The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-01
Spirit Of the District-Press and
People, -
A SHARP GAME.

A SHARP GAME.
The Congressional Nomination Trickery
shall there be Fair Play, etc. - Mr..
Julian's Card.
Mr.. Julian in his card, expresses
his preference for q popular vote on the
first Monday in April, as the mode of
making q nomination for Congress but
says, II ''this plan should be deemed
inexpedient by the Republicans of a
majority Of the counties of the District
then I trust that delegates to a Con-
gressional Convention may be chosen
by the people of those counties, at
Township Meetings., which shall assemble
at a fixed day and hours fair previous
notice"
He advocates the adoption of the one
or the other Of these modes. because, to
use his own language, he desires to
prevent that systematic knavery and
fraud, which have become the bane of
our politics. In other words, no one
cries out more Justify in favor Of fair
play than Mr.. Julian, and no one is
more free to insinnate that frauds and
knavery, will be attempted than he is.
We agree with him and his friends, in
demanding that there shall be no unfair
ness. His friends in this county, iusis--
ted that there should be vote by town
ships. and that the vote Of each town.
ship should be cast in convention, as
indicated by the vote Of the township at
the polls That was satisfactory to those
opposed to him, and is the rule now
adopted by this county, and by Union
county also. BY this arrangement, if
Mr.. Julian carries township in Fay
cite County by the popular vote, he gets
the vote Of that township in Conven.
ton But are Mr.. Julian and his friends
acting fairly and in good faith, in this
matter?
We published last week q circular,
privately circulated by Mr.. Julian,
among his friends in Wayne County,
urging them to be promptly at the Gen.
treville Convention, and control it, and
they did control it, adopting such reso-
lutions IS they desired, without opposi-
ton. Here is the one touching the
question wo are now considering;
Resolved, That in case there shall be q Distict
Convention to nominate Republican candidate for
Congress, or for District Attorney, a convention
of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit to nominate can
didate for Circuit Judge, our County Central Com
egates said convention, who shall cast the vote Of
this county for such candidate as shall receive q
majority Of the votes Of this county at the said nom
According to this resolution, if Mr..
Julian gets majority, no matter how
small in the aggregate; the vote Of the
entire County shall be cast for him in
the convention, even though some Of
the townships shall vote against him
If he carries q township in Fayette or
Union, he wants that counted for him
although the aggregate vote of the coun-
ty may be largely against him. If he
loses q township In Wayne, he wants
that counted for him, il he carries q
bare majority Of the vote of the entire
County. If Julian carries q township
in Fayette county, he shall have it, al
though he does not carry the county.
The bare statement of this is enough
to show its utter uufairness. 1t might
be characterized by harsher name
Those who are SO prolific in insinua-
tons Of knavery. ought to show a bet
ter record than the above. All we de-
sire in this matter, is uniformity and
a mode Of nominating, that shall az
accurately as possible, express the
wishes Of the Republicans of the dis
trict. If it is to be a vote by counties
in convention, let it be SO understood.
If it is to be by township, let it be so,
but to adopt one rule in one county and
another lc some OCtleE LOCALITY, 10 suit
the exigencies of Mr.. Julian, or any
other man, is too unreasonable aud
absurd to be thought of for one
moment.
We have this further suggestion to
make. Should Mr.. Julian be nominated,
he knows, and his friends know that
many men who are sound Republicans,
will have to be conciliated, in order to
elect him. 1t is an unpleasant truth, but
it cannot be concealed. Nothing will do
more to effect this than nomination
fairly made. But il 10y this sort Of le-
gerdemain, while crying ''stop thief, y
he sohuld manage convention. 1t would
only tend to intensity the already en-
Uttered feeling, and render the restor-
alton of harmony in the party more
difficult if not impossible.
There is a District Central Commit
tee, which should be at once called to-
gether for the purpose Of settling this
matter. We insist that it shall be done
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