The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-22
DsugIas County conv.nt.s..

To Iove my parents and my God,
/ And keep his holy day. A.P.Gr.
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DSuBlas County COAveAtIsn.
The Douglas County Convention, ignor.
ing " partisan issues" renOuncing Demo
cratic principles, according to the call Of
the Douglas State Central Committee,
meets in this city on Tuesday next. The
primary meetings cUtne of this evening,
aud it is extremely difficult to tell which
are the more numerous, the candidates OF
the voters. The candidates for county Of.
fees for delegates to tie State and cOtl6ty
Convention, are actively slcctioneerinE
and laying the wires. The contest for
delegates TO the county Convention in this
city promises to be spirited and bitter.
A feeling Of intense, unrelcnting hostility
to COnness actuatcs many Of his hitherto
devoted friends. and they are labOring in
cessantly TO defeat delegates favorable to
him. lie is the man Of the party-he has
held IL together, done more for il, has the
will and ability and influence to do more
for it, than any ten men in our county.
Petty jealousy and unmanly spite have
leagued together to rob him Of the reward
Of his services and sacrifices. Ambitious
but brainless rivals wish to displacc him
and step into his shoes, where they would
sOon exhibit thtir shallOwOeSs and httIe-
ness, and his Unreasonable superiority,
but the masses Of the party will rally to
the support Of their cherished chicitain
and rsbUke and defeat his enemies They
desire to zee their favOrite elevated to the
Gubernatorial chair, and they will mark
the men who oppose him. What the re-
suit will be in this city We can only con-
lecture. His friends, We think. will carry
the first and second ward, the third he
stands fair chance OF losing. But even
should every ward in Placcrville be car
ried against him, which is barely possible,
the convention will nevertheless be com.
posed Of his friends, his influence being
OmnipOtent in the other parts Of the coun.
~. AspirantS may as well make note
Of this and profit by it.
We can only mention the most promi-
nent candidates for the different offices !;
to name oil Of them would fill up our pa
per. For County Judge. James Johnson,
l.. 7. Carr and Geo. q. blanchard. bis.
trict Attorney, John Hume aud J. G. Nc.
Callum. Sheriff, Alex. Hunter, y. b.
Carson, W. j. Burwcll. +. y. Strout, I.
Foster, James tray, A. d. Bates and S.
Willrtt. Clerk, j. II. Vanderbilt, T.. c.
Cromwell, 7. Orgon and X. Henderson.
Collector, Robert BELL, John Vanderhey-
lien, 7. PStten, James N. Anderson, Jas.
Hume, y. T.. Phillips, 4. c. Henry, James
Mccormick and Thomas Davidson. Re.
cOrder. N. X. Shcarer, c. Duden and Geo.
Mcdonald. TREASURER, J. l.. Perkins, Dr.
W. II. Taylor and DT. Standish. Assessor,
James Burk, 4. J. Lowry. Charles p.
Jackson and II. hughes. Fer the minor
OfficCs-COrOner, Surveyor and Public
Admins tratOr-.thc candidates are aS
thick ~ ficAS: At the present writing
johnson, Hume, Hunter. Bell, Cromwell,
Perkins, Mcdonald and Burk have the in
side track, but a great many changes. the
result Of trading, may take place before
the meeting Of the Convention. The fight
for Collector. VIC are confident. viii be
between Bell and Mccormick, both clever
gentlemen, popular. active, honest and
competent Three strong men are Pittel
against Cech other for Sheriff. Hunter,
Carson and Burwell, and the COM ention
may deem It policy to throw them 81
overheard and select q compromise candi-
date, in which event Mr.. WiIIett will
likely receive the nomination. James
Burk deserves the nomination for Assess
or, but the deserving are not always sue.
ccssfuI, as he may learn by bitter expert
encc. We look upon the nomination Of
johnson, Hume (JOhn) and Perkins rs q
fixed fact. II COnncss carries the Con-
veNiiON, they, Bell Hunter. Cromwell.
Mcdonald and Burk will probably be the
nominees. A ticket composed Of such
men, would be hard to beat. Either Bur
veil, Carson or WilIctt in the place Of
Hunter would not weaken it any, as they
are MI popular men and would make q
good race. However, as it il not our
funeral we shall not shed 4 tear il all of
them are defeated.
That it will be stormy convention and
let the result be what it may, great dissa-
tiSfactiOn will exist and Be expressed, may
be expected under the circumstances,
where 80 many needy sspirants are after
the spOiIS. We anticipated funny, an ex.
citing, . quaFrelSOme convention, and shall
be disappointed il it pass off quietly and
hArmOniOOsly.
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