Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-02-27


History Of the Doings at the Republl-
can Convention.--How Bates was
Killed OF, and Chase EndoTsed--And
a Great Many Things not in this
Mornings Journal.
The Republicans had an interesting little
Misunderstanding on Saturday. Az outsiders
and "lookers on In Venice" we saw Il all. II
was struggle between the radicals aud the
conservatives, and by its result has forever
6red the character Of Republication in this
vicinity.
In the morning quits number Of respeotS-
BILE gentlemen appeared ia the hall some Of
them, however, looking vastly like conspira>
tors intent on something secret and desperate
We do not wish to be invidious In our remarks
or TO excite jealousies by distinctions but the
most prominent and active representative men
were MessFs. oonover, Young. Meyers and Z.h
ring on behalf Of the wool>dyed; and Messrs
Brown, Parrot and Sullivan as the sworn and
deadly enemies Of Chase. Perhaps We have
omitted on this roll Of fame some one who dis
tinguished himself equally as much. II so,
We beg his pardon. And We should do gross
injustice to that famous and renowned hand Of
brothers, known in our history as the old guard.
II we omitted 10 state that they were there
in full force at an esrly hodr OF the day, eager
and anxious for the "irepresSible" but bloodless
conflict from which they were sure their Rreai
and glorious leader would emerge with new
aud never fading laurels. Yes, faithful souls
who had adhered to him in tbs days when ad-
vsrSity raiued eggs or him, they were thert--
pleasure in their eyes, and their ps per bullets In
their pockets. It was the hour Of danger to
their chief. Parrott had deserted the legislA
tive interests Of the State to perpetrate foul
murder upon him whom they loved, aud they ral-
lied like men to his support. All honor to the
"Old guard r. 1t was the stay Of the Empire
under the elder Napoleon. How ft that it
should save the Republic under the first Chasel
When the Convention opened Chase was
evidently in the ascendeney. His friends had
been active. They had been drilled, well pos
ted, and we'll drummed up. Their tickets had
been neatly gotten up at Brother Denny's, and
the whole promised fairly. Had ali the Chase
men been as discreet, as their leaders intended
they sh ould be, in regard to spriDging the mo-
have been beaten out Of their boots. But some
lesky individual divulged the secrets Of the
movement, and the enemy was on the gound
with few written tickets for use in case Of nee
cessity. The first important movement made
was the motion to select by ballot The green
ones were wonderfully surprised. But Parrot
was up to snuff, and sprinRing to bis feet made
one Of his legislative speeches against it, throws
ing out intimstions Of dark character about
packing. He was disposed of about as cOolly
aud as rapidly a. any ordinary man; which
was wrong and very disrespectful. The Oou>
vention agreed to ballot. Then the trouble
was among the uninitiated, for whom they
should ballot. The members from the town
ships, who were not 10 the secrets and had
never seen wire pulling on so large and exten>
sive scale, opened their eyes in amasement.
Whist should they ballot forP Who were the
csDdidates2 Mr.. Parrott was again on his feet. |
He had learned at Columbus the wonderful ef |
6ciency Of committees in any little strangling |
operation, and he moved that 4 committee OF
six be appointed 10 report number Of names
from which the Convention might select
Knowing that any motion from him was as
suspicious AZ Grecisn gift to the TToians, he
proposed rs conciliatory Offering to his enc
mics not to act upon the committee. Here Mr.. |
Coaovsr rose, the able partner Of Mr.. OraigS
head. He looked for q moment at the place
from which Mr.. Parrott had disappeared into
bis seat, aud said the people had seen enough |
Of the operations Of committees They were
worse than humbugs. They were used for no
good purposes. The Convention could regu>
late the matter for itself, and ought to do it,
When we consider that Mr.. ParFOtt had heres
tofore acted upon good many committees, this
little speech may be regarded pretty much a.
an argumentum ad hominem. But whatever
Wss its application it gave the cue to the
"guard" and they needed no second waning. |
The vote was taken. and Parrot was on his |
bsck, again terribly disgruntled. AZ Milton |
has it, in his description Of the rebel angel
$50 stretched out huge 10 length ths arch Rsnd
lay,
Chsin'd on the burning lake"
The conservatives were now in q state Of
desperation. Everything lad gone against
them. A II that was wanting to their utter ami.
hilation was voting. A thought struck one
gentleman, not politician. that it was time
for dinner and he suggested an adjournment
until half past one. Whether this was the
prompting Of his conservatism or the sugges
,ion Of nature, II was the most dangerous
stroke the radicals had received. Dinner is 40
much Of a republican institution a. cOnven.
tiOns; and is entitled to priority on all Occa>
siona. Mr.. Bruen, Of the Chase wing, saw
this, and knowing his party was ready to fire
and fall back as soon As the order was giV~
en-, said that the people" (msaning Of course
his s!ds Of the qusStion,) had come there 10
vote, and ought to be allowed to do %. The
vote was demanded. The "Ayes" yelled lus.
lilly, % il their voices came from stomAchs that
had been empty for q week. But the "noes''
came down like q small clap Of thupder,
and the chair announced the loss OF the mo.
tion. The hungry ones called for division.
A division was ordered aud tellsrs appointed.
Those in favor Of adjourning were ordered to
rise until counted; and such tall counting was
never done since the days Of Falstaf's pumbeT.
log Of the men IN buekram. We modestly Sug-
gest, for the reputation Of Dayton, that one or
the tellsrs on this occasion be appointed to take
the next esDsusi Deputy Marshal Rogers will
please hunt him up. However, there was no
getting over the figures and the OonVenti0o WA