Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-09-07
MIR. Carpenters DeclinatiOn and Mr
UpsOn's SubstitutiOn--The way thIC
"PeOpIe'S" Nominations are Made.

peoples" Nominations are Made.
We copy the following from the Akron Stan
dard's account of the late Wing Nominating
Convention of Summit county, which will serve
to show the manner in which the "People's'' bus
mess is attended to-how Mr.. CARPENTER, the
nominee of the "fusion' Convention held here,
was backed off the track, and Mr.. UPsoN, substi-
tuted in his place:
'sAfter balloting for the County officers had
closed one of the richest affairs came fin shape
of political comedy (though it came near ending
in tragedy that we have ever seen.
| Some time since the Wings under pretence of
going in for the "Maine Law held Convention,
in company with few bogus Free Sellers, (of
the L w. HALL stripe) at Ravenna, and among
other things, recommended J. S. CARPENTER, of
this place for Senator, and a Mr.. CRockER, of
Portage county for Board of Equalization. Well,
this was all well enough far as it went, but it
did not 90 q great aoays. This Recommendation
of Mr. Carpenter was made subject to conir-
nation of the Summit Co. Convention. Every
Body (but the hnoaoinq ones) suPposedsof course,
that his nomination would be ratified here, but
mark the result. AS we have said, after the 9TH
er nominations had been made, delegate 1--WE
! think from the Falls) arose and moved that the
Convention ratify the nomination of Mr.. c.,
which motion was seconded, and the question
about to be put by the Chairman. when Mr.. Tees
U6CGtTSU
nomination, and read resolution adopted by the
Committees of Portage and Summit counties,
recommending VIM. H. Upson, Esq, for Sena-
tor. Mr. Wetmore then proceeded to explain
1Chy Mr.. C. declined. He believed Mr.. C. had
: been imposed on-had been deceived-and would
not have declined had he not been deceived
Mr.. Teesdale responded He too, believed
that fraud had been practised upon Mr.. c., but as
he had peremptorily declined, he (Mr. To thought
it would be better to 60 for Upson
Pending the discussion Mr.. Carpenter came in,
and, by request, proceeded to explain the matter.
He said that he had been put in nomination at
Ravenna without his procurance knowledge,
I that he had been approached by the Wing Cen
tral Committee the one hand, who told him
that the Free SoilerS would not support him; that
he had been told by Free Soilers on the other
hand that he had better decline, the Wings
would not support him-and that if he would de-
cline, the Free Soers would support Upson, and
the Wings would go for Judge Thompson. Mr..
c. further said that the Whig Central Committee
had agreed to withdraw their opposition to the
Maine Law if he would back out in favor of Up
son; but he had now discovered that the Free
SolerShad made no such arrangement Except
Mr.. Edgerton )-had never agreed to support Mr..
Upson and that the whole thing a fraud,
played off on him by few Old Hunker Wings
and spurious Free Soilers, who had dl1cayS op-
posed and hated him. Mr.. c.. spoke at some
length and under much excitement, showing up
the fraud practised on him, and closed his re-
marks by saying that "the old soldier could die
in battle with comparative Indifference. but to be
taken out one side, and slyly stiletoed under the
fifth rib by his friends, was little more than hu-
man nature could stand;' and that ''however hu-
initiating the confession might be, he had been
ouer-reached and out-,citted, and that too by the
younger men in the party.
We do not profess to give his precise language
but the above is the substance. After he had
closed, Mr.. Pleasants jumped up, and made a
furious speech in defence of Mr.. Upson, against
whom nobody had said anything; and after Mr..
P's friends had succeeded in suppressing him, the
Chair put the question, and the Convention de-
cded, by considerable majority, to kick Mr.
Carpenter out, and put Mr.. Upson in.
Take it altogether, it was little the wors
piece of political treachery we have ever known
There he was-farly nominated by the Wings
and Free Soilers, and then crucifed by the same
men who put him in nomination.! We do no
n profess to be very particular friend of Mr. Car
penter, yet we could not refrain from feeling ;
little for him when he exclaimed-from ou
friends
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