The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-09-17
The Congressional Convention.

This Convention after forty five bal
lots, was unable to make a nomination
and adjourned to meet in Frederick
City on the 22d inst. During the en-.
tire balloting the five votes of Carroll
were east together with the seven votes
of Frederick county, with the exception
of small fractions at times, for Col
Maulsby. Washington county cast her
six votes for Mr.. Seystcr, and Allegheny
her six votes for Mr.. Roman. And SO
the voting stood until the Convention
was worn out and adjourned We are
at loss TO C mprehend on what priu.
ciplos the delegates from Washington
aud Allegheny acted, They had each
their favort. candidate. They met as
delegates Of the Democracy of the 18th
Congressional District, with no view to
the qualification Of personal auimositie'.
or the accomplishment of individual
enterprises, but simply to make a suit.
able nomination, aud that could Gully be
done by some ono yielding his prefer.
cuce. Has it ever been heard Of ia a
Democratic Convention, that two can.
didates, each having one fourth the
strength Of the Convention, have held
out, to the length Of preventing n nom.
ination, in order to force tho friends Of
third candidate, who was the choice
of one.half the Convention, TO yield to
the one or the other Of them, aud 50 10
force one half 70 come over to one.
fourth II is impossible such result
can ever be attained in Democratic
Convention; and we arc gratiled that
the Delegates from Carroll have fully
appreciated their whole duty in this
matter and refused to endorse such
monstrous proposition. The mqjoriiy
who would yield to minority would
not be Democrats. The Democratic
Party has certain fixed principles which
cannot be departed from, The minority
which persistently refuses 10 yield TO
decided majority may take the respon.
sibility of refusing to do its duty of
making nomination, aud be RESPONSE
bic for its conduct to an outraged and
abused Party. But under no circum.
stances can majority of Democrats
yield their judgments aud preferences
TO minority. To make our staten cnt
clear, it must be borne 10 mind that
Mr. syester had six votes, Mr.. Roman
six votes and sometimes fractional
vote from Frederick county, and Col.
Maulsby eleven to twelve votes on every
one of the forty-fyc ballots cast. A
nomination could not be made unless
cleven or twelve votes would 90 over 10
either Mr.. Syester's or Mr.. Romans
six votes.
Mr. Sycster's votes would not 90 to
Dir. Roman, nor Mr. Romans to Mr..
Syester, Whilst VIC deeply regret, for
the honor Of the Democratic Party, the
spectacle Of the adjournment Of the
Convention without nomination. yet
we are assured that the Democrats of
Carroll, with entire unanimity feel that
their delegates to the Convention have
acted the part Of good and faithful ser.
wants and honest, upright representa-
tiyes, and that no part Of the RESPONSE
bility for the failure to nominate rests
with them. As Democrats they have
acted on principle, and as faithful Dem
ocrats they will continue true to prnci
pie and party If disaster to Party
interests follows, it will be the work of
those who refuse to make we'll estab-
lished Democratic principles the rule
of their couduct. But we cannot pre-.
sume that similar actions will be per.
sisted in after the cool reflection for
which the adjournment has given OPP
portunity.
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