Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-07-30

LOCoFoCo CONVENTION.

\ fraction of the Iocos Of this county met in 2
''sortcr' or rather "sorter not" convention on
Saturday last. We we're a ''ooHor ca IN Verona, -
and as a chonicler OF great ami passing events II
ID but due to our readers, and to poateyjtg, that
we should record the do:nEs oil tina, great affair.
WeIi,the fraction alluded to met at Con;rov He &
occupied the shady portions If the streets in dis
cussing the pIoprIoly Il going into Convention
some being opposed IN toto 10 The proposed meas
urc, and the would be leaders, those who can
mover have The confidence of the people. urging
the necessity of party discipline, and Of Whip
ping into tho traces OF the refractory aspIrants
Finally the town clques, the gentlemen wo hnyo
before alluded TO, who assume to dictate IL their
country friends" as they term the honest per-
ton OF the party, determined to hold Conven>
ton whether the people N lhe country weTo " -
ling or not. When they went 10 the Court house
for the purpose Of carrying out the &c rmnation
lucy had come TO, thoy found Tho Speakers stand
occupied by Wing good ana true, addressing the
people who Lad there COW cncd to see the show
The audience abUat one half Whgs ami the
other half such oi The o1os as we're opposed 10
the holding ct ConyeniIon. They were how~
over all attention to the speaker, no was adj
dressing 'hem IN that PLAIN, pasaIon!ess and mat
tef-oI-I"ct Mid OF way, which. every sensible
man has right TO expect to DO addressed BY an
other, when the master spirit of--wo VIII uoi say
what, appeared a"d requested thai they might be
permitted to have possession OF the house Mr..
RaIldoD, who was the speaker alluded tc. ins,ast-
y consented, and only asked ,hc privilege of con-
GLIDING his remarks ut tho close of the raeetior
\ president chosen by $ or / voting. ana
the business OF the meeting catered upon i'm
mediato1y- \ eomnItiee appointed TO select
c@nd,d7'a f1r sA7-,.f vhoo -aa,o,e,~,,,co ,.,-
presented from Clay Township signed by several
Of the mos, respectable members of The parry in
iha, Township. protesting against the holding Ct
Convention, and Of nomination in particular.
however, it but little regarded as it YVES IN
opposition to the wishes Of the leaders. The
Sheriff committee retired, and before long there
was motion made, fer the appointment Of 0 com
mittac TO select candidates for Representatives,
Three men and two boys and one Wing voting for
the adoption Of the motion. Our friend Noble
the Sheriff, who was in attendance, was about
this time required to cry out: "eentre1cn, there
rnust be less noise in tie lobby" But as The pres
idens Of HAT meeting did possess ny power
by which he could punish tho Democracy fer
"coutempt Of Court they done ils, about ~
they pleased. Tho committee 70 whom had been
delegated the power select q candidate fer
Sheriff, returned from their retironen, and re-
ported that they had selected WILLIAI
B 4 X as the candidate for Sheriff on
the loco ticket. In the committee. we believe
he vote stood, for Baker l6-rcr Black / and
for Pruyne2. It was understood however. before
the Convention met. that Mr.. Baker would 10,
under any circumstance accept or nomination
from the Convention, 'ha, he fe. independent If