The Placer herald., 1872-03-09
GRANT STATE CONVENTION.

with such ignorant and scheming men as
they can influence, are now actively packing
conventions, purchasing committees and leg
islators to secure Grants denomination at
Philadelphia, on the 9th of June next. In
Maine, fearing to trust the people, they Sc
cured a majority of the Legislature and had
it name Grant delegates. In Ohio, finding
all the Lone and sinew, brains and honesty
of the party against Grant, and doubling the
maleablity of the Legislature, they bought
up majority of the State Central Commit
tee, and had it appoint Grant delegates. In
some of the Southern States they use car
pet-bag Legislatures and Committees in the
same way. In other States, where they feel
strong enough, they hold State Conventions;
and this seems to be one of the States in
which they will trust Convention, feeling
their ability to beat the better class Of the
party. Our neghbor having given this ma
tional ring of his party the cold shoulder, and
strongly indicated an intention of going with
us in fighting all tyrants and thieves in the
future having realized the power of such
an alliance, vide Leap Year ball-and hav-
ing refused to let the few Grant men in this
county know through his columns that a
Republican Grant Convention had been called
we feel it duty to make the fact known,
as mere matter of news. The Republican
State Central Committee met in San Fran
cisco, Saturday last, and called a State Con
venton, to meet in Sacramento on the 25tl
of April next, to send delegates to Phila-
delphia to chalk Grants back for another
race. The apportionment gives San Fran
cisco 81 delegates, and Placer 8. The cleo
ton of delegates must be under the "Por-
ter law" and all delegates must be elected
by the people, and no county conventions
can be held. One delegate must be elected
from each county, at large. and the remain,
ing number (in this county, by districts or Al
large as the County Committee may direct
No man can vote for delegates unless he
pledges himself to vote for the nominee o
the Philadelphia onvention-that is, Grant
The election of county delegates must be
held before the 18th of April. A word o.
caution: Why this haste in the early elec
ton of delegates in the counties, and by th'
State Convention If county delegates were
elected on the 18th Of May, and the State
Convention held on the Odd, the State dele
gates would have fifteen days to reach Phil
adelphia, and they can go in seven. The
object is to hold these primaries and the
State Convention, and pledge as many Re
publicans as possible to Grant before the
Liberal Republican Convention meets ii
Cincinnati, which will be on the 1st of May
This is the trick, and we advise honest Re
publicans to keep away from these Grant
custom-house primaries, and to remain un
pledged until the result of the Cincinnati
| Republican Convention is known. Thi
Convention will be under the auspices o
such Republicans as Senator Sumner o
Massachusetts,, Trumbull and Logan o
Illinois, Carl Schurz of Missouri, Horac
Greeley of New York, Ex-Governor Co,
of Ohio, Governor Brown of Missouri, ant
others, who compose the real talent ant
honesty of the party, and will doubtless la.
down platform and nominate candidate
who will be enthusiastically accepted ant
endorsed by all honest Republicans in thi
State and nation In such an event how
unpleasant it would be to be pledged to tn
rotten car, sinking crew and putrd thieve
of Grant and his cabal of rascals and vii
lains We say, and say candidly, to al
good men, both Democrats and Republicans
for this year reserve your liberty, your un
pledged votes until all the candidates are il
the field and then cast them for a Statesman
of honesty, honor and integrity; one WIN
will bring back our Government to the pure
days of The Republic, and make it honore'
and loved at home, and appreciated and es
teemed abroad, among all nations ant
people.