Year: 1877

THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.


4 very good suggestion has been made for
the purpose Of reversing the usual order of
nominations in the Republican County Con-
vention this fall. It is proposed, instead OF
nominating County Treasurer, County Clerk,
ant1 SO on, leaving the Judges and County
Commissioners to the last, that the Judges
and Commissioners be nominated first and
the other officers afterwards. The advantage
of this procedure is obvious. The positions
of Treasurer and Clerk, being the most re-
u1unerative md desirable, excite the live
lest competition and the greatest personal
interest, while those Of Judges and Coumis~
sioners are recognized as being of greater
importance to the general public welfnre 1t
is probable that this year there will be even
more pronounced rivalry than usual for the
nominations for Treasurer and Clerk, and it
is not unlikely that the Convention will bo di-
vided into strong personal factions over these
positions. If the spirit Of contention shall
become fierce in the early part Of the Con-
vention, it will also extend to the other
nominations. But it is essentially Important
that no personal strife shall determine the
nominations for Judges and Commissioners,


but TINT the spirit Of harmony, sentiment of
concession, an1 consideration Of the public
welfare shall govern the choice Of men who
| shall administer the public justice and public


moneys Of the county. To assure such
wisdom in choice it will be necessary to dis
! pose of these places before the Convention
| can be divided into factions over personal


claims. As the most important of the public


places to bo filed, the nominations for


Judges and Commissioners should properly


lake precedence.


In considering the work the County Con-


vention will be called upon to do this fall,


the first thing to bo kept in mind is that a


nomination is By no mems equivalent to


election. The success of the Republican
| ticket will depend entirely upon its character.


If all the candidates shall commend them


selves to the people as the proper men for


the places they seek, the entire ticket may


be elected if al the candidates shall i'm


press the public Us unfit or doubtful men,


then tho entire ticket will probably be de-


tested; if d number of the candidates are


good men and number bad men, part OF


the ticket will probably be elected, and a


part Of it certainj; defeated The prepon-


derance Of public sentiment is in favor OF


the election of the best men for the county


offices, no matter what ticket, or convention,


or party shall present them. This fact may


be easily verified by talking with men outside
Of the active local politicians and their hench-
! men. It is further attested by the senti-
ment TINT shall govern TIE TRIBUNE in the
contest, which gives warning now that il
Will not lend its support to q candidate foz
r any county office, and particularly the office
Of County Commissioner, who shall not com.
r mand its respect and confidence at the very
: mention of his name. We believe that every
, other Republican newspaper in the city will
: be actuated by the same motives The ne
r cessity for reforming county affairs is too
; urgent to be subordinnted to any party pref.
t erences. We have refrained from advocat-
: ing the clnims Of any Of the aspirants, be.
! | cause We desire to avoid even the impression