Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-30
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MErrs EprroRs :-Ei.yin0 beeu absent hom home for
some two weeks since the convention at Psndieton and
while on return yesterday, friend of mine al New
castle bong Sentne Of the 23d OF this (Mayl
inst, ard pntrd The rice headed "Pubc Meet
ing n Hancock CouBy" truly abolished TO meet
publication Of the kind in the Sentinel more as'onished
that such meeng should hsvs been held without ny
knowledge md most asonshed Of the spIt and details oil
the Pe.ntble aud Resolutions va informed this mon-
ug that about twenty at the meeting
OF what party siiston they all wsfr, AN not advised
Some OF them know be Democrats. | am personally
acquainted with OF Of Greek
ship and how they shpuli Induced adopt such
preamble and ssoluuns, il more than ran Al present
them, they vii. do right. will puint the
in the said ambIe aud Iesouns and give plain aud
candid statement Of The fact, appeIanns 10 the nomination
iIrefrsgibie pro,f,.
believe II wa, iaeitiy agreed between the counties Of
Hancock and Madison the candidate for Senator shoui
be citizen or and by Madi-on county,
the candidate for Senatorial Delegate should be citizen Of
and selected by the county OF Hancock The ChaG,3 Of
The Genital Committee Of Hancock, did call meeting Of the
Delegates Tor Hancock county Greenfield, Saturday
the 9th Of April but not for the purpose Of making
nation a. was expressly stated bee, at and after said
meeting The meeting called for 4 consultation, in
ference TO the mode Of selecting candidate for Senator
aud Tor Delegate at The to be bed al Pen
dston on The 4th OF this ns There only eight Of The
twelve townships in Hancock county BY their
deegass IN said called meeting Geen own'hp rep
resented By person delegate. The delegates Of the
other three townships, sm informed notified Of
ths meeting, and not present. The meeting after
ansacng other business agreed that they would take
dIdass Upon that vote, the townships Of Buck Creek,
Union, Vernon. Blue River sud Green fve expressed for
Gen. Miruy, there being but Of the three delegates
from Blue River, and they divided The other townships
repeiented divided. The District Convention met
Pendeton the 4th Of May. Every township in Hancock
county duly represented by her regularly appointed
delegates, and in order ascertain the choice Of Hancock
county for Senatorial Delegate, her delegates voted
stey, in the presence Of the delegation from Madison
county, for their choice for Senatorial Delegate. And upon
said voting The townships OF Buck Creek Union and YER
non three voted for Gen. Milroy; the township Of Jones'
voted Tor H. H. Hail. The township Of Harrison voted for
Foster; and the townships Of Bsndywin Blue River
Brown Jackson Centre, and Greene, voted R. A.
Riley The counties OF Hancock and Madison, by their
delegates then proceeded jointly 10 nominate candidate
for Senatorial Delegate, when The Of H. H. Hall
withdraw, when the townships Of Buck Creek Union,
aud Vernon in Hancock and two townships 10 Madison
county, i've 10 all voted for Gen. MiIy. The township
Of Harrison in Hancock voted j. Foster
ships Of Blue River Brown, Brandywne Centre Jackson
Jones' Greene, Sugar Creek, eight ia Hancock, and ten
townships in Madison county voted for Reuben A. Riley,
giving him the of thirds Hancock and i've
sxths IN Madison, and eighteen out Of twenty four town.
ships in the District.
As to the management spoken Of in the Resolutions,
so far my friends concerned il is well known
here, that previous TO the convention Peudetp, did
not IN any manner eleconeer manager n tire mt;te
but remained at boms absent professional busi
ness 10 other counties, and took part whatever in getting
up the conventions appoin ting delegates. And am we'll
persuaded that all he nanagement there the mat
ter was the action Of other Candidates aud their ieds
through The county both beoe aud since ahe
on My nomination faiy procured by the confidence
and sponianeo1s expression OF large majority Demo-
Gratis in this District always have aud slays peet
abide by Democratic ussges, and whenever majority OF
my Democratic fiiends shall advise me- decline
any other nomination, will cheerully do Yet
not neither will my political fends, neither 10 il demo-
cratic for one township TO control the choice Of eighteen
townships In the mean time ask my political friends,
suspend their judgment those matters until be heard
and if there meetings Of the kind
notice OF the lime aud place. The Democrats OF the
townships have always taken steps 10 the matte, and have
expressed their choice II they desire do again. am
willing and only ask be advised of the times places
and ways and to be assured that will acquesce 10 the
decision OF the majority. The inHuendo to -want Of
confidence is something admitting Of reply though
would much prefer that the had been given.
greenfield, May 25tb, 1850. REUBEN A. Riley