Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-09-24

The Democratic Congressional Con-
Veuti0n--Ehe Fraud by which the
Editor OF the UniOn WAS nominated,
and NiT. Rsgan defeated.
The Editor OF the Steubenylle Union, who
is now tie accidental" candidate Of the De
mo 'racy Of this District loI Congress, has been,
since his nomination., exposing his ignorance
exhibiting his ndscrelion, and rsydaHcg. to
the great modification Of his political friends.
Ol returning hame from the convention Of
Harlem Springs, where he lmmoualized him.
self ia a speech composed Of two sentences,
three spils, four chokes, and the up.lurning OF
the whites Of his eyes, which he rendered the
Democracy as 40 expression Of his gratitude
for the distinguished favor they had bestowed
upon hm,-he took Us to task for reporting the
proceedings, which he claimed was prrjIdicial
10 his political prospects,!
lie called al our ollice,-pale and trembling
with rage-demanded the name OF our inform,
ant, and was greatly surprised, that we should
have attempted TO show up the manner in which
a minority candidate was placed in nomination.
To satisfy him, that we had good auth hori'y'
for the facts sci forth in our report, We gave him
the name Of one Of our iafoFmal,s, Mr., Ragan
but &c; wi.aaui his, Mr.. R,gan's,) consent.
Mr, Stuart claims that we betrayed Mr. Ragan' 5
confidence, and made public that which was
regarded as pnvaIe;-Ihis is unWue,-ialso,
and he knew il 10 be false when he penned the
article in the last Union. Mr. Ragan advised
{ him TO the contrary,
But there was betrayal on the part Of Mr..
Stuart. |, was he who forfeited the character
Of gentleman. After giving him The name oil
our informant, which he had no right to claim
the names of other leading Democrats in dll'
J ferenI paris of the county who had endorsed our
report-and maintained that Mr.. Ragan had
been cheated out Of the nominalion-we say
that after all this concession, that he should
drag forth the name Of Mr.. Ragan, into the
columns Of his newspaper, and attempt TO rldl
&. cule him, is a palpable insulI-a manifest in
Justice TO Mr. Ragan aud his friends, which i
' they do not they should resent
That Mr.. Ragan had cause to be dissatisfied
!. is very evident from the lacts--and Is becoming
}. more apparent from the expressions Of The
Democrats. not only in this, but Columbiana
Carroll and Harrison coun.ies--who are bolt
log the nomination and expressing their oPpo
siIion to the papable imposition.
, The superiority of Mr.. Ragan's claims ove
n Stuart, is very evident. lie lead Mr. Sluqu
= on the first ballot by three Of a majority
which the last Union denies, although the pub
. lished report Of the proceedings of the Conven
= ton gives its Editor the lie.
g In The county Of Jefferson, which was emit
lied to the nominee, Ragan had nine delegates
Stuart but six-in the popular vote, Ragar
had majority of one hundred-his vote from
Harrison and Carroll was equal 10, if not great
or than Sluau's-in ColumbianO, Ragan re-
!. ceived 467 voles-Andrew Stuart, in that largt
and popuous Democratic county, but seven!
r This is a short but fair statement Of the pop
uarily of The respective candidates in conven
lion-yet Stuart, whom no Democrat supposed
, much less desired TO be the candidate, by a SC
4 cret meeting at the convenIion--an arrange
ment Of the Court House clique Of StcubenVillc
the Tree circulation Of number Of ISLANDERS
was put in nomination over Mr.. Ragan, aud
d cypher in the way of candidate for Congress
II presented 10 the people--to the ridicule ol 1ht
@ ppry--the disgrace Of tho Dislrct--and,
elected, to be laughed at 10 Congress.
; Sieub. Herald,