Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-09
a Now plan for Nominating
esr~s1de natnl CanAidmses

wEDSEsrAf EVENING. ....DEC. 0.
a Now plan for NomlnaslnE
eresidenstnl CanAidnse..
Toe Ciac matt Inquirer, sf,sr giving
the modes by which tho d,frsren. parties
have nominated candidates for the Presi.
dsacv ana Vice Presidency, condemns the
mo IL by National Conventions ~ failing TO
3 4 ct the choices aud wishes OF the people.
IL remarks that Rotten 5aroueh Sia,es,
Ira. cannot cast . party electoral veto.
c,me into these conventions and ovsrbal.
zee tbs votss and wishes Of those States
relied apss = elect, - being NEST strongly
attached - the organization. Their num-
bers being limited. they ere are liable to bs
approached BY oil sors Of corrupt inHa-
sacss. They fro iently, under the inau-
sacss 81 % 'osy aud power, dissbey the
pssit,vs instructions Of their constituents,
o. only nam,nally obey them, while prac,i
cal di sob sdisnce 10 their ultlmsts ain and
intention. These conventions we're long
ago termed, by an eminent leader in the
opposition press, Slaughter houses. IN
which popularity and talent were mas sacred
by intrigue, deception and corruption In
these conventions the popular voice is sci
dom heard. and, II heard, 10 sosn sti0ed.
They nominate and elect no 6Fss class men
TO The Presidential Office. An obscure no.
body or IN untit military man suits them
the best" II adds:
There has been feeling against these
c,n.sations long in the process Of growth
aud Development. The only question has
been. what - the practical plan TO get lid
Of hen. and, ~ the sane time, attain the
ebjsst Of party concentration 10 a. be vote
S,r Psss.dsns and Wee Prss,dsuti We
bsnsve ws have in eur mind . scheme.
which will retain 81, that 10 useful il the
National Conventions. While IL rejects
shoso portions II Ihea which ere Justly
subject TO popular esnsurs and condsGna-
tie".
We are Tor retursing 20 The precedent Of
1898 Z scsdsnt winch 0rst elected tina,
see ,nd founder Of the Democracy, 0snsrsi
Al trs~ acksen, Preeidses Of me United
States. n ,dsrn impso semsnt has enabled
~ 10 d. ,hs With the greatest ease. The
plan 10 this:
L., The National Democratic Commit.
tee, Instead Of calling National Convsn.
tea u no inmate csadidates. simply cali
upon oil the States 10 mre. In their State
CAplIois on . certain day, ~, Tor in
s,sncs, the Old Of April preceding . Pres
tisn,i.l election, aud then and there
tran unit 10 tue Comm,ttes, which viii
BE- IN session 1t WAsh,ogsen, the result,
oft,,m bsilsting for Prss.dsnt, and Tor
whom i,s electoral vsss 10 10 be cast. In
afs~ MINUTES the click Of the wires, un-
der the remarkable perfection to which
they 1--we been brought, viii communicate
TO va .h,ngton The result IL all the States
add fr I'm there il will 10 autographed back
to -a,a State. Then another ballot will b.
had. and 40 on until . choice 10 made
Inis plan has thes. merits
l i,w.li cut eta sroAt portion Of thu
intri ;ussa I corruption VII. ch n,w follow 4
N .t,oaAl Convo ,tion to any central place u
which il may DO called.
; The S,asss would avoid tho danger o
beng m,srspr.scnted by their agents, b,
spsaA,g directly Tor themselves
}. The nominees woult thus bc thu
ca,,ss Of the people in the most au'horita'
uvs form.
4 There would be an absolute swing o
time because tho Thousands OF men in tn,
different State Conventions would be des,
rsus Of returning home ms early ~ possible
aud would be disposed to make ell rsss,na
BILE saeriticss 10 secure Il.
q. A nsmin u,on made in this manner
would carry with ~ vastly mole weight au'
Nal.phity than that made IN n packed an,
corrupt NJ ind convention.
a. 9. Il would be - check upon the dan
ger IA. ccatral,x .tion Of power, whi;h II
no ,hs ruis. Anl remit An important POT
ton OF It bacx wnsrs il belongs, 70 th'
Sta'ss and 70 the PEG 'le.
We csa sue ne real objection to any part
OF tbs plan for the Consolidation OF polits
sai strength upon the s.ms candidates. L
is sniasutiy r,gh. IN principle. t's prae
ucable, aud even ex ,.d'ent, in its details
Il ought to be adopted. We believe it vii
be wh.a nis thoroughly discussed bsfsv
tbs people. We tru.t tha, tn. U.moccatic
CSnvcations which arc 10 meet between
nov aud the winter Of 1871 9 will give ,hi
Qr-sson = fair cx,m,na,ioa, and Act favor
aoly upon its auggsslions. There IS nov
no more important subject than . reform
Ia our INC hoi Of nominating Prssid. nts IN,
Vice Preside