White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-09-27
Tho Democratic Farce.

Tho Democratic Farce.
The Democratic Convention. on the
18th. from all accounts, was decidedly
rich. Whiskey. swindling and skull
duggery were the order Of Of the day !:
and the harmonious and "unteri6ed"
poured into Troy, at an early hour, in
search Of whiskey or Office. The three
principal candidates for Sheriff had each
hotel and . whiskey shop chartered,
where delegates favorable to their nomi.
nation had ''free blow" The entire
crowd appeared to be delegates. and wsre
in favor of all three Of the candidates ;
for most of them drank and stuffed ii
al the hotels and whiskey shops. with.
out money and without price,"
The omuipressut, the ubiquitous Stair.
walt. was made permanent President o'
the Convention. He arose. huge. pom
derous. and pregnant with dignity. DC
NOT. it appears. to return thanks for
the honor conferred, but to congratulate
the Convention upon having secured hi'
valuable services for the post. He re-
marked, that the Democrats Of his Town
ship "almcst always invariably" appoin'
ted him Chairman Of their meetings
that If there was anything on earth bt
loved. It was the Democratic party that
he laid his Democracy beside his re-
ligion.
Presently balloting for candidates COM
menced. Among others. the President
was nominated for Council. Up arose
said ponderous parsonage, calling upon
the temporary Chairman to take his plsce
while his friends nominated him for the
Council. He did not want the office
did not want to go below. this Winter
could not serve. if elected; God knew
he had as much as he could attend to d
home but he was willing to make any
sacrifice in the world for Democracy, and
it seemed as if his friends would force
the office upon him.
The temporary Chairman took hi'
seat, and Stsirwart adjourned to neigh
boring saloon, to lay some more Democ'
racy beside his religion. while his friend.
were nominating him. Returning. hs
found that his friends had kindly conclu.
ded not to force the office upon him.
The next business was nominating
Representatives. 6tairwart again pro
posed. Again be called upon the tom.
porary Chairman to take his place. while
his friends ballotted for him. He couldn'.
serve, If nominated, and ,couldnt have
the Office; but his friends would force il
upon him, and he was willing to make
any sacrifice for Democracy.
Stairwalt adjourned. to lay another
tumbler full Of Democracy beside his re-
ligion. Came back his friends, exhibi-
ting extraordinary regard for his feelings.
had not forced the Office upon him.
During the balloting. several more
votes were found deposited than there
were delegates. Bsebe. Secretary of the
Territory, had lent the smiles of his coun.
tenance upon the occasion. and went fly.
ing about like q pea in q hot skillet. -
swearing there was Black Republican
in the Convention. Vote taken again.
and more illegal votes found than before.
Again Beebe cried ont against some
Black Republican who had smuggled him.
self into the Convention.
In counting out the votes for Repre-
sentatives. it appeared that H. g. Lett.
of Lafayette. had six majority over Be-.
night. But Lstt was not one of the elect.
for whom the thing had been cut and
dried and the tellers counted him out,
giving Benight the nomination. This
created breeze. when some ono. seeing
that Benight was stout. we'll. built man,
and Lett q small, light-built one, pro.
posed that the two wrestle for the Office.
agreed" says Benight. at the same
time approaching Lett and tsckling him.
The next moment. Benight was survey.
ing the ceiling Of the Court room. with
bis toes turned upward. The Conven-
ton split the difference, and gave Be.
night the nomination.
When it came to Commissioners, Stair
walt was proposed. Once more he call.
ed upon the temporary Chairman to take
bis place. while his friends nominated
him. He didn't want the Office, and
wouldn't have it but his friends ~oxld
force it upon him. and be would do any.
thing for the party.
Out went the President, to lay still an.
other dose of Democracy beside his re.
ligion. Returned; found his friends had
not forced the Office upon him.
When Sheriff was befors the Conven.
tion. the uproar was tremendous. The
President. overaowing with the Democ.
rscy he had laid beside bis religion. could
not endure it. but yelled out "Gsntls