The Dillon tribune., 1884-07-26
COUNTY POLITICS.

1t will not be very long before the differ.
ent County Conventions will assemble to
make nominations Of candidates for the
county Offices within the gift Of the people.
The offices to be filled at the next elec.
ton comprise all the county Offices, except
one County Commissioner. who holds over
for two years more. The County Demo.
cratic Cor vention has already been called,
aud the call for the Republican will soon
oe issued. The local campaign promises to
be lively, both before and after the nomin.
ating conventions. The distribution Of
candidates by both parties to the towns of
the county will be delicate matter, and
It will have to be adroitly handled else there
will be bucking and bolting on all sides.
This part OF the political business, 1t Is pre-
sumed, will be delegated, in great meas
ure, to the disinterested leaders who are
never candidates themselves, but who work
simply and solely for the success and glory
of the party. A well.balanced ticket Of
either party, will be considered essential.
Sectional tickets are weak, unless the "sol.
i'd precinct racket" pulls them through on
the day OF election. Hence the party
bosses, mindful of the honor Of party tri-
un,ph and watchful of the chances Of de.
feat at the polls, will be careful that no un.
due preponderance is given to any pre-.
cinct in the selection Of nominees to be put
OH the two opposing county tickets. A
careful canvass and close estimate Of the
votes of the county does not give major
ity to the Democrats, save and except on
a vote where the individual popularity Of
candidate is counted in. The Democratic
majority in Beaverhead County, on square
party vote, is light, If it is any majority at
all. A popular and well-considered dis
tribution of candidates throughout the en-.
tire county on both Republican and Demo.
cratic tickets will be deemed the winning
card in the coming county contest. Dill.
Ion Is the county seat, and casts the heaviest
vote Of any precinct, but as the candidates
elected to office will reside here the party
managers or manipulators viii not b. to.
tally blind 10 the fact there are inen outside
of Dillon who have political aspirations.
Other towns can properly demand share
of the political patronage, and in the be.
stowal OF nominations by the conventions
due regard will have to be paid to their
claims. The capacity, competency and tai.
ent requisite and required tor the intelli.
gent discharge Of official duties is not all
centered in one precinct. The nominations
should be made SO as to consult the inter-
ests Of the whole county. Where the in.
terests Of the people are at stake officers
Snouio oe distributed among them. at the
last election two competent men, Demo-
crat and Republican, were elected Com.
missioners from the Glendale precinct
which only cast two hundred and forty mine
votes, and that left the wealthy and popu.
lous western part of the county without
representative on the county Board. We
merely mention this case to show that in
justice is often done to the people Of one
section OF the county, either through the
laundering Of the nominating conventions
or by solid precinct voting on the day Of
election, and not for the purpose Of reflect
ing in any way whatever on the Commis.
sioners from the Glendale precinct. If the
candidates be equitably distributed and the
nominees be honest and honorable mer, it
will not be Injurious to the interests of the
people If a Democrat or Republican sue.
ceeds at the coming election.