference,
with whatever of difference there is in loyal,
Union sentiments and antecedents, in favor of
the regular nominations. There may be as
many more Union Conventions on the same
principle of the last, as there are aspirants in
the Coun ty,to procure nominations in that way.
And each could appeal to the voters at the bal
lot box for support, with the same arguments.
We are not informed whether there are to be
any morei Conventions. The Democracy, as
party, are still unrepresented, and it is not i'm
probable that the prospect of coming in between
the two Union tickets may induce them to NOM
mate and support regular partzan ticket. In
default of that, they will very likely support the
last Union nominations, with the understand
ing that they can thus do more to despite the
Union cause, than by any other course.