The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-10-21
Locofoco County Convention.

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rified," " united" and so called "Demt
a cratic" Convention assembled at Cass.
{. polls for the purpose of nominatin
County officers. Some of the town
were fully represented, but quite
}. number had only one or two Delegates
. who were authorized to cast the Who'll
vote of their towns.
/ The Convention organized at I
O'clock a. NJ, by the appointment .
: =. Z. Smith, Esq, as Chairman, an,
the appointment of a Committee o,
credentials.
.. N. Gantt-who, it will be recol
iected, few weeks ago, denied being
Locofoco-now arose and offered the
following resolution:
Resotyed, That this Convention ad
!ourn to Saturday, the 23d day of Oct
instant, when they should again NEE,
In mass convention for the purpose Of
nominating 'peoples ticket"
4 Had thunderbolt fallen in the midst
OF them, the delegates could not have
been more astonished than they were
when the resolution was read, but as
1t was near dinner hour, and as we sup
pose, they imagined they could do it
more justice after eating, the resolution
was laid upon the table to be taken up
upon re-assemblingA the afternoon.
Mr.. CAN'T then moved that the Con-
vention now adjourn till O'Clock p. NJ.
Tor the purpose of listening to the
speech of Hon. Chas. E. Stuart, which
was carried.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon,
the resolution offered by Mr.. CAN'T in
the morning, was taken-from the table.
and was declared by the Chairman to
be open for discussion. Mr.. CAN'T i'm
mediately arose, and said he hoped the
resolution would pass; that if the ode
mocracy" met in mass convention and
nominated such ticket as he wished.
many Republicans would be induced
to vote for it, thus insuring its triumph,
but II, on the other hand, the ticket
was composed entirely of old line De-
mocrats, he was afraid they would meet
with signal defeat. In the course off
his remarks, Mr.. CAN'T publicly gave
In his adhesion to the Locofoco party
lie acknowledged that he had wandered
from the household of the faithful
and had been following after strange
gods. lie was, in the language of the
poet,
disabled stalled in habits decpworn rut
Ny Labor is vain and empty strife
useless tagging at the wheels of life
After the vital tendons all are cut
nave no plea, no argument to make
only your love can save me for loves sake
but he was now a Democrat, and as
such he hoped the Convention would
follow his advice, and nominate ticket
composed of himself and friends
MI GGeeee George RIsedifffcld chopped the
resolution would not pass. If the De-
party was to be defeated this ;
tall, he, for one, preferred being de-
Feated with good, true, and reliable
men on the ticket-men who were al j
ways to be found fighting for " Demo- !
cratic" principles-men who had never
deserted the party, and men in whom i
'he Democracy had confidence, and of t
whom, even in a defeat, he would not I
EEL ashansed.'' .
Squire Merritt thought there were q
plenty Of good, sound Democrats in
he party to put in nomination, and he
vas decidedly opposed to going outside
he ranks to procure nominees. That
While he was willing to receive Mr..
iantt into the party, and extend to !
lim the right hand of fellowship, still :,
le. believed that Mr.. CAN'T should be :
AIKEN in as penitent, and be made to
erve probationary term. That it !
vas well understood the Republican
'arty had opened wide its doors at :
10Th ends, inyiting Mr. CAN'T to walk ,
ut, and while the Democratic party
we're willing he should enter into the :
old of the faithful, still he hoped that :,
+. the Convention had any doubts in ;.
egard to the sincerity of MIR. Gantt's
PROFESSIONS OF repentance, they would r
ot put him in. nomination for anv :,
flee. =
MIR. Merritt's remarks settled both =,
lr. CAN'T and his resolution at the1 =,
anne time, and the Convention pro- 7,
eeded to nominate County officers, as :
slows: .'nstd @
Cyrus Bacon, for State Senator. -
For Representative, Mitchell Robin =
On. el5is Fs ,s er,f4f-
Nathaniel Monroe received the nomi-
alton for Treasurer. 's5'.. st
For Sheriff Joel II. Smith. ar
For County Clerk-Michael Howser ct
For Register-H. F. Beals. -as la
For Prosecuting Attorney-Daniel az
lackman. IL
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