The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-17
Shall VIC Have a County cOureatIOnl

1t has been said to US that consii.
cradle number Of our Democratic
rrienls in this county are opposed to a
nominating ConVontion-ihey favor
ian open litld and u free fight" They
are said to oppose Conventions for tho
reason that in such an assembly tho
wishes Of the people are disregardrd,
the conventions arc oftOn packed in
tho interest Of individuals, and that
unfair means are nearly always used to
secure nominations.
We agree with the disSentcrs that
Conventions are evils; but where two
evils exist, We shall always cndcavOr to
take the least. We have u state Of
things existing in eur county to-day,
which makes Convention or primary
election an absolute necessity. Aud
now we speak in the interest and per-
petuity Of the Democratic party Of the
county. For instance, there will DO nj
least two members Of our party candi.
dates for the House Of Delegates. Is
it tho wish Of any Democrat that both
these gentlemen should run through,
and inevitably insure the election Of
some entGrprising Republican ? There
are three Democratic candidates for
Sheriff. Docs any one suppose that
tho result Of contest where all Of
these gentlemen ran up to the day Of
an election, would be anything else
than victory for our enemies : Aud
50 it is with every county Oficsrs-fron
the greatest to the smallest.
The result, as We have shown, Of Eau
open field aud 4 free fight in this
matter, would be to place 0ur Rcpub.
licau friends again in power in tho
county. We eau stand this sort Of
thing very well il our people can. So
far as We are individually concerned,
we proSpcred just about as much under
Republican US Democratic rule, and
can do so again. But We speak in be.
half Of Democratic success aud be-
forchani warn our people Of the disas.
ters attending snch course as that
proposed by the nO.convOntioniSts.
Here: Ii is also said that Rcpubli.
cans don't carc-thGy will net run,
and all that sort Of thing. This is the
way Democrats talked when We wore
in tho minority. The Republicans Of
this county have proved that they are
fully our equals in shrcwduCSs, ener.
gy, and good party management; they
are only awaiting un opportunity 10 de-
yelOpc themselves; AID be WHO sup.
poses them to be fools enough to let a
good chance slip through their fingers,
had better post himself upon tho facts
Of history.
Personally, We have no objection to
any Republican who has been yet
talked Of as n candidate for any Of our
county Offices. Squire Simpson aud
Mr.. Hale arc very clever gentlemen,
and either Of them would make a good
ShCrif-but, to our notion, Demo.
cratic incumbent would be a much
more pleasant sight to q Democrat.
And nOws from Charleston to tho effect
that tue Hon. Mr.. =. u Lewis
county, had offered new registration
law, would smell bad in Democratic
But all danger OfthCsC things can DO
avoided by nominations, aud strict ad.
herence thereto. We care not whether
it be by u convention or by primary
way at all, SO that We
arc protected from tho danger Of utter
defeat aud decentralization. Tho Tx.
Ccutiyc Committee will meet next
week, and il better plan, or a lesser
evil, eau be suggested, ii will b. done