The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-09-03
Tho Committees.

10o VoWmlCboe0.
Ma. EolroR. no,ics 10 your re
marks under the caption. "Ths Cen
lrai Committee." in your last issus
lew statements which yoa call "faci.."
which | think need correcting. and
supposing. that inasmuch ~ you have
not been in Kansas as long As some OF
Us who have always been connected
with the Republican party since ito ex
istence in this State. you may be ignor
ant Of csrtain "iacts." aud iesriug
others may be led into error. BY mis-
statement Of such "facts." with your
permission.I wish to correct your state
ment. or At least. give ny views. As a
''loyal Republican" You say. thar
1.-TWO years ago the regular State Con
ven,ion elected . Central Commi, tee
for Two years" and that "last spring. -
Convention. not q State Convention for
Safe purposes in any sense whatever,
went through the sham Of eleciing a
Safe Central Committee" and tha'
"th- Committe. has no authority that
any loyal Republican is usder the least
obligation to respect" and that said
'.eieclion was contrary 10 custom pre-
|cejent. or usage" an! mo parallel
can be found in the history Of the r.
publican. or any oher party. ! Wa
. delegate to the State Convention thai
me, in The spring Of 1861. =, Topeka.
where the party Was duly represented
70 nominate member L. -. r,.nyres.. and
'na' Convention sppoin'e State Cen
tlal Committee. but there uas no DE- 6
mite term prescribed 10 limit its action,
Again l vas a delegate to the State
Convention. Of which you speak. thai
met in September 1862. VIA, one o
the Secretaries Of that conve ntion. and
now have in my possession the original
copy OF the minutes Of that Conven
,ion. and l distinctly recollec. that il
vas the understanding fully expressed
BY that Convention. that whenever a
Convention Of the party duly represent
ed BY delegates from the several dis.
tricts of the State. is held. It is its
priveledge to select new Central Com.
mit,ee. 20 act as such until the party
again be called together in delegate re-
preventative capacity: but the motion
was written in the following words.
That the chair appoint Committee
of Eve to select State Central Com.
mittee." the motion passed BY a unani-
nous vote, when the chairman appoint
"Legzse. Mcdowell. Thomas. Sherry
and Burnett" who subsequently, re-
ported "ths following. TO be S,ate
Central Committee. Atwood. Ingalls,.
Clark. Sanders. Newton. Thomas and
Palmer" when the report was adopted.
not word beng said sbou, two yesrs
terms. Now. when q conv~o,ion oi
the same party represented by dele
gales from the several districts. sen, in
the same way. 10 the next State Con.
ven,ion. to wit. las, Spring { when you
we're the delegate from this district
by over two third vote decided to
select new Committee. Il care no. for
what eause) It Seems to me. any IN
prejudicei sane man can see. ''prece.
dent" and "paralIel." also that "sny
loyal Republican" is in duty bound to
"respect," the decision Of that large
majority Of delegates direct from ,hr
people. whether such person was =
member Of said Convention. OF Of the
party there. duly represented. This
subject may be one on which men may
perhaps honestly differ 10 opinion. bur
I hold that ali should have the oppor.
sunity to hear both sides. then those
who are unbiased. csn judge for them.
selves.
In this connection I would also re-.
specially ask. BY what "su.hori'y. "
you sign yourself - "Seo'y Of the
Jefferson Co.. Central Committee" ex.
eep, BY request Of Judge Day, who is
absen, from the State. which ''authori-
IT," without any action Of the Com
mi,,ee. would eeem 10 me. entirely with.
out precedent, not that I have the least
objection to your 80 doing only as il
comes up. in considering this "au,hori.
ty" question raised BY yourself.
II. r. Durrox.
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