Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-29

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suit against over forty defaulting
mail contractors and their bonds
men. He will make tour of in-
spection through the West this fall.
County Convention.
The official cali for the Republican
nominating convention for Marion
county will be published next week.
ItNwill probably name Saturday,
ANssust 2lst, as the date for making
ouv county nominations. We choose
this year in the county ten officers,
viz: one Senator, two Representa-
tives, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff,
Surveyor, Superintendent of Schools,
Coroner, and Supervisor.
Tie vacancy in the Board of Super
visors will be caused by the eXpira-
tion of the term Of service Of Mr..
Sherwood, OF Indiana township. The
nle.nhers who will hold over are Mr..
Bonsquet of Lake Prairie, and Mr..
TAicas elected from Union, but now,
we believe claiming residence in
Pleasant Grove township. BY pro-
vision OF law no two members of the
Boar,l shall be residents of the same
township. Hence no resident of
Lake Prairie township would be
eligible to election as Member of the
Board and residents of either Union
or Pleasant Grove would be ineligi-
BILE. Our nominee for that Office
should be a resident of the southern
part Of the county---we should say
either Liberty, Indiana, Washing
ton or Dallas, If the right man can
there be found; though the matter of
location, in reference TO this office as
wei as all the others should be held
secondary in importance. The first
object should be to select the very
best available man In the county for
&C :. sition on the ticket.
Wehave no desire to dictate or
assume any undue influence in the
matters ef nominations or the policy
of the party in general or detail but
it is within the province Of the press
as we'll As Of every individual mem
bcr Of the party to suggest, and to use
every honorable endeavor to pro-
mote the success OF the party and the
welfare of the people. Hence we
venture a few general suggestions
for the consideration Of members OF
the party particularly, and also Of all
who may possibly vote the whole or
a portion OF the ticket which the
partymay nominate.
Subject to the rule Of primary and
secondary choice, as above stated,
one Of our three nominations for the
legislature should be on the north
side Of the river, and the other two
on the south side; the next three
principal officers, Treasurer, Auditor
and sheriff, and tho third three,
superintendent, Surveyor and Coro-
ncr distributed in the same way;
not because Of any real necessity for
such distribution, other than the
general wish for harmony, fair local
representation, and the usage Of the
party would suggest. Very nearly
an exact one-third Of the county lies
on the north side OF the Des Molnes,
and that stream always has been and
probably always viii be in some
measure line dividing interest and
sentiment in the county. This Is
more imaginary than real, however
and should not be recognized in any
sense as q barrier to goodwin,
friendly intercourse and comman
welfare, In politics or any other af-
fair.
Our Nominees should all be men
in whoee integrity and genefal Mt
ness for their respective places on the
ticket the people Of the whole county
would have the utmost confidence.
Honesty and capability should be
the first and indispensable requisites.
Having these qualifications, they
should also be men In full sympathy
with the true interests Of the people,
having clear recordsupon the impor-
tant issues, men OF temperate habits
and sound moral reputation. Being
such, we care not whether they be
or merchants, farmers or
doctors, grangers or lawyers, Metho-
dists or Quakers.
1t is time for the people to be con-
sidering who they want for candi-
dates; and to set them thinking pre-
paratory to nominating a sound ana
winning ticket, is the object OF this
article.