Year: 1867

The State Central Committee of the Union Or
ganization met at San Francisco on the 10th in
slant. The Convention for the nomination of
State officers to be elected in September next,
vas called for "WEDNESDAY, THE l2ru DAY OF
JUNE The Committee recommends a test for
the government of the primaries, and requests
that as far as expedient they be held under the
provisions of Porter's law. The basis of appor-
nonment of delegates to the different counties
Sas the vote f5r President in 1864, and allows
one delegate to each two hundred votes cast, and
one for each additional one hundred votes, and
gives each county at least one representative in
the Convention.


The test recommended by the Committee is
that the person presenting himself to vote at the
Union primaries shall indorse the Congressional
plan of reconstruction, and favor the adoption
OF the proposed Constitutional Amendments
That the Committee were actuated by the purest
motives in their advice of test, none will ques-
ton, but all must observe that it admits to the
privileges of taking part in the primaries any
who may now be in favor of the Congressional
plan, though they may have fought US ever SO
stubbornly in the past But it were we'll enough
to receive them into the Union circle even now
il we had assurances Of their future support
The pledge required of them, however, does not
exact or imply that they shall vote the ticket
nominated by the Union Convention, and every
body must know that this is not the hour for the
opposition to relinquish principles for which they
contended during the late war, and voluntarily
ally themselves with party which will always
look upon them with feelings of doubt and dis
trust. They will tell that they can swallow
the proposed test, but at liberty to change
their views Immediately after doing so. Had the
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been required of them, common report of their
political antecedents would be check upon
them, and we presume county committees, where
colonization and fraud are imminent will see that
IN additional test is required at the primaries, to
guard against such influence from such q source.


We have observed in several of our lower coun-
try exchanges that misgivings are entertained
that other than legitimate measures will be en-
ployed to insure the nomination of particular
ring" at the coming State Convention, and
that what honest individual efforts fail to pro-
cure will be accomplished by resort to pecuni-
ary appliances. If practical politicians to
assume control of the government of the State
they must receive such assistance, and it be-
hooves every member of the Union organization
who is desirous for the future success of the
party, to be on his guard. We trust that such is
not the case, but believe that certain indications
call for vigilance on the part of the people, and
little attention on that score will demonstrate



corporations are mingling suspiciously with the
movements of few reputed members of the
Z" ring" is certain, but their motives may be the
most pure. The success of pliable man for
the nomination of Governor may be considered
as indicative of the success of their plots, and
the remainder of the State ticket will be made
up of corresponding material


The time for holding the State Convention is
drawing Nigh and there is work for every men,
Der of the organization to accomplish. The sue
cess of the Democracy in Connecticut has en-
dowed the members of that party with fresh Wig
or, and desperate struggle will be made by
them to secure control of the State Offices for
which incumbents to be chosen at the Fall
elections. Every Union journal throughout the
State should impress upon the minds of the peo-
pie Of their respective districts the necessity of
placing their names upon the Great Register, and
let them observe that in almost every county the
opposition have registered far greater proper
tion Of their strength than has the Union party
Unless this is done, remote precincts will delay
too long this prerequisite to the franchise prvi-
lege, and serious falling-off in party vote
will be the result. The measure was the work
of Union men alone, and upon them must re-
ly for its success and efficacy. Union men of
Trinity go at the work which is before you in
earnest The enemy is willy and ambitious, and
seeks to take from US the prestige gained in
the hard-eought political battles of the past