Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-04-06
County Conventions Again.
"RocKr RIDGE" March 3oth,

"RocKr RIDGE" March 3oth, 1877.
Mr.. Editor AS this plan seems TO be
hotherln' the minds of 80 many people. the most
of 'em reckin' off1s-holders or offis-se.kers
hought as maybe the ideas o. somebody what
amt got no offs and what don't want no offs
might do some good, | amt had no time
to read all tho letters what's come out in your
papar, but did read Judge Bouics cause,
thought it ought 10 be good, that's what
thought when | began readin' it, but when
got though exercised the rite of American
citizen and thought il were darn bad What
we want is to gil some plan what will stop
the tricks OF polertisiuns, and stop the quarin'
and ranglin' in the party cause il we don't
he more than two years afore we'll git licked
like thunder by the RAIDS. Now will Judge
Bonic's plan correct these evils? That was
the question | asked myself and | said no.
First, will 1t stop the tricks of polertisiuns
9e wants TO put two hundred names in a box
and draw out twenty-five delergiis Now
Judge 'spose you wanted TO run for a offs, saw.
for instance. Congress, and you was darn
anxious about gitten the nomination not as
You wants anything of The kind, cause you
is alreddy Judge for six more years and you
know you couldn't have Congress, too. But
'spose you did want the nomination and your
plan was in operashun, and 'spose you was
tricky poertisiun like some other people,
know, what would you do? Why you'd go
to work the first thing 10 git those FIVE men
who is to put the names in the box for voa
and then you'd give them the names of two
hundred persons, If their was that many, and
II their was not you'd give them the
names OF all who wanted you to go TO Con-
gress, mot that you'd do anything Of the
kind, Judge, cause you know this is only
'sposin Them five men would put them
names in the hat and when they drawed TWEEN
ty-hve DELIGHTS out of it, who would they be
fort 'Spose you sowed beet seed In a row
when they come mp would they be beets
or turnups2 Beets TO be sure Now II You
put two hundred names of persons in a hat
who's all tor you when twenty-five e is drawn
out, would they be fur you or somebody else 2
For yon TO be sure. So you see Judge all a
tricky polertisun is got TO do is to git two
hundred men in the hat. all for himself, which
is darn easily done, and twenty We is bound
to come out for him. and there you see is
another one of EN- packed deegashuns.
VIII i stop the qnarln' and ranglin 10 the
party2 Not by darn site. You see the yery
first time the thing was tried that there'd be
more fuss than ever has been before. II
anybody got the nomination by packing the
names in the hat everybody would see through
II, and then there would lie thunder 10 play.
They'd be hollerin' fraud and swarm thev
want goin' to vote for man what got his
nomination by sach trick. But 'spose he
didn't pack the hat and got his nomination
on the square2 Why everybody what was
agin' him would sware he did do it More 'spe-
cia!ly would this be thecase II a sensible man
should happen TO git the nomination instead
of the lot of fools what geeneally gifts them in
the county. Every fool would sware that he
took the advantage Of their rustic simplicity
and ignorance, and cheated 'em. Bat would
sensible man sertainly git it if the names.
put in the hat was collected without partiality 7
It's got 10 depend ON chance, and chance helps
fool darn site oftener than II does a smart
man You know the mean old adage saws "a
fool for luck, and 'he one what said II want
no fool. What we want is for the man to have
the oils who gifts majority of the votes Of the
people, and not the one what gifts a majority of
the delergits whats drawn out of hat The
Judge may draw jury in that way, but ri be
darned if the people is gon' to let him or
nobody else draw their olfis-holders out of a
hat.
Mr.. Editor, If you Amt got room ic your
paper for this letter, please make copies Of il.
and send one 10 each Of your subscriber, ms |
is particular anxious that they should see it.
EPHRAlM PLowMAY.