The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-27
The snerim on Conventions.

The late Democratic county Convention
has, more than ever, convinced the public
that our Sheriff is the ruling spirit of the
Democracy of this county. Without him
Douglasism would be defunct, and the " ma
tional succession the simon-pure democ-
racy, would have control of the party Or
ganzation. And during the five or six
years that he has been a Democrat, while
there have been none more active in the
cause, none have done SO much to bring
about its present demoralized and disorgan-
lied condition. His genius and influence in
the party has appeared most conspicuous
10 his management of Democratic Conven-
tons He has been a very Napoleon in
caueuses His latest effort at Babytown is
fresh in the minds of many disappointed
Democrats No one doubts but that it is
another ofhis triumphs in caucusing. Every
name on the ticket was arranged by him
before the convention met-no action was
taken except with his approval-and every
one of the candidates must sustain him in
his rule or ruin policy. Enough is known
of this late convention TO give US positive
assurance that it is his work
But there is some amusing street talk of
his late Vaccinations in another late Con-
vention, which has found its way out side OF
the party, and which is true to his inimitable
character. 1t may show disappointed as
pirants at Babytown the modlls aperG1di of
their defeat, and make them wiser in future
1t win be remembered that early in the can
vass, or rather before the canvass was COM
menced, there was a Democratic Convention
held at the Court House to appoint delegates
to the Congressional Convention at Prince
ton. Our readers will recolIect we opposed
"a scheme concocted by our worthy Sheriff,
our young Democratic nominee for Repre-
sentative, and few other offce-hunters, to
nominate Smith Miller. The scheme most
signaIly failed, but the manner of its con-
coction gives US IL clear insight INTO the
beauties of the Sheriffs Conventions.
The story which we hear on the street,
and it is traced back to the Sheriff's own
lips as its author, is about as follows: Be-
fore the Convention assembled, the Smith
Miller men met in the Sheriff. office, the
place appointed to receive instructions" in
order to arrange the preliIninaries for bust
ness. a list of delegates was handed to the
Sheriff by one of his underlings, which be
merely glanced at, and with an oath indig-
nantIy tore up-it didn't suit him. He
forthwith made out one for himself and told
them that was the list of delegates for
Princeton He arranged the list so as to
have large majority for Miller but, placed
few delegates on the list, such rs
our Collector Of Customs, in order to
give an air of fairness to it. saying they
could do no damage at any rate Quite a
number on the list, he had no confidence
in, and for fear they might desert him when
the test came, then and there, in the Sher.
ifs office lie made them hold up their right
hands and take solemn oath that they
would prove true to him and his man, Mil
lerl He had it understood with Mob. that
when they went into the Convention, and
the hour of two clock arrived, he the
Sherif) you'd hold up ks pcatch, whereup-
on the City Recorder and Exo1fcio JUS
nce of the Peace" was to move that Dr.
Walker take the chair; all of which was
done in the most approved style! DR.
walker had been furnished by the Sheriff