South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-08-20
Communication.

Mr.. HARPER I'VE have read Il sim
gulsr rambling article ia your issue OF
the 9Th inst. headed ORGANIZATION and
subscribed a yotor.' Whether the ar
tc'e sprsng from wish IN the Voter 70
spi. his persocal malice az orc OF tina
promtnent candidates nominated a.fthe
late Cpnsen.ioaf by-stte up,ing to-ridi-
Guile hin "a Prince EnperLso Or k6n n
mistaken or dclusive ;dea OF the good OF
the party, We will not pretend to decide,
but IL IL certainly very unsound and
unsafe mode OF pronoting party organ.
izstion aud success 10 commence bv
ridiculiny tho chosen ricke. of our con
ventions. VIC fear Voter IL mistaken
IN publishing that. he desires party OF.
gainxa1ion. .t
There have alre a5y been two Couiity
Meetings at the Courthouse when FOIL
organization WAS Effected. so iar AS Il
was thought ccessary, and the opinion
seemed generally tc prevail that no
nominations for Comfy Offices should
&c made this Year N the county Con.
ventions FOR county nominations OF Ia 10
years have provah so turbulent and dis
orderly TO say the least) that they have
becoTe distasteful TO otir people and
they tend mere TO d:sorganize thsn 9th.
erwisa. There are always too 80 many
disappointed aspir.nts, sometimes de-
frsnded by io2 rolling Sc. and they, and
their friends become ~ least iniii,fotent
ana IS nomination is considered c1ual
to an election, many voters become
very careless about going 70 the Polls.
Blu, owing 10 the conduct cnd disarder
OF these late Conventions VIC have heard
not a Few express the opinion. that the
nominees of suclra convention wonlG
be largely voted against Just noH, mere.
ly because they were such cnominecs
! and that independent candidate lotber
things being eeusl) would stand Che
better clsucs at the Polls. The over
whelmiRg Democratic majority in this
county relieyes Us ct any danger as Q
party, and therefore let as many come
out as choose ani tho people at the
! polls can o. well, as intehigcntly aud
honestly. select their best man for tho Of
! fee, as one Of there county conventions.
Conventions of this kind or primary J.,
| lections are sometimes very important
-bat not soin This County now. But FOR
TIE sake OF tIcir usefulness hereafter,
let them alone, TIL The people eau re-
/ cover some little respect for shem.
| II the Object be TO bring out tho vo-
ters--let there be as many candidates
as wish 10 submit their names or claItns,
ard each candidate will bring out his
| parLicuiar friends and thereby the vote
for the general ticket viii be greatly in
creased. Bat IL the Executive Commit
tee should perceive that the success OF
the party is in jeopardy by reaaon OF
too great Il number OF democratic can.
didates for any Office and the other par.
ty should attempt 10 steal in. it may bc
tue duty ofthe Committee TO call a
Convention. but not till then, as the sim
plo duty of tho Committee ia to watch
over the parry interests and not to be in
| tluenced by petty malice or private pre-
delections. and especially is this true this
year, when the Two former Conventions
chose TO leave the subject OF the candi-
dacy for County Offices free and open.
Aud we believe these are tie senii-
ments generally entertained. Accofd.
ing TO the adage Each tub should stand
On It's own bottom,'szl geo "a 81
MANY DEMOCRATS.