, 1862-07-05
masbin9ton Statesman.
MORNING, JULY S, 1862
The County Election.

The County Election.
No special interest seems to be taken in
this county at the present time in the choice
of its officers for the ensuing year. Since
the failure of the convention to make NOM
nations, the general interest which was
then manifest has in degree given way to
a feeling of comparative indifference. How
ever, by some little concert of action, two
tickets have been placed before the people
for their sufrages. We say two tickets,
because they were gotten up by different
parties, and do indeed differ in name or
two. But it seems to us that both clearly
aim at the same thing, and in all essential
points they alike possess the same charac-
teristics. The object in view in forming
both tickets was the nomination of men for
the respective offices who were known to
be thoroughly identified with the interests
81 the county, of undoubted loyalty to the
government, and who would be faithful to
the trust reposed in them. This object
seems to have been obtained, at least to the
satisfaction of those interested, in the tick
cts now before the people. AS nearly as
we have been able to ascertain-and we are
personally acquainted with most of the can
didates announced-they are all reliable
and sound Union men, and will cheerfully
lend their support to the Federal govern
ment in its efforts to suppress the present
rebellion. There is one advantage in hav-
ing two tickets and that is the privilege
of a choice between men. From both tick
cts we judge every voter may be able to Sc
lect the men whom he deems best qualified
to fill the different positions of trust The
tickets differ in part in the nominations for
representatives and county commissioners,
and for surveyor. The one representative
ticket has the names of Messrs. Chenoweth
Northrop and Blodget; the other has those
of Messrs. Smith, Northrop and Chase
For commissioners, one ticket has lIessrs
Van Dyk, Keyes and Erwin; the other,
Messrs. Van Dyk, Gilbreath and Sheets
For surveyor, one ticket has the name of
w. w. johnson; the other, E. F. Gray
These we believe are the only changes in
the two tickets.
While we do not assume to be competent
to judge for the people as between these
differences, we take it for granted that in
asmuch as they themselves permanently
interested in the progress and development
of the country, they will support those men
who are the most clearly identified with the
county, and who will be most likely to sub
serve its interests in their official positions.
There are no broad political distinctions
between the candidates in the present can
vass 1t is true, some are of the democratic
faith, and some of the republican; but we
regard these as minor differences at this
time-diferences which are swallowed up
and merged in the great crisis of the coun-
try on the one hand, and subservient to the
more important interests of the county on
the other. We understand the tickets are
not presented to the people upon claims of
this nature, expecting that democrats would
support democrats and republicans support
republicans, and them only; and if they
were, we imagine the people would pay but
little respect to distinctions of this sort
In this election there is nothing in the way
of applying to candidates the old test of
honesty and capability, and putting it in
force The object had in view by the NOV
erS of the call for mass conyenton-theI
nomination of good and true men, without
regard to party distinctions-has thus far
been maintained in spirit, whether or not
that result has been attained. Of the sound
ness, competency and fitness of the nomi-
nees on both tickets, the people will pro-
nounce an impartial judgment on the day
of the election.