Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-15
lamcaster fntelligencer.
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL IS, 1880
The County Convention.

As we remarked yesterday, the anima-
tion visible in the Democratic ranks and
which stirred the Northern district con-
vention to such unwonted excitement
only betokens that the minority party in
Lancaster county is at least very lively
one and has an amount Of fighting blood
in it that forecasts well for It's place in
the ensuing presidential contest. That
it will reserve its strength for that issue
and unite it against the common foe was
made plain by the hearty good feeling
which prevailed by the close of the county
convention and the good grace with
which the victors accepted their triumph
and those who were disappointed conceal
ell their resentment if they felt any.
In the city and lower representative
and senatorial districts there was scarce
ly any perceptible difference of opinion,
and the delegates chosen were nominated
with singular unanimity. In the upper
district the feeling ran high, but it must
be very apparent to any reasonable OBJ
server that the procedure finally deter
mined upon and submitted to was the
only one by which a perfectly fair and
satisfactory result could have been
obtained. The chairman of the county
committee is charged with the duty of
providing for the organization of the
conventions and in the pursuance of that
duty he must honestly exercise his dis
cretiOn to secure a fair ballot and an
honest count" No one will deny that
by the course insisted upon yesterday
and finally acquieSced in by all parties
that result was obtained. No spectator
of the early proceedings will pretend to
claim that seemly and satisfactory OF
ganiZation could have been effected in
any other way than by remanding every
delegate to his proper seat and calling
the roll of the districts. The only
ursurpation that could have been
realized on the occasion would have been
to permit any one member of the con-
vention, with no more authority than
any other, to shape its organization and
control its action against the wishes of
its majority.
AS it happened, the voice of that ma
jOrity has secured free, fair and formal
expression, and in such verdict all ac-
quiesce. 1t ought to he satisfactory to
all that the delegates selected in both
districts are capable, Independent
men loyal and intelligent Democrats =;
who will square their public conduct
with approved standards of Democratic
faith and practice, and who are under
stood to favor the selection of national
delegates unpledged and uncommitted to
any man or any mans man, resolved to
act with an eye single to the welfare of
their party and the wishes of their con-
StituentS.
The candidate for Congress, Mr.. Stein
metz, is well known to the public as a
gentleman of legislative experience, po'
litical energy and professional promin-
ence, and if anybody can chase the op.
posing candidate he will gain on him as
rapidly as possible. Mr.. Montgomery
withdrawal as the nominee for district
attorney, leaves vacancy which will
probably not be filled until the result of
the Republican g scrub race is known.
Mr.. Douglass, candidate for senator, is
faithful Democratic worker and a
young man of intelligence, widely known
in his district. The other candidates on
the ticket, if they could be elected, would
endeavor to make our public institutions
something better than the spoils of con-
tending hog and bull rings.