The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-04-18

The plan adopted ard successfully carried out last
winter, of the Union men OF each Wsrd selecting a
equal number Of delegates TO meet in eonventen and
detsrmine upon a ncket, does notneet the appruba-
ton of she Poiiadsn editor lie was decidedly in
favor ofit lsst inter before twas tired but when
he faf,ea 70 TIE desired Office, By that arrange
ment be became disguised with IT, and now proposes
ton of c.nd dates for sf aoes OF Mayor, Assessor,
Clerk. Marshall aud Treasurer.
I'VE think the people are competent TO manage
s1eh tiers indeps Eof thec eta .sugges
tan of ans enc much less q tt sc who are them
selves schemas tor a noHlinstl2a,
The above. which We clip from the last TelegraH,
under al the circumstances, quite cool and refresh
ing, PARTICULARLY when it's considered thai the
editor OF that sheet as the only Individual DO made
tie sug gestion of the mode Of nominating can
didae for Mayor last winter. At neither that time
nor SINCE has the eitnr o! PALLADIUM expressed
an opnionin regard to that any other plan the
People might proper to sdopt, TO- against. We
merely spoke of it then, did last week, @sug
ges,ions" made by Others. Ii there is any ..schem
ing" going on, packing TO De made in the liter
est Of any the candidates. the Editor of the Truns
knows how to hande the .S4J5-end of oh resorts
much better than any else we wot of-he is
adept at it-one OF the leading Sampsonian spirits
and teaches IN the SIN agogue. If we may be allowed
to borrow, by way Of illustration, the language of
poets description of the devil, might say in that
EDITORS behalf: --s-
"a body in this land,
Goes wandering up and down
The scheming scoundrel long has planned
To gain great reDovn ~
In this line and we think he keeps on he'll succeed.
As we did not proper to consult him before be-
coming a candidate, il would be ssshootr folly
it fies'-an utter waste OF time, should we now
/ do So but we beg whisper his ear that, we
Z have int ha ated IN he
work of either regulating REVEALS conventions.
do propose attempt either the present june
ture or in the future-the Chief OF Police and the
Telegram editor these interests to silt
them seves--squatte sovereignty fashion--subject
only to law and limited influence without being fearful
/ of any interference part excepting SO far as
| noting their progress and recording results.
| The following suggestions are made
| by sixteen of our citizens in the last
Telegrama:
The undersigned Union voters of this
city, for the purpose of securing the
! election of Union men to fill the offices
of this city, call on the Union voters of
said city to meet at / o clock z. NJ. on
Saturday the Goth day of April. 1867,
at the following places
Those of the 1st Ward at Engine Hall
No 2; I'd Ward at Engine Hall No. 8 :;
Sd Ward at Engine Hall No. 4; 4th
Ward at c. II. MendenhalI d Bros.
Store, south west corner of Main and
9th streets, and respectively nominate
two candidates for councilman from their
respective Wards, also one Executive
committee man for each Yard, and re-
spectively elect eight delegates from
their respective Wards to attend Con-
vention to be held at Engine Hall No. 3
at clock on Monday, the I'D day Of
April, 1867, to nominate candidates for
Mayor, Clerk, Assessor, Treasurer, and
Marshal, of said city TO be voted for at
the ensuing election, on the first Tues
day in MAY next