The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-29
The Coming COnrentiOns-- Their

n all bul two Districts sfihs county delegates
q County Convention will be chosen today.
AZ our papsr will mach Iaany Of our nspubli.
can friends before he hour lor The meeling, We
urge upon them the Importance Of attending
these meetings. We cannot but feel that We are
now Teorganizins our PAriy--lhal on our action
to-day aud at the coming State Convention will
depend our political fortunes Tor years to come
that VIC can either come out u fhis Prcsiden-
'iai cHmpaign strong aud powerful, or weak and
helpless, just as &c shape our own condnci.--
OverPowered ms our party Is by the superior
numbers Of the enemy, Il would seen that we
might be united and present m unhroken front,
that there would be no pickering in our ranks,
but that all Of Us could stand together for the
purpose Of making common cause against a
common enemy. Il is not so, however there is
no use In denying the fact that our party In Ma
ryiand Is to-day divided inio opposite factions,
representing different views and urging the
claims Of different candidates 10 the coming Pres.
idtn,ial race. Both these wings are trying to
obtain the vote Of Maryland for the man Of their
choice. One party wishes To see Grant nomina-
ted for the highest Office In the gin Of the people
the other prefers Chase. We presume that the
party will unite upoR the man presented by the
Chicago Convention but this early pickering
In out own party augurs III. To be successful
TO have chance Of successive ought 10 he
united.
We have said that there Is difference Of senli-
ment now but Il should end with our primary
mee'ings to-day, and q, our coming State Con.
vcniion. We feel sure that the delegates elected
to tina, Convention will properly represent the
views OF the people, aud that the vote of our
State will be cast, In tue Chicago Convention,
for General Grant. These divisions should cease
at the State Convention; We should CONE out of
II pledged to maintain lis ehoice--io support It's
policy. That this will be the course Of many
who now urge the claims Of a rival candidate,
We have no doubt but we believe ,la, there. ARE
a few 10 the State SO welded TO one political
idea-so tenacious Of there own opinious-ihat
they will stand aloof OF perhaps work Agains,
us. W. sh0Hid learn ~ his coniesi, 10 10 uriihoUf
hese nsH. They have always been drag upon
our party, and should now he shook %. We
should announce plainly and Enthusiastically Mai
that man Tho does not, ~ he eomiag campaign,
gir' hearty, "ad'riici support to our candidate,
Is not q ~. II is good time now 10 &c, rid Of
these pests who are alwa prvphecying evil.
aud who while claiming 10 be tho lafiy's great
est friends ARE really IL worst enemies.
Fortunately, there are not many Of this elias
Of Union neu (?) in our county their grca,
strength is ceniered within half dozen squares
OF the baltimore Court House But there are a
few Of their adhcrenis among Us, and 10 ,lclra,
them should be our business to-day. No man
who is no, clearly aud emphaiically for Gran,
should he elected 10 represent any District. We
say this because we know lha, the large majority
OF our voters prefer Grant, and that IL the sup.
por'ers OF another are elected in single District,
II will he through the carelessness Of Grant :
friends We say again, to the Republicans Of
the county, that we are now commencing a new
era in our political hisiory-thai We are reorgan-
izing onf party 1T "a Begin right Turn out H.
the polls lay aside personal predictions in the
choice Of delegates and elect only those to the
county convention who will act for the party .
real good. Composed Of such men, the County
Convention tan do much towards establishing
our party upon proper basis, aud We need bavc
no ieafs bu' that the men elected By /, rs dele.
gates To the State Convention will do fully their
duty