Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
Rutland county PslirTcs.

Edit0r Rutland Herald As the time
for the assembling of the Union Repub-
lican County Convention, is near at
hand-and as these are the days for the
establishing of precedents which are to
govern the future actions of political
Conventions would it not be well.
through your columns, to call out an ex-
preston from the people relating TO the
nominations for the several Offices Of
Senators, Assistant Judges of the County
Court, Sheriff, States Attorney and
Judges of Probate, 10 be made at the
next County Convention, June 9th.
1872.
1t has been customary through long
series of years to renominate the same
persons TO the offices Of Sheriff, and
Judges of Probate.
1t has also been customary 10 renom-
mate for a socond term Assistant Judges
Of the Country Court, Senators and
States Attorney.
BY a resolution at a former cOnven-
ton it was agreed that the nominations
should be such as 10 retain two of tie
old board and nominate one new man
each year, thus providing for there annual
elections 10 each Senator.
The change of the constitution in
1870, providing for biennial instead of
annual elections, now raises the ques-
ton of the propriety Of re-eEections
The County of Rutland is now EMIT
led to fur instead of three Senators.
The suggestions / would make is
this
1st Establish a rule (by resolution in
the early part of the convention) that
there shall be two Senators from the
east side of the county, and two from
the west side Of the county.
2nd. Establish the rule that there shall
be one member of the Senatorial ticket
from the east, and one from the west
side re-nominated at future conventions
of the party, that is to say subsequent
to the convention to be held the
9th inst
Thus we shall secure the benefit Of the
experience of men who are familiar
with the wants and interests of the peo-
pie Of the county and the State.
Sd. Establish the rule that the former
custom be continued relating TO the re-
election of Sheriff and Judges of Pro-
bate
The question OF 0ne term 0nly should
not apply to the Office Of Senator's or
Sheriff, or Judges of the Probate.
If the State convention at Montpelier,
June Goth, should establish the preced-
ent of one term for Governor and Lieu
tenant-Governor then in that case
county conventions will proba5Ig apply
the same rule to the Offices of States At
torncy and Assistant Judges, and towns
will many of them apply the same rule
in relation to town representatives.
OF course the convention cannot es-
tablish rules that must absolutely be adj
hered to by future conventions but
such action viii be of great service in
keeping the party united in the future.
If it is proper at any time to agree
upon a course of future action by the
party, it is proper at tbs time.
Any rule that may be agreed upon,
must be subject TO any contingencies
that may arise in which the best good of
the people would be served by yaria-
ton from the general rule.
Is not this the most practical course
to pursue in regard to the action at our
next County Convention.
Let US compare notes to this subject
through the columns Of THE HERALD.
UNIoN REPUBLICAN,
June 18th, 1872