Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-02-23
Nominating Conventions.

Nominating Conventions.
saxsreIns time admonshcs rs that we sha soon m .,s
upou citizens In selecting candidates 10 he
.uPpoea ot ss, sueh Wit be .o In doing
~ and the State by the Central Committees hav
ing matter in charge As to obtain full and honest ex
ner<ous on all Who feel interested the wejf,ra y,
city and the STATE and IN tine stability of republican
maxim ncontestable morals and in politics. that rnder
our Of government no quahcaton ought required
of eanddafe but single and sufficient one III, ~
constituents prefer him to amy other man. 1t il a wrong
done and hardship upon him. iwsr their choice
IF the people prefer him. they ought 10 nominate him
out his solicitation IL they do not prefer him. they ouyb
to nominate him with it. The ory question is how shall
have supposed the becoming mode to be- for the
ddates to themselves a depend unon ,ho
own personal merit for the suffrage of their conntrymen
They have regarded this the manly independent nd
republican But. however well NAV anne.r n
We are time in our poi;,;i
history that those nominations which have been n
that honored appelaton those which made by the
assembled in conventions composed they ought
mature deiberation upon the merits Of and fu ey
preston Of the public wwe say that We are not now 70
learn, for the first time that independent Nominations are
the by which the aspiring the nnprncip an,
the person SNOWY but inferior capacities enabled to fri
respect qualified to his country her counses
while he in the harangur the wagon rival H.
antagonist who is every way his nferoy except in decana
ton show and parade We regard the convention system
when properly constituted the appropriate success
honorable Of designating candidates
adopted by any party When fairly conducted gives to all
the members Of the party opportunity express their
eWs .hrougn lhe primary eectios and to take part in
bringing out such candidates their confidence and
to whose virtue and intelligence they willing to ntrust
the destiny Of the State.
Probably there Is not place within the bounds Of the
Republic in which much has been said against nomi Mating
conventions as In this city In consequence which
existed here when society in its infancy the system has
been denounced upon the streets in public speeches and by
the press with term of reproac that genius malice
could invent sginatisei the instrument Inv
which shrewd looking for high Positions bent on
some grand swindle enabled t. accomplish selfish
ends, through the agency of hired ru,n. and Fraudulent
votes in utter Disregard Of the rights and Of the
people,
But it ought to be remembered that nominating convcn
tons but delegated bodies. the shortest lived of all
political assemblies And to the their power
they first guarded and checked ON every side bv a,soc
who have oil jealousy and caution against
doing which other delegated bodies have then
their tiny authority fades away and crmbes into notbn
with discharge tr-t The exercise Of cnnycn
tiona effects what has been fund necessary all
other departments Of political system it shortens the
labor OF the many by having their wants and wishes made
known to- and performed by executive power precisely
in the in the election Of President
in that great and mpeguable example that forming
Constitution Since provision has been made by law
for elecng delegates. freed from the objections
tions be constituted reflect the will of the
people, that the shames Of those who may
vance who shall be their candatcr can easily be defeated
when that will is not respected
The evil dreaded party by the city and
the State an inordinatc devotion the shrine
wholly set asie-ta it il human and reasonable; still
may keep it within proper bounds may curb its mad
and any rate make it bervient good
Of party and the country tT safety lies in subduing
and combining within these limits, hence it becomes
exhibit moderation and patr'ti>m NIL occasions.
though opposing shall clash and those
who were friends threatened y this terrible power be
made bitter enemies Every advantage will be taken Of
dsunion by and all at- Tending in tina, direction
will be found destructive to thee that employ the though
successful for the moment
But have heard that there
to uphold conventions conventions will uphold them and
break up tho If their horse distance We ask such
persons to consider that they dying the face of all
ORDER and decenc. sel!tat they virtually disornn
izers and aarchists and high their station
be: whatever may have been their position hitherto
they must fall like Lucifer firm their high estate. And
the fate of raitors But il ,s e I that til. may be
done carefully that no loop he fr accusation will be left
Although this may be the day of innhugs surely have
shout and tell what intents may
be however veiled may be his policy and dark his
Let such course be repuated by all the we!lmeanin the
upright and f,r-ealing part of etyle them spurn
contrary to good faith and sound policy
injurious to the interests Of and the country.
The foregoing sensible suggestions are from
the San Francisco Times, bat are rs applicable
in this latitude where they were written
The great mass of Union voters have concluded
that it is better to vote for open enemy than
for n member of their own party whom they have
cause to dstrust. Therefore, if there are office
hunters among ns " who are determined to up-
hold conventions. if conventions will uphold
them and in other case II let them be warned in
time. Slate-making gentlemen are notified that
it is the intention of the Union party of Trinity
to fairly apportion the county Offices this year.
Weaverville has been playing "big pig long
enough. BY the late districting of the county
Junction City is entitled 10 seven or eight dele
gates in county convention, and will naturally
claim say in the division of paying positions
So with Douglas City, and other points. Make
a note of this. gentlemen.