Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-05
The Convention systen--RSply to
"HIgh Private"

"HIgh Private"
Ed. JouRNAL.-IR your last fsstte APP
peared a communicated from some one VINO
styles himself "High Private" who pre-
tends TO hail from jackson township, and
plunges into the proposed change in our
convention system with the intelligence Of
Jack Bunsley. His communication bears
upon its face the evidence that High Pri.
vatc" is striving neither TO elicit informa-
tion or prevent change which he, as can
did Republican, deems inimical to the in
terests Of Republicanism in Wood county.
On the contrary he writes like ono who had
nothing else to do and assumes to play the
critic in a matter which he cannot, or at
least does not, comprehend.
However, lest there be some who, earnest
ly wishing 10 conserve the interests Of the
Republican party in our county, still meet
with difficulties in considering change in
our convention system, il may be well TO ex-
plain the steps taken and the reasons there
for.
High Private" complains that the petit
tion does not suggest the kind Of change TO
be made. To one who carefully reads the
petition II Is apparent that the omission
complained Of is intentional. The reason
il plain. Whatever change, il any, ismadc
should meet the approval of the mass Of
the party. Such a change can only be
made by the party in convention assembled
Many prominent members Of the party
deem a change desirable. They have re-.
quested the Central Committee to take the
preliminary steps" for obtaining an expres-
sion of the popular voice, to-wit: To call a
convention at a convenient time and place,
to decide whether the party dc csircs change,
and il so, what that change shall he.
High Private" states that tho petition
is signed mostly by "bolters, non-Republi-
cans AMI non-rcsidcnts" In this he mani
fests either ignorance OF an intention 10 mis-
lead. OF the fifty signers of the petition
published in the Sentinel none are boltcrs,
but one can be called Republican aud
one non-resident. The latter w:s former
" a resident and is about to return to the
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IN attend mn n,ore Mas Corycrt;ons bn,
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candidates IN SECURE tho ,dont;on Of n svs.
tenn with less friction in its operation and