Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-08-31
THE COMING CONVENTION.


Democratic county convention
will be held in BRENNAN on next
Saturday week for the purpose
of nominating a full county
ticket. The Republicans have
held two separate conventions
and now have two separate and
distinct tickets in the field. 1t
may perhaps appear to many
! Democrats that with this state
of affairs in the opposition par
ty, they can have a clean
walk over" no matter what
kind of a ticket is put forward.
We beg to remind those who
think that way that they are
most egregiously mistaken.
The Republican party is willy,
and in this county its leaders
are old and experienced hands
in wire-pulling and manipula-
ton, and it must not be lost
sight of that, perhaps, by the
time election day comes around
change may have taken place
and the Republicans, instead of
being split up into two factions,
as they are now, will be united
and present a solid front all
along the line. We do not pre-
dict that this will be the case,
but only call attention to the
fact that such a thing is within
the range of possibilities. Many
a battle has been lost by under
estimating the strength of the
enemy, and this IS the one point
that the coming convention
should never loose sight of.
The republicans have put for
ward their strongest and best
men, some of whom claim con-
siderable support from Demo-
Gratis on personal grounds.
1t is growing palmer day by
day that party lines in county
and municipal elections are
growing weaker; men think for
themselves, and simply because
a man may be nominated by
this or that party, is no assurance
that all members of the party
will vote for him. In the selec-
ton of county officials honesty
and competency are the cardi-
nal points, no matter if a man is
"clever fellow" and is popular
with his immediate friends, that
does not make him competent
to fill an office acceptably to
the whole people. 1t is said
that some ofthe delegates to the
county convention will come
instructed for certain men for
certain offices, and fears are ex-
pressed that there will be fac
tious opposition. In the alb
stract there is no harm in in
structing delegates, if the par
ties instructed for be the right
kind of men. In making selcc-
tons of candidates only those
should be nominated who devel-
op the most strength and who
are likely to be acceptable to
the people Of the entire county,
and not simply to a precinct or
neighborhood. Delegates in
coming to the convention should
by all means leave personal
preferences at home; let per-
sonal considerations have no
bearing, but nominate men to
win. We should put forward
our strongest and best men-a
weak man should not be con-
sioered at all.
1t is, we believe, conceded
that the Democracy now have
the best chance of electing a
county ticket that they have
ever had since Radicalism has
been in power in the county.
Will they improve the opportu-
nifty? By the nomination of
conservative, moderate men, we
are assured of a liberal support |
from our German citizens, many |
of whom have become thor
dis gusted with the do
ings Of the Republicans in this
county, both in the reckless adj
ministration of county affairs
and in the disgraceful acts re-
sorted to before holding the
Republican convention, and in
the action of the convention it
self.
The BANNER has no axe to
grind and no favorites to urge
for nomination,-all it asks
is, that good ticket composed
of the strongest men in the
be put in nomination.
IF this he done thew can he