Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

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ty have a Meeting-the Douglas
men come off victors. They get
ashamed of their proceedings &
refuse 70 have them published.
Punctual to previous notice, the De
mocracy Of sLitile Holmes to the num-
Der of thirteen from town, and Eve from
the country, assembled In the Court House,
for the purpose Of appointing Delegates to
tends District Convention to be held in
Cosboetons where Delegates to the Nation
d Democratic Convention are to be chosen.
IT'S true, the Meeting was sman as touum-
bers, but was great in the 9grit1 of its
leaders. c. F. EosHEs, Esq was called
to chair. This, L. T. GRIcHFIkLD, Esq,
said meant something, and he knew what
it was, but he wouldn't tell. It was a adis-
reputable scheme" to cheat sombody of
their rights in that Convention. His feel
ings prompted him to tell what he knew,
but be would say TO them, as the fellow
said to the dumplings, "down, down.
eJoEn CoNsER, Esq, said it was he who
hsd,called Mr. v. to the chair@he knew
of no trick in it, meant none. Mr.. CRrrcH-
FIELD responded. He would now unbosom
himself, and tell why there was such indie
cent haste to have Mr.. Y. in the Chair
1t was to cheat, to get the start of the
Administration Democrats. Mr.. v. was
q Douglas Democrat. He wonld appoint
Douglas Committees, these would select
Douglas Delegates, dc. DC. 1t had all
been arranged beforehand. 1t was only
carrying out the programme of the meeting,
made out elsewhere. Mr.. CONNER denied
that there was anything in the organiza-
ton to cheat the Anti Douglas men out of
their rights. The thought had entered no
head but that of Mr.. C. Mr.. EsT1LL of
the Farmer, said CoNNoR was mistaken,
it had entered his head also, that it was a
pre-arranged affair. Mr.. CoNNoR, thought
ii quite likely, IS he knew Mr.. E to be a
an imaginative gentleman. Mr.. E. told Mr..
G. to ssdrg up" He was going to makes
speech, said injustice was done him as the
Chairman of the County. Central Commit
tee in not calling on him to preside at
this meeting. 1t was customary, though
he did not complain, yet be would remind
them that it was an old established Gus
tom. Several gentlemen made speeches
in reply to this. They did not know of
any such custom as the gentleman had re-
ferredrto. 1t had not been the practice in
this county they knew, and what the Dem
ocrats Of Holmes county didn't know,
wasn't worth knowing. The Committee
now reported the list of Delegates, TWEEN
ty-eight in number, we believe. Mr..
CRrreHFIELD moved that the Delegates
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have power to fill vacancies. Mr.. CoNNoR
objected, said it was not customary. Mr..
@. knew it was customary, and the refusal
to give them power to fill up, was only an
other link in the arrangement to cast the
vote of the county for DoUeLAs. The mo-
tionaof MIR. G. was put to vote, and lost,
twenty to fourteen. Before this vote was
taken both parties had been drumming up
outsiders, SO that the meeting was now CON
sidered "fuf," and speeches were made by
Messrs. REED, Conner, LEApBErrER.
LoyErAND, EsrIM,c RrrcHF1E1D, and 9th.
ers, upon nothing in particular, and every
thing in general. A resolution was read,
setting forth that unless Holmes County
was admitted into Convention upon an
equality with other counties, her Delegates
berequested to withdraw. REED said if they
adopted this resolution they would make
nulIiiers of themselves. C~RrroHF1EnD
thought if they didn't adopt it, they would
make Eases Of themselves. Two speeches
and fourteen pieces Of speecheslWese made
before the on this resolution sSxas ia
ken, which was adopted. Mr.. LovsEAsp
called attention 10 the fact that the basis
Of representation in the District Conven-
ton, had been fixed bysthes State Central
Committee. I: was to be one vote for ey-
cry 100 Democratic votes, and an addition
al vote for every fraction of SO votes and
over, cast at the last State electon. Ali
the other counties in the Disssicshaxing
a larger Democratic vote than Holmes,
would q course be entitled 10 q lager rsp
resentation. a.g
Several genilemen-said they knew what
the State Central 6Cemmittee had done |
but they didn't care, their determination
was to go into that Convention with an
equality of Representations, or not 60 in a.
all, 50 thought a majority of the meeting.
Having exhausted "Squatter Sovereignty,"
Equality of Representation" and Demo
cratic principles in general, a motion was
made that the proceedings of this meeting
b~epuBlished in the Holmes County Farm,