The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-10-05
Proceedings of the Democratic Caucus
and Convention, and the duty Of

| Inc democrats OF MdnltoHOC met III
caucus on Tuesday night, for tbs election
of Delegates to the County and Assembly
Conventions. The caucus was organized
by tie election Of a Chairman and two
Secretaries, motion was made and adopt
ed TO proceed to elect six delegates by
ballot. ! he votes cast were declared to be
two hundred and ten. Three of the can
didates received seventy>nine votes, and
four from eighty two to eighty nine votes
I-one of the candidates receiving seventy
nine votes withdrew his mare, and the
Chairman declared the other six to be
duly elected. An appeal was taken from
this decision of the Chairman, and pending
the question on this appeal motion was
made to adjourn the caucus till Wednesday
night, and the Chairman declared this
motion adopted by the cancus, and from
this decision no appeal was taken, and the
caucus was adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day night. a
The caucus was held according to ad-
Ijournment, the Chairman and Secretaries
of the preceding night being present and
occupying their places. The minutes of
the proceedings of the first meeting were
read and approved as being correct, and
so endorsed by the Chairman, when the
question on the appeal from the decision
of the Chairman declaring six names re-
ceiving minority of the votes cast, was
taken and the appeal WIS unanimously
sustained by the caucus. Whereupon the
Chairman retired from the chair. and the
caucus appointed another person to fill it.
In all legislative bodies, conventions,
and eaucuses, it requires at least major
lty of all the votes cast, to pass measure,
to adopt resolution, or to elect, and the
presiding officer has no power to change
this rule, and the decision of the Chairman
of the caucus of Tuesday night declaring
that the six persons who received the
highest number of votes, but not major.
ity, to be elected was merely arbitrary, and
could have no binding force upon the ma
jority unless a"q iced in by them. Tn
der this rule, that majorities must be per-
mitted to govern, the caucus proceeded to
ballot for Delegates to the two Conventions,
and the six persons who received the high.
est number of votes, being majority Of
ninety votes, were declared by the caucus
to have been duly elected
These six persons were duly admitted as
Delegates in the Assembly District Con-
ven ton, and the Committee on credentials
in the County Convention reported in favor
Of their admission into the Convention :;
but in violation of all rules which have
heretofore governed the proceedings OF
Democratic Conventions, they were exclu-
lel, and six other persons who claimed
seats by virtue of the decision of a mere
Chairman, that they were duly elected by
a minority vote, and against the express
and decided vote of minority, reversing
that decision.
Three other persons from Maple Grove,
self appointed, and without notice, were
also admitted as Delegates, instead of 9th
ers who were elected by the Democrats in
caucus assembled on full and proper notice
given.
These disgraceful acts were procured to
be done through the venality of certain
Delegates, and bribery by the corrupt
Court House CLIQUE, in order to perpetu-
ate CHAs. A. REUTER- or some of his asso
ciates in power, and contisRa il their
hands the control of the patronage of the
Treasury of the County, which for the past
several years has been used by them for
the promotion of their own selfish and cor
rupt ends.
When men resort to such dishonorable
means to obtain nominations for high and
responsible offices, every true, high mind
ed, aud honorable democrat will say by his
vote on the day of election that no such
nominee can be elected.
There are upon the ticket as presented
some honorable exccptions-men who
would scorn TO resort TO bribery and cor.
ruption to obtain nominations, and who
were placed there by the Court House
cLIet f, in order to save themselves from
total defeat and humiliation on the day
of e'ecton-these honorable men will be
Sc ected by the true Democracy, Gas wheat
from the chaif," and those who are so
tainted and saturated with corruption will
be cast into outer darkness where There
is weeping" DC.
The candidates for Sheriff, Register of
Deeds, and Surveyor, are unexceptionabIe,
and will be supported, while the places of
the other candidates will be filled hv true
Democrats who will make honest. faithful
and competent officers, men who will work
/ f.rfi 1, fall 10, Al.