The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-20

TUESDAY MORNING,::::::::::JU 90.
The Democratic Meettng-Lots OF Pun
The LOckhart Faction successful.
Our Democratic friends, encouraged by a
number Of Wing spectators, held meeting
at Apollo Hall last Saturday afternoon, to
appoint delegates to attend the Petersburgh
Congressional Convention. Fearing our
neighbor, who Publishes the proceedings
through compulsion in manner, may not ex-
actly give fair report of the proceedings,
We intend helping him along little. Two
forces were drawn up in battle array-both
armed to the teeth with determination, and
both ready to swallow anything in preference
to dictation from the other side. One fac
ton was composed of the particular friends
and adherents of Judge Lockhart, who were
determined to elect delegates, who would 60
for the Judge and nobody else, in the Peters.
bursh convention, as the candidate for Con.
gress. The other faction was composed of
good Democrats just az determined that such
delegates should not be elected, nor wishing
the delegates elected to be any mans un-
compromising adherents.
With this disposition, very harmonious
time was not expected, and certainly no such
ridiculous expectation was realized. As On
old fellow and Democrat said-it was bet
ter than the circus. DR.. ]. T. Walker was
elected President, and DR.. ]. E. Hatchett
and ]. B. Hall Secretaries. The anti-Lock.
harts had q majority in the officers of the
meeting, and, as we believe, a majority of
the convention itself leaned that way. The
Judge, however, had his forces under better
drill than the opposition, and declared him
self not only . candidate for the Congress
sional honors, but the very best man that
could be selected. The ball opened in good
earnest. We have attended a good many
conventions of a political character. but new
er were we so much amused. grati6ed, dis
gusted, and we might add enlightened, as to
the mysteries of Locof,co tactics, all ut once
in our life. The greatest degree of parlia-
mentary swkwardness and confusion prevail
ed throughout the whole proceedings, and the
Judge and his "Adjutant" took advantage Of
it to push their designs through. Despite all
kicking and opposition, the Convention could
not avoid the appointment OF an out and out
Lockhart delegation, and scarcely without
IN exception, made up Of new and pliable
material, such as would be perfectly plastic
in the Judge's hands, to do his bidding in the
District Convention. The old sta ndard bear
ers of Democracy were thrown overheard, or
rather allowed TO stay at home, not q little
ehagrined at being so cavalierly "done for"
Some Of the old guard bolted the track,
ehalics was. the Judge pressed it 50 tight to
their lips that they were compelled to swal,
low it.
A Committee was elected by ballot to bring
forward names to the Convention for it.
adoption. a. delegates to the CONFESSIONS
Convention. During the balloting, there
was considerable excitement, owing to the
manifest disposition of Judge Lockhart snt
his friends to pack the Committee, in which
be succeeded most triumphantly. During
the absence Of the Committee, Geo. H. Todd
Esq. was loudly called for, and responded in
one of his characteristic happy efforts, il
which he denounced the course of Lockhar
in no measured terms, for thrusting himsel
upon the Democratic party, unsolicited, ant
alleged that the Judge had pledged himsel
On a former occasion never again to becom
Q candidate, and stated that he had been am
ply paid for all the services he had rendsre,
the Democratic party; and that he was nov
receiving Sc per day from Government.
The Judge repealed these charges with tn
utmost contempt, ~ false. An attempt wa
made to instruct tho delegates to Peters
burgh, to vote for Lockhart's nomin atior
but motion to adjourn cut it of, and it wa
evident that large majority was opposed I
such instructions.
There were several motions to adjour,
some of which prevailed at different stage
Of the proceedings, but to avoid the disgrsc
OF breaking up in q row, the "unterriied
hung together to the "btter end" and hi
ter end was. Judge Lockhart, contrary
MS former maxim, that ait was better {
have seven ears and one mouth" endorse
the Nebraska swindle most heartily, and pr
nounced Douglas the greatest Roman
them ell.
We shall have more to say upon this sui
isct tomorrow, and of the fu,urs nros,sc
Of our Democratic friends.