The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-05-10

Republican Central Committee, alias "Un
ion" have called Township Meetings in tn,
different townships on Saturday, June 10
at two O'Clock p. NJ, FIR the purpose O.
selecting three delegates to represent them
in County Convention to be held in Cadi'
on Monday, juno 10, for the purpose oi
nominating a county ticket namely: One
Repres en;ative in the Legislature, one County
Treasury, one Sheriff, one Prosecuting At
tourney, one CorOne-, one County Com.
missioner, and one lnfrmary Director. =
And also tn select Central Committee to
serte daring the ensuing year. The differ
ent township meetings are also 10 select
one delegate to attend Senatorial CoHVen-
ton, and also to Select Township Com
mittee man to confer W tn the Central Com
mittee from time to time during the cam
paign."
The following startling announcement to
the Republicans of this county, is made by
the Central Committee N their call for a
Convention, which we should call stealing
Democratic Thunder
''The said County Convention will be
held publicly in the Court Room, the vote
OF the several townships for the respective
candidates to be announced viva voice, on
the call OF tho, Chair, by one Of the dele,
gates from each township"
1t is well known that the Democracy of
this County have from time immemorial
held their County Conventions publicly, and
voted for the several nominees rird coce.--
We are glad that our Republican friends
are adopting this good old Democratic Gus
tom. 1t will give every person who attends
their Convention an opportunity Of seeing
how the different delegates votes for the
different candidates, and also to see whether
the delegates obey the instructions Of their
township meetings There is also another
advantage in holding the Convention pub
licly-the editor of their party organ, with
all others, can have the poor privilege Of
noticing the proceedings of the Convention,
and be able to tell his readers something
about them. Heretofore he, and all others,
who were not regular delegates, have been
excluded from their County Conventions.
There will also be another advantage in
holding the Convention publicly: 1t will
save delegates the trouble, at every
ballot, Of throwing down little slips of pa
per, to inform the crowd below how the bal
loting stood. We congratulate our Repub-
lican friends in this progressive movement
of theirs, and hope that twill be the means
Of doing them much good A little mix
tire of the old Democratic element in their
Central Committee has brought about this
movement.
But another question mutually arises
Has not the Republican Central Committee
of Harrison County gone beyond their pow
r in debating how the Convention shall be
held, or how the delegates shall vote? A
County Central Committee or any other kind
of Committee is the mere creature of the
Convention or Meeting that appointed it,
The duties of a County Central Committee,
sc believe we have some knowledge of
:hem, having served IN that capacity for
many years, is to act in the absence of the
that appointed them. They are
% conduct the campaign, call all the meet
ngs or Conventions that they may think
proper and assess candidates. That isabout
he extent Of their duties or power. They
nave the power and the right to call Coun-
Y Convention, and tell that Convention
What business they have called them to-
yethcr to perform, but have neither the
light nor the power to tell that Convention
low they shall hold their meeting, transact
is business or how they shall vote when in |
That is the business of the
Convention to decide for itself The dele
.ates to this Convention or any other Con-
ention, may, if they see proper, meet in
'ublie in the Court Room, and vote rica
0cc for the different nominees. or they can
meet in public in the Court Room. organize,
nd Immediately pass resolution excluding |
very person from the meeting but the regu-
arly appointed delegates, aud vote by bal
1t for the different nominees. \ Central |
has no power whatever over the
ction Of meeting it has called after the
leeting is once organized. All power is in
he meeting itself If the delegates to this
or any other Convention, saw
roper, they conld meet, organize, and in
einitely postpone the Convention, and all
he Central Committees in the world could
ot hinder them from doing go. That is
ur opinion Of the duties of Central Com
littee and their power. But We are of
lie further opinion, that when this Conven-
ion meets, the Henry Pitts, Jesse For
ythe $, Ephraim Clark and Alexander
henderson $, who are almost invariably reg
lar delegates, and who are men of inAu-
nee and brains, will. when they meet in
transact its business as suits
hem, without consulting any Central Com
littee how they shall do ....-
In giving the above views of the duties
nd powers of Central Committee, we have
one SO merely to protest against any Cen
ral Committee Of any party taking into
heir hanls powers that do not belong to
hem; not caring particularly in what man
er the so-called Union Convention of this
ounty tr;nsacts its business. We have
ften noticed Central Committees Of differ
mt parties stepping beyond their limits and
owers, and we thought it was about time
hat the Sentinel on the Watchtowcr"
hould warn the people in due season of the
anger Of their liberties being encroached