Middletown transcript., 1896-03-07

gates to be OF thu age OF tWentyAfour
years and upwards, and any one hav-
ing the right to vote for representa-
tive shall be qualified to vote for a del
egate at the election on November ID.
next. Section 8 provides that the del
eQates shall be elected on the general
ticket, but any ticket having more than
ten names for delegates shall not be
counted. Section 4 provides that thu
Australian Ballot law shall apply to
the election of delegates and that the
nominations shall be certified to the
Clerks of the Peace for the several
counties. Section 5 provides for the
counting and certifying the ballots in
the same manner as for candidates for
other offices. Section 6 provides that
the delegates shall receive as compen-
sation the same pay as members or the
General Assembly, authorizing the
presiding officer to draw warrants on
the State Treasurer for salaries and
expenses. Section provides for CIV
ing notice of the election by proclama-
tion by the sheriffs f the several coun-
ties. Section s recommends that the
Constitution formulate d shall be sui
mi,ted to the people for ratification.
Section 8 recommendsthat the delegates
shall be equally divided between the
two leading political parties.
These last two are merely recommen-
dations and while there is no doubt the
first of these will be accepted by the
convention itself, there is no reason
for accepting the last if it is not in the
interest of such constitution as shall
give the people more liberals law, with
less power in the hands of the polite
ians, the Governor, the Courts, &c.
The question is, Would it be a non-par-
tisan Convention of such liberality?
We do not know. What do the peo-
ple think? The TRANSCRIPT is open
to a discussion of this important ques-
tion. We shall gladly hear from all
who have an intelligent word TO say
upon the subject.
If the FIVE to five delegates should
be accepted, how are they to be nomi-
natedp The first party to make noml-
nations would necessarily have to have
a second convention to endorse tie five
candidates Of the other party, since to
have full ticket the candidat es of the
opposite party must be accepted and
nominated in order that they may be
certified by the party officials under
the law to the Clerk of the Peace
as the regular patty nominees. And
then how about the printing the same
names upon the different tickets under
the Australian Ballot Law? That
question has been a matter of conten-
tion in The courts Of lother States and
it would probably be the same here.
IF all are agreed" we think we hear
.he EUery Euening say, "then there
could be no dispute" Yes, if all Were
agreed except one man and the Courts,
and that one man should appeal to the
Courts after the eli ction or after the
lay for legal otifcation to the Clerk
of the Peace and the Courts should de-
eide his 'point of order we'll taken"
then would the people have lost all
they haye gained. The more one looks
at it the more the five to five PROPOSE
tion assumes the appearance of the
lion and the lamb lying down together
but when they get up the lion is re-
freshed but where, oh! where is the
lamb?
The TRANSCRIPT is not distrustful
and has no use for over-suspicious peo-
pie, but having been in the van guard |
of this movement for over ten years
and having seen it sighted and slaugh-
tered so often We feel like saying to |
the true friends of Convention, Be |
careful how you act. Think well be- |
fore you commit yourselves into the
hands of the new recruits enlisted from |
the ranks of the enemy. We are un-
cert ain as to their intentions, judging
them by their past.