St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-08-16


COMMUNICATED.
The Proceedings Of the Demo.
| cratic Caucus on Last Satur-
day Night. { 4 ! ! &
The cause Of truth and the good Of the
Democratic party require that q correct
statement shonld be made, for public in.
formation, Of the proceedings at the Dem.
ocratic caucus which was held at St. Cloud
On Saturday evening, August 18th.
The caucus was called to choose six del.
egates to attend the District Convention
at Little Falls, to nominate one Senator
and three Representatives, and six dele.
gates to attend the County Convention at
St. joseph, to be held on the 10th instant.
Some interest had been felt in reg ard to
the result of the caucus few days before
it met, as it was understood an attempt
would be made on the part of few person
al opponents OF Mr.. Andrews to smuggle
in delegates to Little Falls who were op-
posed to his denomination to the Senate.
These men-whom it is unnecessary to
name-had for weeks been actively en-
gagged in incorporating MIR. A., both as
regards his support of Douglas, and other
wise, and at the same time had recommen-
led the nomination of W. s. Moore in op-
nosition to Mr. Andrews. Tie adherents
Of Mr.. Moore had concluded before the
caucus to pursue secret method of pro-
curing delegates in his favor, and therefore
for few days before the caucus was held
they took pains to state openly that there
would be no opposition to Mr.. Andrews in
the caucus, and that no attempt would be
made to choose delegates in favor Of Moore.
Those who know the state Of public senti-
ment Ga" readily perceive that it was nat
ural they should have given up the idea
of nominating MIR. Moore, and that they
ight by such statements deceive the pub
lie and beguile the friends of Mr.. Andrews
with feeling Of security and an expecta-
ton Of fairness and harmony in the caucus.
Had it hot been for this deception many
more Democrats of St. Cloud would have
been present at the caucus and witnessed
for themselves the unfairness and irregu-
larity Of the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order by j.
G. Shepley Claw partner of w. s. Moore)
and nominations were then made for per-
manent Chairman. A gentleman who sat
near where Mr.. Shepley stood, nominated
Mr.. Fowler al Chairman; immediately af.
forwards J. w. Read nominated j. G.
Shepley as Chairman. Mr. Shepley it
would seem did not hear the nomination
Of Mr.. Fowler, as he Immediately submit
ted his own name to the Convention, and
after the vote declared himself to be chos-
en-. This little circumstance began to ex-
cite suspicion that matters had been t:cut
and dried" ..:
Mr.. J. H. Place was then unanimously
chosen Secretary.
Joseph Edelbrock then Immediately
moved committee be appointed to report
list of delegates to attend the District
Convention; and the Chair appointed as
such Committee, Joseph Eddlebrock, Jno.
L.. Wilson and Charles Lucy. The Com
mittce reported for delegates, to both Con-
ventions, J.C. Shepley,J. W. Read, Peter
Kramar, 9. Lucy, L. Robbersand G. Ketch-
am, all Of whom except Mr.. Ketcham were
the especial adherents of MIR. Moore. Mr..
Moore Immediately rose and moved that
the report Of the Committee be accepted
and the list Of delegates be adopted by the
meeting. The Chair fastened to put the
question, when Mr.. Andrews rose to speak.
He said those of his friends who were pres
ent were unaccustomed to caucus manage
ment or to public speaking, and he was
compelled reluctantly to say few words
himself, As his name had been mention
toned in connection with one of the Leg.
islative nominations he wished the meeting
to understand that the delegates reported
by the Committee were nearly all Of them
particularly jealous opponents Of him
Some Of them had been misrcpresentine
him and personally and politically defam-
ing him for the past six weeks, and if they
were chosen he could not expect the ma
jority Of them to act impartially for the
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