The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-26

MILES ]. FLETCHER, of Putnam.
ThePrtncet0n Convention.
As the time for holding the Democratic
District Convention approaches. the Wire
workers are becoming more industrious in
arranging for the fictitious oppression Of the
a0iH of the people. Our peighbor, of the
Enquirer, of course does not keep the pub
lie informed of the Internal affairs of the
party but private caucuses are busy Ill this
city and other parts of the District in set
Ting personal and party claims and in prop
erly instructing delegates. The prominent
candidates before the.Conventi0n are Judge
Niblack, our present member OF Congress,
Judge Law of this city, and Col. Miller Of
Gibson County. We think the best inform
ed caucusers and wire workers of the party
cannot predict with mich certainty who
will be the nominee, so that our surmses
may not be of much value but there are
private and street-corner rumors which seem
to give some index of the result.
Judge Niblack will go into the Conven-
ton with the votes of Dubois and Spencer
counties, and perhaps Knox, though Laws
friends claim part of that county. Judge
Law will probably have the votes of Pike,
Davies, part of Warrick, and possibly part
of Knox and Vanderburgh. Martin is also
claimed for him, but we doubt very much
whether be can overcome Judge Niblack' )
personal influence in that county. Col
Miller, it appears, goes into the COnN
backed by his county of Gibson, and by
part of Warrick and Eanderbur2h; his
friends claim for him Posey county, but that
depends much on " hat are the aspirations of
Col. Nelson, who carries il big share of the
redoubtable democracy of Posey in his
breeches-p pocket What are the relative
prospects Of the aspirants it is difficult Ia
say. Judge Nihlack Is away from the SCENE
OF action but has many industrious friends
in the field. As an evidence, our clever
Postmaster made pilgrimage up into Spen-
Ger, the scene of his old political lahors, on
his behalf. and Spencer delegates are IN
structed for NihIack
Judge Law, in his well-disposed easy,
good natured style, is willing that the party
should nominate HIM, but the weather Is
perhaps getting too warm for him To sweat
much over the contest for that honor. Col.
Miller, moved we suppose by the patriotism
which caused tho old Revolutionary Putnam
to leave the plough in the unturned iurrow
at the call of his country, has left the corn
EalI Of i.ia K ntr
the circuit OF the counties in order to show
the people how their interests will be pro
NOTED and the office seekers how their
lodgings will he gratiGed, 10y sending him
To Congress. Last Saturday he was at
the Warriuk Convention with II delegation
Of his office promised workers from this
city, aud day he may he at the PoSey
Convention. We eXpressed some surprise
Il few days ago al tht fact that the strong
Douglass OF this city were supporting his
claims most vociferously, bal The cause al'-
pears 10 bRieakine Oht The Colonel has
hid The fact OF his Lecomrtrnlsm and at
tachment to the Bright interest, from one
well-known squatter sovereign, behind The
IN Ill bags OF tte lOSl OInCe dhI nom
another, by the illusory dream of the reali-
cation of his long-chcrished aspirations fol
the u. S. Marshalship, ana possibly from
another by promise of his support ia the
Convention for a nomination for Common
Pleas Judge. He is determined at least
that if industry ana liberal promises can
win him the Congressional nomination,
he will gain it
1t is highly Pr"'able that the Convention
will give Judge NIhlack the nomination
notwithstanding the assurances uft-Iepeated
two years ago, that Just this time " wa:
all he wanted but the thirst for office undei
our one hundred million Administration i:
more tenacious than the leech its cay l.
continually - give" give" His opponents
say his nomination will open the LecomI
ton wound, and the party will bleed again a
the hands Of lis friends But there will b,
a troop Of postmasters aud officials a
Princeton, who will attempt to crowd hin
through al ali hazards. Col. Miller presents
his cl ims for availability uIOl his service
TO the party, and on the ground that lac j
saTe Of both the Administration and Doug
las support. He is known Wy the former t;