Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-08-17

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re think. ought fairly TO Be admitted ga
part Of the res gessa in determining the
question. whether the call Of the Central
Committee xas intended 10 Be ..advisory"
or otherwise. Long before Il could hare
been a.certained xhesher .'the opposition. "
could be ..crashed out" o. not-iDdccd.
before there ras m Opposition. unless il
was . secret one and unknown to the gen
eral public-<he Beacon. . week after the
call and six weeks before the meeting Of
The Conveusion-used this language
1T should be borne IN mind that the
action Of the Central Committee in this
matter is simply reconmendatory and that
il Is competent for the democratic voters Of
the several districts. without any violation
ofparty discipline. 70 instruct their dele
gates 70 the July Convention 70 act against
the recommendation Of the Central CON-
mistcc in this respect, Il they think proper
to do so. The democratic voters Of the
county are entitled Of right TO have one
Convention or two Convictions or many
Cou~entioas. ~ they may elect. nor have
We understood The Central Committee a
gainsaying this right. At least, We be-
lieve they have neither the right nor the
wish to gainsay II. and certainly not
against the asccrtaincd wishes Of the par
ty. The question, then. as to one Con-
ventiou or two or many Conventions. is an
open question and now before the demo-
cratic voters Of the county for arbitrament.
Those who oppose one Convention set
thing the whole legislation Of the party 10
regard to Governor. legislature and local
officers. are under no party constraint to
adopt the Recommendation Of the Commit
tee in this respect, and are At fullest lib
erty to talk till they tire against il and go
on. among democrats and impress all they
are able to impress with the idea. that
only such delegates should be voted for
to come to Leonardtown on the 18th Of
July next As favor two Conventions in.
stead Of one. This is both orderly and
legitimate, RENTS the issue raised against
the recommendation Of the Committee TO
the democratic voters Of the county. where
il belongs. and upon their decision. wheth.
er right or wrong, chang all the Law and
the prophets"
But this is not ALL On the 18th of
June. the organ had another utterancc on
this point. Speaking Of the Crawford Sys-
ten, it said
II the democracy Of the county really
want the Crawford System. they are enti-
tied to be heard, and We suggest that the
proper way for them to be heard, is to in
struct their delegates to the July Conven-
ton to vote against all nominations for leg
islative and local positions and to provide.
in conjunction with the Central Commit
tee. for the calling of another and new
Convention under the Crawford plan. IF
it is true. as our correspondent states. tha.
an overwhelming number" of democrats
in our county favor the new system, it is
the easiest thing in the world to elect DEL
cgatcs at the primary elections on the 9Th
Of July next to inauguratc It."
Two days before the primary elections.
there wa, still another utterancc on this
subject by The organ. Said the Beacon
on the 9th Of July
eft is conceded that The Central Com
mittee has not transcribed its powers in
recommending. that the democratic voters
of the different districts elect ten men to a
County Convention who favor nominations
for Legislative and local positions. It is
the right and. indeed. the duty Of this Com
mittee to recommend any measure of par
ty policy, not in conflict with the jurisdic.
ton of the State Central Committee. which
it may adjudge to be for the local bneiit
of the party. 1t is the right. we repeat.
of this Committee TO recommend, but it is
also the right Of those to whom this re-
commentator is addressed. to adopt or
reject i. as they may think proper. Our
friend opposes. as he has perfect right to
do. this recommendation Of the Commit
tee and substitutes n recommendation Of
his own. as he has also 4 perfect right to
do. The issue, then, is between the two
recommendations and the democratic vo-
ters are the jury. In our Judgment. the
decision Of this jury, whatever it may be.
il the law for the time being and bin1s all
parties, until it has been reversed in the
regular way. What before the election,
was only n recommendation, which demo.
Gratis were free to combat or to advocate,
as they might think best. after the cleo
ton becomes lac. having received the
impriim tar Of the proper and 6nal tribu-
nal"
1t will be borne in mind that al these
extracts were printed and circulated before
the election Of delegates to the Convention.
and We submit. apart from the explanation
of the Chairman of the Committee and the
reasonable construction of the call itself,
that they establish the proposition, that
the action Of the Committee in this matter
was only advisory. I" ''rccommendatory, !"
and was % understood by democrats up to
the very day the "humbug of Conven-
ton" was convened. Whist. then. be-
comes Of the "afser-thousht' chasgs now
made against Tire Commisscef The tzuth Is.
the allegation that the czll vas not sd
visory" in respect 70 local nominations h