Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-02-13
CHOOSING DELEGATES TO THE Ma
TIONAL CONVENTIONS.

Central Committee of Nevada is called to meet
al Virginia City on the 23d instant. 1t Is I'M
derstood that a large majority of the Com
m;,t.e favor the nomination of General Grant
for the Presidency. 1t is also apparent that
Mr.. Blaine has quite large following among
the rank and file of the party in this State.
Our Republican friends throughout the State
ssem to be in q quandsry as to whether the
Committee should appoint the delegates to the
Chicago Convention, or whether they should
Be selected by a Convention fresh from the
peo,le. In either event, We imagine that the
result will be the same.
''Ssnators Jones and Sharon, and Rspresen-
tatiye Dag1ett are all enthusiastic Grant men.
These men cannot we'll be denied seats in the
National Convention, neither Can Mr. Mackay
who is at the head and front of the Grant
,,oom in Nevada, and who, we learn, Is partlc-
ukarly DESTROYS of being delegate TO the Con-
vsntion, that he may be the better able to as
sist his friend, the General. The Blame nell
Of Nevada cannot afford to antagonIzc these
prominent party leaders, and so we regard 1t
rs a certainty that, no matter whether the
Committee appoints, or Convention elects,
Jones and Sharon, and Daggett and Mackay
will be of the delegation. OF course, Con-
ventior might instruct for Blaine, but such
course is hardly to be regarded as prosable,
since the gentlemen named would not care to
attend the Convention with livsr pads upon
their mouths All in all, therefore, it is more
than likely that the Committee will name
delegation. ostensibly unpledged, but solid
for Grant 1t would possibly be as well, mas
much as the personnel of the delegation would
not be materially changed through the me-
dunn Of Convention.
'The Democrats of Nevada have no perpleI-
ing difficulties before them in the matter OF Sc
Iecting delegates to their National Convention
There is hardly Democrat in Nevada who
has well-settled conviction as to whom the
candidate should be- The lines not sharply
drawn in this State, and cannot be. between
any two or more aspirants for the great office,
nor is it at all likely that the small vote of
Nevada will cut any material figure in decld-
ing tbs choice Of the Convention. The great
States of the East are most likely to put the
question entirely out of dispute. Hence. as
Democrat, we are won't to regard 1t as good
plan as any to appoint the delegates, and
leave them free to act as circumstances may |
dictate when once in Convention. 1t is to be
. matter of suesswork in any event, and adel-
eQation selected in this way is as likely to rep
resent the real sentiment of the Democrats
Of the State as delegation chosen by Con-
vsntion of the representatives, of the party.
The Republicans of Nevada will doubtless
carry this State by large majority in the esn-
ing election; and that the party will be worth
ily represented by either Grant or Blaine men
there can be no question. The fact that SO
many of the leading politicians have openly de-
clared for Grant seems to indicate that he Is
the coming man, and as the APPEAL declared
more than two years ago in his favor, it is
ready to hoist his flag whenever the Republl
cans of the nation place his name before the
people 1t is to be hoped that the party organ
nations will be most thorough and perfect and
that private spites and chickering's will be laid
aside for the greatest good ofthe greatest num-
Der. 1t 10 necessary that this State should be
wholly Republican in the next election as the
loss of the electoral vote of Nevada might place
q Democrat in the Presidential chair, and
would increase the Democratic majority In
Congress. A party organization implies the
necessity of Central Committees, and to these
Committees will fall the work of deciding the
most proper course to ascertain the will of the
people; whether by instructing the delegation
unsqaivocally, by vote, or allowing them free {
dem Of action and trusting to their honor, 6
must be determined by them. That the Peo- ..
pie should have a voice in the selection of a .
man who is to accept the highest gift IN their i
there can be no doubt. The ques- q
lion remains, how shall their wishes be the
most accurately assertainsd? A party council
should be held and the decision of those who c
have made such subjects the study Of years,
be accepted by the rank and file, who, al
rule, give very little thought to such masters, Q
ind in many instances have but little under Q
,tanding Of the workings Of National Con- n
,ention or an Electoral College. T.
FATAL SHOOTING OF AN EDIroR.-A Hollis
or, Californi-, dispatch OF the 18th gives the =,
GLOWING account of the termination of y
Newspaper controversy: A local newspaper !;
var eliminated this morning by the fatal