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Peno delegation was severely handled
The speaker ended by declaring in emphat-
ic terms his willingness to drop both the as
piran:s for whom the delegates were in
structed and take Mr.. Lindsey. This was
followed by the Nestor of that party WHO
thought that more drilling was needed
that they ought to be whipped into the ira
ces-tllat they were a head strong set Of
fellows, and that there was no doing any
thing with them. He spoke with much en-
ergy and at greatlength about organization,
drilling, and whipping into the traces.
A majority of the delegates having deci-
ced that Spencer was justly entitled to two
delegates, the convention proceeded to bal
lot, when on the first ballot DR.. Geo. B
Crane was nominated for Representative by
IA large majority. On the first ballot for
the SIleriffalty the vote stood equally divi-
.ded between Cash and Buford, all the dele
gates, | believe, voting under instructions.
As soon as this result was announced the
leader of the Buford party rose and offered
a resolution that both the aspirants before
the meeting be withdrawn, and that John
Lindsey be declared the candidate of the
meeting. This was opposed by the friends
of Cash, on the ground that the people had
made no expression in favor of Mr.. Lind
sey-a delegate from Peno declaring it as
his opinion that either Buford or Cash were
stronger, so far as he was informed, than
any other man. That in his township Cash
was the first and Buford the second choice,
therefore he was opposed to Withdrawing
them both and taking up a new man in
whose favor no expression had been made
by the people. On the vote to withdraw,
there was a tie, the Buford party all voting
for it, and the Cash party voting unanim-
ously against it. This afforded another oc-
~casion for an onslaught from the gallant
young leader of the Buford or Lindsey par
ty, who bore down upon the Cash party
without mercy, telling them that discord
and confusion was all they wanted, and that
they were unworthy the name of wigs
That the Buford men were willing that he
should be withdrawn, and that Buford him
self had consented to 1t, / believe he said,
before he came into convention. Tha: if
Mr.. Cash was placed before the conven-
ton for another ballot, it would osly be to
create confusion, and that as Mr.. Buford
had consented to withdraw it Was the duty
of MIR. Cash to do so also-that if one was
withdrawn. they both should be.
Mr.. Cash now requested a friend to say,
that he was before the convention, and that
they could dispose of him as they pleased.
Upon this, another vote was taken upon the
motion for the withdrawal of both, the Blu
ford party all voting for it, while the Cash
party writhing under the lash which had
been poured upon them so numerically,
maintained a surly silence.
Mr.. Lindsey was now nominated by our
fiery hero, when Mr.. James VI. Watson and
Timothy Ford, Esq, were also put in nom.
%ination by others. The vote now being per
capita the result of the first ballot was
for Lindsey,
/" Watson, 7
Ford, Il
1t was then resolved that the hindm1sI
candidate should be dropped and an otieI
ballot taken, when the vote stood
for Lindsey, IL
" Watson, IL
Thus by the per capita vote a majority of
Tie Sueclue0 lnIdVOr OF NIf. Lind
sey, while a small majority of the popular
vote according to the vote cast for Mr..
Clay in 1874, was, ! believe, represented
by the delegates voting for Mr.. Watson.
MIR. Lindsey was declared the choice of the
convention. Mr.. Ware was then unanim-
ously nominated for the Office of Assessor;
and this battle being over the convection
adjourned to renew the strife out doors-for
now the drilling and whipping process so
much talked Of in the convention com
meuced in good earnest. No sooner had
the convention adjourned, than a young
man who had become much reused up in
wrath, by the able speech on drilling and
whipping delivered in tho convention,
straightway obeyed the precepts delivered
to him, by making a furious assault upon
one of the delegates, for voting TO allow
Spencer two delegates
Thus, Mr.. Editor, has ended the whig
convention, and thus the delegates have
carried out the ciW IF the people who sent
them there. Mr.. Cash had committed, will
some, an objectionable sin at the last cleo
ton, and Mr.. Lindsey had voted for Major
Curry and Jones. Hence the working o.