Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-10-13
Hs IN speaking Of the participation

Mayor. ~ yes'rriny's TAPER, we cot
cln'!cd by sayiug rha' tbs cliGu' ,n-
dcayurrd Ia gairapiec t'ruS' Ives lutp
hoing again. ~ Ilie Fpr'aq rltci.r ~
1852 Finding no oihtr u,caus they
made love 10 the ardent rdvo"ulcs o.
the Maine L,v. nud The result WIS
that ,hcr Was an nli,c'ioun:e embrace
between these coy and virgin tlciiors:
each was happy ln lhr pos, scion OF Ihe
ot.rr's loyc. aud il really appeared from
their professions as If the ealth had
been favored with the dawn of the long
promised millennium These men anti
cipated the action Of the Whig party,by
calling n meeting 10. the purpose Of
nominating candidates for the General
Assembly. And why was this done 2
Il was well known that the question Of
the adoption or rejection OF the Maine
Law wa 10 be submitted TO tic reollc
n lie approaching election ; il the law
Vas approved. no General Assembly
would interfere with u; il it was r, jert
I'd no General Assembly wcu'd uudrr
IKE 10 enact uuOlhcr Di Ihc same CHAR
d'trr ; cons,q qucnlly the Assembly
which Wns thea soon 10 be elected
would have nothing to do with rhe
Maine Law d hence there was ~
occasion Tor siric ~ to iae sentiments
nf tie men 10 be elected, IN regard 10
tins particular question. Even il there
In been any puOriuniiy for the AS
sGubly to move III regard TO The law,
the proper cours" for the Wing porti'n
OF The Maine Law men would have
been 70 have gone INTO the Caucus and
cndravored to r. cure IL iair proportion
ol the delegation; and had they failed
IA his. II would have been quite time
enough Ior them 10 have called their
meeting afterwards, il they were pre-
pared TO bolt from the party tat they
did no such ;hing and for lhis reason,-
tina would have been death tG the
Chcckcrback crew, Tor some oI ti.em
were 'te or'9!ha'ois OF ohat movement,
-o"" ''e N"''c La" men oh'y IL" '"
wuh the proposition. The Wing eau-
c"s was held, and Assembly candidates
were nominated. Our readers are Ia
miIlar WIN tie result the boiling oi
these men from the party protractcd
Tie Iown Meetings through i've days
ahd resulted III the election o. Jour oil
the regular NAig candidates, aud no
choice oi Senator and The nm Repre-
sentative and yet, these 'wo defeated
candidates were among the most true
and consistent Wings OF Newport, ani
had always done as much as any 9TH
er men for the welfare OF the par
~.
When tLe caucus was called 10 uomi-
nate a Candidate lor N,vora Ter the re,-
ma, an The HIM r y crons,on.
t,ese men heard tina, the Who's talked
OF nominating w H. CranstoD as their
candidate Tor the olice,-and this was
raul and wormwood TO their delicate
s'omichs they Immediately c.llcJ "a
ciA:ea's Hlechag AMI nominated Henry
Dul Esq. Tor Mayor. When the Wing
caucus was held ,somc OF tie most prom
inent men VIII, had called the pretended
citizans neerlnc, and who had been
most active in its deliberations, came
into the Wing caucus and endcavorrd
10 secure The nomination OF Mr.. Hunter,
although in honor they were pie lged 10
Mr.. Bull, having been instrumental in
securing lis domination at the other
meeting. They Jailed to 2ccompiish
tHctr ohlect al tie wing meeting, ANA
run Mr.. tiun'er on Their own account,
ana he d'd not OBJECT Ia II, although he
already held Two { fhces from The Wing
party, ana was en'lrtIy indebted i0r
these 10 The doctrine OF adherlng to eau
Gus nominations. Another election for
Mayor "as held and Mr.. Hunter was
again run still another was held, and
MIR. Hunter was again run by these
men. Then the Board Of \ dcrmen
recommended a convention 10 nominate,
iuasmuch as thete checkcrhacks ana
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