The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-28
The Result.

Inc republican County Convention
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for county Offices i'm Lake county
was held i'm Baldwin, last Friday. For
weeks and months certain aspirants
for Office had been busy laying the
wires and ropes, working and consult
ing night and day. No means that
could be used were left unused which
would further them OH in their aim to
foist themselves upon the people us
theirproper candidates. This disgrace
full intrigue and manipulation contin-
ucd up to the very hour ofthe Conven-
ton. On the night previous to the
Convention, two aspirants for Office
from Chase were I'm secret consultation
with five men from this town and vi
entity, who claim to be Republicans,
and two open and avowcd Democrats
of this village, whose private rs well as
public characters are well known
throughout the county. a good share
of the cOnclavc was held in the Office of
one of the Democrats. The consulta-
ton continued until after midnight.
1t is perhaps needless to say that out
of the nine alluded to there were five
who received nominations the next
day.
With all the time spent in planning
intrigue and trcachery, the manipula-
ton Of delegates, &C., was it any WON
der that the ticket nominated was such
as it is? We will not go into the per-
sonalities necessary to II full detail of
the proceedings in the Convention.
There were men there rs delegates who
stand high in the estimation fthc pco-
pie, and whom we believe to be among
the best citizens of our county; butthcy
were powcrless minority. In our
several years of observation (ls news
paper rcporter) of the workings of po-
litical conventions, we never before
discovered so much trcachcry and dis
honesty in any gathering of the kind.
In concluding this already too
lengthy article, we wish to call attcn-
ton of the voters of Lake county to IL
portion of the nominations. There
were men placed on the ticket, whom
we have reason to believe hal nothing
to do with the manufacturing the tick
ct. Webelievc them to he honest men,
and could chccrfully vote for them.
But what places an impossible barrier
between us and the endorsement Ofthc
ticket, iylthe nomination of two men
who are now under Indictment for NAL
feasancc in Office, and the placing upon
the ticket, as candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney, man who was deputy for
one of the alleged criminals, ut the
very time the crime is said to have been
committed, and who is cn,pioycd ia dc
tense of those parties ut the trial set for
the next term of Circuit Court. In the
name of honesty we ask, IL any further
reason needed for our turning against
the whole proceeding? Are the RepuL-
leans of Lake county SO blinded that
they cannot sec tho foul, black spot, If
not wreck and ruin, to come upon their
record by the endorsement Of the ticket
as whole, made up last Friday? We
have no feeling of malice; but one of
pity for the men who betrayed the in
tercsts of the Republican party in this
county. We have Il character to MAIN
tain, which is dearcr To Ills than all hon
Ors and cmOlumcnts Of Office, or political
affiliations. While we do not intend
for one moment to unjustIy blame any
one, or to throw aside our loyalty to
the principles of the Republican party,
yet, never while life and honor lasts,
will we aid in covering up such glaring
corruption and dishonesty as has been
clearly shown i'm this case. While deep
ly rcgrctting the causes which compel
us to pursue this course, we firmly and
cmphatically declare our intention to
wash our hands of the whole matter.
and appeal to the honest, intelligent
mass of the people to sec that their in
tcrcsts are preserved from falling into
the hands of such characters as those
who controlled the Convention of last
Friday.