The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-15
THE WORK OF QUA COUNTY
CONVENTION.
ats ResuIts.-s,hat II Means.
FaliOn's Peace Offering 10 the
EIbratIer Democracy,

elared candidates was placed 10 nomi
patton and voted for in convention b,
respective friend; they found also, ex
listing, personal Issues between III,
candidates, and that these issue,
CAUSED dissensions, and consumed time
which should be devoted to lhesdis
eussion ef lie great issues between
the two great political parties Of tn,
day. This, in plain words, was tn,
situation as viewed by our counry
Democracy.
An effort was made by the frieell
i, Of the declared candidatessso cogfss
The selection of choice as beigso
the declared candidates in the 4eid
The move was defeated by very
large majority, the people ihfeby de
clafing their object and right 10 seek
the man or men whom they desired to
serve them untrammeled and to give a
fully, free, fair tes, and expression as
to who was their real choice.
Now, then, as to the representative
character Of the convention There
were present and participating a lib
eral representation from every portion
Of this county. Every precinct, ex-
cept Madrid Bend, was represented
These facts no one will contradict OF
dispute. In addition, from an obser
WALTON Of Fulton county conventions
for sixteen years, We say, it was the
largest we have ever known 10 Fulton
county.
Now, az to tie manner Of voting. The
vote upon every proposition was takeo
by "a division Of the House
confusion from ayes and noes-no cut
and dried committee reports, but the
people constituted themselves com
mittee of the whole ADD as such de
cided every proposition.
Thus much as to the situation before
the convention. as to its representative
character, and as to the fairness Of It's
management
The Hon Ed Grassland was, By an
Overwhelming m jority, declared to be
the first choice Of the Fulton county
Democracy. To be sure this means
that Grassland Is the great personal
aud political idol Of this county, but
that of itself was a small part Of the
intent and meaning oil our action l.
means further that the people, depre
eating existing dissen,ioas in our
without rejecting on any Democrat
broke loose from the environments OF
caudidaiures, aud uutramme led sought
he man whom, IN their judgment
they think best qualified and adapted
10 the work Of harnouiziog and re
uniting the Democracy of this District,
aud to heal dissensions and schism@
caused by existing personal issues.
They further mean that the times de
mand that the issues of our Congress
sional race should be elevated above
pefsopalisms, aud that in Grassland
they pointed to mao, whose ezten
size acquaintance, large experience,
magnetic personal popularity, liberal
national views aud irst rate abilities,
placed him 10 a position to be maguan
imous to foes within aud defiant to
foes without the party, and thus place
the Congressional race upon the high
common grounds of the national tick
ct They further mean that Grassland
possesses, in their judgment, the vir
tues and moral courage to make the
Congressional canvass an essentially
aggressive one, upon all foes without
or within, passing without notice the
carpiug objections of the personal fol-
lowing of any individual, thus uniting
by the electric magnetism Of his char
ac,er all elements within who prefer
the triumph Of Democratic principles
81 the triumph of tie ambition OF any
uan, and by the genius of true de
~ ocracy slaughiering every vesiIge OF
the pretensioUs that has been assumed
BY The Republicans Of this District
Il u '-ssszslssr, that the old Union
democrats. survsS4-@..he liberal course
of Grassland when il Cong'--s-regsrds
him as the typical representative rnsa
to best aid Ia establishing perma1ent
sraternal relations between the North
aud South. The North will accept
him as in sincerity representative OF
our political sentiment. The objection
may be urged that he is an ex-rebel
soldier, and therefore an impolitic Sc
lection, and while we confess that this
objection thrills whole muItitudes and
legious of voters TO au enthusiasm thar
compasses no possibility of defeat. vet.
the people of his District should not
hold him disqualified on that sccouqt.
By whom is this objection made Ger
tainly not by the Republicans, their
nominee in this District is an ex rebel
soldier. Not by our brother demo
Gratis ir the North, for his broad and
liberal views when IN Congress won the
love and admiration Of his Northern
associates. It can come only from,
jealous sources who dread the nopu-
larizing effect of such objections from
which they themselves are cut off
What is meant by the selection Of
3. G. Bidwell, comparative stranger
in this county as second oboics9 II