Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
THE CONVENTIONS.

Recently considerable of an agita-
tion has sprung up among the resi-
denters of lone in regard to the
manner in which this city has been
treated by the managers of the two
political parties. Never in the his
tory of the county has either party
considered lone of enough import
ance to accord it the privilege of
entertaining the delegates of either
party in convention. Just why has
never been apparent. Now the peo-
pie are becoming somewhat anxious
and want both conventions to be
held here. In fact, they are to ex-
tend invitations to the managers to
come here and accept the use of the
large pavilion and the generous
hospitality of the people. The above
is given out for the benefit of those
who are at times given to doing the
fair thing at the right time. lone
Echo
The above is misleading Neither
lone nor any other town in the coun-
ty has been slighted-in the ordi-
nary acceptation of that term-in
the matter of holding the county
convention of either party. Vol
cdno and Plymouth, which are simi-
larly situated to lone on, this propo-
sition, have never been honored with
county convention of either of the
two great parties. The reason
Notwithstanding the intimation in
the above that the wherefore is not
apparent-must be obvious to any
rejecting mind. 1t is absolutely
necessary. in order to secure a full
representation of the party, to have
the convention at central point in
the county. The cost involved in
attendance upon the nominating
convention, and also the time con-
sumed, are, and ought to be, the
chief factors in determining where
the convention shall be held. To
compel 60 men to travel from 25 to
30 miles to attend a party conven-
tion, is an entirely different PROPOSE
tion to an arrangement requiring
half that number of delegates to
travel on an average less than half
that distance in the trip to and
from the meeting place. The least
Inconvenience to the largest number
is the consideration that has con-
troled this matter in the past, and
we believe it ought to control in the
future. How would delegates from
lone like to be trotted off to Volcano
or Plymouth or Oleta to attend a
convention. Would they not look
upon it as hardship-occupying as
it certainly would three days of
time, and double the ordinary travel
ing expenses which such a trip
usually entails. Would they not
think vigorous kick would be
the correct thing in such an
emergency How, then, can our
valley cotemporary expect that dele
gates from Volcano and other east
ern and northern precincts-to say
nothing of the delegates from the
populous towns along the mother
lode-would take kindly to such
treatment. Would our cotemporary
label such action "the fair thing at
the right time" A convention at
any central point on the mineral belt
can be attended without necessarily
involving a stay over night. Every
delegate can, if he wishes to, leave
his home in the morning, attend the
convention, and return home the
same day. So long as such pro-
gram is adhered to, we shall no
doubt have fully attended nomi-
mating conventions; but let it be
radically departed from, in accord
ance with the suggestion thrown out
in the above clipping, and we fear
there would be slim gathering, and
abundant opportunity for the proxy
business to be pushed to greater
lengths than we have ever before
witnessed in Amador county. The
county committees are but the SER
wants of their respective parties.
Their plain duty is to act in accord
ance with the wishes of the majority
of the party. If any radical de-
parture in the locality for holding
the conventions is to be inauguratedl
the proper place to discuss and de-
eide the point is in open convention.
Let the subject be relegated to the
party in convention assembled, and
If that party says meet in lone or
any other place outside of the central
belt, the minority will then cheer