The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-14
Disgraceful Conduct CT Mr. willard.

The State Journal thus alludes to Wizards
course at Bloomington, when knowing Judge
Morton could not divide time with him, he
made the demand for the purpose of making
capital from his refusal. 1t appears Willard,
like the blackguard he is, afterwards was a
party to interrupting this meeting: ff-e
But it was precisely in reference to the
Bloomington affair that we wish to expose the
unfairness of Mr.. Willard. He makes the i'm
preston and aims to do this whole story is
got up for no other purpose-that Morton was
afraid to allow him to speak, and refused to
give him the opportunity. He says:
The public can decide whether the Judge
has not declined the discussion of the qucs-
tons Gov. Willard will be at all The appoint
ments now made by Judge Norton and we
will then see whether he will again shield him
self behind a committee afr.F
We can assure his sub Excellency that the
public will decide very speedily what they
think of the conduct Of man who forces him
self into meeting that he kno10s cannot be div
ded with him, in order to compel refusal of a
hearing, and make capital of it. The fact is
simply as Judge Morton states it in his reply
to Wizards request for division Of the time.
j. A. Hendricks, the Republican candidate for
Congress, had an appointment in connection
with Judge Morton for that day and hour at
Bloomington, and the appointment had been
circulated for several weeks. Each was ex-
pected to speak, and were bound by their APP
pontmentS to do SO. Willard sent to Morton
asking to share the time, kYo,oinq that Mr.
Morton had no Poa0er to nudity Mr.. Hendricks
appointment; that Hendricks was Just as much
bound by his appointment as Mr.. Morton; and
that he could have asked with precisely the
same fairness that Morton should give way
and not speak at all, and let him fill the place
| Willard knew this well, and therefore made
the demand. lie may find out that he made
nothing else by the operation.
But the worst Of the story is still behind.
Willard didn't allude to that part of it. When
the meeting time came, Mr.. Morton was de-
layed in speaking by Judge Hughes, who con-
Sumed some minutes in personal explanation
and several times afterwards interrupted Mr.
Morton to damage the effect of this speech.
Finally Mr.. NJ. refused to all the interruption,
and Hughes arose and called upon the Demo
Gratis to leGUe the meeting Some eight or ten
went out with him, and these, with crowd
from neighboring doggery, gathered under
tree close to the place where Mr.. Morton was
speaking, and Willard made them speech,
with the deliberate purpose Of annoying the
Republican meeting by the noise lie succeed
ed in that, for in the production of noise he
has no equal short of steam whistle or pig
under gate, and his crowd helped him. In
this way he continually, and most seriously
annoyed Mr.. Morton's meeting.
THIS sort of conduct is becoming too COM
mon among our opponents 10 attract much at
tention. 1t is all Of piece with their operations
IN Kansas, Washington, and everywhere else.
But, we believe, this is the first time that
candidate for Governor has descended to such
means to injure or annoy an opponent.