Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-10-05
DiSaGeeti0n.

1t sometimes happens that persons who
have favorite to present for an Office at
e political convention, and who fail to Sc
cure the nomination of such person, become
disaffected, and refuse TO support the
ticket and even 90 so far as to bring out
their favorite as an Independent candidate
Such is the case at this time with regard
to the candidate for Treasurer Of Iowa
county. At the county convention the
names of Francis Vivian Of this city and
James GlanyilIe of Linden were presented
for the candidacy for the Treasurership
The friends of each adhered to the candi-
date of their choice before the convention,
and upon an informal ballot Mr.. Vivian
received 50 votes and Mr.. Granville II,
when the name Of Mr. Vivian was unani~
mously nominated One would suppose
the vote Of the convention sufficiently
expressive to satisfy all that Mr.. Vivian
was the choice Of the convention. But
the friends of Mr. Granville, we understand
are determined to run him as an indepcn-
dent candidate. Its generally understood
that persons who 60 into a convention are
in honor bound to abide the decision of
that convention and we fully belle e that
had Mr. Glanyillc received a majority OF
the votes Of the convention he would have
been most cheerfully supported by every
member of the convention, and oy none
more heartily than by Mr. Vivian, But
our Linden friends take a different view
Of the case, and notwithstanding the unan-
imous adoption of resolution to support
the nominees Of the conyer ION, they arc
determined to run Mr.. Granville ut all
hazards The nomination lar Register Of
Deeds-the best paying o&ce In the county
was offered to NJ. Glanville, but his friends
were unwilling that he should accept it
That Linden was entitled to a candidate
on the ticket no one doubted, and all were
willing to give them the one that IS con
eeded to lie the best in the county. But
they refused it, and it ", uld appear prefer
to defeat or enGanger the election Of Mr.
Vivian. notwithstanding all admit that be
is the best County Treasurer that Iowa
county ever had.
With regard to Mr.. Vivian we can say
from personal knowledge that he never
sought the Office Of Treasurer. and that il
VAS with much reluctance that he consen-
ted when first brought out TO permit his
name ta be used as 4 candidate But his
friends had the utmost IN his ability and
integrity, and urged him so strongly that
he finally consented, and SO far, we believe
no one has had occasion to regret the Sc
lection of the man for the place. Under
his administration Of the Treasury depart
ment OF our county, none have had reason
to complain. In every instance of his
settlement with the County Board, his
books have been found correctly kept,
every cent Of the public money accounted
for. and the county in Mr.. Nivi2ns debt
We know of one instance IN which Mr.
Vivian saved the county FIVE hundred
dollars by advancing money TO pay its
indebtedness in preference "a having
county orders issued when they were at 4
discount. So well satisfied are the people
Of the county with Mr. Vivian as Treas
urer that his friends were unwilling to
dispense with his services in that capacity,
and it was for such reasons, rather than
from any dislike to Mr.. Granville that the
informal ballot of the convention was so
nearly unanimous for his nomination.
Mr.. Vivian set up no claims for the Office
of Treasurer but personally would much
sooner have taken that of Register of
Deeds; which is attended with mach less
responsibility and under the new law at
east worth more money TO the man who