The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-29
lReported for the Journal
History of the Baleytown Convention.
FUN AMONG THE DEMOCRACY.
Fu1i Particulars of the Meeting

Full Particulars of the Meeting.
Never ain TIE course of human events" has
your reporter been called to task Of such
magnitude, as that Of handing down to posteri-
ty, true and faithful history of the Baby
town Convention 1t nll1e o'clock or there
abouts. on Saturday morning the bursts Of
martial music,' at the Washington House
corner, announced that the six weeks adver-
tised "bow-wow" was about to commence,
and crowd of boys, Fillmore men, and
smart sprinkling" of Old Liners, assembled to
gaze in wonder at the transpafahcfes there
displayed. and prepare for five miles ride
through the dust and sun to Babytown. The
whisky loving, and niger hating propensities
of the crowd were illustrated by two notices,
Down with the Maine Law" and down
with Abolitonism,' while 5000 majority for
Lockhart" and 10000 majority for Willard"
embodied the sanguine feelings of the Democ-
racy then and there assembled These witt
cisms, portrayed in black paint on white mus
lin, will probably be remembered, when Nor
ton sends forth his Governors message, in the
winter, and Jim Lockhart is laid away to be
come political mummy in November next.
Every thing being in readiness the procession
moved off, headed by buchanan, Bracken-
ridge and the Union," and completed envelop-
ed in clouds of free soil dust At the Lamas-
co Hotel, reinforcement was obtained, and
the whole Democratic party having precipita-
led themselves into omnbuses carriages and
wagons, started to save the Union.
Your reporter is aware of the fact, that no
human pen can do justice to the OCCASION
Hogarth could paint the scene, but words will
not describe it. Arrived on the ground we
found that crowd had indeed been drummed
up, and a cannon two feet long was sending
forth a very sharp welcome to the hot and
dusty Democrats, as they rolled up. At last
the meeting was called to order, and John
Law appointed President, with Nessrs. DENLY
and Schmuck acting as Secretaries. Judge
Laws speech was like all Democratic speeches,
full of tuncombe and patriotism. A commit
tee was appointed to report rules for the meet
ing consisting of two from each township
After receiving the report, the Convention
then proceeded to Ell the different county Of
fees for the coming year, for as DENLY re-
marked, "a nomination at that meeting, was
equivalent to an election!' which fact in his
opinion sufficiently accounted for the 'noise
and confusion" of the usually subdued Democ-
racy.
The candidates for Representative were
called upon to state their positions whereupon
Mr.. Mentzer, who had been named by Smith
Gavitt, arose and said ''that if elected he would
be much obliged, and would thank them kind
Ily, &C., After which lucid explanation of his
political position he retired.
Mr.. Stacer then come forward and explained
how Hall had 'done him brown" by announc-
ing him as a candidate for Representative,
when in fact he was candidate for Sheriff,
and nothing else" 1t will be proper to state
here, that Stacer was meyer heard Of after
wards, Halls trick having worked wonders"
DENLY was called and promptly disclaimed
any desire or any expectation to go to Indian
apolis next winter wishing ''tc take off his
coat and work ia the ranks,'' ignoring the
main plank of the party to get Office whenever
it is possible Sheriff Gavitt then moved that
Mentzer be nominated by reclamation. A