Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-20
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The Proposed Convention.

In the last issue of the CHRONICLE,
notice that the propriety of holding County
| Conventions, to appoint delegates to a gem
eral Convention for this Judicial Circuit
| and Chancery Division, TO meet i'm the city
of Knoxville early In May, for the purpose
of nominating Republican candidates for
Chancellor, Circuit Judge, and Attorney
General, has been suggested. Not as u
fault-fnder, but simply ms one who con-
siders that the Republican party has two
much at stake in the approaching contest
to be injured or trammelled by premature
or injudicious movements on our part, since
it has become apparent to every thinking
mind that the Democracy intend to make
the race for judicial honors one of strictly
partisan character, and force upon us party
nominations, and to avoid erroneous move
ments and Inflated steps, we bespeak eau
tiousness, also asking permission to be
heard with a few words concerning the
totked-of Contention. The Legislature of
our State meets again early in May, and as
that body is known to be intensely Demo-
cratic, and with that greed for office that
has ever been Characteristic of that party,
they will certainly seek all manner of
means to get control of the offices that are
to be filled at our next August election.
To accomplish this mueh-coveted result,
the Legislature will add or strike off coun-
ties, as the case may be, until they are GER
tain of a Democratic victory in every Cir
cult and Division possible. Our Circuit
and Division will come i'm for its share in
the general Democratic clipping and trim
ming, for already they sniff defeat in The
breeze, which will surely overtake them
unless they can avert it by general and
esssoyerhauling. Now, if this is to
be done, how are we to get the will of the
people in Convention until we know what
counties are to compose the new Circuit or
Division? 1t will be absolutely necessary
for us to wait the action of the Legislature,
at least wait and see if there is to be a
change. Again, there may be no real use
for Convention as regards some of the
offices that are to be filed. Judge Temple
is already candidate, and Democracy,
with all its well known impude,ice will
most assuredly not have the effrontery to
force man Of theirs into the field to be
beaten, and overwhelmingly, too, by our
popular and able Chancellor let the Divis-
ion be composed of whatsoever counties
they may choose, for many gentlemen who
have heretofore acted with the Democratic
party, who are reasonable and manly in
their views, are well satisfied with, and
will support Col. Temple and Repub-
licans that will perhaps be candidates.
Then will it be necessary for the Republic
cans to have a Convention to nominate q
candidate for Chancellor? Most clearly it
will be unnecessary, for Col. Temple is the
man. SO it may be with other offices
and suggest, after talking with many Re
publicuns, that it is much too early day
for Convention. The election is too FAR
off, and the probability of changes in our
Circuit too great, for any general action
until the thing is certain. 1t seems to be
the opinion of those with whom | have
eonversed upon the subject, that if the ne
cessity for having Convention should
arise, that early in July will be time
enough. REPUBLICAN
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