Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-05
HI PLAN.

There is but one opinion among our
Republican contemporaries regarding
the proposition Of the Eaierpriss to sub
.tituts the Crawford plan Tor the time
bouorsd policy OF the Republican party
in making tho nomination for Governor,
They all agree that it is thoroughly i'm
practicable In theory and vicious In prae-
tice. The thanks Of the party are at
least due to the Eaterpriss for proposing
the scheme so early in the day. and thus
giving 1t a fair chance for discussion.
Yesterday mornings Carson APPeas offers
some additional aso Why the plan
should not be adopted. We make an
extract:
"Thipss and acts are known batter by
their motives and results than by any
name that may be affixed thereto. Tbs
E.t.,priss seeks 10 relieve its double-leaded
proposition Of the burden OF unpopulArity
by denying that its proper name 10 The
Crawford Plan Well. suppose We call
n the Daggett Plant Would that make II
.ny more sccep,ablep The same objections
apply whether we agree TO invoke the latsn,
~mslienancy Of rival factions inside the
party by entering upon . mAny-sided cam
paign, whose contests would be In the
nature Of q civil war. TO determine the
GubsrnatoriAl candidacy. as II We submit
tad the whole ticket TO such . trying and
psrilous ordeal. PArtisAnship 10 partisan
ship, whether the ssme IL invoked in the
name OF one interest or many. The Dag
yeti plan is in all respects as vicious as
The Crawford plan. and between the two
there 10 q distinction without q direr-
snce."
"ro adopt the Daggstt plan Is TO impsril
this well-groundcd. satisfactory n ira
.~iitionai plan. anil ignore and degrade the
voice and choice Of tho counties. What -
the customy This State Central Commit
tee, composed Of representatives from the
various counties. fixes the tests, makes the
better ap-portionments and averages. the
other prsliminAries for holding the State
Conventions. but from time immemoriAl
the countie. have adopted their own plans
for selecting the delegates 10 thai Con'en'
ton. People are jealous OF the rights
which have accrued 10 them by custom.
Il Is very evident, from the ssnti-
msnts expressed by our exchanges, that
the Crawford plan cannot be forced up
ON all the counties in the State, and I'M
less all unite. 1t will form no tss, OF the
sense OF the party" This being the
case, even were there no other objsc'
tons to the scheme. II must fall to the
ground. The Convention system Il
open to abuses. and may fairly DO sub
jsct to many objections. bu, 1t is thu
nearest to perfection OF any system
hitherto devised. The News will heart
lily advocate the adoption OF any plar
which Is an improvement upon the Con
vsntion. but II Ia not policy to substitute
greater evil for . lesser. The duty o
all good Republicans il TO see to i, tina
good men are elected at the primaries Il
represent US in the Convention. Let M
person DO sent to Eureka who 10 moi
known to be a staunch Republican. aux
ious for the wslfais Of the party. II w
send such men. We need have no feal
but that they will nominate the strong
est candidate for Governor. aud the mai
80 nominated should be heartily sup
ported. without regard to individual
preferences.