Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-03-05

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DIR. Rrodbecks Election 10 Chicago -
How Il was brought ab9ut-And how
the Dayton Delegation were down on
him-but could not help themselves
DR. BrOdbeck, BY the tricks Of politicians,
has been selected as delegate at large to
the CIicsgo convention. We are told that
be stands very fair as very quiet, uDassu-
ming citizen; that ho is man Of intell-
gvuee and worth; but that his political opin'
ions are known to be exceedingly radical.
We have nothing TO cay against him. be will
make fair delegate, no doubt Notwith
standing the sneers and laughter Of his own
party here, we venture 10 say that the Doc
tor will perform bis duty quite as well as
the political hacks who may be his asSoci'
atss .. Chicago. Bat his election las de-
velOped some matters upon which we desire
TO touch. il the republican party is remar'
kabls for any thing, beyond being ruled and
controlled by abolition leaders, ii is for the
psrtinacity with which il has always courted
the German vote. To secure this influence
has been lie chief aim. 1t has on several
occasions openly repudiated the know moths
ing party for no other reason. To some ex-
tent she plan has succeeded. A few who
once acted with the Democratic party, fiat
tered by the attentions of politicians, and
the hopes Of reward, have deserted their
old fPisnds for the pretended new. But the
greater portion, seeing through the himsy
hypocrisy Of these seekers after Office, have
manfully withstood all the seductions Of aat
terry and the inducements of reward, and
are now among the staunchest friends Of the
rights Of the people" Etf
When we consider that the mass Of the
republican party were once in the know
nothing lodges, and there swore solemn
terrible and proscriptive oaths against foS
eigners Of every nation, VIC may naturally
presume that the present pretended alice
tiOn which they profess for the German race,
grows out Of nothing but an ANXIOUS and
Overweening desire for Office. We want no
better proof Of this than the common con.
VersatiOn Of leading republicans We want
no better proof than the reception which
Dr. Brodbeek's election meets in select
clubs Of strictly native republicans Yet
when these same gentlemen have an object
in view, or an election to carry, they will
point to his success rs proof OF the high con-
sideration in which the German population
10 held by the republican organization
Unfortunately, however, for ..the schemes Of
these political wire workers the whole hi',
tory Of this matter has leaked out partly
through the press and partly through the
delegates themselves.
Ii was considered fine stroke of policy
when Dr. Brodbeok was elected delegate
to COlumbus. The republicans were elated.
Trsbein was on the ticket Many soft gem
tlemen Of abolition tendencies imagined that
they had thereby bought up the entire Sax.
on VOtsl You could hear them laughing.
in squads upon corners, at their own inge'
naity. Ii worked well enough until the
party Of delegates reached Columbus. On
their arrival there the same fever had seized
the State Convention. "The Germans must
bs tiskled. We must put German on the
ticket The German vote must be secured.
This was in the mouth Of every wire worker.
MIR CrAighesd had been pu. in nomna-
tisn, and so had DR.. Brodbeck. by what
power unseen the Doctor had been put for
ward, VIC are not advised. Perhaps Mr.
Parrott can tell. But the delegation from
his own county opposed him most violently
he reesiVed only three votes from them
Upon the first ballot he went up to Is.
Then tho cry went up that he was q German.
This aeteG like a charm. County after
county voted for him. Presently some one
cried out, where is he2 Show him up
And the Doctor was hoisted into view, for
the worship Of these demagogues and votes
we're cast for him until he was elected.
We shall say nothing more as to the cp,
position the Doctor met with from his own
county, than what we find in the Xenia
News, a strong republican journal. 1t is as
follows; EaF
"The most injudicious AMI unfortunate
thing done by the Convention was the selec-
tiOn of Brodbeck, German, of Dayton, as
ueieSAte NJ large, When MS own delega.
tion not only were not for him, but actually
opposed his nom ination as tending to bring
diScredit on the county His election was
the result of some Lake-shore wireIpull ling,
for private ends. In the confusion, blum,
dsring trading and dickering always attend,
ant on Convention however, we are fnrtu,
nate 10 escape with ono such blunder"
If he was good enough to go to Columbus,
ws see no reason why his nomination to
Chicago should "bring discredit on this
county" The true secret of the whole mat
ter Is, that the Doctors promotion in the
tirst place was merely to use him and to flat
ter his people. 1t was not out of love fol
him, nor for his race When they thought
he had been sufficiently used, they Opposed
his nomination as tending to bring discredil
On she county because it interfefed with
their other schemes. They had pets to pro.
mote. But the abolitonists of the Reserve
had some "private snds Of their own in
view, and they started the Doctor on the
high road to glory, for reasons best known
to themselves uH ~ vl
We have copied this article from the
Xsnia News with no intention of endorsing
what it says as to the fitness of our delegate