Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-06-15

81. 49,. 20 allsy the excits1 ii
dizkarbs ccndi6pn ofshe democracy " !,
tHouent nrbn.the premature call 4 JIG
Upslenen ccfsr csing the Central sm-
Ree ~ lhe County, to nominate c1[di-
! les fpvsecd olsecs at this early &. is
the dutvrf erery -naeniber Of our deat old
party. l therefore offer my assistance in
the sEeal work b. reiterating at the out
set the fact as declared in your article of
the LIST instant. upon the call THAT the
action Of the Central Committee IN this
matter Is simply 'recommendatory and that
III is eohpstent Ikbr he 6sinScfatie weH
Of TIE several districts. without any vio-
l.,ien Of party discipline. to ins,ruO. the
delegates 20 act against the recommcnaa-
ticn OF the Committee, &c, and further.
that we believe tlfat the Ccmnistse hare
neither the right nor the wish TO gainsay
the wishes of,he party" -
Now 10 sscertsin the wishes Of the dem-
ccraiic voters fairly and honestly is the
alT absorbing question. not as 70 whether
we shall have ='cne, two or many Ccuyen-
tons" rs stated in your said article On
the contrary, no one objeetss,c the call Of
the Committee for the one Convention to
send delegates ia The State Convention 10
assemble In BALTIMORE 20 nominate can
didatc for GcveriFcr. Comptroller. At.or-
ney General and other Legitimate duties,
because that far they are acting under the
published and recognized authority from
the !Stote Central Committee and which is
both necessary and proper "''t"
No, Dir. Editor, that is no. the issue.
The democratic voters claim the right to
meet in their respective districts and ex-
press their preferences for their own can
didates for the local Offices, instead of Sc
Letting delegates to proceed to Leonard
town, many Of whom may not get there,
and their places be filed, as heretofore, by
the worthy manipulators Of that large aud
important city, against the wish and in
teresss Of other distr cts, and IN whom you
tell us ga very ride discretion will be
vested in many, important matters. aud
that this is unavoidable under any pracli-
cal Convention system" &c. This, The
peoples system. We hope will be approved
by the gentlemen of the Committee, as
well as yourself, Mr.. Editor. as it does
not propose to dissrrange their pro-
gramme to an extent that is neither right
nor proper" Nor will it allow the Tom,
Dick or Harry" (whom you have intro
duced in your article) Ito subordinate
grave public considerations to personal and
private ends"
Therefore, in View Of the known s.erl-
ing virtues of the gentlemen composing
the Committee, and possessing as they 10
the confidence of every member of The
democratic party. their anxiety to satisfy
the popular desire and quiet the excite
ment which is tending TO destroy the har-
mony of our action, We appeal With CON
fdence. earnestly and respectfully 10 them,
In the name Of IN overwhelming number
of true and working members Of the dem
ocratic party TO withdraw the recomnrou-
iatory portion of-hrir call in reference to
the nomination Of rounfy otfccrs, and leave
us to perform the duty Of selecting dele
gates TO the State Convention, rs required
by them in virtue Of their Legitimate au-
thority, and allow us to adopt what's known
as the Crawford County System which
is being adopted in every county where
attention. has been drawn "a X. and will
DC acknowledged to be something better
than Convention" by every voter and
candidate in the party, even the gentle
man whose conversation you recited in
your last article, Political" Here is the
outline Of the system proposed, copied from
the Maryland Journal, Baltimore county
.Tus "CRAwFosD COUNTY SYsrEM."-
Daring the past week the Executive Com
mittee Of ihe Democratic Conservative
party Of Hartford county, after mature
deiiberatien hsvo concluded for the future
to make their nominations by. means of
what is known as the Crawford County
System, that ia, by bach voter casting
his ballot at district meeti-g for such
person as he may elect to vote for, for
any Office to be filled by the people. At.
ter the ballots are counted the result is
forwarded to the Executive Committee.
and they proclaim the result Of the cleo
ton. The people have nothing TO do
then but go to the pools on the day Of
election aud vote for the persons who have
been nominated BY themselves. This
system preeludes the necessity of a Gouu-
iy Convention. Wherever it has beer
tried ID is found to have worked sdmira-
bly,. II is contended, that by this means the
Vaccinations which certain parties resort
to at Conventions. by trading. ? is efsectu-
ally stopped, and thas every candidate stand
upon his merits before his fellow citizens.
IL very frequently occurs that a set Of del
sgases to be voted for at primary meet
ing will support one maa for one office,
but viii not support another FOR differ
snt Office though both are equally mcri--
sorious. by the means proposed in Har--
fEd, every mau votes fnr his friend d.
.rGt. .H il is demonstrated that he is
worthy and bis fellow citizens throughout
the county think likewise, it will DC in
dcated By the SUN total Of votes. No
person can then have cause. TO, complain
that he has been cheated out Of nomina-
tisB for an Office by the uu!aithfulnes Of
delegates whom he NAV have supposed
we're elected to supper. him, but had beea
bought up or cheated; Ii places affairs
i, the hands Of the people thsriselves.---I
One mans vote is JUST As eEcS ual a. anotL.
es-.s Besides. il ,,hes people, gcpcraIly,
VIII attend the district a,serings, Il will pre-
-siade tho possibility Of n few vigoroaspol-
isirsans carrying primary meeting il the
intsrest Of one party al the expense Of an
osner- :. Ire 'i~s"-grs . ~ 81
! Before sl,c district meeting is hela'evczs
~ candidate in the county, or n friend
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