Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1862, 1862-07-11

unohjectionable 70 him and his associates
in case Of county Offices. where there are
many candidates, which demonstyatsd the
insiaoerity Of the objection.
IL Is an evil. or AZ least n difficulty,
nearly always attending a multiplicity OF
candidates, that one .ciH be selected whose
primary supporters are a minority Of all
the votes in the party but IL requires a
nerson of the Judges astutencss TO see.
for common people emit, why the minor
lty are more likely 20 WELD a dangerous
power when voting directly. than through
Delegates. They, however, think they
can see how a very small minority may,
on the larfer plan, or nc least how one
whom very few like, may be nominated
on a eo%mDvomise. They have a suspicion
that politicians will frGde when opportu-
nifty offers. They have a distrust of these
Conventions. because Delegates. always
having Gas they must some discretionary
mower, may possibly be boueht. or if OF
immaculate pr1hity. may be coaxed or
driven, or. more likely, dupea, and indu
ced 20 vote for one not NJ All the choice
of the people, by appeals for unity and
harmony.
90 our bleeding countries lost if We
fail 70 agree" And Faside1 30 the
Spokesman of the Dclegates.) seeing
such and such townships neoer ioilI accent
this or that caniiiate. YOU now come 10
vote for this one. and such and such Others
viii concede and we shall have harmony
For some such chicaneIv "a this bv which
the most ponular candidate should be
cheated ont of his pre-eminenoe the mush
room Central Committee had made ar
rangemcnts. and tho Judge and other or
ponorts Of Johnson's resolutions were
striving 20 carry ont that plan, but for
once they s%irnallv failed although Col.
Murphy scoldod considerably, and s. 7.
Powell alternately coaxei and cufcd, ex-
horsed and execrated, plead and threaten
cd. and few on the handle generally
while Ferris. with tears almost in his eyes,
begged and besouaht the rash disoreani-
zers, by all their love Of our distracted
country, not 70 90 and do so. But all to
no purpose. clears and curses alike IN
availing." The bull-headed masses were
there. and having been 80 often fatter-
indy told that they were the source Of
power, they s%tupiilv took it for earnest.
and resolved 20 administer 4 gentle rcbuke
70 their servants. who went 20 I%ndianapo-
lis and did the thing they were nor sent
to do.
We were cautioned against the AFRO
gance Of one county attempting TO dictate
to the whole District, (although they
knew we were attempting nothing more
than TO get at the choice Of the majority
in the county. and That II should have its
due weight oniv,) yet a few citizens, meet
ing together Mt indianapolis on other bust
ness, may appoint themselves a District
Central Committee, appoint n time, pre-
scribe a way for the whole District, In the
face Of the action Of tho counties, dictate
the appointment Of Delegates, &c; vet
these fair-coavention men see nothing
revolutionary in il. II Is ever so ~regul0'
that the other way cannot be urged with
out mourning the charge OF being REBEL
ious disorganizers.
As illustrating the aninus of the o7po
sition, ] will sta;e that one OF the leaders,
on the streets, charged us with being no
better than the rebels, or. at least, our
leaders he had no mere respect for.
W. r..
S~PicELASD, Henry Co.