Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-27
Eatlraster. fltteIliQe,lrer.
TUESDAY EvENMo. JUNE a.. 1881.
The Convention.

The Convention.
We are sorry that the delegates to our
state convention do not have cooler
weather in which to conduct their de
liberations. It is the general fate OF
Democratic conventions to meet in a
torrid temperature and the usual conse-
quence is that they hurry their work too
much. We trust that the delegates will
take matters as coolly as possible and re
main patiently together aslong as may be
profitable. They are likely to have little
disturbance this time over the wrang
ling of the Philadelphia delegation,
which usually does a good deal to dis
turb the convention. The contests here
have mainly been settled at home, where
they should be settled, both for the good
of the party and the profit of the Phila-
delphia delegation itself. With candi-
dates of its own for the chief positions
on the ticket that delegation needs to be
harmonious and if it is, it will be very
influential, both by reason of its num-
bers and because of the unusual specta-
Gle of unity which it will present to the
delightfully."- surprised convention.
We suggest to the delegates that man.
worship is not profitable tothem or to the
party. If they find the convention in
disposed to accept the candidates of their
first choice it will not be wise to cling to
them obstinately if they can find second
or third whom they can approve and
there should be no difficulty to any dele
gate finding many Democrats in the
state competent to creditably fill all the
places on the ticket. The state is full
of men fit for governor, which is an Office
mainly demanding good character and
good sense. There are not, perhaps, so
many to fill the more eXacting require
ments of a supreme judge, who should
not only be honest and good, but who
also needs to be an eminent lawyer yet
there are enough of these known to every
member of the convention. If the dele
gates will but do their own thinking de.
liberately we do not fear that they will
make any mistakes. Let every man
consider the responsibility of his repre-
sentative place and deliver his votes ac-
cording to his intelligent and conscien-
tious convictions, and we will surely have
a good ticket. No ticket has been made
up for this convention by anyone, and the
delegates are not distracted from the
consideration of the qualifications of the
candidates 10y the impulse which often
has occasion to manifest itself in con-
ventiOns to rcbuke an unworthy attempt
at dictatiOn. Democratic conventions
are very restive under such considera-
tions, and frequently slaughter good men
because they are suspected of being ring
candidates. 1t will be the good fortune
of this convention to have none such be-
fore it. Each candidate will stand on
his own merits, and by them only should
be Judged. The fact that a nomination
seems to insure an election will doubt
less make the friends of each very earn
est in his behalf /; but it should also
make the body of the delegates deter
mined upon selecting the tittest men it
can find. 1t may be that such eminent
fitness may yet prove necessary to their
election; but whether this be SO or not,
it is necessary for the credit Of the party
and the good of the state, and we hope
this consideration will be all-powerful
with the delegates.