, 1860-07-07

CHoAaas jay y 4st~.
Editors Press and TEhua::
It is known that the Whiseside County Con-
vention OF Tuesday last appointed two sets OF
delegates to the Congressional Convention at
Dixon. As q fitting reply to the gross misrcp-
reservations Of your correspondent over The
siRuatu1e Of "Whteside," which appear in
this mornings issue Of 5our paper, aud as a
par.of the history Of that Convention. ], rs
friend Of Mr.. Arnold's, ask you to publish the
following correspondence. It speaks for ITSELF
and shows, over the dguatures Of responsible
and honorable men. what meaas were resorted
10 by the friends Of LIT, F. to secure bis success
I have strong faith that the proper tribuual
will stamp such conduc! with the condemnation
1t 80 richly deserves. J. a. u.
MoRrB, N, July 4. 1e6o.
To L. H. Robsuon a. G. Jackson, Joe Warn md others:
GENTLEMEN: Will you please advise us wheth'
cr TIE primary meeting OF your torn was fegu'
}n1ly called, and also
| l. Whit number of voters voted for the ticket
| friendly TO Mr. Arnold's nomination!
:. What number Of votes were against II!
.. When, where, and by whom, was the con-
testing delegation from Morrison e'ectsd: Was
any meeting for that purpose ever calledT
| /. Were you present in the County Conyen:
tion yesterday, and state whether the friends Of
Mr Arnold, including the delegation from Sscr-
ling, Of which we were members, would not
have constituted clear majority! An early
reply is desired. F. =. h1ah, r
FRxo'E SAckKTT.
| july 4lh, LEGO.
To Aeesss K1nK Axp sAcEE1r:
GksrLzx1r: In reply to your note Of this
THAT Our town convention was regularly called
by on. Town Central Committee, and TIE notice
| published in our local newspaper. lie Esse'
| iaritV wns never questioned.
OR Convention was we'll attended, aud nun
bered shout two hundred voterF, and "as amos,
upsniracus in their choice of Mr. Arnold. Not
more than twelve men voted tor MI. r4Fos
worth.
IS to whom. or By whom, the coutesting delega
. tion from our toTn was elseted. No pn5lit
meeting for that purpose was ever called, ant
, some Of our citizens whose names we're used =:
! contesting deIeg Atearepudiated the whole ana1f
| and declared In open County convention, tha
!. | their names were used without their consent
. aud that they would notbe parties to the 5Td@d
We we're present at the County Convention
Yesterday, aud kuo.o that if the friends Of Mr
r Arnold from Sterling Composing, as we think
| the regular delegation) J, had been allowed thea
> sests in the Convention, he would mare had
L large msiority- -,
: he town Of Sterling is entitled to muc
d larger number Of delegates (e4) IN our Count
- Conyentiou than any other And our town {
= Morrison ranks next to it t(haE'ng Is delegates
4 There was in fact no CONTEST about cur de!e
:. gution, but bogus delegation was made up b
L 8 few Of Farnsworth'a friends, for the purpos
? Of Keeping our delegation out Of The conyet
It ton, until the Sterling delegation (about whc
;. 4he,c was u fact contest) coald be passed vi
!; on by the Convention, and Mr. Arnold's trieut
;. from Sterling excluded, and rs soon AS that VI:
;. done al clasu. or pretensa that there was an
T. ! contest in our town was withdrawn By tue san
10 friends Of Mr. Farnsworth, who hid preEions
presented and insisted upon it.. You're,
L. II. RouISsoS,
:" Chairman Of Town Committee.
n JOE WAnE,
- 4. G. JACKSON,
~ s. II. McCaEA,
~ ~ WARD +. LEWIS,
g Chairman Town Caucus.