Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-09-29
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THE WING SCHEME.

Wings ct this county, some''"e asS'
plan to yankee the democracy ont o. sn nave q
kept every edge cutting 10 accomplish their
design. They have thss fas sacceeded-ln'
deed they have become SO sanguine thai they
cannot longer retain their plan within their
own bosoms, bot openly boast that their trap
is so securely set that their triumph il doabIy
sure. While we cannot give them credit Tor
the patriotism which suggested the plan, we
must award them due credit for the yankee
ingenuity with which they pave prosecuted it.
Immediately after the last election, one Of
the members Of the Wing party announced
himself as candidate for the House OF Rep
resen,atives, Independent of the nomination OF
that party. By spring he had obtained such
assurances of support from his neighbors and
others, regardless Of party, AID created among
them such prejudice against nominations by
conventions, that the wire.workers of the par
~ deemed it inexpediens to nominate by a
county convention, their usual mode Of pre-
sen,ing ticket. Durirg the period Of time
which their Independent candidates alone wss
cauyassinp for seat in the House Of Repre-.
.senta,ives, the great body Of the Democrats
treated him with due courtesy. but advised
that he submit his claims to the consideration
of that portion of his fellow-citizens which
profess the same political principles with him-
self. He refused such submission of his
claims, but continued urging them. The
course of the Democracy, in this case, was
highly honorable, and should have been unex.
cep,onable to the Wings, and treated as an
assurance that 10 the coming contest, the
Democrats sought success by fair means a.
lone-upon the merits Of their principles
But no-the independent candidate on their
side of the question was in the way Of the as
rirant who had the assurance that he was the
choice Of the Bloomington Clique, sobe must
be showed aside, that the halls Of our Legisla.
,ure, instead Of being annoyed BY the plain
common sense Of farmer, might resound
with the eloquence Of lawyer. Afraid 10
trust their darling candidate before the mass,
backed by nomination Of the common peo'
pie, the Bloomington Clique sent forth their
instructions TO their CO. laborers in the county.
not to. come forward with the view ofmaking
nomination, asst was best to let the nimina-
ton 90 by default, as that was the only man
ner in which they could secure the support Of
thatportion Of the people who had resolved
not to abide the decision of convention
The business being placed in the hands Of
those who succumb 10 the Clique, the con-
vention was suffered to wither ere itsbloomed,
and the Clique put forth their candidate. A.
ware still that if choice was TO be made be-
tween two or three candidates, their band.
box candidate stood slim chance of success,
they fell upon plan for evading fair test.
The peculiar situation Of the Democratic par
ty afforded them beautiful opening for pro-
curing dissension in our ranks. Aware that
in all probability the Democratic party would
suffer from division long apparent, through
a manifest disposition on the part of some TO
support an'iudependent candidate, the Wings
were not content to operate with the members
Of their own party, but sought to effect the e.
lection by tampering with and exciting the
feelings of members of the Democratic party.
In this they have succeeded, if not by pfomi-
ses of support, at least by encouragement, in
| ."uepe"nent candidate IN the
! ne'o' and bringing forth another. Friendly
applications failing to induce the independent
Democratic candidates to Withdraw, but one
obstacle, they thought, was now TO be over.
come. The independent candidate on their
own side Of the question had obtained promi.
SEES OF support under a pledge which thew
doubted his ability to fulfil, under the iuau.
ences which might be brought to operate him.
10 unravel all their secret proceedings. and
prove the "'edus operandi by which they ef-
'ecs every thing, cannot be expected Of US, by
proof positive, but that they succeeded in ef.
iec'l"g violation Of that pledge is made
plain oy the facts in the case. Nor was one
violation sufficient. A trap was set for sec.
ond, which also succeeded, and which was SO
great triumph that their inward ioy could be
no longer suppressed, SO it burst forth in
BOAST that Woodward's victory is now secure.
Their independent candidate, or rather the
candidate independent of the Clique, seeing
10 hopes OF success since he sprung the t,ig.
ger OF the trap set for him, has, we have been
INFORMED s'gnifed an intention to retire from
the held, and thus leave the choice Of the
Clique to contend, single-handed, against the
three Democratic candidates. Thus situated.
our opponents are sanguine Of success, RELYING
as they do, without concealing their opinions.