Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-09-29
CHOICE MISCELLANY.
TIE Judgoship,

The Judgoship.
G editor of the Sentinel, in the issue
ptember 18th, of that paper, in the
e "S"pport the Nominee" says:
bis paper sets all questions of the fairness
nomination at rest, and leaves no alter
for the man who wants to maintain
10 faith, but to support the nonl.
particularly the attorneys, are hound
heir action before the convention,
il whotook part in the primary meeting,
Iund by all usual obligations of political
ization, to stand by the nominee"
i'll the editor inform the people what
light has been shed upon this sub
so as to make it now SO clear to the
r that "party faith" can only be
tanned by supporting Judge Chaffee?
editor evidently did not so under
it, when he asserted openly at the
convention, August l4th, 1866,
t if Judge Hitchcock was by that
.ntion nominated and JHdge Chaffee
ted, he would not abide by the
nation or support Judge Hitchcock. :"
did not so understand it,
he run as an Independents candidate
against Mr.. Krum, in
and at the same time was the Wig
champion of &. L. Bushnell, as in
,dent candidate, for Treasurer,
st Miller, the regular nominee, and
last year thought that Mr.. Atkins
Tot breaking "party faith" by run
as an independent candidate against
n, the regular nominee for Recorder.
quite evident also that the people did
mink they were breaking faith with
party by supporting these indepen-
candidates, unless it was in the
rs own case, who only received a
over 500 votes, whereas the others
elected by good majorities.
US refer to some of the views of
1itor as express ed then and now:
leaves no alter Conventions are not
for the man who oIinfallible, and the man
to maintain party who thinks he is unfair
but to support the ly dealt by, has a right
ation. = Sentinel, to appeal to the people
nber 18th, 1866. from the decision of
........ such body. The GUS
...- tom has prevailed so
long, that many easy
.. going voters, are ell
g.. clincd to submit to this
o. - ...... nsurpation, rs if it was
the only way in which
offices can be filled
2. ,.f,l> Sentinel, September 20,
-icularly the attor- 1861.
are bound TO by The independent vot
action before the ers of the county should
ltion and all who thank, and sustain the
,art In the prilna- man who has the cour-
etings, are boundlage to stand up against
usual obligations the tyranny. of con-
itical organization yenti0n, especially af-
ID by the nomina- ter he has been before
Sept. ~, it. Ifthe voters of this
.,. county would stand up
D. ..-.. like men, and walk up
'r.- .r't rightly in politics, they
.' ''' ''. will throw their conyen-
,'.f .-. tion cruicbes to the
dogs, where Sliake-
speare would throw
... .r. physic, and elect those
'i who have the nerve to
on -' .''' look convention il
as they, nOnin-.the face, and tell il that
conventions, aret is not iniallible.-Sen-
lily regarded, and tinel, September %,
all fairness theyl9 ..
be held, the We confess too much
who submits sympathy ,for those who
anne to a conven- viii offer themselves as
either by him independent candidates
! his friends, hasIfor any Office. We re-
int to offer indc-Doice in the indepen-
ntly, or in opposi- dence of any man, who
o fairly made will so offer his name.
ation.- Sentinel, Sentinel, September
10, 1866. %, 1861. ,.,.'-
l can see no necessity
70 warrant a hundred
and nine men in AP-
POINTING all the county
offieers, Gas a conven-
tion really does) when
more than six thousand
have lawful right to
Onor, these men make that choice, and |
bound by all the know that the pOliti-
of conventions, clans who assume TO
port Dir. Chailee. manage county meet
incl, Septembcr'ings, have no RIGHT to
sc. interpose the mechinary
of convention to take
.r that right from them,
by keeping candidates
out of the field for
.., .. whom many would pre-
fer TO vote.-Sentincl,
September 10, 1861.
The fact is, these
''nr'a"y ir 'l'l leonventions are mo-
le usual customs thing but an engine of
J use of oonven7 Tyranny, aud the means
ire TO be respect by which few cunning
cry one Of thesetellows, may manpsge
eysiis bound TO 10 parcel out the Offices
rt Dir. Chaffee. of the county among
promised to. idethemselves and their
convention, andfiends, and thus de-
fy usual manner, prlve the people of the
themselves to doFight to make the choice
entinel, Septem- themselves. - Sentinel,
/, 1866. 10 4, p September 25, 1861.
re is certainly a vast difference of
on why the changer
s the editor, in his exceeding zeal
e success of Judge Chatiee placed
IL upon the platform, that "conven-
are infallible," and that they are
things just now, even If by means
Of ga few cunning wire-workers,
We the people of their right of suf-
and impose officers upon them, who
OF their choice ?"-SeatineI, October
IN L. tI;g .ontaa4 ., - II III,