Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-28
COMMUNICATED.


The COMING CONTEST 1t is a commeuda-
tou to the force of local attachment to certain
men, that each delegation to d Congressional
Convention prefers some tavorlte candidate
irOm its own precinct or township, to DE the
choice of the Convention, and pardonable to
fell disappointed if that particular favorlte does
not receive the distinction OF the nomination.
But to be provoked to resistance to the will OF
the majority under such circumstances Is most
irrational and mpolitic, for we cannot always
make others think and feel as we do; and 1t is
quite unreasonable to suppose that others who
are equally sincere in. their local attachments,
will Yield their choice more readily than We re-
inguiSh our preference. Uuder such clrcum
stances the ardor Of local attachments tor GER
tain men for the honor and cmoiuments OF
office. generally gracefully yields to the para
mount good of the whole party, aud the candl-
date who receives the greatest number OF the
votes of the delegates To a Convention is de-
cared the choice of the party, aud Is pledge
of faith and unity of action an amlcablc rcsnlu-
ton is usually offered declaring the nomination
unanimous, and this action Is considered due
he party which the delegates represented as
an assurance that their nominee Is worthy ol
their confidence and support, and that the sue
cess of the principles and aim of the party. IN
behalf of which they acted, d. maud that every
mcmOcr Of the party should give the uomIua-
ton his hearty endorsement aud support. Con
veniunality has made this rule OF action just
and proper, and it 1t were DOT SO, such con-
dltlon as party organization could have neither
motives nor principles Tor a campaign. Hence
the party injunction Of vote for the nominee
Is, IN almost every case, the correct one, for
did not the members OF the party which had
its delegates assembled and enioined for the
sake Of harmony and uuauimity of their party,
10 make nomination, do So no member of the
party receiving the nomination could under
other conditions reasonably expect to receive
the votes of the members of his party at the
election for which such nomination was made.
The Conservative party of this district in con-
veution assembled made unanimous nomiua-
ton of a candidate Tor the next Congress and
Gen. Hunton, the presen dignlhed aud faith
full representative of the true feeling and spirit
of his constituents, is the nominee OF that con-
ycution, and every Conservative voter of his
district, owes it, not only to the no mluee OF his
party, but to his own party tealty, to go to the
polls aud vote for the nominee, and not al
low his sober thoughts of doing as re would
wish to be done by, to be aured from their
true sphere of propriety, by the empty plead
tugs OF disappointed aud impatient propensity
Tor the honors and emolumeDts of office, and
evadc, as wise man would a poison, the par
llzan talk OF ''iohuencG with the adminlstra-
ton. We need no plant messenger to Halter
arrogant power for the sake of temporary pat
ronage, but true and independent represent
alive, who, il he cannot conyince by his words
aud acts, will reprove by his silence. j.