The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04
District Convention and tho
Warren Record

Warren Record.
Our young friend of the Warren
Record is still rending his linen over
the matter of Congressional Convcn-
that he is unnecessarily concerned
upon the subject. Our District Conn., .
mittcc have all questions relating TO
the choice of representatives to the
National Convention in charge and T.
will take such action iii the premises
as they may deem advisable. The on
ly difficulty or endorsements the
committee have SO far met with come
from the unwarranted interference Of
outsiders, those chiefly connected
with the Record establishment, who,
instead of advising with Mr.. Birchard,
the Secretary Of our Committee, re.
siding in their own town, have taken
upon themselves the task of writing
letters upon the subject to members
of the Committee in all the other
counties. This intermeddling is not
only unprecedented, but is piece OF
downright impudencc which the Com.
mittee, out of respect to themselves
aud their Secretary should rebuke.
They have no more right to interfere
with the action of this committee than
we would have TO attempt to super
wise that Of tile State Central Commit
tee. 1t would seem as though there
is some ulterior object i'm view with
these Intermediates to induce this
course.
The Record man says: "We based
our suggestions on letters received
from Committeeman in Ashtabuia,
Lake and Geauga Counties.' But
why are you Cor rather why is Jeffer
sen -Palm.) corresponding upon this
subject with members of the Commit
tee, without doing so through the Sec
retary Of the Committee, who resides
in your own town and with whom
you could have conferred any day or
At any hour: But, our Committee
haye also been in conference in regard
to the matter, and some Of its mem
bers have letters from their cO-COm.
mitteemen in the counties named in
which they express no particular anxi-
ely AZ 10 the manner OF choosing the
delegates 10 the National Convention.
and declaring themselves entirely sal
islied with the course suggested by
the members OF the Committee from
this and Trumbull counties.
1t is downright nonsense for the
Record man to talk about the Com
1 mittee not being authorized to provide
for the appointment of delegates to
the National Convention by the rep
reseniatives of the several counties of
the District at the State Convention.
The duties and powers OF the Com
mittee are not, perhaps, very clearly
defined, but we presume NO one will
contend that they are not quite as ex
tensiye in the 18th District as else
where i'm the State, and they certainly
have not been limited either by law
or resolution within the last four
years. Ii the Committee should see
1T to provide for the choice Of such
delegates at the State COnvention,t they
are justified in SO doing by precedent
in this district as we'll as others i'm the
State, by the course pursued by a
number of other districts this very
year, and also by the clearly expressed
authority of the cali issued by cur
State Central Committee.
The Record man seems to admit
that it is snppOsable case, bare
possibility, that he may be slightly
mistaken in his position in regard to
the powers of the Committee as to the
choice of delegates TO the National
Convention, still he contends that ,re
have not shown how the delegates to
the State Convention can nominate an
elector. While we entirely disagree
with him i'll regard to the powers of
the Committee Oh that subject, there
is no necessity to consider or discuss
it now, as it will be in time to chose a
suitable person to occupy that posi-
ton at the time of holding our regu-
lar District Convention 10 nominate a
candidate for Congress.
What the Record has to say about
the Committee negIec,ing their duty
Or trying to sell the Democracy out 10
the few men they may send TO Cincin-
I n
aspirant for the highest judicial hon
! ors of the State. Are not the eight
men VI hom the Democratic Conven-
] tion of Old Trumbull on S2tuid day se-
lected 10 represent them in The State
! Convention as capable To represent
them in the selection Of delegates To
! the National Convention, as The other
eight men, whom they selected To rep
| resent them in = District Convention
And are they net fully as worthy OF
their confidence and trust And while
all the counties OF The District have he
same representation in joint meeting at
Cincinnati that they would have in q
District ConyenfiOn, while it would
largely save trouble and expense, is il
any argument against Democratic or
Republican government itseli!" Is il
letting out TO amy set OF men not OF
our own choice. the job Of ruling us
,..he must have optic, Keen, NE ween.
To see what j. rot to he >een.''
The Record talks about holding a
District Convention on tie 18th OF
May, inst, only two days before the
meeting of the Stats Convention. To
our mind the suggestion is simply pre-