The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-23
VOLUME "a.
THH STATE CONVENTION

VOLUME "a.
THn STATE CONVENTION.
The Dubuque Tines, Davenport Ga
zette. Council Bluffs Noi,pureil, Jefier-
son Bee, and q number of other Repnb-
lican papers, favor the holding OF the
Republican State Convention III Sep.
tember. The Ottumwa COURIER OPP
poses the proposition and insists upon
q June Convention.
The above is taken from the State
Register of the l4th inst. We have not
noticed that the papers named had cxs
pressed themselves in regard to the
time ofholding the State Convention,
except the Dubuque Times, and we do
not now rccollcct the full purport ofits
article, which was very brief, But we
again state our position at length.
lii the first place the question Of when
this Convention should be held, was
directly before the State Convention
on the 9th of March last.
It was not only before them, but il
came up in view Of what had then been
given out as the opinion ofthe chair
man, and perhaps majority Of the
Committee, that the nominating State
Convention should be called as late as
the fore part Of next September. This
issue was distinctly made, and by q
1 unanimous vote a resolution was pass
ed to call the Convention early, and the
26th of Iune suggested as the time. That
Convention was one ofthe largest ever
| held in the State. Who now takes the
responsibility to set aside and treat
with contempt tho deliberately and
unanimously expressed will Of full
State Convention2 We desire to say
that we, the senior editor OF the CouR-
TER, member of that Committee, take
upon ourself no such responsibility.
On the contrary, we consider ii our
duty 10 urge, in our humble way, that
the voice of the republicans of Iowa
shall not thus be set etaside. We regard
it as especially important that the re-
publicans of Iowa shall not be thus
treated, we think they would have just
cause of complaint il thus silently ig-
norcd In their wishes. Webcticvcand
fear that such conduct OIL the part Of
any Central Committee breeds discon-
tent and discord, which every good re-
publican should deplore and avoid IL
possible. Because of this resolution, If
| for no othar reason, we favor the call
ing of the Convention fer say some-
time early, not later than the middle Of
July. Already candidates for the State
offices have been in the field for some
three months. Shall this canvass fora
nomination continue four months long
| CIR? Everybody knows that chickering's
and hard feelings are altogether more
liable to arise in the canvass among
persons desiring nomination when
| long continued, than when this canvass
| is brief Trouble arises more in the
| canvass for nominations than ansa-
where else. Let t1Tat canvass be not
long drawn out.
The republican party never held q
State Convention in Iowa so late as
September during lis existence, and
never later we believe, than June in
any PrSadential year. viii anybody
tell us why it should be different this
year? The canvass is already upon us
on the 9Th of juno we shall have re-
publican candidate for President, nom-
| mated by the Philadelphia Conven-
| ton; national platform win have
then been put forth. Have republicans
ANYTHING further to desire to prepare
them for opening the ballin Iowa? ?
After the State Convention the cam.
paign need not be actively entered up.
on, indeed it cannot be commenced un.
til the new State Central Committee
can get together, consult, lay out thu
: plan aud do large amount Of cores
7 pondence TO set the thing in notion
: Suppose the Convention be not TIL
, September, how long viii new Com
: Inittee have to arrange 3 campaign,ans
5 leave any time for the actual work ?
/, Certainly no new Committee woult
! have time to organize and make a cam
paign in sixty days. 1t has Away
been customary to have the State Con
. vention precede the Judicial aud Con
gressional Conventions, and we see IA
reason why it should not be continued
> The State ticket nominated it is out o
: the way of rings being made up in con
L nection with Judicial and Congress
u sional nominations.
9 Again is 1t best when desperate Of
= tempt is being made TO strike at the in
7, tegrity and unity of the repubiica
J. party, that we should take haitin
g course, or what will, at all events, b
'e construed as such by our enemies, b
IN their saying that we are awaiting d.
d, selopments.
ls, We close by saying that we have ol
served thus far that the following p'
ve pers take substantially our view, VII
be the Burlington Hamkeyc, Keosauq,
ry Republican, Abba Union, Jasper II
e. puJltcan, Cedar Rapids Rcpablica
sts Prairie City Iader, and Daily Siol
~ City Jouynal, and perhaps many 9th
papers have also advocated the ear
Convention, which we have not see
m but we express the hope that the I
lcs pers will speak out upon the subject
es- We regard the matter as very iinpo
ng ant.
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le- Rcpudiated.
,ns Greeley was nominated, amo
her other reasons, because it was claim