Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-02
DANvILLE, April Goth, 1911.

-lT- toONstfNNci-in lOokin- v te az udu : -ui,
| discover a con munication flom |. S. II. Of our town, in
forming his sable brother of a wonderful and powerful speech
made by Ir. Bladloy, at The last iel m Of our circuit court,
in which, says Mr.. / s. H., Mr.. Bradley made srme cutting
remarks in relation to prog cssive democracy. and that "on
Saturday the eth inst, The Wings Of this co.niy would hold
a Mass Meeting for the purpose Of selecting candidates 10 be
supported at the approaching August election" l was pre-
sent and heard Mr.. Bradley Us "cutling iomaiks,' and was al
so at their Great Mass meeting or Convention lst Saturday
and of the proceedings Of which, will say a few words.
About one o'clock this great Mass, like the locust Leg"ns of
Darius upon the banks OF the Tisiis, or the army OF Napole-
on upon the plains Of Moscow, moved along cur streets +
ma iestic style 10 the Court House, the appointed place for
their meeting, amounting in numbers, exclusive Of democrats,
to the astonishing and almost Unprecedented number of lei,
and commenced organizing by calling to the chair an old leg
treasurer and defaulter of an Ex-Ju>ticc Of tho peace. Of
Dicks River memory, who had fotbod money collected by viz
tue of hs Office, and suisei ed his secu tiles TO pay the amount
thus pockcted. \ pretty fair start for a Convention Next
thing in oder was a knGrcry speech from oar towering
Weatheroock, who has heretofore had It in hi P wer and dld
most rascally aud wi,kcdly use il, Of G>giacing the county
Of liz ndiickS in both ends Of The Car itol Of our State, AMI
since which he has submitted to, and suffered viii Christian
f,rtitude. almost any and every ed, rather than encounter
Townsend.
After icing fully and completely oislnized to their own
liking md suitable lor the occasion AID otjcot in view, The
Secretary commenced calling over the townships TO ascertain
who wee in attendance. When Eel Rive was called, not
Ore sin xS IIrC- IL answered inch bIOWn WAS cdilcC. anu
no answer yet all was still Az the gave. And the'eupon
Brown township. was on motion Of the orator q: the day, at
tachei TO Washington for political and other purposes. Aud
now, at This stage Of The preceding, one Sovereign Jones
ar cared and took his seat as a representative fom Eel lHv-
or. and the only individual .Iem that township, who being a
sovereign, and possessing and + jayirg all the rights and
privileges belonging and al Iertaining to a crowned hcad,di ID
actually vote iinc shots f. hsmsey for tie office Of associate
judge, and then quit. and deprted " ithout further ceiemon ny
in an eastern direction. and has not, 10 my knowle'g", beer
seen OF heard of since. wordcr if he has learned this man
ncr # shooting fiom Barnetts gum
OF the I27 persons present 81 were candidates Gr oMc
publicly, and pehar, as many more secretly. Candidate
were selected Tor every Office fem kcpic>enia'ive TO tn
:. lowest Office.
For Representative, Back Bill Ma'tc', as they caihim
was nominated. and who VIII lie bAcker than he Is now tc
fore he bursts the lars intervening between him and the &c
y preventative Hal. lam himly e the opinion 'hnt MT ont
y single individual nominated by this Convention will /
0 elected. Time Will prove whe her am hight
0 have already cx'cnlcd tie limits Of this communication
O beyond what INTENDED when commenced Writing bat
q canno, close without giving the names If some Of the aeu'
' o~eiceholiet in this Convention. AID who in 1910 c isiou>i
o abhorrel the practice Of officers int. fering in elections, 81
% john B,kor, auditor, the same Identical individual wh'
last winter after he hal aScet'incd with a certainty from a
y examination of the sshool Commissioners 10 Ks, that h
o Commissioners W re dcfaulierS u a large amount, did actua
IL procure a p~etirion to the Legislature to tie dawn up al
~ in oelscn cicula,cd the same and obtained names ihere'
asking tie Legislature 10 give these deiauileIs AID l'g-te
81 ets ten or Twelve years to pay back the amount thus vs.
= By them thereby encouraging aGd licensing all officers
eat NJ and dcvour whatever might come into their han
> with inpuuiiy, and graniins 10 eefaultcis privileges ov
~ honest men.
o. james Maccoun. associate Judge, who had more frer
o., prosent than Sovereign Jones or Csc voted more shots
a himself, and 50 succeeded in getting the nomination ov
e, J res.
,m Elerca IIuf, Esq. county surveyor, who a; taeir Ceonve
"a, ii n last spring acted a Secretary, and whch p.efaiHS a =
or tally paper for Representative, had he infuience a
eli. outcry hight IL the face Il | cConvcntioa, to write his o.
dear name lpr Representative, and then had the misic''c
to and bad Iuc. Of Tot receiving ono single vote More am
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