The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-08-28
Tho ops-fhird Convention

Ths ssRslbsD," or third party IN
Cedar eo0sty. judging from its con-
vacation held in Upton let Saturday
= hardly % large . fraction Of . polisi-
eaa ossnnisation - ve hsd supposed
oos-s9xsh would probably be more
neasiy cossece, bot out Of courtesy
and 70 AVOID con fusion, ne shall con
sinse 10 dseieDafe IL - the party
We Sssl very kindly dispoeed to the
eeovsntion Of Saturday. It did the
AOvH9TTs9R the honor to omit II by
speeisl mention from the resolution
naming papers In which its proceed
inn should BE- printed. Thank you
genslemsn Of the convention, fol
showing 70 plainly that you appreciate
The position and services Of the AD-
vkRT1sEs; ald at the same time pray
excuse u for giving In defiance o.
your exprsssed wishss . synopsis OF
your proeeedings. Tho fact is, We
hovs Become % accustomed to gather
Ing up and presenting to our readers
al the news Of each week that we do
MT like to entirely omit even = mat.
Ter Of such trifling Importance.
And right hers let u say that a.
though the temptation to indulge
somewhat In ridicule regarding this
meeting 10 almost irresistible vhen
- csnaidsf q tho same TINA In pre-
tsnsisns and ttx trsis character, yet va
Do mean 10 rssis6-And if at any time
- ts0p1se gsU TN batter Of u. the
01essnAh onneinmnn and Spoi oitt.
- - lgmk tn mssstnT must
b~ n mind ti1ae rtis suh3urf ID not
sAaa individually st ell. but the ppiit-
~ eatnsring In whiGii they lose
tAair psm0nal identity.
Thiftssn msn. by sctuai count. par
ticipafsd in TIM organization Of the /,
.Rsf0rm' or AMT. Mnnopoiya Con-
walton. ThaTn weFe Robt. Cover.
l. JsnninQA J. b.. Lauoamp. VIM.
HoaE,, Hohsrt Gowar. II. Haniin.
Hhnry Long. G. Ferguson. O. Perkins.
D. Hsisss, Morgan COUNT and Hon.
B. Gowes. Temporary organization
w. efissesA by choosing Judge Jen-
ninR Chairman and II. III. Williams,
4 I'm MecnAnicsville Press. Secretary.
Thsn snsusda dead halt Of twenty
0inntss or half huur. after which
~ G0wsr announced that the pro-
gramms Ut tho scnvensioc would be
committee u three each on creden-
tials and permanent organ iEation and
committees Of one from each town
ship on resolutions and on nomins-
lions. The first two committees we-.
easily sslscted-Gower. Downing and
Piper. and Ferguson, Coauts ant .
Hsdges-but not enough were present
for even one OF the Others, snc ~ they
tncoDtineDtly adjourned uatil aftsr
neon.
Al ths afternoon session i. sas iu.~
possible for ~ 70 be present. bu. We
VEN isGormed that six or seven more
6eaaeatss were 10 sttendsaos. onIy Q
vesy ~ townships were represented !
b. mel chosen 81 eser small sDeegAnx |
u their fellow citizens. src neasl,
half the county was wholly engepse-
Dspsed. This looks very poorly for
Tbs voios Of the people" TIE ten
poFsry Organisation Was mad. pesma-
neDt. resolutions were adoptsj, and
the following ticket wxk pu, IL nom
inafiop:
Representatives, r. HiiIebrsn,, Of
Pennington and X. Cover. D. C.ss
Auditor, Jas. Jennings Of Rochester
Treasurer. 6sml Wamp!er Of Center
Sheriff. Vim. 81. Knott, Of Center;
Superintendent, ID. A. Dil,z, Of Csss
Laurie Tstum, Of Spring
dale; Surveyor, n. Halter; Coroner,
Austin Parsons.
We have no need to review this
ticket. The gentiemen-with the ex.
coption of two or three who we think
will decline the honors thrust upon
them-are well known As unsuccessful
candidates In former Republican con-
vsntions or the standing nominees Of
former Democratic ones. Their
chances Of election are too thin to
make any particular effort In their be-
half nscessary-particularly a. there
10 talk OF Democratic convention.
The Des Moines Register furnishes
the following pertinent rejoinder to
the question why Governor Carpenter
did not have Rankin indicated, which
10 sometimes asked:
"With that he had, and could have
had, no moro to do than any other cit
sen. That rested alone with the
Grand Jury. The jury In this case.
1as drawn BY Democratic Sheriff,
md numbered In its membership
our or five Democrats. Some Of Gov.
partisan critics ought to