The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

ma, and nominated full County Ticket At that
time Mr.. Denver was not thought of for the SEN
ate Immediately after the adjournment of the
convention howl was set up by the courthouse
clique about the ticket it was poor, they said, and
unpopular, and therefore must be remodeled Ac-
cordngy meeting of the Central Committee was
had in order to get Mr.. Hix off the ticket Meet
ing after meeting of the committee was held, q
portion of the committee desiring to issue call for
new convention; this would not answer, the
clique knew they would be rejected by new con-
vention They well knew that power was fast sli D.
ping from their fingers and having bare majority
in the committee refused to call another conven-
ton. Mr.. Hix would not resign, neither could he
be traded off exchanged nevertheless, the
courthouse gentry with one or two exceptions de-
termined to have things their own way.
Messrs. Keene, Murphy and Mcconnell being
disguised and sickened with the trickery going on
and contemplated, resigned; and Messrs. Denver,
Boles and Curtis were substituted in their places.
The committee being now remodeled they deter
mined to seize the loaves and fishes The brilliant
politicians who had majority in the convention
on the 23d of June, who could not then procure
nomination for themselves, were outgeneraled by
John Conness, he taking one-half the State deega-
ton, thereby securing the nomination of John Big
Ter, whom these worthless opposed and have always
opposed and traduced. This clique now resolve to
make some amends for having through their blum
dering ignorance defeated their friends throughout
the State in the State Convention. Having no love
for John Bigler and saying not one word in his be-
halt, they determine to make side issue in order
to ring themselves into office. Denver gets into the
County Committee, and next, the County Commit
tee nominate Denver for the Senate, and change
S. M. Johnson from District Attorney to the Sen
ate Who authorized this committee to swap and
trade Offices in this style! Nobody. The conven-
tion only gave them power to fill vacancies" Mr.
Bruce has never resigned as we are informed, con-
sequently no vacancy; therefore Denver has no
business on the ticket AS for S. NJ Johnson, he
has no right to resign one place to take another on
the same ticket This proceeding is in violation of
all usage and precedent. In the Assembly portion
of the ticket we find the name of Mr.. Crane omit
ted-he is said to be in jail-whether he has re-
signed we are not informed. Mr. Strout has also
disappeared from among the Assembly nominations
IL He udu tdEeI Tie place OI SOnStdnt0e nix anu
run for Recorder, it would have been more in ac-
cordance with the management of other portions of
the ticket; probably Mr.. Hix would not retire from
the ticket, and he is man of too much energy to
be thrust aside We have seen no proceedings of
the committee published but suppose these changes
to have been made by that concern, although it is
possible these new candidates may have nominated
themselves; certainly the convention never nomina-
ted them. Doctor Gwn is said to have been in
Placervie at the time when the changes were
finally consummated Perhaps he nominated Den
vel ; at all events who did do it!
The whole proceedings connected with this ticket
are in violation of all usage heretofore existing in
political parties and need much explanation before
men will consent to vote for it. Swapping from
one office to another is new feature in politics,
and evnces great disposition to hunt acceptable
offices in spite of the people, without consulting
them and in direct contravention of authority del
egated by conventions No portion of the people
of this county ever authorized swapping Offices
among the nominees. 1t remains now to be seen
whether the people will vote for the traders and
swappers.
POLITICAL MEETING. On Monday evening last
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