The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-07-17
The ssPeoples Convention. y

The Convention held in tho Court
House last Saturday, and wrongiuly
called the "Pcoplcs Convention"
was attended by but few, most of
whom came 10 learn, Il possible,
what the movement meant. Such
persons went away about as wiso a.
they came, except what they could
sec with their own eyes. As before
stated, the managers OF this mongrel
convention were old dyed inthe
wool Democrats, lisaffcctcd Rcpnb'
licans and disappointed office seek.
CTS generally. ANY thing to beat
the Republicans was the :tinsus OF
the select few" WHO shaped the
convention, ard IN whose hands the
remaining few were as clay in pot.
.ea's hands. 1t was one OF the tundi'
mental principles Of the convention
that no person should be placed in
nomination for county office, who
sought the Office, The Office must
seek the man. This was the test OF
real worth and true mutt. The OF
flee will seek long time before 1t
finds the man in tho ranks ol this pot
powii organization tina: will fill an Of
flee. It was evident from the time
The convci.tin was called, that the
rank st Democrats, whose war rec.
ord will not bear unmasking at this
time, were at the bottom of the
movement, and thinking it might IN.
ure to their advantage thet called II
the peoples Convention" John Nc
Claia presided and Henry Cory act.
ed Secretary. The following per-
sons were nominated for the various
county offices 10 be supplied at the
csmin. election: Representative,
WIN. Malhon; Treasurer, Daniel
Folkcr, Auditor, Joseph Bowdlei
Samuel IIuttom superintendent, 1.
L. Gigcr, ana Surveyor, w. II. Hal
stead. a resolution, iayorlng the
nomination Of L. Snow Of Powe.
shick county tor Senator, was adopt
ed.
The ticket is without particle
Of strength, and it at first seems
strange that such ticket should he
picked NJ; but it may as well be
sid now as IN future, that vigorous
efforts were made to have number
Of men Of capacity accept the nomi-
nation, but they would not permit,
under any consideration, their names
20 come before convention that
was made up OF tho material that
composed the so-called Peoples
Convention Of last Saturday.
The ticket, as above stated, is
without strength. and the conyen-
ton is a failure; but it will give
sc,cn ot lama counsy's citizens the
empty honor Of having, once in their
lives, Lcon nominated for public
office.
The movement has been dcnounc.
ed by al least touriiitls vi the peo-
pie OF lama county, and the result
next October will show that this or.
,,anization that has been iostcrcd in
J. hot house is Too epliencral for vic
Tory to perch upon lis banner.
The convention adopted Six res
which IN point oil rhetoric
ire faultless. Tho fourth provides
hat; 1--WE pledge ourselves without
egall TO past association. TO vote
or reform, and the election OF the
,lndidatcs this day nominated by
ne people" without regard to past
,arsy association is good, ito vote
or reform is better and this day
dominated Ly the people is eli.
max. by the people" is here
acant tho tax payers Of Tama conn
=, numbering 3,a6o. Let US see.
here were 40 delegates in the con-
cn.ion. that II, there were 40 votes
asst, some OF them by proxy. wlat
the people" had TO do with this
no one knows and no one
likely TO find cut.
Tie fifth resolution shows how
cnsei. ignorant "the people" are OF
lc work 70 be performed in some
/ Ire cot,Cfy offices. The resolu- :,
"a Is as lolioxE That the Board
Supervisors IL hiring clerks for
Z onic1rs OF the county, deserve
) rrbakc OF IN sver-taxci people
i We demand t!at wl,vsoyer re- =
ivts eaid Offices AZ tie hands Of =
i people tllaI perform the duties =
xeoi, 4 tic s..l.ry fixed by law"
q MIA Who ual.rlakes 10 DO lie nt
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