The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-04-02
The Democratic Convention and its
Action.


Action.
The democratic party of the county was
fully represented, by delegates duly elected
from the several towns, in the convention
held at the court house or the Goth ultimo,
at which candidate for the Office of Coun-
ty Judge was nominated for the suffrages
Of the people at the approaching election.
The proceedings of the convention we're
characterized by spirit of more than usual
harmony but as has ever been and ever
will be the case, some of the delegates left
the convention with feelings of disappoint-
ment because they failed to secure the
nomi nation of their choice among the can.
didates whose names were presented to the
consideration of the convention. There
were only three names presented for the suf-
frages of the convention, the present in
cumbent of the Office. Judge BARKER,
WILLIAM BACH and HENRY SIBREE, the
latter leading the other two from the first
to the last ballot, on which he received
fair majority of all the votes cast, and was
thereupon declared to be the unanimous
choice of the convention. The objects and
purposes of the convention we suppose to
have been: first to promote the Interests Of
the people through the success of the party
in presenting the name Of suitable candi>
date for the Office to be filed by election
second, to settle the claims of rival candi
dates and concentrate the votes of the par
ty upon the candidate selected, and have
the names of the other candidates with
drawn from the canvass third, to bind,
by the usuages of the party and by all the
rules of bonor and fair dealing, the friends
of the candidates who happened to be in
the minority in the convention, to support
the nominee.
The democrats Of no town or ward should
send delegates to a nominating convention,
nor should any delegates go into such con-
vention, with the purpose or mental reserv-
alton that if they do not succeed in obtain
ing their first choice :hey VIII be at liberty
to bolt the nomination.
This is free country, and every elector
has the undoubtcd right to aspire to any
Office within the gift of the people, but We
have laws, which, however odious and op-
pressive they may be, mus. be obeyed, un-
til we can change them and substitute
more salutary ones in their place, and
thereby promote the best interests of the
people. To this end we claim to be con-
stantly striving, and democrats have their
party organization ostensiby governed by
certain salutary and we'll established rules
and regulations which, when faithfully ad-
hercd to, will promote the greatest good of
the greatest number, but when violated
will produce the opposite result, as the his
tory of the country for the past ten years
has most fully demonstrated.
The dissentions and splits in the demo-
cratic party. brought about by the unhal>
lowed aspirations and ambitions of men,
have led to the cad results which all good
citizens now deplore. Will not the demo-
Gratis of Manitowoc profit by such lessons,
and keep the good old banner of dcmocra~
cy floating on the breeze, or will they too
surrender to the enemies OF the constitu
tion and the people?
We regret that we are compelled to say
that in the past eight years we have had
and still have men in the party who have
very properly aspired to Office and canvass
ed the county for delegates to the nominal
ing conventions, and on falling to secure
the nominations sought, have repudiated
the actions of the chosen representatives OF
the party in conventions and used the
strength and consideration which their
connection with the party gave them in de-
feating the election Of their successful
rivals before tho convention, and given
strength and power for evil to our political
opponents by throwing into their bands
and placing under their control the most
important and lucrative Offices in the gift
| of our people. We would caution demo-
Gratis against following the lead Of such men
for they are not worthy to be trusted !!
They over estimate their own merits and
the importance Of their claims upon the ia
vor of their party friends, and act upon the
seeming supposition that the democratic
party was organized for their especial bene-
fit, and that democratic conventions are to
be called and held only for the purpose of
recognizing and endorsing their demands
| for cffice.
The terms of the various Offices to bc
filled ut elections in our county do not con-
tinue for long time, and though conven-
tious may make mistakes and nominate the
wrong men or not the best men who may
be elected, the error is sure to be corrected
st the recurring election, and no such harm,
would be done as has been done in former
years by disafTected minorities of the party
uniting with the opposition and electine
men of obnoxious political views and wbc
have not made better if as good officers as
would have teen the defeated democratic
candidates. We repeat, let democrats ant
defeated democratic candidates for nomina
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