The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-03
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FrOm the Belmont Chronicle, JHiy %.
We assure. our neighbor of the Belmont
ChrOnicie that it was not our intention, in
what we said in relation to. the Belmont
County delegates to 'miSlcad the people of
the District We were informed that sew
cral Of the delegates favored Mr.. Bongham's
nomination, and would vote for him in the
convention; but the editor of the Chronicts
says he understands the character of the
delegates well enough to know that they
will present but single candidate to the
convention" He says also that THE can
didates will insist On such a course" &C.
We had supposed, heretofore, that it was
with the wishes Of their constituents; but it
seems we were slightly mistaken. At least
our friend of the Chronicle claims that it is
the caadie'ates and not the peoplp, over in
Belmont, who control the action Of delegates
to a nominating convention. That Is GER
tainly strange position 20 take; and it is
not very Likely, we think, that the Belmont
delegates will adopt it. If the people in
some half dozen townships in Belmont
Counts prefer Mr.. Bingham as candidate
TO any other man proposed it is the duty of
delegates representing such townships to
give him their support, regardless of any ac-
ton on the part Of Il majority Of the dele
gates; and such, we have no doubt, will be
their course. In the selection of candi-
date for Congress. let their be full and
fnir expression of the popular will = and
then, Ee the result what it may, let all good
Union men cheerfully acquieSce, and give
tie nominee hearty support Cadiz Re
publican
In the Chronicle Of July II we printed an
extract from article in the Cadiz Republican
of the previous week, on the Congressional
Convention, and in connection Herewith
gave our views as to what would be the prob
able course OF the delegates to that conEen-
tion from this County, and what we knew
were the wishes of the gentlemen who had
been named as probable candidates.,
In doing so, we thought we had used Ian
guage that no one neei misunderstood but
the above, from last week Cadiz Republi-
can, containing the comments Of its editor
upon what we then said, requires us, in
charity to him, to conclude we were mista-
ken.--for he either misundcrStands or mis-
represents it. We regret that Mr.. Hatton
did not think proper to print our article, and
let his readers see what we had said that
they might judge of toe correctness of his
comments If he had done this, it would
have avoided the necessity of any further dis
cuss:on; but, as he has thought proper, in
his zeal for the success of Mr.. Bingham to
do otherwise, we are compelled---in justice
to the delegates. to the gentlemen named as
candidates, to the people Of Belmont Coun-
ty-again to refer in the columns Of the
Chronicle to this subject, and we assure our
readers we do it very reluctantly.
In the article in the Republican of July
I, the editor, Speeding of the action of the
Belmont Convention, said:
twenty-five delegates were appointed to
the Congressional Convention. which meets
in Cambridge on the 10th of August They
90 uninstructed Several, we were inform
ed, are in favor of Mr.. Bingham nonlina-
ton A majority, however, will no doubt
60 for the nomination Of Belmont Coun-
ty man--three at least of whom are spoken
of as candidates, viz: Hon, Isaac Welsh,
Col Poorman and Capt. Danford and it
may be that the names of other gentlemen
in that County will be presented as candi-
dates.
In commenting upon this, in the [hroni-
Gle Of July ID, we said
tits true, the names ofseveral gentleman
have been mentioned as probable candidates
and each one has special friends among the
delegates; but we think we understand the
character of these delegates well enough to
know that they will present but single can-
didate to that convention. As one of the
parties named, we feel authorized to speak
and from personal knowledge of the views
and feelings of the other parties, we know
that the candidates will insist upon such a
course-and there is no doubt but every
Belmont County delegate, although misin-
structed, will be governed by the action of
the majority.
1T dom require great amount of sagac-
ity 10 see exactly what Is meont in both
these extracts. The purport of Mr., Hatton' 8
article is that the Belmont delegates will
present at least three candidates from this
County, and perhaps more--and, in addi-
ton to this division among themselves, sever
al are in favor of Mr.. Bingham's nomina-
ton We in substance, say: The dele
gates will notact 80 foaiisbly, but will pre-
sent a single candidate, and the candidates
themselves will insist on such course.
How any candid. man, of ordinary intellir
gene, could conclude that in the above the
CHRoNTcI.E claims that is tho candidates
and not the people. oyerin Belmont, who
control the aetion OF delegates to aneminat-