The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-09-22
The Fusion Convention,

The Fusion Convention.
In accordance with previous announce
mcnt, convention Of the fusionsts of this
county met at the court house in this CITY
last Saturday to nominate candidates for the
November election, The different towns Of
the county seemed pretty fully represented,
and so the different factions and isms pro-
posing to be fused. There were among the
delegates wings, know nothings, free socrs,
renegade democrats, and new and old line
abolitionists, the last variety and the know
aothirgs largely prcdominating.
Little time was wasted in prcliminarics,
and the convention proceeded at once to
making its nominations. Forgetting, appar-
emily thatthey were representatives, rcSpon-
sble individually to a constituency for their
action, the delegates shirked that response
bility by adopting the secret ballot system
of voting-"informal ballot" as they called
it. \ hat was corricd around, and the dele
gates dropped into it their ballots; and then
thc candidate who received the most votes
was declared the nominee.
In this way. Jyo +, NASH was declared
duly nominated for circuit clerk, having no
onnosition. S,vrrt Irw,s ror conrt,,
Treasurer, the vote standing 60 or 20 for
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TO Wcdncsl,v ~, TLnrsd,v ,ho rr;on5s e
Mr. Fishcr rcro fan or cn,floroo TLo,
could count ot Icost hale ,bo d,.1o,,,,., -
,,cd,,c1 or irs,ruc,cl o,l g.,ol an o,oo,
lent chance for l,lr do,cp roro Yh,
in Ottawa and DAYTON a,oue he had IL dcic.
rotcs with nrrLcr or o.h.r ,o,.cs s,,..
But thc vote bv bol,ot was = us,cdoIo,crr-
votes and the ,rst ag,inst him, Whore
were tbe 10 OTTAWA JcIcootcsg Thcv nj
voted. and there il no douIt al r,r Jc,is
When. where how ,nl vhv ,os Mr. r;,b
or traded oT9
The case is ploip cnouch know moth.
inr council had met on Thnrsdov or Frido,
night to talk over the busincs Of orr,nginr
a ticket they wonld nroboLlv have ron.
soned thus: It is true, we hoye so,cmn-v
sworn to support know notb;nrs in nrcc,r.
encc TO all others for office lint ,,o or. COM,
way from haying majority in the county
The old whig party we have swallowed mn.
but here is the old abolition marty ready 10
fuse with us. By their holm wo "a, carry,
the county. All they ask is one of the fonr
Offices. We can't rct rid of Mr. Nash
School commissioner or surveyor they won't
take We must sacrifice some of our own
men. This is no violation Of our oath for
it is the only ctIcctual wov. 70 s,,n,or, our
men on the ticket"
So, as n stub 10 the wholcn Mr. Lewis
was nominated. The old whir nortv who
constitute two-thirds of this fusion concern
may grumJlc at the loss of Mr., F.. who for
wears has been working and SACRIFICING
leader in their ranks. but n ,thouch the obo.
itionists have hitherto obstinotcIv nc-sistod
in NOMINATING their own candidates and do.
fratinr the who's thcy will uow fms, C,r =,
share of the spoils. and the old whi,s can
stand back. And thus fusion is consumm,t.
ell. The abo,itjonists, advocating = uuiyer.
sal brotherhood and unlimited liberation,
supporting know notEiurs. and old CLAY
wings, making Sacrifices" for the privilege
of slnnorlinr rencr,l, Irnocrots and r,sio,
80
abolItlohlstS!
Mr. Uo,,bE,ss thc non,ipcc c,r snrvovor
Gs Apo~ nchg a and nl' n ~r' o Sb"sa m
plcitly the behests of the grand sachcm."